633 Pharmacy Ave

01What’s planned near 633 Pharmacy Ave

2 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): one in progress and one decided recently. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   Minor variance

   638 Pharmacy Ave · 72 m away

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

   The hearing was postponed. A new date hasn't been published yet.

   To construct a new Six-Plex residential building.

   File A0195/24SC · submitted Aug 16, 2024 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

Decided recently

1. 2
   Split the lot

   139 Bexhill Ave · 241 m away

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

   The Committee of Adjustment approved it on May 7, 2025.

   To obtain consent to sever the existing lot into two new residential lots. Applications B0055/24SC, A0313/24SC and A0314/24SC will be considered jointly.

   File B0055/24SC · submitted Dec 13, 2024 · 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.

02Street work near 633 Pharmacy Ave

1 City road or sidewalk project is planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Stamford Sq S, Victoria Park Ave to Pharmacy Ave, Q2 to Q4 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 633 Pharmacy Ave

Police recorded 30 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 4, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Clairlea-Birchmount

Traffic safety

2 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021. Most were on Pharmacy Ave and St Clair Ave E. Clairlea-Birchmount has about as many of these collisions per resident as a typical neighbourhood.

• Pharmacy Ave at St Clair Ave E · Driver, seriously injured · Feb 20, 2025 · 106 m
• St Clair Ave E at Pharmacy Ave · Driver, seriously injured · Feb 16, 2021 · 109 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 633 Pharmacy Ave

The nearest subway station is Warden Station (Line 2), about a 15‑minute walk (1.0 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 12 TTC stops served by the 67 and 8 buses, with about 1,091 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Danforth GO, 2.8 km away, with 88 train stops on a weekday.

TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 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: 2231 Gerrard Street East
  City-run (On-Street): 1 Level 2 port. Next: 216 Oakcrest Ave, 3.0 km.3.0 km

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 633 Pharmacy 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. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): one licensed child care centre and no 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 633 Pharmacy Ave

There are 3 parks and 3 playgrounds within 500 m. The nearest pool is O'connor Community Centre, 1.2 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Regents Park · playground, sports field · 115 Westbourne Ave · 444 m
• Jim McPherson Park · playground, sports field · 1255 Victoria Park Ave · 467 m
• Clairlea Park · outdoor dry pad, pickleball court, playground, sports field · 45 Fairfax Cres · 469 m
• Moreau Trail Park · playground · 35 Herron Ave · 687 m
• Joshua Cronkwright Parkette · outdoor ping pong/table tennis, playground · 504 Dawes Rd · 939 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

• Clairlea Park Tennis & Sports Court Improvements
  The City is improving the tennis court area at Clairlea Park.In progress · 581 m
• Topham Park Improvements
  The City is improving Topham Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 1.3 km
• Review of City Golf Course Operations
  The City conducted an operational review of our five City-operated golf course locations to better understand how to maximize golf and non-golf experiences.In progress · 1.4 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 633 Pharmacy Ave

There are no building permits, building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 633 Pharmacy Ave. 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: 1 with solar hot water.

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

08What can be built at 633 Pharmacy Ave

CL (Commercial Local) zoning allows small shops and services serving the area. The numbers below are the main limits; the full rules depend on the lot.

Special areas

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 9, 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

7 tickets in 2025 on Pharmacy Ave between numbers 583 and 683: 4 for parking at prohibited times, 2 for stopping where it’s not allowed.

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

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 5,736 service requests came from postal area M1L, which includes 633 Pharmacy Ave. 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 633 Pharmacy Ave

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: Clairlea-Birchmount

Clairlea-Birchmount had 26,840 residents in 2021. The median household income was $90,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 36% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 39% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 33% of workers commuted by transit and 4% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Bengali (8.9%), Pilipino, Filipino (4.7%) and Urdu (3.5%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across Scarborough (the former City of Scarborough), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $1,832 a month in October 2025, up 4% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 2.4%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, Scarborough (the former City of Scarborough). CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.