55 Oriole Rd
55 Oriole Rd is in Yonge-St.Clair. There is 1 planning proposal within 250 m. St Clair Station is a 9‑minute walk.
Data as of Nov 9, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- 1 planning proposal within 250 m: one in progress.
- Break-ins in Yonge-St.Clair were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
- St Clair Station (Line 1) is about a 9-minute walk.
- The nearest elementary school is Brown Junior Public School, 491 m away.
- Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
01What’s planned near 55 Oriole Rd
1 planning proposal within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): one in progress. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).
In progress
- 1Add a storey101 Heath St W · 69 m awayCommittee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks
The Committee of Adjustment approved it on Dec 8, 2021. It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.
To construct a three-storey apartment building with an underground parking garage, a front yard transformer, front first storey platforms, a front third storey balcony, east and west side second and third storey balconies, and a rooftop…File A0266/21TEY · submitted Mar 2, 2021 · 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 55 Oriole Rd
Police recorded 48 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.
| Major crime | Near this addresswithin 500 m, last 12 months | Yonge-St.Clair compared with Torontorate per 100,000 residents, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Break-ins | 23 near this address | 97% higher374 vs 190 per 100,000 | |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 3 near this address | 47% lower32 vs 61 per 100,000 | |
| Assaults | 17 near this address | 65% lower271 vs 768 per 100,000 | |
| Robberies | 3 near this address | 67% lower26 vs 79 per 100,000 | |
| Car thefts | 2 near this address | 71% lower65 vs 225 per 100,000 | |
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 Yonge-St.Clair
03Getting around from 55 Oriole Rd
The nearest subway station is St Clair Station (Line 1), about a 9‑minute walk (0.6 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 9 TTC stops served by the 512 streetcar and the 13 bus, with about 1,059 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 5.2 km away, with 354 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 1 · about 9 min walk
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 Oriole Rd
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).
Elementary schools
Share of Grade 6 students meeting the provincial standard. Toronto: 87% reading, 54% math.
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: Upper Canada College School, Upper Canada Prep School, The York School - Jr Campus, City High School, Arrowsmith School - Bldg 2 and 6 more. 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 55 Oriole Rd
No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 55 Oriole Rd.
06Around the block
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. Most Toronto addresses (73%) have at least one short-term rental nearby.
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
Empresss Nail Lounge (salon or personal services), The Coffee 30 St Clair (restaurant or bar), Jenny Nails (salon or personal services), and 2 more.
129 St Clair Avenue West (304 m).
All new business licences in Yonge-St.Clair (5)
- Empresss Nail Lounge · Salon or personal services · 1456 Yonge St · 530 m · licensed Nov 4, 2026
- The Coffee 30 St Clair · Restaurant or bar · 30 St Clair Ave W · 426 m · licensed Oct 22, 2026
- Jenny Nails · Salon or personal services · 80 St Clair Ave W · 247 m · licensed Oct 2, 2026
- Waxon Laser + Waxbar · Salon or personal services · 1242 Yonge St · 962 m · licensed Sep 3, 2026
- Grandma Loves You · Restaurant or bar · 40 St Clair Ave W · 393 m · licensed Aug 12, 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 Oriole Rd
Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025
Source: Non Regulated Lead Sample · 114 tests, Apr 16, 2014 to Oct 10, 2025
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-St.Clair
Yonge-St. Clair had 12,905 residents in 2021. The median household income was $94,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 60% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 46% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 28% of workers commuted by transit and 19% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Spanish (2.9%), Iranian Persian (1.6%) and Russian (1.4%). 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.
| 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-St.Clair compares with the rest of Toronto →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/55-oriole-rd#sec-history
