78 Nelson St

01What’s planned near 78 Nelson St

10 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): nine in progress and one decided recently. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at 98% of Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   Rezoning

   180 Queen St W and 5 more addresses · 73 m away

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

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

   Proposed development for the Canada Life Campus include: Retention of the existing office buildings with minor alterations at 330 University Avenue, 180 Simcoe Street, and 180 Queen Street West. Demolition of the office building and…

   All 6 addresses

   180 Queen St W · 180 Simcoe St · 190 Simcoe St · 206 Simcoe St · 17 St Patrick St · 330 University Ave

   File 26 221979 STE 10 OZ · submitted Aug 18, 2026 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   Site plan

   205 Queen St W · 167 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.

   Ontario Line Osgoode Station

   File 23 146691 STE 10 SA · submitted May 16, 2023 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   Site plan

   156 John St and 1 more address · 187 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 change of use from office to a hotel occupancy with ground floor modifications.

   All 2 addresses

   156 John St · 160 John St

   File 26 134340 STE 10 SA · submitted Mar 25, 2026 · City record and how to comment

Decided recently

1. 10
   Split the lot

   19 Duncan St · 131 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Consent: permission to split a lot or change property lines

   The Committee of Adjustment approved it on Apr 29, 2026.

   To obtain stratified consent to sever the existing 58-storey mixed-use development (comprised of commercial, office, hotel and residential uses) with four levels of below-grade parking into two stratified lots (residential and…

   File B0079/25TEY · submitted Dec 24, 2025 · 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.

02Safety near 78 Nelson St

Police recorded 383 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 Wellington Place

03Getting around from 78 Nelson St

The nearest subway station is Osgoode Station (Line 1), about a 6‑minute walk (0.4 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 10 TTC stops served by the 504, 501 and 503 streetcars, with about 3,685 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 0.8 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 78 Nelson 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: Cornerstone Preparatory School - Main Campus. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

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

05The building at 78 Nelson St

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 78 Nelson 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 78 Nelson 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: Wellington Place

Wellington Place had 25,570 residents in 2021. The median household income was $90,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 62% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 48% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 21% of workers commuted by transit and 43% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (6.8%), Cantonese (3.3%) and Spanish (2.9%). 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.