85 Pharmacy Ave
85 Pharmacy Ave is in Oakridge. There are 2 planning proposals within 250 m. Victoria Park Station is a 5‑minute walk.
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- 2 planning proposals within 250 m: one in progress and one decided recently.
- Assaults in Oakridge were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
- Victoria Park Station (Line 2) is about a 5-minute walk.
- The nearest elementary school is Samuel Hearne Public School, 125 m away.
01What’s planned near 85 Pharmacy Ave
2 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): one in progress and one decided recently. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).
In progress
- 1Minor variance10 Teesdale Pl · 154 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.
File · submitted Oct 30, 2026
Decided recently
- 2Split the lot40 Albion Ave · 133 m awayCommittee of Adjustment · Consent: permission to split a lot or change property lines
The Committee of Adjustment approved it on Jul 8, 2026.
To obtain consent to sever the property to re-establish the two residential lots that merged into one lot. The existing one-storey detached dwellings on each of the properties will remain.File B0022/25SC · submitted May 16, 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 Pharmacy Ave
Police recorded 104 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 40). The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.
| Major crime | Near this addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | Oakridgeper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 72 | 1,276 | 768Oakridge is higher |
| Break-ins | 15 | 231 | 190Oakridge is about the same |
| Car thefts | 9 | 160 | 225Oakridge is lower |
| Robberies | 4 | 58 | 79Oakridge is lower |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 4 | 45 | 61Oakridge is lower |
Thick bar: Oakridge. 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 Oakridge
03Getting around from 85 Pharmacy Ave
The nearest subway station is Victoria Park Station (Line 2), about a 5‑minute walk (0.3 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 10 TTC stops served by routes 67, 24, 12, 20 and 113, with about 2,127 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Danforth GO, 1.6 km away, with 88 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 2 · about 5 min walk
Nearest stop: Pharmacy Ave at Albion Ave, plus 3 more stops for this route within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Victoria Park Station.
Nearest stop: Danforth Ave at Pharmacy Ave.
Source: GO Transit · 88 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 Pharmacy 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.
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: Toronto Islamic Academy School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three licensed child care centres, one EarlyON centre, no privately owned public spaces and no shelters or respite sites.
110 Byng Ave · 86 spaces · kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
30 Denton Ave · 86 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
30 Denton Ave · 93 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
110 Byng 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 Pharmacy Ave
Source: Building Construction/Demolition Violations
0 building permits in the last 5 years. Permits show work the City approved; they don't show work done without a permit.
Source: Building Permits · 4 on record
It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register.
Source: Heritage Register
Permit history: 1 project from 4 permits
- Addition and deck or porch · completed Jun 11, 2020
Proposal to construct two storey rear addition with deck and basement walk-out · 4 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 14 142420
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 Pharmacy 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 M1L, 0 of 124 home tap-water samples (0%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M1L is lower than the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 2 samples here (1.6%) 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 · 124 tests, Jan 3, 2014 to Jan 19, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto East station, 8.0 km away, measured 1:00 AM EST Monday 9 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: Oakridge
Oakridge had 13,705 residents in 2021. The median household income was $60,000, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 69% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 29% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 41% 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 Bengali (15.9%), Cantonese (3.6%) and Urdu (3.1%). 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 Scarborough was $1,832, up 4% from a year earlier. Across Toronto: $2,055. 2.4% 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 | Scarborough | Change in a year | Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,465 | +3% | $1,499 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,617 | +2% | $1,763 |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,832 | +4% | $2,055 |
| 3 bedrooms or more | $1,978 | +6% | $2,361 |
Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, Scarborough. CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.
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