55 James St
55 James St is in Yonge-Bay Corridor. There are 10 planning proposals within 250 m, including a 67‑storey building with 774 homes and shops (under review). Queen Station is a 2‑minute walk.
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- A 67-storey building with 774 homes and shops is under review, 82 m away (239 Yonge St and 4 more addresses).
- Assaults, break-ins, robberies and thefts over $5,000 in Yonge-Bay Corridor were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
- Queen Station (Line 1) is about a 2-minute walk.
- The nearest elementary school is St Michael's Choir (Jr) School, 323 m away.
- Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
01What’s planned near 55 James St
10 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): ten in progress. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses.
In progress
- 167-storey building · 774 homes and shops239 Yonge St and 4 more addresses · 82 m awaySite 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 67-storey mixed use building with 787 square metres of non-residential uses at grade. A total of 774 residential units are proposed.File 25 102470 STE 13 SA · submitted Jan 8, 2025 · City record and how to commentAll 5 addresses
239 Yonge St · 241 Yonge St · 243 Yonge St · 245 Yonge St · 247 Yonge St
- 267-storey building · 774 homes and shops239 Yonge St and 4 more addresses · 82 m awayRezoning: 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.
Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 67-storey mixed use building with 787 square metres of non-residential uses at grade. A total of 774 residential units are proposed.File 25 102468 STE 13 OZ · submitted Jan 8, 2025 · City record and how to commentAll 5 addresses
239 Yonge St · 241 Yonge St · 243 Yonge St · 245 Yonge St · 247 Yonge St
- 3Subdivision595 Bay St and 2 more addresses · 126 m awaySubdivision: a request to divide land into new lots and streets
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Draft Plan of Subdivision for 2 development blocks.File 21 235333 STE 11 SB · submitted Nov 8, 2021 · City record and how to commentAll 3 addresses
595 Bay St · 304 Yonge St · 306 Yonge St
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 James St
Police recorded 749 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.
| Major crime | Near this addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | Yonge-Bay Corridorper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 537 | 3,361 | 768Yonge-Bay Corridor is higher |
| Break-ins | 76 | 552 | 190Yonge-Bay Corridor is higher |
| Car thefts | 16 | 162 | 225Yonge-Bay Corridor is lower |
| Robberies | 61 | 300 | 79Yonge-Bay Corridor is higher |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 59 | 210 | 61Yonge-Bay Corridor is higher |
Thick bar: Yonge-Bay Corridor. Thin grey bar: Toronto. Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Yonge-Bay Corridor
03Getting around from 55 James St
The nearest subway station is Queen Station (Line 1), about a 2‑minute walk (0.1 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 18 TTC stops served by routes 505, 506, 19, 97 and 501, with about 2,966 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 0.9 km away, with 354 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 1 · about 2 min walk
Nearest stop: Yonge St at Shuter St, plus 4 more stops for this route within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Bay St at Albert St, plus 2 more stops for this route within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Richmond St West at Yonge St - Queen Station.
Nearest stop: Dundas St West at Yonge St - TMU Station.
Source: GO Transit · 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 55 James St
These are the closest public and Catholic schools by distance. They may not be the schools assigned to this address: school boards set their own attendance areas, so check with the Toronto District School Board or Toronto Catholic District School Board.
Elementary schools
Share of Grade 6 students meeting the provincial standard. Toronto: 87% reading, 54% math.
Grades 7–8 schools
These schools start at Grade 7, after the Grade 6 tests, so they have no Grade 6 results.
Secondary schools
Share of students who passed the Grade 10 literacy test on their first try. Toronto: 84%.
The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: Keystone International Schools, Taie International Institute School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): six licensed child care centres, no EarlyON centres, eight privately owned public spaces and no shelters or respite sites.
14 Trinity Sq · 52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
100 Queen St W · 83 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
104 Yonge St · 64 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 55 James St
No building permits, building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registration are on record for this address. About 9 in 10 Toronto addresses also had none in the last 5 years.
06Around the block
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses.
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
A&W (take-out or food shop), Marry Me Mochi Eaton Centre (take-out or food shop), Carvery C + B Bakery (restaurant or bar), and 2 more.
2 Queen St E (184 m), 532 Bay St (285 m), 56 Queen St E (352 m), and 5 more.
All new business licences nearby (5)
- A&W · Take-out or food shop · 220 Yonge St · 62 m · licensed Oct 27, 2026
- Marry Me Mochi Eaton Centre · Take-out or food shop · 220 Yonge St · 62 m · licensed Oct 15, 2026
- Carvery C + B Bakery · Restaurant or bar · 209 Victoria St · 233 m · licensed Oct 1, 2026
- Caa Ed Mirvish Theatre · Entertainment venue · 244 Victoria St · 237 m · licensed Oct 16, 2026
- Liubai · Take-out or food shop · 65 Queen St W · 249 m · licensed Sep 4, 2026
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 James St
TRCA's maps show this address is outside the areas that could flood from rivers in a major storm (TRCA plans for a storm like Hurricane Hazel in 1954) and outside lake shoreline hazards. Basement flooding from overloaded sewers can still happen anywhere in the city.
Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025
In postal area M5B, 0 of 17 home tap-water samples (0%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). That's too few samples to compare with the rest of the city. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 1 samples here (5.9%) were above it. These are voluntary tests, mostly from older homes, so they don't tell you about this house. Lead comes from old pipes and plumbing, not the City's treatment plants. If your home was built before the mid-1950s, you can get a free test kit by calling 311.
Source: Non Regulated Lead Sample · 17 tests, Jun 6, 2014 to Jun 27, 2025
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 2.8 km away, measured 10:00 PM EST Sunday 8 November 2026. Forecast high for the next 24 hours: 2 (low risk). The scale runs from 1 to 10+; 1 to 3 is low risk.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · hourly
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: Yonge-Bay Corridor
Yonge-Bay Corridor had 12,645 residents in 2021. The median household income was $68,500, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 68% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 56% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 21% of workers commuted by transit and 56% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (14.7%), Cantonese (5.2%) and Arabic (4.8%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.
In October 2025, the average rent for a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building in the former City of Toronto was $2,457, up 6% from a year earlier. Across Toronto: $2,055. 3.2% of these apartments were vacant. These are averages paid by all tenants, including long-term ones, across a large area; new listings usually cost more.
| Average rent, October 2025 | Central Toronto | Change in a year | Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,526 | +2% | $1,499 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,914 | +4% | $1,763 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,457 | +6% | $2,055 |
| 3 bedrooms or more | $3,195 | 0% | $2,361 |
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.
How Yonge-Bay Corridor compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/55-james-st#sec-history
