842 Broadview Ave

01What’s planned near 842 Broadview Ave

8 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): five in progress and three decided recently. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at 96% of Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   26-storey building · 310 homes

   954 Broadview Ave and 3 more addresses · 78 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 application to permit the construction of a 26 storey mixed use building with a 4 storey component extending to the rear of the property. There development includes 310 dwelling units, the restoration of a heritage…

   All 4 addresses

   954 Broadview Ave · 956 Broadview Ave · 958 Broadview Ave · 72 Chester Hill Rd

   File 21 249739 STE 14 SA · submitted Dec 17, 2021 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   Site plan

   882 Broadview Ave · 89 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.

   The Application proposes the redevelopment of the site by demolishing the existing rental apartment building on the subject site, which contains six rental dwelling units, and constructing a six storey, mixed use building containing of 20…

   File 23 141989 STE 14 SA · submitted May 5, 2023 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   Laneway suite

   9 Ozark Cres · 139 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 Jun 2, 2021. It has been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB), which will hold its own hearing and make the final decision.

   To construct a two-storey laneway suite to the rear of the existing two-storey semi-detached house.

   File A1059/20TEY · submitted Nov 13, 2020 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

Decided recently

1. 6
   New house

   896 Broadview Ave · 175 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 21, 2026.

   To construct a new six-storey semi-detached apartment building with a ground floor rear integral garage containing one parking space accessed from the abutting laneway), a front (east) basement window well, rear (west) second, third,…

   File A0325/26TEY · submitted Apr 21, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 7
   Split the lot

   898 Broadview Ave · 178 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 21, 2026.

   To alter the existing six-storey semi-detached apartment building (currently under construction) by permitting an increase in floor space index, as a result of a lot conveyance to the abutting property, municipally known as 896 Broadview…

   File A0326/26TEY · submitted Apr 21, 2026 · 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.

02Safety near 842 Broadview Ave

Police recorded 124 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 92% 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 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 Playter Estates-Danforth

03Getting around from 842 Broadview Ave

The nearest subway station is Broadview Station (Line 2), about a 4‑minute walk (0.2 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 11 TTC stops served by the 505 streetcar and the 25, 87, 8 and 62 buses, with about 3,850 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 4.1 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 842 Broadview 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. Private schools within 1 km: Montcrest Elementary School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three 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 842 Broadview Ave

There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 842 Broadview Ave. Here is what the City does have.

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 842 Broadview Ave

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: Playter Estates-Danforth

Playter Estates-Danforth had 7,680 residents in 2021. The median household income was $87,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 52% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 40% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 25% of workers commuted by transit and 22% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Greek (4.9%), Spanish (1.9%) and Italian (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.