796 Davenport Rd

01What’s planned near 796 Davenport Rd

No planning proposals in progress or recently decided within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk).

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

• Animal Justice Holiday Party Fundraiser · 601 Christie St
  Amplified soundFri, Dec 4 · 6 to 10:30 pm
  596 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 796 Davenport Rd

9 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Austin Cres, near Austin Ter, Q2 to Q4 2027.

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 796 Davenport Rd

Police recorded 48 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 Wychwood

Traffic safety

3 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 2 involved pedestrians. Most were on Davenport Rd and Christie St. Wychwood has fewer of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Christie St at Davenport Rd · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jul 3, 2025 · 433 m
• Vaughan Rd at Bathurst St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jun 22, 2025 · 483 m
• Davenport Rd at Dartnell Ave · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · Oct 11, 2023 · 467 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 796 Davenport Rd

The nearest subway station is St Clair West Station (Line 1), about a 14‑minute walk (0.9 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 8 TTC stops served by the 7 and 127 buses, with about 997 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 3.4 km away, with 68 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: 580 Christie St
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 273 Christie St, 727 m.607 m

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 796 Davenport Rd

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: Waldorf Academy Elementary School, St Michael'S College School, Royal St Georges College School - Advancement. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): two 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 796 Davenport Rd

There are 2 parks, 1 playground and 1 community centre within 500 m. The nearest pool is Hillcrest Community Centre, 302 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• The Tollkeeper's Park · 750 Davenport Rd · 100 m
• Hillcrest Community Centre · wi-fi · 1339 Bathurst St · 302 m
• Cawthra Playground · outdoor ping pong/table tennis, playground · 355 Albany Ave · 341 m
• Hillcrest Park · basketball court, dog off-leash area, outdoor ping pong/table tennis, picnic site · 950 Davenport Rd · 534 m
• Wychwood Barns Park · dog off-leash area, outdoor ping pong/table tennis, picnic site, playground · 76 Wychwood Ave · 553 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

• Wychwood Barns Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground at Wychwood Barns. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.Complete · 517 m
• Wychwood Barns Park – Barn 5 Repairs
  The City is making repairs to Barn 5 at Wychwood Barns Park that will address poor conditions at the exterior of the building.In progress · 521 m
• Frankel Lambert Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Frankel Lambert Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city.In progress · 589 m
• New Parks Near Bathurst Street & St. Clair Avenue West
  Three new parks are coming to the neighbourhood around Bathurst and St. Clair to meet the needs of the growing community. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 728 m
• New Parks Near Bathurst Street & St. Clair Avenue West
  A new park is coming as part of a residential development. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 805 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 796 Davenport Rd

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 796 Davenport Rd.

The lot

Green roof and solar permits

No green roof or solar hot water permits at this address. Within 500 m: 3 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 796 Davenport Rd

RD (Residential Detached) zoning allows detached houses. The numbers below are the main limits; the full rules depend on the lot.

Not inside a heritage conservation district, major transit station area, secondary plan or area of archaeological potential.

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.

Parking tickets on this block

26 tickets in 2025 on Davenport Rd between numbers 746 and 846: 23 for parking without a permit, 1 for standing where it’s not allowed.

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

Main street business area

Dupont by the Castle BIA, about 350 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, 9,258 service requests came from postal area M6G, which includes 796 Davenport Rd. 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 796 Davenport Rd

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: Wychwood

Wychwood had 12,800 residents in 2021. The median household income was $86,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 50% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 38% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 30% of workers commuted by transit and 18% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Portuguese (4.5%), Spanish (3.6%) and Italian (3.3%). 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.