8 Dovercourt Rd

01What’s planned near 8 Dovercourt Rd

3 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk), all in progress. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   Site plan

   99 Sudbury St · 88 m away

   Site plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building

   359 m² of floor space

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2023. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Construction of the King-Liberty SmartTrack station, including three station entrances outside the rail corridor, two pedestrian bridges and an island platform to serve Kitchener Corridor tracks inside the rail corridor

   File 23 224338 STE 09 SA · submitted Nov 9, 2023 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   29-storey building

   1117 Queen St W · 191 m away

   Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built

   272 homes17,383 m² of floor space

   It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.

   Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 29-storey mixed use building and retains the existing 2-storey Postal Station C building in its entirety. The proposal comprises a total gross floor area of 17,384 square metres,…

   Public notice · Feb 2, 2024Notice of Application Under the Planning Act - 1117 Queen Street West. Read the notice, which explains any meeting or appeal dates.

   File 23 210259 STE 09 OZ · submitted Oct 3, 2023 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   3-storey building · 4 homes and shops

   26 Ossington Ave · 220 m away

   Site plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building

   4 homes791 m² of floor space

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2019. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Site Plan Application to permit a 3-storey mixed use building containing 4 residential units and retail at grade.

   File 19 121813 STE 10 SA · submitted Mar 5, 2019 · City record and how to comment

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.

02Street work near 8 Dovercourt Rd

2 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road repairs on Snooker St, Hanna Ave to Atlantic Ave, 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 8 Dovercourt Rd

Police recorded 162 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 96% of Toronto addresses. 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 Little Portugal

Traffic safety

4 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 involved pedestrians and 1 involved cyclists. Most were on Queen St W and Ossington Ave. Little Portugal has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Queen St W at Ossington Ave · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · Aug 3, 2026 · 460 m
• Queen St W at Dufferin St · Cyclist, seriously injured · Aug 24, 2023 · 488 m
• Queen St W at Dovercourt Rd · Driver, seriously injured · Jul 12, 2023 · 211 m
• 1100 Queen St W · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Nov 25, 2022 · 202 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 8 Dovercourt Rd

The nearest subway station is Ossington Station (Line 2), 2.3 km away. Within a 5‑minute walk there are 9 TTC stops served by the 504, 503 and 501 streetcars and the 63 bus, with about 4,466 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Exhibition GO, 0.7 km away, with 74 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: 45 Abell St
  City-run (Green P): 12 Level 2, 4 fast ports. Next: 1051 Queen Street W, 266 m.148 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 8 Dovercourt 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: Discovering Minds Montessori School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): four licensed child care centres and one EarlyON centre.

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

06Parks, trees and libraries near 8 Dovercourt Rd

There are 7 parks, 5 playgrounds and 1 community centre within 500 m. The nearest pool is Trinity Community Recreation Centre, 760 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Lisgar Park · playground · 60 Lisgar St · 177 m
• Paul E. Garfinkel Park · 1071 Queen St W · 198 m
• Lamport Stadium · sports field, washroom · 1155 King St W · 314 m
• Lamport Stadium Park · outdoor ping pong/table tennis, playground · 1155 King St W · 337 m
• Rita Cox Park · playground · 14 Machells Ave · 344 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

• Allan A. Lamport Stadium Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Allan A. Lamport Stadium Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city.In progress · 314 m
• New Parkette at 1071 King Street West
  A new parkette is coming to 1071 King St. W. as part of a mixed-use development project at King Street West and Douro Street.In progress · 401 m
• New Park at 34 Hanna Avenue
  A new 4,900 m² park is coming to 34 Hanna Ave. – currently a parking lot at the southeast corner of Hanna Avenue and Liberty Street.In progress · 446 m
• Trinity Bellwoods Park Access & Circulation Study
  The City is conducting an access and circulation study to assess Trinity Bellwoods Park's pathways and entrances, aiming to improve functionality, connectivity, accessibility and the overall experience of navigating the park.In progress · 770 m
• Trinity Bellwoods Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Trinity Bellwoods Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city.In progress · 773 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 8 Dovercourt Rd

There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 8 Dovercourt Rd. Here is what the City does have.

The lot

Green roof and solar permits

No green roof or solar hot water permits at this address. Within 500 m: 19 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 8 Dovercourt Rd

This lot isn’t covered by the citywide zoning by-law (569-2013). It is still under a former municipal by-law from before amalgamation, which the City’s map shows in grey.

Special areas

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.

Traffic on your street

City of Toronto Transportation Services: speed, volume and classification counts since 2016.

Parking tickets on this block

86 tickets in 2025 on Dovercourt Rd between numbers 0 and 58: 35 for parking without a permit, 18 for parking at prohibited times.

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

Main street business area

West Queen West BIA, about 70 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, 8,487 service requests came from postal area M6J, which includes 8 Dovercourt 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 8 Dovercourt 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: Little Portugal

Little Portugal had 15,485 residents in 2021. The median household income was $86,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 57% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 44% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 29% of workers commuted by transit and 26% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Portuguese (12.0%), Cantonese (3.8%) and Spanish (3.0%). 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.