8 Richmond St E

01What’s planned near 8 Richmond St E

9 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): nine in progress. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at 97% of Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   71-storey building · 565 homes and shops

   15 Richmond St E · 34 m away

   Site 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.

   Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a 71-storey mixed-use building containing 126 square metres of retail space on the ground floor and 565 residential dwelling units above.

   File 22 204562 STE 13 SA · submitted Sep 16, 2022 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   71-storey building · 565 homes and shops

   15 Richmond St E · 34 m away

   Rezoning: 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.

   Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a 71-storey mixed-use building containing 126 square metres of retail space on the ground floor and 565 residential dwelling units above.

   File 22 204563 STE 13 OZ · submitted Sep 16, 2022 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   6-storey building with shops

   56 Bond St and 1 more address · 96 m away

   Site 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 Approval for a 6-storey school having a non-residential gross floor area of 7230 square metres.

   All 2 addresses

   56 Bond St · 66 Bond St

   File 21 243769 STE 13 SA · submitted Dec 1, 2021 · City record and how to comment

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 Richmond St E

Police recorded 590 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses. The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.

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 Downtown Yonge East

03Getting around from 8 Richmond St E

The nearest subway station is Queen Station (Line 1), about a 2‑minute walk (0.1 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 22 TTC stops served by the 504, 501 and 503 streetcars and the 97 and 19 buses, with about 4,289 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 0.8 km away, with 354 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 Richmond St E

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: Keystone International Schools. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): four licensed child care centres and no EarlyON centres.

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

05The building at 8 Richmond St E

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 8 Richmond St E.

06Around the block

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 Richmond St E

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.

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.