75 Cottonwood Dr

01What’s planned near 75 Cottonwood Dr

4 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk), all in progress. A proposal that covers several addresses or City files is listed once. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   Condominium

   75 The Donway W · 84 m away

   Condominium: a request to divide a building into condominium units

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2014. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   File 14 131902 000 00 CD · submitted Mar 21, 2014 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   Deck or porch

   168 Cottonwood Dr · 133 m away

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

   The Committee of Adjustment refused it on Aug 3, 2017. It has been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB), which will hold its own hearing and make the final decision.

   To legalize and maintain an existing deck.

   Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body on Aug 23, 2017. Status: appeal dismissed, decided Jan 9, 2018.

   File A0519/17NY · submitted May 15, 2017 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
3. 3
   Garage or parking

   16 Foxden Rd · 172 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 Jul 7, 2016. It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.

   To legalize and maintain the existing carport and detached garage. Please be advised this application was previously before the Committee of Adjustment on April 7, 2016. It was the decision of the Committee to defer the application sine…

   File A0158/16NY · submitted Feb 16, 2016 · 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 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 75 Cottonwood Dr

No new City road or sidewalk work is planned within 500 m. The work below was due earlier and is still on the City’s list.

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 75 Cottonwood Dr

Police recorded 45 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 5, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Banbury-Don Mills

Traffic safety

4 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 3 involved pedestrians and 1 was fatal. Most were on Don Mills Rd and Barber Greene Rd. Banbury-Don Mills has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Barber Greene Rd at Don Mills Rd · Driver, seriously injured · Oct 5, 2025 · 482 m
• The Donway E at Guytoi Crt · Pedestrian, seriously injured · May 30, 2022 · 327 m
• Don Mills Rd at The Donway W · Pedestrian, killed · Oct 13, 2021 · 207 m
• Don Mills Rd at Green Belt Dr · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jul 14, 2021 · 275 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 75 Cottonwood Dr

The nearest subway station is Lawrence Station (Line 1), 4.7 km away. Within a 5‑minute walk there are 13 TTC stops served by the 54, 162, 25, 51 and 191 buses, with about 1,258 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Oriole GO, 4.2 km away, with 9 train stops on a weekday.

TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 18, 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 75 Cottonwood Dr

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: Seneca Hill Private School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): no 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 75 Cottonwood Dr

There is 1 park, 1 playground and 1 community centre within 500 m. The nearest pool is Dennis R. Timbrell Resource Centre, 1.8 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Don Mills Local Park · playground · 69 The Donway W · 182 m
• Don Mills Civitan Arena · wi-fi · 1030 Don Mills Rd · 284 m
• Paperbirch Walkway · 48 A Paperbirch Dr · 623 m
• Tottenham Parkette · 16 Tottenham Rd · 757 m
• Macklin Hancock Park · 990 Lawrence Ave E · 779 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

• Don Mills Community Recreation Centre
  The City is building a new community recreation centre in Don Mills. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 928 m
• Wilket Creek Park Bridge Improvements
  The City is replacing the bridge located near the washroom building in Wilket Creek Park and repairing the adjacent retaining wall.In progress · 1.1 km
• Edwards Gardens & Toronto Botanical Garden Master Plan
  The Master Plan and Management Plan study outlines long-term improvements for the gardens.Complete · 1.2 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 75 Cottonwood Dr

There are no building permits, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 75 Cottonwood Dr. 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 75 Cottonwood Dr

RD (Residential Detached) zoning allows detached houses. 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 10, 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

2 tickets in 2025 on Cottonwood Dr between numbers 25 and 125: 1 for not parking parallel to the curb, 1 for other parking offences.

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

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 2,730 service requests came from postal area M3C, which includes 75 Cottonwood Dr. 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 75 Cottonwood Dr

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: Banbury-Don Mills

Banbury-Don Mills had 27,155 residents in 2021. The median household income was $91,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 40% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 45% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 17% of workers commuted by transit and 6% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (7.2%), Cantonese (5.2%) and Iranian Persian (3.6%). 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.