85 Cactus Ave
85 Cactus Ave is in Newtonbrook West. There are 6 planning proposals within 250 m.
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- 6 planning proposals within 250 m: three in progress and three decided recently.
- Car thefts in Newtonbrook West were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
- Bus 98 stop 90 m away; the nearest subway is 1.8 km.
- The nearest elementary school is Pleasant Public School, 79 m away.
- Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
01What’s planned near 85 Cactus Ave
6 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): three in progress and three decided recently. That's more than at 9 in 10 Toronto addresses.
In progress
- 1Minor variance85 Peckham Ave · 243 m awayCommittee 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.
To construct a new detached two-storey dwelling.File A0776/16NY · submitted Sep 2, 2016 - 2Minor variance85 Peckham Ave · 243 m awayCommittee 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.
To construct a new detached two-storey dwelling.File A0778/16NY · submitted Sep 2, 2016 - 3Split the lot244 Homewood Ave · 250 m awayCommittee of Adjustment · Consent: permission to split a lot or change property lines
The hearing was postponed. A new date hasn't been published yet.
To obtain consent to sever the property into two undersized residential lots. Each lot will be developed with a new three storey multi-residential building (fourplex). File numbers B0028/25NY - A0435/25NY - A0436/25NY will be jointly…File B0028/25NY · submitted Oct 9, 2025
Decided recently
- 4Garden suite244 Homewood Ave · 250 m awayCommittee of Adjustment · Consent: permission to split a lot or change property lines
The Committee of Adjustment refused it on Mar 20, 2025.
To obtain consent to sever the property into two (undersized) residential lots, to construct two, 3 storey multi-unit residential dwellings with one storey garden suites.) File Numbers B0042/24NY - 0558/24NY - A0557/24NY will be jointly…File B0042/24NY · submitted Sep 24, 2024 - 5Minor variance244 Homewood Ave · 250 m awayCommittee 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 new three-storey multi-residential building (fourplex). File numbers B0028/25NY - A0435/25NY - A0436/25NY will be jointly considered. Please note, the appliucation was deferred on August 6, 2026, to allow the applicant to…File A0435/25NY · submitted Oct 9, 2025
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 85 Cactus Ave
Police recorded 18 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's fewer than at most Toronto addresses (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 | Newtonbrook Westper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 9 | 711 | 768Newtonbrook West is about the same |
| Break-ins | 2 | 193 | 190Newtonbrook West is about the same |
| Car thefts | 6 | 442 | 225Newtonbrook West is higher |
| Robberies | 0 | 95 | 79Newtonbrook West is about the same |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 1 | 76 | 61Newtonbrook West is about the same |
Thick bar: Newtonbrook West. 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 Newtonbrook West
03Getting around from 85 Cactus Ave
The nearest subway station is Finch Station (Line 1), about a 28‑minute walk (1.8 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 7 TTC stops served by route 98, with about 469 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Old Cummer GO, 5.0 km away, with 9 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 1 · about 28 min walk
Nearest stop: Cactus Ave at Pleasant Ave, plus 2 more stops for this route within 250 m.
Source: GO Transit · 9 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 85 Cactus Ave
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.
Grades 7–8 schools
These schools start at Grade 7, after the Grade 6 tests, so they have no Grade 6 results.
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: Alborz Education Centre, Willowdale Christian School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): two licensed child care centres, one EarlyON centre, no privately owned public spaces and no shelters or respite sites.
288 Pleasant Ave · 110 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
15 St Paschal Crt · 72 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
288 Pleasant Ave · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 85 Cactus Ave
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 85 Cactus Ave
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 M2M, 0 of 50 home tap-water samples (0%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M2M is lower than the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 0 samples here (0%) 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 · 50 tests, Jan 19, 2014 to Aug 19, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto North station, 3.7 km away, measured 8:00 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: Newtonbrook West
Newtonbrook West had 23,805 residents in 2021. The median household income was $79,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 50% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 47% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 37% 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 Pilipino, Filipino (9.5%), Russian (9.1%) and Korean (7.8%). 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 North York was $1,915, up 1% from a year earlier. Across Toronto: $2,055. 2.6% 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 | North York | Change in a year | Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,316 | +5% | $1,499 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,643 | 0% | $1,763 |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,915 | +1% | $2,055 |
| 3 bedrooms or more | $2,196 | +2% | $2,361 |
Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, North York. CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.
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