8 Bay St
8 Bay St is in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands. There are 7 planning proposals within 250 m, including 958 homes (approved). Union Station is a 9‑minute walk.
Data as of Nov 9, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- 958 homes was approved, 196 m away (7 Yonge St).
- Assaults and thefts over $5,000 in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
- Union Station (Line 1) is about a 9-minute walk.
- The nearest elementary school is St Michael Catholic School, 954 m away.
- Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
01What’s planned near 8 Bay St
7 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): six in progress and one decided recently. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at 95% of Toronto addresses.
In progress
- 157-storey building with shops30 Bay St and 1 more address · 128 m awaySite 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.
Site plan application for a proposed 57-storey non-residential building.File 19 261546 STE 10 SA · submitted Dec 16, 2019 · City record and how to commentAll 2 addresses
30 Bay St · 60 Harbour St
- 240-storey building with shops1 Yonge St and 1 more address · 196 m awaySite 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.
Site Plan Approval for Phase 4 & 5 of the One Yonge Development, consisting of two non-residential towers having heights of 22 and 40-storeys, respectively.File 21 245354 STE 10 SA · submitted Dec 6, 2021 · City record and how to commentAll 2 addresses
1 Yonge St · 7 Yonge St
- 3Subdivision1 Yonge St and 1 more address · 196 m awaySubdivision: a request to divide land into new lots and streets
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Draft Plan of Subdivision to create two lots separated by a public road (extension of Harbour Street).File 16 126393 STE 28 SB · submitted Mar 11, 2016 · City record and how to commentAll 2 addresses
1 Yonge St · 7 Yonge St
Decided recently
- 7958 homes7 Yonge St · 196 m awayCondominium: a request to divide a building into condominium units
It has been approved.
Draft Plan of Phased Condominium for 958 residential dwelling units.File 25 125180 STE 10 CD · submitted Mar 5, 2025 · 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.
02Safety near 8 Bay St
Police recorded 213 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 97% of Toronto addresses. The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.
| Major crime | Near this addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islandsper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 128 | 1,060 | 768St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands is higher |
| Break-ins | 49 | 164 | 190St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands is about the same |
| Car thefts | 7 | 25 | 225St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands is lower |
| Robberies | 14 | 96 | 79St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands is about the same |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 15 | 78 | 61St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands is higher |
Thick bar: St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands. Thin grey bar: Toronto. 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands
03Getting around from 8 Bay St
The nearest subway station is Union Station (Line 1), about a 9‑minute walk (0.6 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 9 TTC stops served by the 510 and 509 streetcars and the 114 bus, with about 1,722 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 0.5 km away, with 354 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 1 · about 9 min walk
Nearest stop: Queens Quay/Ferry Docks Station.
Nearest stop: Bay St at Queens Quay West North Side - Jack Layton Ferry Terminal, plus 3 more stops for this route within 250 m.
Source: GO Transit · 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 8 Bay 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).
Elementary schools
Share of Grade 6 students meeting the provincial standard. Toronto: 87% reading, 54% math.
Secondary schools
Share of students who passed the Grade 10 literacy test on their first try. Toronto: 84%.
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): four licensed child care centres and no EarlyON centres.
12 Yonge St · 44 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
15 York St · 96 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · in the $10-a-day program
208 Queens Quay W · 52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 8 Bay St
No building permits, building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registration are on record for this address. About 90% of Toronto addresses also had none in the last 5 years.
06Around the block
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 2).
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
Marcheleo's Marketplace (restaurant or bar), Hair Tv Studio (salon or personal services), South Street Burger (restaurant or bar), and 20 more.
33 Bay Street (163 m), 10 Yonge Street (196 m), 25 Queens Quay East (393 m), and 2 more.
All new business licences in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands (23)
- Marcheleo's Marketplace · Restaurant or bar · 1 Edgewater Dr · 1164 m · licensed Nov 4, 2026
- Hair Tv Studio · Salon or personal services · 145 Front St E · 1160 m · licensed Nov 3, 2026
- South Street Burger · Restaurant or bar · 12 Richardson St · 815 m · licensed Nov 3, 2026
- Roywoods Union · Take-out or food shop · 65 Front St W · 529 m · licensed Nov 2, 2026
- Touche · Salon or personal services · 455 Front St E · 2097 m · licensed Oct 30, 2026
- Arvento Pizza · Take-out or food shop · 25 York St · 408 m · licensed Oct 28, 2026
- Nova Supreme Dry Cleaners · Laundromat or dry cleaner · 140 The Esplanade · 990 m · licensed Oct 26, 2026
- The Second City Theatre Company · Entertainment venue · 1 York St · 271 m · licensed Oct 23, 2026
- Le Meridien Toronto Pinnacle Hotel · Entertainment venue · 1 Yonge St · 261 m · licensed Oct 21, 2026
- Billy's Bodega · Restaurant or bar · 55 Mill St · 1758 m · licensed Oct 21, 2026
- Indigo Park · Parking lot · 141 Bay St · 485 m · licensed Oct 19, 2026
- Epic On the Go · Take-out or food shop · 81 Bay St · 345 m · licensed Oct 7, 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 8 Bay St
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
In postal area M5J, 0 of 15 home tap-water samples (0%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). That's too few samples to compare with the rest of the city. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 0 samples here (0%) 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 · 15 tests, Dec 13, 2014 to Mar 9, 2020
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 4.2 km away, measured 8:00 AM 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: St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands
St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands had 31,285 residents in 2021. The median household income was $87,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 60% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 39% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 22% 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 (5.7%), Spanish (2.8%) and Cantonese (2.8%). 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.
| Average rent, October 2025 | Central Toronto | Change in a year | Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,526 | +2% | $1,499 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,914 | +4% | $1,763 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,457 | +6% | $2,055 |
| 3 bedrooms or more | $3,195 | 0% | $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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/8-bay-st#sec-history
