8 Watt Ave

01What’s planned near 8 Watt Ave

10 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): eight in progress and two decided recently. That's more than at 98% of Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   Minor variance

   559 Rogers Rd · 161 m away

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

   The City has received it. A hearing date hasn't been set yet.

   File A0465/25EYK · submitted Nov 17, 2025 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   Minor variance

   559 Rogers Rd · 161 m away

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

   The City has received it. A hearing date hasn't been set yet.

   File A0461/25EYK · submitted Nov 17, 2025 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
3. 3
   Minor variance

   559 Rogers Rd · 161 m away

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

   The City has received it. A hearing date hasn't been set yet.

   File A0462/25EYK · submitted Nov 17, 2025 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

Decided recently

1. 9
   New house

   84 Kersdale Ave · 77 m away

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

   The Committee of Adjustment approved it on Oct 22, 2026.

   To construct a new detached dwelling with an attached garage.

   File A0272/26EYK · submitted Aug 14, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 10
   Addition

   50 A Regent St · 229 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 two-storey addition above the existing building, and a three-storey rear addition. The altered building will be converted into a triplex with an attached garage.

   File A0349/25EYK · submitted Aug 18, 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 is listed once. Decided: development files submitted in the last 4 years; Committee of Adjustment decisions in the last 2 years.

02Street work near 8 Watt Ave

5 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Kane Ave, Old Wes to N Rd | To: Rogers Rd, Q2 to Q4 2026.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Box and Rod repair at 209 Aileen Ave · 175 m · Jun 15, 2026 to Dec 15, 2026
• Toronto Hydro · Ground Rod Installation at 48 Regent St · 238 m · Jun 24, 2026 to Dec 24, 2026

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 Watt Ave

Police recorded 37 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's about typical for Toronto (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 3, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Keelesdale-Eglinton West

Traffic safety

7 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 2 involved pedestrians, 1 involved cyclists and 1 was fatal. Most were on Rogers Rd and Keele St. Keelesdale-Eglinton West ranks 15th in Toronto for these collisions per resident.

• Bicknell Ave at Rogers Rd · Driver, killed · Jun 16, 2024 · 450 m
• Gilpin Ave at Keele St · Driver, seriously injured · Apr 23, 2024 · 296 m
• Old Weston Rd at Rogers Rd · Cyclist, seriously injured · Aug 29, 2023 · 105 m
• Keele St at Rogers Rd · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jun 17, 2023 · 278 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 Watt Ave

The nearest subway station is Keele Station (Line 2), 3.1 km away. Within a 5‑minute walk there are 11 TTC stops served by the 168, 41, 161 and 941 buses, with about 1,894 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Mount Dennis GO, 1.6 km away, with 66 train stops on a weekday.

TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 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: 91 Via Italia
  City-run (Green P): 12 Level 2 ports. Next: 64 Annette St, 2.2 km.2.0 km

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 Watt 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): two 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 Watt Ave

There are 2 parks and 1 playground within 500 m. The nearest pool is York Recreation Centre, 1.2 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Regent Park-Etobicoke · 75 Regent St · 136 m
• Turnberry North Park · playground · 44 Algarve Cres · 403 m
• Silverthorn Parkette · playground · 181 Scott Rd · 578 m
• St. Nicholas of Bari Catholic School · 363 Rogers Rd · 631 m
• Turnberry South Park · playground · 31 Alentejo St · 671 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

• S.A.D.R.A. Park Expansion
  The City is improving S.A.D.R.A. Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 869 m
• New Park at 31 Innes Avenue
  A new park is coming to 31 Innes Ave. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved. This project was previously called New Park at 177 Caledonia Road.In progress · 954 m
• Cayuga Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Cayuga Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city.In progress · 1.1 km
• Prescott Parkette Improvements
  The City is improving Prescott Parkette with new features that will be compatible with the active hydro corridor.In progress · 1.1 km
• New Park at 6 Lloyd Avenue
  A new park is coming to 6 Lloyd Avenue. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 1.2 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 Watt Ave

There are no by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 8 Watt Ave. Here is what the City does have.

The lot

08What can be built at 8 Watt Ave

RM (Residential Multiple Dwelling) zoning allows houses, townhouses and small apartment buildings. 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 8, 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

11 tickets in 2025 on Watt Ave between numbers 0 and 58: 9 for parking at prohibited times, 2 for other parking offences.

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

Main street business area

Rogers Road 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, 6,195 service requests came from postal area M6M, which includes 8 Watt 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 Watt 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: Keelesdale-Eglinton West

Keelesdale-Eglinton West had 11,390 residents in 2021. The median household income was $77,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 41% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 36% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 28% 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 Portuguese (24.6%), Spanish (8.2%) and Italian (4.7%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across York (the former City of York), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $2,067 a month in October 2025, up 2% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 3.3%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, York (the former City of York). CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.