53 Endean Ave

01What’s planned near 53 Endean Ave

3 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): three in progress. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   New houses

   395 Leslie St and 2 more addresses · 23 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.

   Proposal for six detached dwellings and 4 semi-detached dwellings have a total residential gross floor area of 2,811 square metres.

   All 3 addresses

   395 Leslie St · 413 Leslie St · 387 R Leslie St

   File 20 199761 STE 14 SA · submitted Sep 28, 2020 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   Split the lot

   199 Jones Ave · 164 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Consent: permission to split a lot or change property lines

   The Committee of Adjustment refused it on Jan 11, 2023. It has been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB), which will hold its own hearing and make the final decision.

   To obtain consent to sever the property into two undersized residential lots.

   File B0051/22TEY · submitted Jun 20, 2022 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
3. 3
   Second suite

   9 Peyton Lane · 212 m away

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

   The hearing was postponed. A new date hasn't been published yet.

   To construct a new three-storey detached building (fourplex - four residential dwelling units - refer to the basement floor plan whereby one dwelling unit is partially above another dwelling unit). Each residential dwelling unit will have…

   File A0332/25TEY · submitted Apr 28, 2025 · 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 53 Endean Ave

Police recorded 72 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 40). 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 South Riverdale

03Getting around from 53 Endean Ave

The nearest subway station is Donlands Station (Line 2), about a 22‑minute walk (1.4 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 14 TTC stops served by the 501 and 506 streetcars and the 83 and 31 buses, with about 3,085 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Danforth GO, 3.3 km away, with 88 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 53 Endean Ave

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: Kew Park Montessori School - Hiawatha. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

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

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

05The building at 53 Endean Ave

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 53 Endean Ave.

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 53 Endean Ave

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: South Riverdale

South Riverdale had 27,815 residents in 2021. The median household income was $100,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 43% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 34% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 25% of workers commuted by transit and 22% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Cantonese (7.9%), Mandarin (3.8%) and Vietnamese (2.0%). 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.