524 Yonge St

01What’s planned near 524 Yonge St

16 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): 15 in progress and one decided recently. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   68-storey building with shops

   543 Yonge St and 1 more address · 102 m away

   Site plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building

   City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Site Plan Approval for a 68 storey mixed-use building. There will be 679 dwelling unit and 45,139 square meters of GFA, including 455 square meters of retail at grade.

   All 2 addresses

   543 Yonge St · 555 Yonge St

   File 25 176290 STE 13 SA · submitted Jun 12, 2025 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   67-storey building

   6 Breadalbane St and 10 more addresses · 149 m away

   Site plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building

   City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Site Plan application for a proposed 67-storey residential/mixed-use building comprised of approximately 52,086 square metres of gross floor area (GFA), comprised of 51,075 square metres of residential GFA, 543 square metres of…

   All 11 addresses

   6 Breadalbane St · 8 Breadalbane St · 145 St Luke Lane · 530 Yonge St · 538 Yonge St · 540 Yonge St · 542 Yonge St · 544 Yonge St · 546 Yonge St · 548 Yonge St · 550 Yonge St

   File 24 237031 STE 13 SA · submitted Nov 8, 2024 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   Minor variance

   27 Grosvenor St · 156 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks

   A public hearing is set for Nov 25, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.

   To alter the development standards for the previously approved two-tower mixed-use development (approved under Site Specific Zoning By-law 1096-2021), by reducing the height of a portion of the first storey (to include a mezzanine level…

   File A0727/26TEY · submitted Oct 16, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

Development Applications and Committee of Adjustment Applications, City of Toronto. A proposal that covers several addresses is listed once. Decided: development files submitted in the last 4 years; Committee of Adjustment decisions in the last 2 years.

02Safety near 524 Yonge St

Police recorded 545 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses. The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.

Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 2, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Bay-Cloverhill

03Getting around from 524 Yonge St

The nearest subway station is Wellesley Station (Line 1), about a 3‑minute walk (0.2 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 21 TTC stops served by the 506 streetcar and the 94, 19 and 97 buses, with about 2,889 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 2.1 km away, with 354 train stops on a weekday.

TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 2026). Walking times are estimates.

04Schools and child care near 524 Yonge St

The closest public and Catholic schools. They may not be the ones assigned to this address; check with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) or Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB).

The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: The Ymca Academy Secondary School, National Ballet School - Maison Staines House & Salle Currie Hall, The Abelard Centre For Education, Taie International Institute School, National Ballet School - Betty Oliphant Theatre and 6 more. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three licensed child care centres and three EarlyON centres.

Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, and ChildCareSafe (Toronto Public Health inspections).

05The building at 524 Yonge St

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 524 Yonge St.

06Around the block

Source: Short Term Rentals Registration, Multi-Tenant (Rooming) House Licences, Business Licences and Permits (storefront types; owners’ personal names are never shown), POPS, and Daily Shelter Occupancy (Nov 6, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.

07Risks and environment at 524 Yonge St

TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.

08The neighbourhood: Bay-Cloverhill

Bay-Cloverhill had 16,670 residents in 2021. The median household income was $58,400, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 70% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 62% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 24% of workers commuted by transit and 44% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (21.8%), Korean (3.5%) and Cantonese (3.4%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across central Toronto (the old City of Toronto, before the 1998 amalgamation), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $2,457 a month in October 2025, up 6% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 3.2%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, central Toronto (the old City of Toronto, before the 1998 amalgamation). CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.