Assaults in North St.James Town were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
Sherbourne Station (Line 2) is about a 4-minute walk.
The nearest elementary school is Rose Avenue Junior Public School, 152 m away.
Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
Planning proposals0within 250 m
Major crimes350within 500 m, 12 months
Nearest transit258 mSherbourne station
The red dot is 62 Howard St. The circle shows 250 metres, about a 3-minute walk. Numbers match the proposals in section 01.
01What’s planned near 62 Howard St
No planning proposals in progress or recently decided within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk).
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 62 Howard St
Police recorded 350 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 98% of Toronto addresses. The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.
Major crime
Near this addresswithin 500 m, last 12 months
North St.James Town compared with Torontorate per 100,000 residents, 2025
◄ LowerTorontoHigher ►
Assaults
257 near this address
67% higher1,282 vs 768 per 100,000
Robberies
22 near this address
About the same77 vs 79 per 100,000
Break-ins
53 near this address
19% lower154 vs 190 per 100,000
Thefts over $5,000
8 near this address
37% lower38 vs 61 per 100,000
Car thefts
10 near this address
62% lower85 vs 225 per 100,000
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 North St.James Town
03Getting around from 62 Howard St
The nearest subway station is Sherbourne Station (Line 2), about a 4‑minute walk (0.3 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 12 TTC stops served by the 65, 75 and 94 buses, with about 1,976 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 3.0 km away, with 354 train stops on a weekday.
Nearest subway station
Sherbourne Station258 m
Source: TTC · Line 2 · about 4 min walk
Buses
65 Parliament, 94 Wellesley181 m
Nearest stop: Parliament St at Bloor St East, plus 1 more stop for these routes within 250 m.
Bus
75 Sherbourne296 m
Nearest stop: Sherbourne St at Bloor St East - Sherbourne Station.
Nearest GO train station
Union Station GO3.0 km
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 62 Howard St
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).
Elementary schools
Share of Grade 6 students meeting the provincial standard. Toronto: 87% reading, 54% math.
The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: Branksome Hall Girls School, The Abelard Centre For Education, National Ballet School - The Shoe Room, National Ballet School - Betty Oliphant Theatre, National Ballet School - Maison Staines House & Salle Currie Hall and 2 more. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three licensed child care centres and one EarlyON centre.
Licensed child care
The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre83 m
525 Bloor St E · 49 spaces · toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program
Licensed child care
George Brown - Rose Avenue Child Care Centre139 m
675 Ontario St · 171 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
Licensed child care
Wellesley Early Learning Centre - Earlscourt Creche CDI436 m
495 Sherbourne St · 62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
EarlyON centre
Rose Avenue EarlyON Child and Family Centre139 m
675 Ontario St · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, and ChildCareSafe (Toronto Public Health inspections).
05The building at 62 Howard St
No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 62 Howard St.
06Around the block
Short-term rentals12registered within 250 m
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's more than at 91% of Toronto addresses.
Licensed rooming houses0within 250 m
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
New storefront businesses2licensed in North St.James Town, last 90 days
Man O'clock (salon or personal services), Canada Wide Parking (parking lot).
Public spaces (POPS)1privately owned, open to the public, within 500 m
575 & 585 Bloor Street East (142 m).
Shelters and respite sites2within 500 m
St. Simon's Clubbe House (300 m), Fife House Sherbourne St (479 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 62 Howard St
Flood and shoreline hazards
OutsideThis address
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
Lead in tap-water tests, postal area M4X
1.2% of tests above Ontario's limitYour area · M4X
In postal area M4X, 1 of 86 home tap-water samples (1.2%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M4X is lower than the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 2 samples here (2.3%) 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 · 86 tests, May 28, 2014 to May 4, 2026
Air quality now
1 · Low riskYour area
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 2.0 km away, measured 2:00 PM 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: North St.James Town
North St. James Town had 18,535 residents in 2021. The median household income was $59,200, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 89% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 36% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 46% of workers commuted by transit and 24% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Pilipino, Filipino (6.7%), Tamil (4.2%) and Spanish (3.0%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.
Residents (2021)18,535North St. James Town
Median household income$59,200typical neighbourhood $85,000
Households that rent89%typical neighbourhood 46%
Commute by transit46%typical neighbourhood 26%
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.
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.
There are no planning proposals in progress or recently decided within 250 metres. Source: Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 9, 2026.
Is the area around 62 Howard St safe?
Police recorded 350 major crimes within 500 m from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: 257 assaults, 53 break-ins, 22 robberies, 10 car thefts and 8 thefts over $5,000. That's more than at 98% of Toronto addresses. Per resident, in North St.James Town in 2025, assaults were above the Toronto rate; car thefts and thefts over $5,000 were below it. Police place each incident at the nearest intersection, so these figures describe the area, not this address. Source: Toronto Police Service, as of Nov 9, 2026.
How do you get around from 62 Howard St?
The nearest subway station is Sherbourne Station (Line 2), 0.3 km away (about a 4-minute walk). Nearby: the 65 Parliament and 94 Wellesley buses (stop at Parliament St and Bloor St East, 181 m); the 75 Sherbourne bus (stop at Sherbourne St and Bloor St East - Sherbourne Station, 296 m). Source: TTC and GO Transit schedules, as of Nov 9, 2026.
What schools are near 62 Howard St?
The closest are Rose Avenue Junior Public School, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School and Msgr Fraser College (Isabella Campus). These may not be the assigned schools; check with the school board. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education school information, as of Nov 9, 2026.
What neighbourhood is 62 Howard St in?
62 Howard St is in North St.James Town, one of the City of Toronto's 158 official neighbourhoods, in Ward 13 Toronto Centre. North St.James Town had 18,535 residents in 2021, with a median household income of $59,200. Source: City of Toronto neighbourhoods; 2021 Census, as of Nov 9, 2026.
What is rent like near 62 Howard St?
Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. In October 2025, a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building across central Toronto (the old City of Toronto, before the 1998 amalgamation) averaged $2,457 a month. That's an average across all tenants, including long-term ones; new listings usually cost more. Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey, as of Nov 9, 2026.
Is 62 Howard St in a flood plain?
No. TRCA maps it outside river flood and lake shoreline hazard areas. Basement flooding from sewers can still happen anywhere. Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025, as of Nov 9, 2026.
Is 62 Howard St a heritage property?
No. It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register. Source: Heritage Register, as of Nov 9, 2026.
Who is the city councillor for 62 Howard St?
Chris Moise, councillor for Ward 13 Toronto Centre. Email Councillor_Moise@toronto.ca or call 416-392-7903. Source: City of Toronto elected officials, as of Nov 9, 2026.
When is garbage day at 62 Howard St?
Collection is on Wednesdays. Green bin goes out every week; garbage and recycling alternate weeks. The next garbage pickup is Nov 18, 2026. Source: Solid Waste Collection Schedule, as of Nov 9, 2026.
Answers are generated from the data on this page and update when the data changes.
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10From the archives
1880 · 59 m awaySt. Simon's Anglican Church, Howard St., north side, opposite Ontario St., Toronto, Ont. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library1920 · 83 m awayErnest Thompson Seton house, Howard St., north side, between Edgedale Rd. & Parliament St., Toronto, Ont. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library1913 · 87 m away90 Howard StreetCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 10, Item 1181913 · 157 m awayRear 78 Howard Street; Glen Road bridge in background (?)City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 10, Item 1271972 · 157 m awayCorner of Glen Rd. and Howard St., looking north-westCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 14, Item 41972 · 157 m awayCorner of Glen Rd. and Howard St., looking north-eastCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 14, Item 51972 · 165 m awayCorner of Parliament St. and Bloor St., looking northCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 31, Item 11957 · 165 m awayBloor Street East at Parliament StreetCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 220, Series 65, File 81, Item 11957 · 165 m awayBloor Street East at Parliament StreetCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 220, Series 65, File 81, Item 5
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