55 Cosburn Ave

01What’s planned near 55 Cosburn Ave

2 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): one in progress and one decided recently. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   Site plan

   1030 Pape Ave · 238 m away

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

   1,156 m² of floor space

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2024. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Site Plan Approval for the Cosburn Station as part of the Ontario Line Subway

   File 24 229459 STE 14 SA · submitted Oct 22, 2024 · City record and how to comment

Decided recently

1. 2
   Split the lot

   139 Floyd Ave · 243 m away

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

   The Committee of Adjustment refused it on Oct 14, 2026.

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

   File B0026/26TEY · submitted Feb 23, 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 or City files is listed once. Inactive: the City’s file is still open but marked inactive. Decided: development files submitted in the last 4 years; Committee of Adjustment decisions in the last 2 years.

Noise permits nearby

• Pape Village Block Party · 991 Pape Ave
  Amplified soundSept 18 to Sept 19 · noon to 6 pm
  370 m away

City of Toronto Noise Exemption Permits: permits that let a site go past the noise bylaw’s limits for a set time (amplified sound for an event, construction outside normal hours, a concrete pour). Upcoming and current permits within 600 m. Events run by individuals show their name only for street parties, festivals and markets.

02Street work near 55 Cosburn Ave

4 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Westwood Ave, Logan Ave to Carlaw Ave, Q2 to Q4 2027.

Source: City of Toronto Road Reconstruction, Road Resurfacing and Sidewalk Construction programs (planned work within 500 m), and Utility Cut Permits. Dates are the City’s plan and can move. “Carried over” means the work was due earlier and is still listed.

03Safety near 55 Cosburn Ave

Police recorded 98 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 39). The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.

Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 5, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Broadview North

Traffic safety

6 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 4 involved pedestrians and 2 involved cyclists. Most were on Pape Ave and Mortimer Ave. Broadview North has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Pape Ave at Mortimer Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jun 9, 2026 · 476 m
• Mortimer Ave at Pape Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Feb 6, 2025 · 479 m
• Mortimer Ave at Carlaw Ave · Cyclist, seriously injured · Oct 7, 2024 · 398 m
• Torrens Ave at Pape Ave · Cyclist, seriously injured · Aug 17, 2024 · 380 m

Source: Toronto Police Service, collisions in which someone was killed or seriously injured (since 2021, within 500 m); City of Toronto School Safety Zones and Traffic Calming Database.

Other crimes near this address

Toronto Police Service: Shootings and Firearm Discharges, Bicycle Thefts and Theft From Motor Vehicle, June 2025 to June 2026. Police place each incident at the nearest intersection.

04Getting around from 55 Cosburn Ave

The nearest subway station is Pape Station (Line 2), about a 18‑minute walk (1.1 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 15 TTC stops served by the 87, 25, 100, 72 and 8 buses, with about 3,694 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Danforth GO, 4.2 km away, with 88 train stops on a weekday.

TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 18, 2026). Walking times are estimates. Bike Share Toronto station data; City of Toronto Cycling Network and Permit Parking Areas.

How reliable are your routes?

TTC Bus and Streetcar Delay Data, September 2025 to September 2026: incidents the TTC logged as delaying service. Per 1,000 trips uses each route’s weekday schedule, so busy routes aren’t penalized for running more vehicles. A typical route: 4.0.

Charging and bike parking

• EV charging: 41 Fulton Ave
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 14 Arundel Ave, 1.1 km.745 m

City of Toronto: City-operated EV charging stations (private chargers aren’t included); indoor bike stations, shown within 1.5 km.

05Schools and child care near 55 Cosburn 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. 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).

06Parks, trees and libraries near 55 Cosburn Ave

There are 4 parks, 3 playgrounds and 1 community centre within 500 m. The nearest pool is East York Community Recreation Centre, 426 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Westwood Park · playground · 994 Carlaw Ave · 202 m
• Livingstone Park · playground · 21 Woodville Ave · 336 m
• East York Community Recreation Centre · wi-fi · 1081 1/2 Pape Ave · 426 m
• Agnes Macphail Square · 900 Pape Ave · 482 m
• Gamble Playground · playground · 150 Gamble Ave · 495 m

Pools, courts and more

Also nearby

Source: City of Toronto Parks and Recreation Facilities, Registered Programs and Drop-In Programs, Tennis Courts, Outdoor and Indoor Ice Rinks, Washroom Facilities, Off-Leash Areas, Street Tree Data; Toronto Public Health SwimSafe and Beach Water Quality; Toronto Public Library branches.

Park space

Park projects nearby

• Cudmore Creek Wetland & Trailhead
  City of Toronto and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is revitalizing the wetland and creating a new trailhead feature at Cudmore Creek, located at the intersection of Pottery Road and Bayview Avenue.In progress · 851 m
• Governor's Bridge Lookout Revitalization
  The City is improving the Beltline Trail. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 1.2 km
• Dieppe Park Improvements
  The City is improving Dieppe Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 1.4 km

City of Toronto: Green Spaces (parks, natural areas and conservation land; hydro corridors, golf courses, cemeteries and road verges aren’t counted); Park and Recreation Facility Projects within 1.5 km.

07The building at 55 Cosburn Ave

There are no building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 55 Cosburn Ave. Here is what the City does have.

The lot

Green roof and solar permits

No green roof or solar hot water permits at this address. Within 500 m: 1 with a green roof.

City of Toronto Building Permits: Green Roofs, and Solar Hot Water Heaters.

08What can be built at 55 Cosburn Ave

RAC (Residential Apartment Commercial) zoning allows apartment buildings with some shops and services. The numbers below are the main limits; the full rules depend on the lot.

Special areas

Source: City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 (zone, height and lot coverage overlays), Heritage Conservation Districts, Major Transit Station Areas, Secondary Plans and Archaeological Potential. This is a summary, not a zoning review. Read the by-law and see the City’s map.

09Around the block

Source: Affordable Housing Pipeline, Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion applications, 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 10, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.

Traffic on your street

There’s no recent count on this street. The nearest, on a similar street:

City of Toronto Transportation Services: speed, volume and classification counts since 2016.

Parking tickets on this block

389 tickets in 2025 on Cosburn Ave between numbers 5 and 105: 205 for other parking offences, 91 for parking on a boulevard or private property.

City of Toronto Parking Tickets, 2025. Placed by the street address the officer recorded.

Main street business area

Pape Village BIA, about 240 m away. Business Improvement Areas are local business associations that run street events and improvements.

City of Toronto Business Improvement Areas, within 400 m.

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 6,909 service requests came from postal area M4K, which includes 55 Cosburn Ave. The most common:

City of Toronto 311 Service Requests, October 2025 to October 2026. 311 publishes only the first three characters of the postal code, so this covers the wider postal area. Counts reflect how often people call as well as how often problems happen.

10Risks and environment at 55 Cosburn Ave

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

11The neighbourhood: Broadview North

Broadview North had 10,955 residents in 2021. The median household income was $68,500, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 69% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 41% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 39% of workers commuted by transit and 10% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Greek (8.1%), Pilipino, Filipino (2.6%) and Serbian (2.6%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across East York (the former Borough of East York), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $1,820 a month in October 2025, up 4% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 3.4%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, East York (the former Borough of East York). CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.