8 Colonial Ave
8 Colonial Ave is in Cliffcrest. There are no planning proposals in progress within 250 m.
Data as of Nov 9, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- Robberies in Cliffcrest were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
- Bus 9 stop 167 m away; the nearest subway is 2.4 km.
- The nearest elementary school is Bliss Carman Senior Public School, 722 m away.
- Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
01What’s planned near 8 Colonial Ave
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 is listed once. Decided: development files submitted in the last 4 years; Committee of Adjustment decisions in the last 2 years.
02Safety near 8 Colonial Ave
Police recorded 23 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 addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | Cliffcrestper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 5 | 804 | 768Cliffcrest is about the same |
| Break-ins | 6 | 188 | 190Cliffcrest is about the same |
| Car thefts | 11 | 272 | 225Cliffcrest is about the same |
| Robberies | 0 | 128 | 79Cliffcrest is higher |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 1 | 39 | 61Cliffcrest is lower |
Thick bar: Cliffcrest. 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 Cliffcrest
03Getting around from 8 Colonial Ave
The nearest subway station is Kennedy Station (Line 2), 2.4 km away. Within a 5‑minute walk there are 4 TTC stops served by the 9 bus, with about 306 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Eglinton GO, 0.6 km away, with 88 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 2 · too far to walk
Nearest stop: McCowan Rd at Bridlegrove Dr North Side, plus 2 more stops for this route within 250 m.
Source: GO Transit · 88 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 Colonial 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.
Grades 7–8 schools
These schools start at Grade 7, after the Grade 6 tests, so they have no Grade 6 results.
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): no licensed child care centres and no EarlyON centres.
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 8 Colonial Ave
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 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.
The Korner Pub & Grill (restaurant or bar), Xpgames (second-hand shop), Upper Beaches Bourbon House (restaurant or bar), and 4 more.
All new business licences in Cliffcrest (7)
- The Korner Pub & Grill · Restaurant or bar · 3045 Kingston Rd · 945 m · licensed Oct 29, 2026
- Xpgames · Second-hand shop · 2877 Kingston Rd · 1341 m · licensed Oct 28, 2026
- Upper Beaches Bourbon House · Restaurant or bar · 3655 St Clair Ave E · 2205 m · licensed Oct 24, 2026
- Brother's Pizza & Chicken Wings · Restaurant or bar · 3110 Kingston Rd · 814 m · licensed Oct 16, 2026
- Daily Deals Grocery · Take-out or food shop · 3750 St Clair Ave E · 1589 m · licensed Oct 14, 2026
- Sultani Carz · Auto repair or garage · 2872 Kingston Rd · 1300 m · licensed Sep 28, 2026
- Mr Chickanto · Restaurant or bar · 2871 Kingston Rd · 1345 m · licensed Sep 14, 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 Colonial Ave
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 M1M, 1 of 78 home tap-water samples (1.3%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M1M is lower than the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 3 samples here (3.8%) 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 · 78 tests, Feb 25, 2014 to Aug 10, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto East station, 2.4 km away, measured 9:00 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: Cliffcrest
Cliffcrest had 16,130 residents in 2021. The median household income was $92,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 37% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 37% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 23% of workers commuted by transit and 4% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Bengali (7.9%), Pilipino, Filipino (2.5%) and Tamil (2.4%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.
Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across Scarborough (the former City of Scarborough), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $1,832 a month in October 2025, up 4% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 2.4%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.
| Average rent, October 2025 | Scarborough | Change in a year | Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,465 | +3% | $1,499 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,617 | +2% | $1,763 |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,832 | +4% | $2,055 |
| 3 bedrooms or more | $1,978 | +6% | $2,361 |
Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, Scarborough (the former City of Scarborough). CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.
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