79 Wellesley St E

01What’s planned near 79 Wellesley St E

18 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): 15 in progress and three decided recently. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   Subdivision

   552 Church St and 6 more addresses · 96 m away

   Subdivision: a request to divide land into new lots and streets

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

   1 block

   All 7 addresses

   552 Church St · 556 Church St · 562 Church St · 570 Church St · 64 Wellesley St E · 66 Wellesley St E · 566 X Church St

   File 21 235904 STE 13 SB · submitted Nov 9, 2021 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   69-storey building · 647 homes

   81 Isabella St · 102 m away

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

   647 homes46,385 m² of floor space

   It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.

   Zoning By-law Amendment for a 69-storey residential building, containing 647 dwelling units, including 48 replacement rental dwelling units.

   Public notice · Jul 25, 2025Notice of Application - Under the Planning Act - 81 and 83 Isabella Street. Read the notice, which explains any meeting or appeal dates.

   File 25 174904 STE 13 OZ · submitted Jun 10, 2025 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   58-storey building · 818 homes and shops

   102 Earl Pl and 10 more addresses · 103 m away

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

   818 homes43,300 m² of floor space

   It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.

   Proposed 58-storey residential building containing 818 dwelling units (including 31 rental replacement units) and 96.8 square metres of retail space on the ground floor.

   All 11 addresses

   102 Earl Pl · 104 Earl Pl · 106 Earl Pl · 108 Earl Pl · 110 Earl Pl · 112 Earl Pl · 114 Earl Pl · 116 Earl Pl · 118 Earl Pl · 120 Earl Pl · 561 Jarvis St

   File 22 185925 STE 13 OZ · submitted Aug 4, 2022 · 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.

Noise permits nearby

• Charles Transformer Station · 83 Charles St E
  Construction · Hydro One NetworksNov 12 to Dec 3 · midnight to midnight
  421 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.

02Street work near 79 Wellesley St E

8 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Church St, Wellesley St E to Monteith St, Q2 2027 to Q4 2028.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Chamber repair at 460 Jarvis St · 145 m · Jun 17, 2026 to Dec 17, 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 79 Wellesley St E

Police recorded 544 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 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 Church-Wellesley

Traffic safety

11 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 8 involved pedestrians and 1 involved cyclists. Most were on Yonge St and Wellesley St E. Church-Wellesley ranks 85th in Toronto for these collisions per resident.

• Yonge St at Maitland St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jun 15, 2026 · 368 m
• Wellesley St E at Yonge St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Dec 9, 2025 · 358 m
• Yonge St at Gloucester St · Passenger, seriously injured · Nov 29, 2025 · 413 m
• Wellesley St E at Jarvis St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jun 5, 2025 · 167 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 79 Wellesley St E

The nearest subway station is Wellesley Station (Line 1), about a 4‑minute walk (0.3 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 7 TTC stops served by the 506 streetcar and the 94 and 97 buses, with about 1,179 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 2.3 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. 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: 9 Wellesley St W
  City-run (Green P): 8 Level 2 ports. Next: 20 Charles St E, 532 m.417 m
• Indoor bike station: City Hall
  Secure parking for 300 bikes.1.5 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 79 Wellesley St E

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: National Ballet School - Maison Staines House & Salle Currie Hall, The Abelard Centre For Education, National Ballet School - Betty Oliphant Theatre, National Ballet School - The Shoe Room, National Ballet School and 4 more. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three licensed child care centres and two 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 79 Wellesley St E

There are 11 parks and 3 playgrounds within 500 m. The nearest pool is Wellesley Community Centre, 511 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Barbara Hall Park · dog off-leash area, playground · 519 Church St · 117 m
• Paul Kane House Parkette · 56 Wellesley St E · 159 m
• Alexander Street Parkette · 16 Alexander St · 324 m
• James Canning Gardens · playground · 15 Gloucester St · 326 m
• Norman Jewison Park · 13 Isabella St · 392 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

• Barbara Hall Park Improvements
  The City is collaborating with the local Church-Wellesley Village community to develop a new vision and Master Plan for Barbara Hall Park.In progress · 115 m
• Barbara Hall Park Off-Leash Area Improvements
  The City is improving the off-leash area in Barbara Hall Park. The new off-leash area will replace the existing one at the southwest corner of the park and will be similar in size.In progress · 115 m
• New Park at 15 Wellesley Street East
  A new park is coming to 15 Wellesley St. E., directly across from the Wellesley subway station.In progress · 286 m
• St. James Town Open Space Redesign
  A new park is coming to St. James Town. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 653 m
• St. James Town West Park Redesign
  The City is improving St. James Town West Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 670 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 79 Wellesley St E

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 79 Wellesley St E.

The lot

Green roof and solar permits

No green roof or solar hot water permits at this address. Within 500 m: 18 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 79 Wellesley St E

CR (Commercial Residential) zoning allows shops and offices on the ground floor with homes above, typical of main streets. 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 8, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.

Traffic on your street

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

Parking tickets on this block

2,125 tickets in 2025 on Wellesley St E between numbers 29 and 129: 1,850 for parking on a boulevard or private property, 257 for stopping where it’s not allowed.

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

Main street business area

Church-Wellesley Village BIA, which includes this address. 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, 3,559 service requests came from postal area M4Y, which includes 79 Wellesley St E. 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 79 Wellesley St E

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: Church-Wellesley

Church-Wellesley had 22,320 residents in 2021. The median household income was $60,400, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 76% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 51% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 33% of workers commuted by transit and 37% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (10.0%), Spanish (3.5%) and Korean (3.1%). 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.