59 Ward St
59 Ward St is in Junction-Wallace Emerson. There are 2 planning proposals within 250 m, including a 13‑storey building (under appeal). Lansdowne Station is a 10‑minute walk.
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- A 13-storey building is under appeal, 220 m away (213 Emerson Ave).
- Lansdowne Station (Line 2) is about a 10-minute walk.
- The nearest elementary school is Perth Avenue Junior Public School, 502 m away.
- Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
01What’s planned near 59 Ward St
2 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): two in progress. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).
In progress
- 1Rezoning80 Ward St and 1 more address · 179 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.
Standalone Official Plan Amendment application to redesignate the subject site from Core Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas.File 26 160909 STE 09 OZ · submitted May 14, 2026 · City record and how to commentAll 2 addresses
80 Ward St · 90 Ward St
- 213-storey building213 Emerson Ave · 220 m awayRezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.
Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to increase the approved height and density onsite to accomodate additional purpose built and affordable rental dwelling units. On Block 3, Tower 3A increases by 13 storeys and Tower 3B increases…File 22 130626 STE 09 OZ · submitted Apr 5, 2022 · City record and how to comment
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 59 Ward St
Police recorded 116 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 9 in 10 Toronto addresses. The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.
| Major crime | Near this addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | Junction-Wallace Emersonper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 82 | 720 | 768Junction-Wallace Emerson is about the same |
| Break-ins | 19 | 230 | 190Junction-Wallace Emerson is about the same |
| Car thefts | 11 | 108 | 225Junction-Wallace Emerson is lower |
| Robberies | 3 | 36 | 79Junction-Wallace Emerson is lower |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 1 | 32 | 61Junction-Wallace Emerson is lower |
Thick bar: Junction-Wallace Emerson. 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 Junction-Wallace Emerson
03Getting around from 59 Ward St
The nearest subway station is Lansdowne Station (Line 2), about a 10‑minute walk (0.6 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 7 TTC stops served by routes 47, 168 and 26, with about 1,585 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 0.8 km away, with 68 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 2 · about 10 min walk
Nearest stop: Lansdowne Ave at Lappin Ave, plus 1 more stop for this route within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Dupont St at Lansdowne Ave.
Nearest stop: Symington Ave at Antler St.
Source: GO Transit · 68 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 59 Ward 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: Tamarack West Outdoor School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): no licensed child care centres, no EarlyON centres, one privately owned public space and one shelter or respite site.
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 59 Ward 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 most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 2).
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
800 Lansdowne Ave (181 m).
CONC Men's Shelter Lansdowne Ave (243 m).
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 59 Ward 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 M6H, 13 of 538 home tap-water samples (2.4%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M6H is about the same as the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 25 samples here (4.6%) 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 · 538 tests, Jan 6, 2014 to Oct 20, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 4.2 km away, measured 6:00 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: Junction-Wallace Emerson
Junction-Wallace Emerson had 23,180 residents in 2021. The median household income was $84,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 50% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 41% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 33% 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 Portuguese (13.7%), Spanish (3.9%) and Cantonese (2.8%). 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 Junction-Wallace Emerson compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/59-ward-st#sec-history
