56 Woodfield Rd

01What’s planned near 56 Woodfield Rd

2 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk), both in progress. A proposal that covers several addresses or City files is listed once. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   4-storey building · 26 homes

   1761 Dundas St E and 1 more address · 10 m away

   2 City files for one project: Rezoning · Site plan

   26 homes1,412 m² of floor space

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2022. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Rezoning for proposed for a 4-storey residential building having a gross floor area of 1412 square metres consisting of 26 residential units, 2 parking space, and 28 bicycle parking spaces.

   All 2 addresses

   1761 Dundas St E · 1763 Dundas St E

   File 22 145695 STE 14 OZ (rezoning) · submitted May 11, 2022 · City record and how to commentFile 22 145694 STE 14 SA (site plan) · submitted May 11, 2022 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   Garden suite

   38 Kerr Rd · 173 m away

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

   A public hearing is set for Nov 25, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.

   To construct a new rear two-storey detached ancillary building (containing one garden suite) with a basement, and a cantilevered second storey with a side (east) juliet balcony. The existing rear one-storey ancillary building (containing…

   File A0612/26TEY · submitted Aug 20, 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.

02Street work near 56 Woodfield Rd

2 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Hertle Ave, Dundas St E to Hertle Ave, Q2 2025 to Q2 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 56 Woodfield Rd

Police recorded 46 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's about typical for Toronto (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 Greenwood-Coxwell

Traffic safety

3 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 involved cyclists. Most were on Dundas St E and Greenwood Ave. Greenwood-Coxwell has about as many of these collisions per resident as a typical neighbourhood.

• Dundas St E at Greenwood Ave · Cyclist, seriously injured · Oct 2, 2025 · 494 m
• Eastern Ave at Woodfield Rd · Driver, seriously injured · May 31, 2022 · 313 m
• Laing St at Queen St E · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · May 30, 2021 · 396 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 56 Woodfield Rd

The nearest subway station is Greenwood Station (Line 2), about a 31‑minute walk (2.0 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 5 TTC stops served by the 503 and 501 streetcars and the 31 bus, with about 1,542 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Danforth GO, 2.9 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: 1715 Dundas St E
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 1582 Queen Street East, 403 m.264 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 56 Woodfield 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).

The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: Kew Park Montessori School - Hiawatha. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): two licensed child care centres and two EarlyON centres.

Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, and ChildCareSafe (Toronto Public Health inspections).

06Parks, trees and libraries near 56 Woodfield Rd

There are 3 parks, 2 playgrounds and 2 community centres within 500 m. The nearest pool is S.h. Armstrong Community Recreation Centre, 35 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• S.h. Armstrong Community Recreation Centre · skateboarding, wi-fi · 56 Woodfield Rd · 35 m
• Jonathan Ashbridge Park · pickleball court, playground, tennis court, washroom · 1515 Queen St E · 274 m
• Maple Leaf Cottage · 62 Laing St · 435 m
• Maple Leaf Forever Park · playground · 62 Laing St · 483 m
• Ashbridge's Bay Sports Hub · ball diamond, basketball court, outdoor dry pad, pickleball court · 1091 Eastern Ave · 499 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

• 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 · 471 m
• Greenwood Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Greenwood Park.In progress · 653 m
• Leslie Grove Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Leslie Grove Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city.In progress · 882 m
• Matty Eckler Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground at Matty Eckler Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 1.3 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 56 Woodfield Rd

There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 56 Woodfield Rd. 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: 5 with a green roof and 6 with solar hot water.

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

08What can be built at 56 Woodfield Rd

This lot isn’t covered by the citywide zoning by-law (569-2013). It is still under a former municipal by-law from before amalgamation, which the City’s map shows in grey.

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

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

Parking tickets on this block

97 tickets in 2025 on Woodfield Rd between numbers 6 and 106: 26 for parking on a boulevard or private property, 22 for parking without a permit.

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

Main street business area

Leslieville BIA, about 110 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 56 Woodfield Rd. 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 56 Woodfield Rd

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: Greenwood-Coxwell

Greenwood-Coxwell had 14,120 residents in 2021. The median household income was $93,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 41% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 40% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 26% of workers commuted by transit and 16% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Cantonese (7.6%), Urdu (2.0%) and Spanish (1.6%). 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.