70 Byng Ave

01What’s planned near 70 Byng Ave

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

In progress

1. 1
   Minor variance

   126 Byng Ave · 226 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.

   File A0546/10NY · submitted Jul 29, 2010 · 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 70 Byng Ave

1 City road or sidewalk project is planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on McKee Ave, Kenneth Ave (N Yk) to Doris Ave, Q3 2027 to Q4 2028.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Sewer Repair at 38 Olive Ave · 243 m · Jun 16, 2026 to Dec 16, 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 70 Byng Ave

Police recorded 152 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 95% of Toronto addresses. The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.

Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 3, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Yonge-Doris

Traffic safety

7 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 5 involved pedestrians and 3 were fatal. Most were on Yonge St and Finch Ave E. Yonge-Doris ranks 147th in Toronto for these collisions per resident.

• Yonge St at Churchill Ave · Pedestrian, killed; pedestrian, seriously injured · Sep 14, 2025 · 448 m
• Yonge St at Finch Ave E · Passenger, seriously injured · Oct 31, 2024 · 404 m
• Doris Ave at Finch Ave E · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jan 26, 2024 · 330 m
• Finch Ave W at Yonge St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Sep 29, 2021 · 469 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 70 Byng Ave

The nearest subway station is Finch Station (Line 1), about a 7‑minute walk (0.5 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 7 TTC stops served by the 39, 36 and 97 buses, with about 1,155 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Old Cummer GO, 3.7 km away, with 9 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: 33 Elmhurst Ave
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 19 Glendora Ave, 2.0 km.1.6 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 70 Byng 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: Daryk High, Tfs, Toronto French Montessori, Crown Academy. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): six 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).

06Parks, trees and libraries near 70 Byng Ave

There are 10 parks, 6 playgrounds and 1 community centre within 500 m. The nearest pool is Mitchell Field Community Centre, 400 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Kenneth Park · playground · 417 Kenneth Ave · 82 m
• Holmes Park · playground · 25 Holmes Ave · 161 m
• Northtown Park · playground · 435 Doris Ave · 192 m
• Olive Square Park · 5575 Yonge St · 354 m
• Finch Parkette · 30 Finch Ave E · 385 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

• Holmes Park Expansion
  The City is expanding Holmes Park with the help of local community feedback.In progress · 159 m
• New Memorial at Olive Square Park
  The City is adding a memorial to Olive Square Park to honour and remember the victims of the tragedy that took place on Yonge Street on April 23, 2018.In progress · 349 m
• Bishop Park Improvements & Expansion
  The City is improving the playground and surrounding area in Bishop Park, including expanding the park's size.In progress · 527 m
• John McKenzie Parkette Expansion
  The City is expanding John McKenzie Parkette as a result of acquiring the land at 37 Norton Ave. in North York.In progress · 591 m
• Silverview Park Improvements
  The City is undertaking a study to help determine improvements at Silverview Park.In progress · 917 m

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 70 Byng Ave

There are no building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 70 Byng 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: 4 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 70 Byng Ave

This lot isn’t covered by the citywide zoning by-law (569-2013). It is still under a former municipal by-law from before amalgamation, which the City’s map shows in grey.

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 8, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.

Traffic on your street

There’s no recent count on this street. The nearest, on a similar street:

City of Toronto Transportation Services: speed, volume and classification counts since 2016.

Parking tickets on this block

131 tickets in 2025 on Byng Ave between numbers 20 and 120: 38 for other parking offences, 37 for unpaid parking.

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

Main street business area

Yonge North York BIA, about 150 m away. 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, 8,062 service requests came from postal area M2N, which includes 70 Byng 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 70 Byng 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: Yonge-Doris

Yonge-Doris had 20,160 residents in 2021. The median household income was $73,000, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 44% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 55% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 33% of workers commuted by transit and 10% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (16.4%), Iranian Persian (11.0%) and Korean (10.9%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across North York (the former City of North York), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $1,915 a month in October 2025, up 1% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 2.6%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

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