8 Oak Park Ave

01What’s planned near 8 Oak Park Ave

2 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk), both decided recently. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

Decided recently

1. 1
   Add a storey

   72 Keystone Ave · 138 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks

   The hearing was postponed. A new date hasn't been published yet.

   To alter the existing two-storey semi-detached dwelling by constructing a front three-storey addition, a new front porch with canopy, a rear two-storey addition, a partial third storey addition with a rear balcony (above the rear…

   File A0256/26TEY · submitted Mar 31, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   Garden suite

   69 Oak Park Ave · 220 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks

   The hearing was postponed. A new date hasn't been published yet.

   To construct a one-storey ancillary building (containing one garden suite) with a basement level, a front (west) ground floor porch with stairs, a front (west) basement window well, and a side (north) ground floor juliet balcony. There…

   File A0395/25TEY · submitted May 27, 2025 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

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 Oak Park Ave

5 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on King Edward Ave, Gledhill Ave to Burrell 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 Oak Park Ave

Police recorded 80 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 39). 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 East End-Danforth

Traffic safety

10 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 3 involved pedestrians, 3 involved cyclists and 1 was fatal. Most were on Danforth Ave and Main St. East End-Danforth has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Danforth Ave at Amroth Ave · Cyclist, seriously injured · Apr 13, 2026 · 351 m
• N/B Don Valley Pkwy at 401 Hwy · Driver, seriously injured · Sep 16, 2025 · 189 m
• Main St at Danforth Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jul 7, 2025 · 486 m
• Danforth Ave at Main St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Mar 5, 2025 · 462 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 Oak Park Ave

The nearest subway station is Woodbine Station (Line 2), about a 7‑minute walk (0.4 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 4 TTC stops served by the 92, 91 and 93 buses, with about 533 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Danforth GO, 0.6 km away, with 88 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: 216 Oakcrest Ave
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 543 Strathmore Blvd, 520 m.356 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 Oak Park 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).

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): five 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 Oak Park Ave

There are 5 parks, 3 playgrounds and 1 community centre within 500 m. The nearest pool is Main Square Community Recreation Centre, 647 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Terry Fox Community Centre · 2 Gledhill Ave · 122 m
• Stephenson Park · ball diamond, firepit, outdoor ping pong/table tennis, pickleball court · 61 Stephenson Ave · 375 m
• Gledhill Park · playground · 125 Gledhill Ave · 411 m
• Stanley G. Grizzle Park · playground · 21 Chisholm Ave · 435 m
• Gene Domagala Park · 144 Stephenson Ave · 437 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

• New Park at 90 Eastdale Avenue
  A new 2,100m2 park is coming to 90 Eastdale Ave. as part of a new residential development project near Danforth Avenue and Dawes Road.Complete · 953 m
• Bob Acton Park Improvements
  The City is improving Bob Acton Park and adding a new playground! Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 1.2 km
• Taylor Massey Creek Park Planning
  A planning process for Taylor Massey Creek was approved by Parks and Environment Committee on June 2, 2015, and City Council on July 7, 2015.In progress · 1.3 km
• Dentonia Park Splash Pad Improvements
  The City is improving the splash pad in Dentonia Park with the help of community feedback.Complete · 1.4 km

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 Oak Park Ave

There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 8 Oak Park Ave. 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: 3 with a green roof and 3 with solar hot water.

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

08What can be built at 8 Oak Park Ave

R (Residential) zoning allows houses, townhouses and some low-rise apartment buildings, depending on the lot. The numbers below are the main limits; the full rules depend on the lot.

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

There’s no recent count on this street. The nearest, on a similar street:

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

Parking tickets on this block

26 tickets in 2025 on Oak Park Ave between numbers 0 and 58: 19 for parking at prohibited times, 3 for parking without a permit.

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

Main street business area

Danforth Mosaic BIA, about 20 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, 9,402 service requests came from postal area M4C, which includes 8 Oak Park Ave. 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 Oak Park Ave

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: East End-Danforth

East End Danforth had 21,840 residents in 2021. The median household income was $90,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 45% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 37% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 30% of workers commuted by transit and 14% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Cantonese (2.1%), Spanish (1.9%) and Urdu (1.3%). 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.