616 Windermere Ave

01What’s planned near 616 Windermere Ave

4 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): three in progress and one decided recently. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   Split the lot

   83 Evans Ave · 228 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Consent: permission to split a lot or change property lines

   A public hearing is set for Dec 3, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.

   To obtain consent to sever the lot into two undersized residential lots.

   File B0028/26EYK · submitted Jul 20, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   Garden suite

   83 Evans Ave · 228 m away

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

   The City has received it. A hearing date hasn't been set yet.

   To construct a new semi-detached fourplex and a semi-detached garden suite in the rear yard.

   File A0240/26EYK · submitted Jul 20, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
3. 3
   Garden suite

   83 Evans Ave · 228 m away

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

   The City has received it. A hearing date hasn't been set yet.

   To construct a new semi-detached fourplex and a semi-detached garden suite in the rear yard.

   File A0241/26EYK · submitted Jul 20, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

Decided recently

1. 4
   Add a storey

   453 Durie St · 195 m away

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

   The Committee of Adjustment approved it on Oct 21, 2026.

   To alter the existing two-storey detached dwelling by partially enclosing the existing front porch and constructing a partial front second-storey addition, a rear one-storey addition (mudroom), a rear two-storey addition, and a rear…

   File A0594/26TEY · submitted Aug 14, 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 is listed once. Decided: development files submitted in the last 4 years; Committee of Adjustment decisions in the last 2 years.

02Safety near 616 Windermere Ave

Police recorded 29 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.

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 Runnymede-Bloor West Village

03Getting around from 616 Windermere Ave

The nearest subway station is Jane Station (Line 2), about a 10‑minute walk (0.6 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 7 TTC stops served by the 27, 79, 71, 26 and 55 buses, with about 1,666 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 2.6 km away, with 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 616 Windermere 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: Summit Micro School, Erudite Elementary School, Humberside Montessori School, Blyth Academy School - Etobicoke. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): nine licensed child care centres and no EarlyON centres.

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

05The building at 616 Windermere Ave

There are no building permits, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 616 Windermere Ave. Here is what the City does have.

06Around the block

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 616 Windermere Ave

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: Runnymede-Bloor West Village

Runnymede-Bloor West Village had 10,120 residents in 2021. The median household income was $138,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 22% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 41% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 23% 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 Ukrainian (2.4%), Portuguese (1.7%) and Polish (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.