8 Elsfield Rd
8 Elsfield Rd is in Stonegate-Queensway. There are 3 planning proposals within 250 m, including a 29‑storey building with 423 homes and shops (under appeal). Royal York Station is a 2‑minute walk.
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- A 29-storey building with 423 homes and shops is under appeal, 193 m away (2943 A Bloor St W and 6 more addresses).
- Royal York Station (Line 2) is about a 2-minute walk.
- The nearest elementary school is Sunnylea Junior School, 577 m away.
- Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
01What’s planned near 8 Elsfield Rd
3 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): three in progress. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 1).
In progress
- 17-storey building with shops2947 A Bloor St W and 5 more addresses · 176 m awayRezoning: 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.
Proposed development of a 7 storey mixed use building, comprised of residential amenity and retail uses at grade and six storeys of residential.File 22 139459 WET 03 OZ · submitted Apr 28, 2022 · City record and how to commentAll 6 addresses
2947 A Bloor St W · 2947 Bloor St W · 2951 Bloor St W · 2955-2961 Bloor St W · 2969 Bloor St W · 2961 X Bloor St W
- 26-storey building with shops2955-2961 Bloor St W · 178 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.
INACTIVE Proposed 6-storey, mixed-use building with a 7th storey mechanical penthouse and amenity area. A total of 717 m2 of retail space is proposed at grade with 86 residential (rental) units above.File 15 199682 WET 05 SA · submitted Jul 30, 2015 - 329-storey building · 423 homes and shops2943 A Bloor St W and 6 more addresses · 193 m awayRezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.
Proposes to construct a new 29-storey mixed-use building, containing 423 dwelling units, including 7 rental replacement units, and a total of 26,114 sq. m of gross floor area (GFA), including 1,024 sq. m of non-residential GFA, resulting…File 25 208823 WET 03 OZ · submitted Aug 12, 2025 · City record and how to commentAll 7 addresses
2943 A Bloor St W · 2915-2917 Bloor St W · 2915 Bloor St W · 2917 Bloor St W · 2939 Bloor St W · 2941-2943 Bloor St W · 2943 Bloor St W
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 Elsfield Rd
Police recorded 35 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 | Stonegate-Queenswayper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 15 | 466 | 768Stonegate-Queensway is lower |
| Break-ins | 11 | 218 | 190Stonegate-Queensway is about the same |
| Car thefts | 7 | 194 | 225Stonegate-Queensway is about the same |
| Robberies | 1 | 41 | 79Stonegate-Queensway is lower |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 1 | 68 | 61Stonegate-Queensway is about the same |
Thick bar: Stonegate-Queensway. 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 Stonegate-Queensway
03Getting around from 8 Elsfield Rd
The nearest subway station is Royal York Station (Line 2), about a 2‑minute walk (0.1 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 12 TTC stops served by routes 76, 66, 73, 15 and 149, with about 2,592 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Kipling GO, 2.5 km away, with 20 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 2 · about 2 min walk
Nearest stop: Royal York Rd at Bloor St West, plus 2 more stops for these routes within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Bloor St West at Royal York Rd.
Nearest stop: Royal York Station, plus 1 more stop for these routes within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Prince Edward Dr South at Bloor St West South Side.
Source: GO Transit · 20 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 Elsfield Rd
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.
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. Private schools within 1 km: The Learning Common. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): one licensed child care centre, no EarlyON centres, no privately owned public spaces and no shelters or respite sites.
2850 Bloor St W · 32 spaces · preschool
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 8 Elsfield Rd
No building permits, building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registration are on record for this address. About 9 in 10 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.
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 Elsfield Rd
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 M8Y, 1 of 153 home tap-water samples (0.7%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M8Y is lower than the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 4 samples here (2.6%) 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 · 153 tests, May 21, 2014 to Aug 18, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto West station, 9.1 km away, measured 6:00 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: Stonegate-Queensway
Stonegate-Queensway had 25,650 residents in 2021. The median household income was $104,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 37% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 40% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 19% of workers commuted by transit and 7% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Polish (4.9%), Ukrainian (3.9%) and Russian (2.4%). 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 Etobicoke was $2,031, up 4% from a year earlier. Across Toronto: $2,055. 2.1% 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 | Etobicoke | Change in a year | Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,533 | +4% | $1,499 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,700 | +2% | $1,763 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,031 | +4% | $2,055 |
| 3 bedrooms or more | $2,438 | +14% | $2,361 |
Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, Etobicoke. CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.
How Stonegate-Queensway compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/8-elsfield-rd#sec-history
