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My Address in Toronto · 7B Sylvan Ave, Toronto · Data as of Nov 9, 2026
Address report · Ward 9 Davenport

7B Sylvan Ave

7B Sylvan Ave is in Dufferin Grove. There is 1 planning proposal within 250 m. Dufferin Station is a 11‑minute walk.

Data as of Nov 9, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Key findings
  • 1 planning proposal within 250 m: one in progress.
  • Assaults, break-ins, robberies and thefts over $5,000 in Dufferin Grove were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
  • Dufferin Station (Line 2) is about a 11-minute walk.
  • The nearest elementary school is St Helen Catholic School, 534 m away.
  • Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
Planning proposals1within 250 m
Major crimes63within 500 m, 12 months
Nearest transit707 mDufferin station
Dufferin StDovercourt RdCollege StSheridan AveGladstone AveSylvan AveHavelock StLindsey AveDewson StDelaware AveRusholme Rd1Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)Dufferin StCollege StGladstone AveSylvan AveHavelock StDufferin Park AveLindsey AveDewson St1Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)
The red dot is 7B Sylvan Ave. The circle shows 250 metres, about a 3-minute walk. Numbers match the proposals in section 01.

01What’s planned near 7B Sylvan Ave

1 planning proposal within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): one in progress. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

  1. 1
    New house
    23 Havelock St · 145 m away
    Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks

    The hearing was postponed. A new date hasn't been published yet.

    To alter the existing two-and-one-half-storey semi-detached dwelling by constructing a front porch staircase. Also, to permit a front yard parking pad, abutting Havelock Street.
    File A1112/22TEY · submitted Oct 12, 2022 · 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 7B Sylvan Ave

Police recorded 63 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 40). The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.

Major crime Near this addresswithin 500 m, last 12 monthsDufferin Grove compared with Torontorate per 100,000 residents, 2025
Assaults47 near this address59% higher1,225 vs 768 per 100,000
Thefts over $5,0000 near this address44% higher88 vs 61 per 100,000
Break-ins9 near this address43% higher270 vs 190 per 100,000
Robberies4 near this address42% higher111 vs 79 per 100,000
Car thefts3 near this address51% lower111 vs 225 per 100,000

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 Dufferin Grove

03Getting around from 7B Sylvan Ave

The nearest subway station is Dufferin Station (Line 2), about a 11‑minute walk (0.7 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 9 TTC stops served by the 506 streetcar and the 29 and 929 buses, with about 2,508 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 1.6 km away, with 68 train stops on a weekday.

Nearest subway station
Dufferin Station 707 m

Source: TTC · Line 2 · about 11 min walk

Buses
29 Dufferin, 929 Dufferin Express 219 m
Nearest stop: Dufferin St at Sylvan Ave North Side, plus 1 more stop for these routes within 250 m.
Streetcar
506 Carlton 252 m
Nearest stop: College St at Havelock St.
Nearest GO train station
Bloor GO 1.6 km

Source: GO Transit · 68 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 7B Sylvan Ave

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).

Elementary schools

Share of Grade 6 students meeting the provincial standard. Toronto: 87% reading, 54% math.

St Helen Catholic School
534 m · TCDSB · grades JK-8 · 215 students
90%above Toronto65%above Toronto
Dewson Street Junior Public School
558 m · TDSB · grades JK-6 · 335 students
89%about the same as Toronto60%above Toronto
Brock Public School
614 m · TDSB · grades JK-8 · 310 students
86%about the same as Toronto79%above Toronto

Secondary schools

Share of students who passed the Grade 10 literacy test on their first try. Toronto: 84%.

St Mary Catholic Academy
311 m · TCDSB · grades 9-12 · 765 students
86%about the same as Toronto
Bloor Collegiate Institute
673 m · TDSB · grades 9-12 · 820 students
95%above Toronto

The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: The Orchard Montessori School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three licensed child care centres and no EarlyON centres.

Licensed child care
Westside Montessori School 163 m
57 Sylvan Ave · 35 spaces · toddler, preschool
Licensed child care
Denisa Childcare 269 m
1065 College St · 30 spaces · toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program
Licensed child care
West End Junior Y Day Care (Ymca) 427 m
931 College St · 70 spaces · toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies

Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, and ChildCareSafe (Toronto Public Health inspections).

05The building at 7B Sylvan Ave

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 7B Sylvan Ave.

06Around the block

Short-term rentals5registered within 250 m

Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 2).

Licensed rooming houses1within 250 m

Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.

New storefront businesses9licensed in Dufferin Grove, last 90 days

The Henderson (restaurant or bar), Bsmt 254 (entertainment venue), Kao Kang (Dufferin Mall) (take-out or food shop), and 6 more.

Public spaces (POPS)0privately owned, open to the public, within 500 m
Shelters and respite sites1within 500 m

Fred Victor Centre Fatima House (267 m).

All new business licences in Dufferin Grove (9)
  • The Henderson · Restaurant or bar · 128A Sterling Rd · 1194 m · licensed Nov 6, 2026
  • Bsmt 254 · Entertainment venue · 252-254 Lansdowne Ave · 888 m · licensed Oct 23, 2026
  • Kao Kang (Dufferin Mall) · Take-out or food shop · 900 Dufferin St · 384 m · licensed Oct 21, 2026
  • The Pasta Pot · Take-out or food shop · 252-254 Lansdowne Ave · 888 m · licensed Oct 6, 2026
  • Good Mood Hair Shop · Salon or personal services · 1267 Bloor St W · 972 m · licensed Oct 6, 2026
  • Ubba's+Sons · Restaurant or bar · 1144 College St · 385 m · licensed Sep 22, 2026
  • Don House · Take-out or food shop · 256 Lansdowne Ave · 886 m · licensed Sep 17, 2026
  • Public Barber Services · Salon or personal services · 1128 College St · 351 m · licensed Sep 10, 2026
  • The Dum Spot · Restaurant or bar · 995 Bloor St W · 645 m · licensed Aug 12, 2026

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 7B Sylvan Ave

Flood and shoreline hazards
Outside This address
TRCA's maps show this address is outside the areas that could flood from rivers in a major storm (TRCA plans for a storm like Hurricane Hazel in 1954) and outside lake shoreline hazards. Basement flooding from overloaded sewers can still happen anywhere in the city.

Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025

Lead in tap-water tests, postal area M6H
2.4% of tests above Ontario's limit Your area · M6H
In postal area M6H, 13 of 538 home tap-water samples (2.4%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M6H is about the same as the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 25 samples here (4.6%) were above it. These are voluntary tests, mostly from older homes, so they don't tell you about this house. Lead comes from old pipes and plumbing, not the City's treatment plants. If your home was built before the mid-1950s, you can get a free test kit by calling 311.

Source: Non Regulated Lead Sample · 538 tests, Jan 6, 2014 to Oct 20, 2026

Air quality now
1 · Low risk Your area
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 3.6 km away, measured 4:00 PM EST Monday 9 November 2026. Forecast high for the next 24 hours: 2 (low risk). The scale runs from 1 to 10+; 1 to 3 is low risk.

Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · hourly

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: Dufferin Grove

Dufferin Grove had 11,215 residents in 2021. The median household income was $78,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 58% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 43% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 28% of workers commuted by transit and 23% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Portuguese (10.5%), Spanish (4.0%) and Cantonese (3.4%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Residents (2021)11,215Dufferin Grove
Median household income$78,000typical neighbourhood $85,000
Households that rent59%typical neighbourhood 46%
Commute by transit28%typical neighbourhood 26%

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.

Average rent, October 2025Central TorontoChange in a yearToronto
Studio$1,526+2%$1,499
1 bedroom$1,914+4%$1,763
2 bedrooms$2,457+6%$2,055
3 bedrooms or more$3,1950%$2,361

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.

How Dufferin Grove compares with the rest of Toronto →

09Quick answers about 7B Sylvan Ave

What is being built near 7B Sylvan Ave?

There is 1 planning proposal within 250 metres (one in progress). The closest is at 23 Havelock St, 145 m away. Source: Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 9, 2026.

Is the area around 7B Sylvan Ave safe?

Police recorded 63 major crimes within 500 m from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: 47 assaults, 9 break-ins, 4 robberies and 3 car thefts. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 40). Per resident, in Dufferin Grove in 2025, assaults, break-ins, robberies and thefts over $5,000 were above the Toronto rate; car thefts were below it. Police place each incident at the nearest intersection, so these figures describe the area, not this address. Source: Toronto Police Service, as of Nov 9, 2026.

How do you get around from 7B Sylvan Ave?

The nearest subway station is Dufferin Station (Line 2), 0.7 km away (about a 11-minute walk). Nearby: the 29 Dufferin and 929 Dufferin Express buses (stop at Dufferin St and Sylvan Ave North Side, 219 m); the 506 Carlton streetcar (stop at College St and Havelock St, 252 m). Source: TTC and GO Transit schedules, as of Nov 9, 2026.

What schools are near 7B Sylvan Ave?

The closest are St Helen Catholic School, Dewson Street Junior Public School and St Mary Catholic Academy. These may not be the assigned schools; check with the school board. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education school information, as of Nov 9, 2026.

What neighbourhood is 7B Sylvan Ave in?

7B Sylvan Ave is in Dufferin Grove, one of the City of Toronto's 158 official neighbourhoods, in Ward 9 Davenport. Dufferin Grove had 11,215 residents in 2021, with a median household income of $78,000. Source: City of Toronto neighbourhoods; 2021 Census, as of Nov 9, 2026.

What is rent like near 7B Sylvan Ave?

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. In October 2025, a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building across central Toronto (the old City of Toronto, before the 1998 amalgamation) averaged $2,457 a month. That's an average across all tenants, including long-term ones; new listings usually cost more. Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey, as of Nov 9, 2026.

Is 7B Sylvan Ave in a flood plain?

No. TRCA maps it outside river flood and lake shoreline hazard areas. Basement flooding from sewers can still happen anywhere. Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025, as of Nov 9, 2026.

Is 7B Sylvan Ave a heritage property?

No. It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register. Source: Heritage Register, as of Nov 9, 2026.

Who is the city councillor for 7B Sylvan Ave?

Alejandra Bravo, councillor for Ward 9 Davenport. Email Councillor_Bravo@toronto.ca or call 416-392-7012. Source: City of Toronto elected officials, as of Nov 9, 2026.

When is garbage day at 7B Sylvan Ave?

Collection is on Thursdays. Green bin goes out every week; garbage and recycling alternate weeks. The next garbage pickup is Nov 19, 2026. Source: Solid Waste Collection Schedule, as of Nov 9, 2026.

Answers are generated from the data on this page and update when the data changes.

Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/7b-sylvan-ave#sec-history

10From the archives

Havelock Street looking north to Dewson Street
1890 · 57 m awayHavelock Street looking north to Dewson StreetCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 376, File 5, Item 65
South west corner of Gladstone Avenue and Sylvan Avenue
1915 · 94 m awaySouth west corner of Gladstone Avenue and Sylvan AvenueCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 84, Item 165
Dufferin Grove : showing corner Sylvan Ave and Dufferin St
1912 · 217 m awayDufferin Grove : showing corner Sylvan Ave and Dufferin StCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 53, Item 9
Dufferin Street looking north from Muir Avenue
1951 · 220 m awayDufferin Street looking north from Muir AvenueCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 58, Item 2141

Photo locations are matched from each photo’s title against City street and address data, so some may be off. Report a wrong location

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