8 Colborne St
8 Colborne St is in Downtown Yonge East. It's outside TRCA flood hazard areas and there are 15 planning applications nearby (ten under review, five approved).
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- No fire code violations in open inspections.
- Outside TRCA flood hazard areas.
- 15 planning applications within 250 m: ten under review, five approved.
01What’s planned near 8 Colborne St
15 active planning applications within 250 m (about a 3-minute walk): ten under review, five approved. That's more than at 9 in 10 Toronto addresses.
In progress
- 1Site Plan23 Toronto St · 63 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 Control application to permit a 80 storey mixed use building containing 816 residential dwelling units, 1,599 square metres of retail space, 2,620 square metres of office, and 49 car parking spaces.File 23 138419 STE 13 SA · submitted Apr 26, 2023 · City record and how to comment - 2Site Plan15 Toronto St · 81 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 Control application proposes to permit a 56-storey mixed use building containing 394 residential dwelling units, 148 square metres of retail space, and 0 car parking spaces.File 22 185153 STE 13 SA · submitted Aug 3, 2022 · City record and how to comment - 3Official Plan / Rezoning59 Adelaide St E and 3 more addresses · 107 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a new 63-storey mixed-use building, containing approximately 370 dwelling units.File 25 259679 STE 13 OZ · submitted Nov 28, 2025 · City record and how to commentAll 4 addresses
59 Adelaide St E · 61 Adelaide St E · 63 Adelaide St E · 65 Adelaide St E
Decided recently
- 6Condominium114 Church St and 2 more addresses · 168 m awayCondominium: a request to divide a building into condominium units
It has been approved.
Standard condominium application to create 592 residential units within a 48-storey mixed-use building. There will be 4 levels of below grade parking.File 25 124489 STE 13 CD · submitted Mar 4, 2025 · City record and how to commentAll 3 addresses
114 Church St · 59 Richmond St E · 120 Church St
- 7Official Plan / Rezoning3 King St E and 1 more address · 190 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
City Council approved it.
Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment application to permit converting the existing office uses in the 15-storey designated heritage building to residential uses on levels 2 to 15, infilling the southeast corner of the building and…File 22 203450 STE 13 OZ · submitted Sep 14, 2022 · City record and how to commentAll 2 addresses
3 King St E · 1 King St E
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 Colborne St
Police recorded 495 major crimes within 500 m from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: 344 assaults, 77 break-ins, 44 thefts over $5,000, 23 robberies and 7 car thefts. Per resident, in Downtown Yonge East 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.
| Major crime | Near this addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | Downtown Yonge Eastper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 344 | 2,361 | 768Downtown Yonge East is higher |
| Break-ins | 77 | 275 | 190Downtown Yonge East is higher |
| Car thefts | 7 | 76 | 225Downtown Yonge East is lower |
| Robberies | 23 | 143 | 79Downtown Yonge East is higher |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 44 | 100 | 61Downtown Yonge East is higher |
Thick bar: Downtown Yonge East. Thin grey bar: Toronto. Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Downtown Yonge East
03Getting around from 8 Colborne St
The nearest subway station is King Station (Line 1), about a 1-minute walk (0.1 km). Within a 5-minute walk there are 30 TTC stops served by routes 504, 503, 501, 114 and 19, with about 6,236 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 1 min walk
Nearest stop: King St West at Yonge St East Side - King Station.
Nearest stop: Yonge St at King St East - King Station.
Nearest stop: Yonge St at Wellington St West.
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 families near 8 Colborne St
These are the closest public and Catholic schools by distance. They may not be the schools assigned to this address: school boards set their own attendance areas, so check with the Toronto District School Board or Toronto Catholic District School Board.
Share of students meeting the provincial standard; the red tick is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: Keystone International Schools. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6-minute walk): three licensed child care centres, no EarlyON centres, 13 privately owned public spaces and one shelter or respite site.
104 Yonge St · 64 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program
161 Bay St · 52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
4 Market St · 40 spaces · infant, toddler · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
Combined 850 m2 plaza with landscaping and seating.
A 1,600 m2 urban plaza / courtyard designed by the architect I.M. Pei, with a water feature and seating. "Tembo, Mother of Elephants" by the artist Derrick Step
A plaza with landscaping and seating.
Garden Court is a 1,300 m2 urban parkette at Bay Street and Front Street with seating and a landscaped public art feature designed by Scott Burton.
67 Adelaide St E · Women · 2 beds
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, POPS, and Daily Shelter Occupancy (Nov 6, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.
05The building at 8 Colborne St
Source: Residential Fire Inspection Results · last opened Nov 12, 2025
Source: Building Construction/Demolition Violations
0 building permits in the last 5 years. Permits show work the City approved; they don't show work done without a permit.
Source: Building Permits · 6 on record
It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register.
Source: Heritage Register
Permit history: 5 projects from 6 permits
- Sign Building Permit Related · completed Oct 20, 2022
To erect and display one illuminated wall sign.****HOTEL COSMOPOLITAN**** · Permit 19 239607 - Balcony/Guard Repairs · inspection · issued Nov 21, 2018
Proposed intallation of new guards on rooftime surrounding mechanical area for an existing apratment building. · Permit 18 257009 - Interior Alterations · completed Feb 12, 2019
Proposal for interior alteration below grade installing new demising wall creating new storage rooms with heating ventilation and sprinklers. · Permit 17 263335 - Interior Alterations · inspection · issued Oct 16, 2015
Proposal for interior alterations to residential suites on the 25th floor . Scope of work includes removing a partition wall to combine suites 2501 and 2502. Plumbing fixtures in kitchen to be capped. · 2 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 15 224050 - Addition, interior renovation and more · inspection · issued Dec 29, 2005
HVAC - Make interior alterations and build addition for restaurant purposes. See: C. of A. Dec. - Multiple Projects · Permit 05 194204
06Around the block
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 2).
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
Restaurant or bar, Take-out or food shop, Take-out or food shop, and 1 more.
All new business licences nearby (4)
- Restaurant or bar · 83 Yonge St · 120 m · licensed Oct 9, 2026
- Take-out or food shop · 100 Yonge St · 165 m · licensed Aug 29, 2026
- Take-out or food shop · 40 King St W · 220 m · licensed Sep 19, 2026
- Take-out or food shop · 40 King St W · 220 m · licensed Sep 4, 2026
Source: Short Term Rentals Registration, Multi-Tenant (Rooming) House Licences, and Business Licences and Permits (storefront types; owners’ personal names are never shown).
07Risks and environment at 8 Colborne 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 M5E, 0 of 6 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 · 6 tests, Sep 8, 2017 to Jun 29, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 3.4 km away, measured 3:00 PM EST Sunday 8 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: Downtown Yonge East
Downtown Yonge East had 17,700 residents in 2021. The median household income was $69,500, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 64% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 49% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 27% of workers commuted by transit and 43% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (8.0%), Cantonese (3.7%) and Spanish (3.0%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.
In October 2025, the average rent for a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building in the former City of Toronto was $2,457, up 6% from a year earlier. Across Toronto: $2,055. 3.2% of these apartments were vacant. These are averages paid by all tenants, including long-term ones, across a large area; new listings usually cost more.
| Average rent, October 2025 | Former City of Toronto | Change in a year | City of 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. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.
How Downtown Yonge East compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →09Quick answers about 8 Colborne St
Is 8 Colborne St 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 8, 2026.
Does 8 Colborne St have open fire code violations?
No. The City's fire inspection records show no violations in open inspections. Source: Residential Fire Inspection Results, as of Nov 8, 2026.
What is being built near 8 Colborne St?
There are 15 active planning applications within 250 metres (ten under review, five approved). The closest is at 23 Toronto St, 63 m away. Source: Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 8, 2026.
Has 8 Colborne St been renovated?
Yes. The City has 6 building permits on record, 0 in the last 5 years. Source: Building Permits, as of Nov 8, 2026.
Is 8 Colborne St a heritage property?
No. It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register. Source: Heritage Register, as of Nov 8, 2026.
How far is 8 Colborne St from the subway?
The nearest station is King Station (Line 1), 0.1 km away (about a 1-minute walk). 30 TTC stops are within a 5-minute walk. Source: TTC and GO Transit schedules, as of Nov 8, 2026.
What schools are near 8 Colborne St?
The closest are St Michael Catholic School, St Michael's Choir (Jr) School and St Michael's Choir (Sr) School. These may not be the assigned schools; check with the school board. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education school information, as of Nov 8, 2026.
How much crime is there near 8 Colborne St?
Police recorded 495 major crimes within 500 m from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: 344 assaults, 77 break-ins, 44 thefts over $5,000, 23 robberies and 7 car thefts. Per resident, in Downtown Yonge East 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 8, 2026.
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