55 Robbins Ave

01What’s planned near 55 Robbins Ave

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

1. 1
   Garden suite

   188 Coxwell Ave · 228 m away

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

   The Committee of Adjustment refused it on Jan 29, 2025. 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 rear one-storey ancillary building (detached garage) into two garden suites, by constructing a complete second storey addition. Each garden suite will have two-levels. There will be a total of three residential…

   Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body on Feb 13, 2025. Status: decision issued.

   File A0903/24TEY · submitted Sep 24, 2024 · 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.

02Street work near 55 Robbins Ave

2 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Columbine Ave, Kings to N Rd | To: Brookmount Rd, Q2 2025 to Q2 2026.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Box and Rod repair at 117 Coxwell Ave · 146 m · Jun 19, 2026 to Dec 19, 2026

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 Robbins Ave

Police recorded 83 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 3, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Woodbine Corridor

Traffic safety

3 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 2 involved pedestrians and 1 involved cyclists. Most were on Coxwell Ave and Queen St E. Woodbine Corridor ranks 121st in Toronto for these collisions per resident.

• Gerrard St E at Coxwell Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Sep 28, 2023 · 375 m
• Queen St E at Orchard Park Blvd · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Aug 5, 2022 · 438 m
• Coxwell Ave at Queen St E · Cyclist, seriously injured · Apr 10, 2021 · 457 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 Robbins Ave

The nearest subway station is Coxwell Station (Line 2), about a 26‑minute walk (1.6 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 6 TTC stops served by the 501 and 506 streetcars and the 22 bus, with about 1,938 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Danforth GO, 2.2 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. 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: 1582 Queen Street East
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 1760 Queen St E, 515 m.504 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 Robbins 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, Academy Of Thought And Industry Toronto. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): two 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 Robbins Ave

There are 5 parks and 2 playgrounds within 500 m. The nearest pool is Fairmount Park Community Centre, 708 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Maughan Crescent Parkette · 37 Maughan Cres · 111 m
• Moncur Playground · ball diamond, outdoor dry pad, playground · 10 Gainsborough Rd · 139 m
• Cairns Avenue Parkette · 93 Cairns Ave · 157 m
• Orchard Park · firepit, outdoor ping pong/table tennis, picnic site, playground · 1987 Dundas St E · 248 m
• Edgewood Parkette · 10 Edgewood Ave · 261 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

• Greenwood Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Greenwood Park.In progress · 1.1 km
• Maple Leaf Cottage Improvements
  The City is making upgrades to the building's interior, including the kitchen, multipurpose room and washrooms. Minor exterior upgrades will also be made to improve accessibility. Construction is expected to start in 2028.In progress · 1.2 km
• Kew Gardens New Skating Trail
  The City is planning a new recreational ice-skating trail at Kew Gardens.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 Robbins Ave

There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 55 Robbins 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 and 9 with solar hot water.

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

08What can be built at 55 Robbins Ave

R (Residential) zoning allows houses, townhouses and some low-rise apartment buildings, depending on the lot. The numbers below are the main limits; the full rules depend on the lot.

Not inside a heritage conservation district, major transit station area, secondary plan or area of archaeological potential.

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 8, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.

Traffic on your street

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

Parking tickets on this block

61 tickets in 2025 on Robbins Ave between numbers 5 and 105: 26 for parking at prohibited times, 26 for parking without a permit.

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

Main street business area

The Beach BIA, about 290 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, 8,534 service requests came from postal area M4L, which includes 55 Robbins 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 Robbins 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: Woodbine Corridor

Woodbine Corridor had 12,205 residents in 2021. The median household income was $97,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 40% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 37% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 28% 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 Cantonese (3.1%) and Spanish (1.5%). 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.