637 Yonge St

01What’s planned near 637 Yonge St

14 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): 13 in progress and one decided recently. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   64-storey building · 514 homes and shops

   8 Charles St E and 12 more addresses · 66 m away

   Rezoning: 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.

   Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a 64-storey mixed-use building, containing 514 dwelling units and 1,000 square metres of non-residential gross floor area. The proposal includes heritage conservation on the site.

   All 13 addresses

   8 Charles St E · 5 Hayden St · 7 Hayden St · 9 Hayden St · 11 Hayden St · 13 Hayden St · 15 Hayden St · 17 Hayden St · 699 Yonge St · 701 Yonge St · 703 Yonge St · 705 Yonge St · 707 Yonge St

   File 22 205973 STE 11 OZ · submitted Sep 20, 2022 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   64-storey building · 514 homes

   699 Yonge St · 82 m away

   Site plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building

   City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Proposed 64 storey residential building consisting of 35,131 residential GFA and 414sqm non-res GFA. 514 units and 64 parking spaces will be provided.

   File 22 205972 STE 11 SA · submitted Sep 20, 2022 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   66-storey building

   15 Charles St E and 1 more address · 100 m away

   Site plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building

   City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Site Plan approval application for a 66-storey mixed-use building.

   All 2 addresses

   15 Charles St E · 16 Isabella St

   File 21 251413 STE 13 SA · submitted Dec 24, 2021 · 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 637 Yonge St

Police recorded 593 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses. 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 Church-Wellesley

03Getting around from 637 Yonge St

The nearest subway station is Wellesley Station (Line 1), about a 4‑minute walk (0.3 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 20 TTC stops served by the 506 streetcar and the 94, 97 and 19 buses, with about 1,638 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 2.5 km away, with 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 637 Yonge 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).

The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: The Abelard Centre For Education, The Ymca Academy Secondary School, National Ballet School - Maison Staines House & Salle Currie Hall, Rosedale Day School, National Ballet School - Betty Oliphant Theatre and 9 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.

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

05The building at 637 Yonge St

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 637 Yonge St.

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 637 Yonge St

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: Church-Wellesley

Church-Wellesley had 22,320 residents in 2021. The median household income was $60,400, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 76% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 51% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 33% of workers commuted by transit and 37% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (10.0%), Spanish (3.5%) and Korean (3.1%). 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.