55 Boustead Ave

01What’s planned near 55 Boustead Ave

7 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): seven in progress. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at 95% of Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   Add a storey

   37 Boustead Ave · 72 m away

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

   The Committee of Adjustment approved it on Dec 10, 2020. It has been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB), which will hold its own hearing and make the final decision.

   To alter the existing two-storey detached dwelling by constructing a rear three storey addition, full third storey addition and a rear second storey balcony. Interior alterations will be performed to construct an additional secondary…

   File A0403/20TEY · submitted May 19, 2020 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   Garage or parking

   277 Indian Rd · 119 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 expand the existing front yard parking pad into L-shape (to accommodate a vehicular parking) through a curb cut of the existing planter area.

   File A0877/25TEY · submitted Dec 1, 2025 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
3. 3
   Rezoning

   2252 Dundas St W and 4 more addresses · 172 m away

   Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built

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

   The Proposal includes six mixed-use residential buildings on six development blocks. It will offer both ownership and rental housing options, and will be anchored around a new community public park and public street system. The…

   All 5 addresses

   2252 Dundas St W · 2264 Dundas St W · 2280 Dundas St W · 2288 Dundas St W · 2290 Dundas St W

   File 22 175915 STE 04 OZ · submitted Jul 13, 2022 · City record and how to comment

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 55 Boustead Ave

Police recorded 61 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's about typical for Toronto (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 High Park-Swansea

03Getting around from 55 Boustead Ave

The nearest subway station is Keele Station (Line 2), about a 8‑minute walk (0.5 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 12 TTC stops served by the 504, 505 and 506 streetcars and the 80 bus, with about 2,185 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 0.6 km away, with 68 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 55 Boustead 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: Westminster Classical Christian Academy Elementary School, High Park Gardens Montessori School, Tamarack West Outdoor School, Academy Of Enlightened Minds. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): five licensed child care centres and no EarlyON centres.

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

05The building at 55 Boustead Ave

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 55 Boustead 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 55 Boustead 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: High Park-Swansea

High Park-Swansea had 22,665 residents in 2021. The median household income was $101,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 40% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 38% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 26% of workers commuted by transit and 14% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Polish (3.2%), Spanish (2.4%) and Russian (1.7%). 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.