72 Sterling Rd
72 Sterling Rd is in Dufferin Grove. There are 3 planning proposals within 250 m, including a 31‑storey building with 388 homes and shops (under review). Lansdowne Station is a 12‑minute walk.
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- 27 building permits in the last 5 years.
- A 31-storey building with 388 homes and shops is under review, 169 m away (158 Sterling Rd).
- Assaults, break-ins, robberies and thefts over $5,000 in Dufferin Grove were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
- Lansdowne Station (Line 2) is about a 12-minute walk.
- The nearest elementary school is École élémentaire Toronto Ouest, 279 m away.
01What’s planned near 72 Sterling Rd
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
- 113-storey building with shops150 Sterling Rd · 136 m awaySite 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 for a 13-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 1116 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 12,282 square metres.File 22 137336 STE 09 SA · submitted Apr 22, 2022 · City record and how to comment - 211-storey building with shops158 Sterling Rd · 169 m awaySite 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 application to allow for the construction of a new commercial office building. The proposed building will be 11 storeys (44.86 metres) in height, excluding the mechanical penthouse. The proposed gross floor area of the building…File 22 191025 STE 09 SA · submitted Aug 15, 2022 · City record and how to comment - 331-storey building · 388 homes and shops158 Sterling Rd · 169 m awaySite 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 for a 31-storey mixed-use building which includes 25,493m2 of residential gross floor area with 388 residential units and 838m2 of non-residential GFA. A two-storey commercial building including 1,030m2 of…File 24 156482 STE 09 SA · submitted May 30, 2024 · 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 72 Sterling Rd
Police recorded 57 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 40). The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.
| Major crime | Near this addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | Dufferin Groveper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 32 | 1,225 | 768Dufferin Grove is higher |
| Break-ins | 18 | 270 | 190Dufferin Grove is higher |
| Car thefts | 3 | 111 | 225Dufferin Grove is lower |
| Robberies | 1 | 111 | 79Dufferin Grove is higher |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 3 | 88 | 61Dufferin Grove is higher |
Thick bar: Dufferin Grove. Thin grey bar: Toronto. Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Dufferin Grove
03Getting around from 72 Sterling Rd
The nearest subway station is Lansdowne Station (Line 2), about a 12‑minute walk (0.8 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 8 TTC stops served by routes 505, 506 and 47, with about 3,504 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 0.7 km away, with 68 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 2 · about 12 min walk
Nearest stop: Dundas St West at Sorauren Ave, plus 1 more stop for these routes within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Lansdowne Ave at Whytock Ave.
Source: GO Transit · 68 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 72 Sterling Rd
These are the closest public and Catholic schools by distance. They may not be the schools assigned to this address: school boards set their own attendance areas, so check with the Toronto District School Board or Toronto Catholic District School Board.
Elementary schools
Share of Grade 6 students meeting the provincial standard. Toronto: 87% reading, 54% math.
Grades 7–8 schools
These schools start at Grade 7, after the Grade 6 tests, so they have no Grade 6 results.
Secondary schools
Share of students who passed the Grade 10 literacy test on their first try. Toronto: 84%.
The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: Academy Of Enlightened Minds, Westminster Classical Christian Academy Elementary School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): no licensed child care centres, no EarlyON centres, one privately owned public space and no shelters or respite sites.
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 72 Sterling Rd
Source: Building Construction/Demolition Violations
27 building permits in the last 5 years, for 22 projects. For comparison, about 1 in 10 Toronto addresses had any permit in that time. Permits show work the City approved; they don't show work done without a permit.
Source: Building Permits · 70 on record
It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register.
Source: Heritage Register
Permit history: 12 projects from 25 permits (most recent 25 of 70)
- Building work · inspection · issued Mar 2, 2026
Proposal for an asphalt private parking lot for Nestle, including installation of retaining wall · Permit 26 102902 - Interior Alterations · inspection · issued Oct 6, 2025
Proposal for interior alterations to build stud walls to create a hygienic room with two doors and an operating room with one door. · Permit 25 213893 - Re-Roofing/Re-Cladding · permit issued · issued Sep 30, 2025
Proposal to replace exterior cladding on third floor and ground floor. · Permit 25 206329 - Demolition · permit issued · issued Sep 22, 2025
Reinforcement of existing slab for new 1mx2m and 1mx1m openings on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floor. work includes reinforcement of the slab and demolition of the 1mx2m and 1mx1m openings. (total of 4… · Permit 25 209720 - Interior Alterations · completed Oct 22, 2025
Remove existing metal stud and drywall partitions and replace with concrete masonry unit partitions - Computer Room - Basement - Nestle. Refer to related FSU Permit for new fire suppression system. · Permit 25 166706 - Sprinklers · completed Oct 22, 2025
Remove existing wet sprinklers from server room and replace with inert gas total flooding suppression system. - Nestle · Permit 25 166722 - Interior Alterations · permit issued · issued May 28, 2025
Proposal for the construction of an enclosed chiller room within an existing mechanical area of the sixth floor. Work includes the addition of partition walls, housing pad, finishes, addition of… · 2 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 25 147474 - Back Water Valve (Sewer only) · inspection · issued May 9, 2025
Proposal to repair of sewer line and installing of backwater valve · Permit 25 156691 - Building work · permit issued · issued Apr 11, 2025
Reinforcement of the existing roof structure and cooling tower framing prior to new cooling tower installation. · Permit 25 128705 - Sign Building Permit Related · completed Feb 12, 2025
2 ground signs**Nestle** · Permit 25 112312 - Sign Building Permit Related · completed Jan 23, 2025
2 ground signs**nestle** · Permit 25 107702 - Sign Building Permit Related · completed Nov 15, 2024
2 ground signs**nestle** · Permit 24 237758
06Around the block
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 2).
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
The Henderson (restaurant or bar).
Public space (288 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 72 Sterling Rd
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
In postal area M6R, 7 of 472 home tap-water samples (1.5%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M6R is about the same as the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 22 samples here (4.7%) 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 · 472 tests, Jan 28, 2014 to Sep 15, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 4.6 km away, measured 2:00 AM 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: Dufferin Grove
Dufferin Grove had 11,215 residents in 2021. The median household income was $78,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 58% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 43% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 28% of workers commuted by transit and 23% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Portuguese (10.5%), Spanish (4.0%) and Cantonese (3.4%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.
In October 2025, the average rent for a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building in the former City of Toronto was $2,457, up 6% from a year earlier. Across Toronto: $2,055. 3.2% of these apartments were vacant. These are averages paid by all tenants, including long-term ones, across a large area; 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.
How Dufferin Grove compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/72-sterling-rd#sec-history
