785 Lake Shore Blvd W

01What’s planned near 785 Lake Shore Blvd W

1 planning proposal within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): one in progress. A proposal that covers several addresses or City files is listed once. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   Rezoning

   701 Fleet St · 171 m away

   2 City files for one project: Rezoning · Site plan

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

   Zoning By-law Amendment - Lifting of the H Symbol to By-law 992-2026

   File 26 257610 STE 10 OZ (rezoning) · submitted Oct 20, 2026 · City record and how to commentFile 26 186552 STE 10 SA (site plan) · submitted Jun 17, 2026 · 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.

Noise permits nearby

• Bold & Cold 5K · 711 Lake Shore Blvd W
  Amplified sound · in Coronation ParkSat, Nov 28 · 10 am to 1 pm
  358 m away
• The Bentway Conservancy Winter skating season · 250 Fort York Blvd
  Amplified soundDec 12, 2026 to Feb 28, 2027 · noon to 9 pm
  593 m away

City of Toronto Noise Exemption Permits: permits that let a site go past the noise bylaw’s limits for a set time (amplified sound for an event, construction outside normal hours, a concrete pour). Upcoming and current permits within 600 m. Events run by individuals show their name only for street parties, festivals and markets.

02Safety near 785 Lake Shore Blvd W

Police recorded 37 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 Fort York-Liberty Village

Traffic safety

3 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 2 involved pedestrians. Most were on Lake Shore Blvd W and Fort York Blvd. Fort York-Liberty Village has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Fort York Blvd at Lake Shore Blvd W · Pedestrian, seriously injured · May 27, 2023 · 345 m
• Lake Shore Blvd W at Ontario Place Blvd · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · Jul 4, 2022 · 156 m
• Manitoba Dr at Canada Blvd · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Sep 18, 2021 · 372 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.

03Getting around from 785 Lake Shore Blvd W

The nearest subway station is St Andrew Station (Line 1), 2.6 km away. Within a 5‑minute walk there are 5 TTC stops served by the 511 and 509 streetcars and the 29 bus, with about 889 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Exhibition GO, 0.8 km away, with 74 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.

Charging and bike parking

• EV charging: 45 Abell St
  City-run (Green P): 12 Level 2, 4 fast ports. Next: 1051 Queen Street W, 1.5 km.1.5 km

City of Toronto: City-operated EV charging stations (private chargers aren’t included); indoor bike stations, shown within 1.5 km.

04Schools and child care near 785 Lake Shore Blvd W

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): 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).

05Parks, trees and libraries near 785 Lake Shore Blvd W

There are 3 parks within 500 m. The nearest pool is Stanley Park South-Toronto, 999 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Toronto Inukshuk Park · 789 Lake Shore Blvd W · 72 m
• Coronation Park-Toronto · ball diamond, dog off-leash area, picnic site, washroom · 711 Lake Shore Blvd W · 331 m
• The Gore · 701 Fleet St · 342 m
• June Callwood Park · playground · 636 Fleet St · 582 m
• Garrison Common · 100 Garrison Rd · 636 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

• New Park at The Gore
  A new 4,200 m² park is coming to The Gore at 701 Fleet St, at the corner of Fort York Boulevard and Lakeshore Boulevard West, as part of the proposed development of a high-performance facility for both the Toronto Tempo and community use.In progress · 350 m
• New Park at 10 Ordnance Street
  A new park is coming to 10 Ordnance Street. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 705 m
• New Park at 801 Wellington Street West
  A new park is coming to 801 Wellington St. W. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 890 m
• New Park at 34 Hanna Avenue
  A new 4,900 m² park is coming to 34 Hanna Ave. – currently a parking lot at the southeast corner of Hanna Avenue and Liberty Street.In progress · 1.0 km
• New Parkette at 1071 King Street West
  A new parkette is coming to 1071 King St. W. as part of a mixed-use development project at King Street West and Douro Street.In progress · 1.1 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.

06The building at 785 Lake Shore Blvd W

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 785 Lake Shore Blvd W.

The lot

Green roof and solar permits

No green roof or solar hot water permits at this address. Within 500 m: 1 with a green roof.

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

07What can be built at 785 Lake Shore Blvd W

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.

08Around 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.

Main street business area

CityPlace and Fort York BIA, about 130 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, 5,718 service requests came from postal area M6K, which includes 785 Lake Shore Blvd W. 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.

09Risks and environment at 785 Lake Shore Blvd W

TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.

10The neighbourhood: Fort York-Liberty Village

Fort York-Liberty Village had 19,915 residents in 2021. The median household income was $94,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 53% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 44% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 24% of workers commuted by transit and 20% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Spanish (3.2%), Mandarin (2.7%) and Cantonese (2.2%). 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.