56 Temperance St
56 Temperance St is in Yonge-Bay Corridor. There is 1 planning proposal within 250 m. Queen Station is a 5‑minute walk.
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- 3 building permits in the last 5 years.
- 1 planning proposal within 250 m: one in progress.
- 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 5-minute walk.
- The nearest elementary school is St Michael's Choir (Jr) School, 618 m away.
01What’s planned near 56 Temperance St
1 planning proposal within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): one in progress. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).
In progress
- 1Subdivision20 Albert St and 2 more addresses · 79 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 4 development Blocks.File 21 217139 STE 13 SB · submitted Sep 24, 2021 · City record and how to commentAll 3 addresses
20 Albert St · 483 Bay St · 491 Bay 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 56 Temperance St
Police recorded 515 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 | 361 | 3,361 | 768Yonge-Bay Corridor is higher |
| Break-ins | 63 | 552 | 190Yonge-Bay Corridor is higher |
| Car thefts | 9 | 162 | 225Yonge-Bay Corridor is lower |
| Robberies | 31 | 300 | 79Yonge-Bay Corridor is higher |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 51 | 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 56 Temperance St
The nearest subway station is Queen Station (Line 1), about a 5‑minute walk (0.3 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 24 TTC stops served by routes 504, 501, 503, 19 and 97, with about 4,955 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 0.6 km away, with 354 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 1 · about 5 min walk
Nearest stop: Bay St at Adelaide St West, plus 3 more stops for this route within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Richmond St West at York St, plus 2 more stops for this route within 250 m.
Nearest stop: King St West at Bay St West Side.
Nearest stop: Yonge St at Richmond St West.
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 56 Temperance 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.
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. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): five licensed child care centres, no EarlyON centres, 15 privately owned public spaces and no shelters or respite sites.
130 Adelaide St W · 65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
104 Yonge St · 64 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program
100 Queen St W · 83 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 56 Temperance St
Source: Building Construction/Demolition Violations
3 building permits in the last 5 years, for 1 project. For comparison, about 1 in 10 Toronto addresses had any permit in that time. Permits show work the City approved; they don't show work done without a permit.
Source: Building Permits · 18 on record
It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register.
Source: Heritage Register
Permit history: 8 projects from 18 permits
- Interior Alterations · completed Aug 2, 2023
Partial office fitout (back to base) including new partition walls and redistribution of HVAC and plumbing pipes, Suite 200 · 3 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 22 200282 - Interior Alterations · completed Jun 21, 2023
Proposed interior alterations to an existing lobby · Permit 21 152212 - Building work · completed Sep 28, 2021
Proposal for renovations to the existing outdoor covered patio area. Scope includes exterior finishes, replace kitchen exhaust at covered area. Associated use is the Eating Establishment… · 2 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 20 180567 - Interior Alterations · inspection · issued Nov 5, 2019
Proposal for interior alterations to unit 300 + 900 in existing office "Workhaus" · 3 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 19 237348 - Interior Alterations · permit issued · issued Jun 8, 2017
Minor interior alterations to existing office space on the 8th floor. Suite 801. · Permit 17 166377 - Interior Alterations · permit issued · issued Jul 10, 2015
Interior alterations to washrooms for floors 2-10 · 2 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 15 183385 - Interior Alterations · inspection · issued Oct 12, 2007
Make interior alterations to 6th and 7th floors to serve as an interconnected floor space ( office ) · 3 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 07 268376 - Interior Alterations · inspection · issued May 11, 2007
Interior alterations to office spaces on ground floor and 4th floor, & additional mech work on 2nd, 3rd, 4th-10th. · 3 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 07 168586
06Around the block
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 2).
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
Raani (restaurant or bar), Hy's Toronto (restaurant or bar), Liubai (take-out or food shop), and 8 more.
77 Adelaide St W (140 m), 130 Adelaide St W (168 m), 40 King St W (217 m), and 12 more.
All new business licences nearby (11)
- Raani · Restaurant or bar · 360 Bay St · 28 m · licensed Sep 28, 2026
- Hy's Toronto · Restaurant or bar · 365 Bay St · 79 m · licensed Oct 28, 2026
- Liubai · Take-out or food shop · 65 Queen St W · 113 m · licensed Sep 4, 2026
- Freebird Market Bac · Take-out or food shop · 333 Bay St · 114 m · licensed Aug 11, 2026
- Concord Room · Restaurant or bar · 40 Temperance St · 124 m · licensed Nov 1, 2026
- Jacked Up Coffee · Take-out or food shop · 120 Adelaide St W · 135 m · licensed Nov 4, 2026
- Mimuchas Place · Take-out or food shop · 123 Queen St W · 142 m · licensed Nov 5, 2026
- Rosie's Burgers · Take-out or food shop · 100 King St W · 206 m · licensed Oct 9, 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 56 Temperance 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 M5H, 0 of 2 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: 0 samples here (0%) 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 · 2 tests, Jun 5, 2014 to Feb 16, 2020
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 3.1 km away, measured 12:00 AM EST Monday 9 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/56-temperance-st#sec-history
