7 Elinor Ave

01What’s planned near 7 Elinor Ave

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

In progress

1. 1
   Addition

   1882 Lawrence Ave E · 134 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 May 12, 2021. It has been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB), which will hold its own hearing and make the final decision.

   The purpose of this application is to permit the construction of a second stoery addition (for office uses) to the existing commercial building (currently used for vehicle sales) and for the operation of vehicle sales and vehicle repair.

   Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body on Jun 1, 2021. Status: decision issued.

   File A0250/20SC · submitted Oct 20, 2020 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   11-storey building with shops

   1940 Lawrence Ave E · 238 m away

   Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built

   90 homes13,618 m² of floor space

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

   INACTIVE Development comprising of an 11 storey mixed-use building with commercial on the first and second floors and residential units above.

   File 20 113400 ESC 21 OZ · submitted Feb 7, 2020 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   11-storey building with shops

   1940 Lawrence Ave E · 238 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.

   INACTIVE Development comprising of an 11 storey mixed-use building with commercial on the first and second floors and residential units above.

   File 20 113405 ESC 21 SA · submitted Feb 7, 2020 · City record and how to comment

Development Applications and Committee of Adjustment Applications, City of Toronto. A proposal that covers several addresses or City files is listed once. Inactive: the City’s file is still open but marked inactive. Decided: development files submitted in the last 4 years; Committee of Adjustment decisions in the last 2 years.

02Street work near 7 Elinor Ave

9 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: sidewalk work on Elinor Ave, Lawrence Ave E to Murray Glen Dr, Q3 2027 to Q3 2028.

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 7 Elinor Ave

Police recorded 49 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 Wexford/Maryvale

Traffic safety

6 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 involved pedestrians, 1 involved cyclists and 2 were fatal. Most were on Lawrence Ave E and Pharmacy Ave. Wexford/Maryvale has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Lawrence Ave E at Wayne Ave · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · Sep 4, 2024 · 231 m
• Lawrence Ave E at Warden Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · May 8, 2024 · 472 m
• Janet Blvd at Pharmacy Ave · Cyclist, seriously injured · Feb 3, 2024 · 429 m
• Lawrence Ave E at Pharmacy Ave · Passenger, seriously injured · Jun 18, 2023 · 383 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 7 Elinor Ave

The nearest subway station is Kennedy Station (Line 2), 3.2 km away. Within a 5‑minute walk there are 3 TTC stops served by the 54, 67 and 954 buses, with about 795 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Kennedy GO, 3.3 km away, with 34 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.

05Schools and child care near 7 Elinor 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 7 Elinor Ave

There are no parks within 500 m. The nearest pool is Wexford Collegiate Institute, 514 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Wexford Collegiate Institute · 1176 Pharmacy Ave · 514 m
• Deanvar Parkette · playground · 45 Deanvar Ave · 680 m
• Wayne Parkette · playground · 50 Wayne Ave · 728 m
• Maryvale Park · ball diamond, playground, tennis court, washroom · 5 Trestleside Grv · 1038 m
• Manhattan Park · ball diamond, playground, sports field · 100 Manhattan Dr · 1097 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

• Curlew Park
  A new park is coming to 77 Curlew Dr. as a result of a new residential development project near Lawrence Avenue East and Victoria Park Avenue.In progress · 1.2 km
• Rowena Park Playground Improvements & New Basketball Court
  The City is improving the playground and adding a new basketball court at Rowena Park.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 7 Elinor Ave

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 7 Elinor Ave.

The lot

08What can be built at 7 Elinor Ave

CR (Commercial Residential) zoning allows shops and offices on the ground floor with homes above, typical of main streets. The numbers below are the main limits; the full rules depend on the lot.

Not inside a heritage conservation district, major transit station area, secondary plan or area of archaeological potential.

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

13 tickets in 2025 on Elinor Ave between numbers 0 and 57: 7 for parking at prohibited times, 4 for other parking offences.

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

Main street business area

Wexford Heights BIA, which includes this address. Business Improvement Areas are local business associations that run street events and improvements.

City of Toronto Business Improvement Areas, within 400 m.

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 5,048 service requests came from postal area M1R, which includes 7 Elinor 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 7 Elinor 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: Wexford/Maryvale

Wexford/Maryvale had 28,345 residents in 2021. The median household income was $82,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 41% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 42% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 25% of workers commuted by transit and 5% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Pilipino, Filipino (6.1%), Arabic (4.4%) and Greek (3.8%). 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.