87 Ethel Ave

01What’s planned near 87 Ethel Ave

3 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): three in progress. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   Site plan

   87 Ethel Ave · 222 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.

   Proposed redevelopment of the site will be comprised of (i) buildings A and B; and (ii) buildings C and D which will consist of 7,238.8 sq.m/77,919 sq.ft of non-residential uses or 7.14% of the total GFA will provide for offices, retail,…

   File 25 186132 WET 05 SA · submitted Jun 30, 2025 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   26-storey building

   116 R Ryding Ave · 236 m away

   Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built

   931 homes62,415 m² of floor space

   It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.

   Proposed applications to permit a mixed-use development on the subject site consisting of two buildings comprised of three towers of 20, 34 and 26 storeys. The proposed development also includes a new park, equivalent to 10% of the site…

   File 26 124085 WET 05 OZ · submitted Mar 3, 2026 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   11-storey building with shops

   2231 St Clair Ave W · 250 m away

   Site plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building

   293 homes19,523 m² of floor space

   City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   The proposal is for an 11-storey mixed-use building (35.85 metres in height, excluding the mechanical penthouse) with retail at grade and residential units above. The development includes an underground parking structure. The total…

   File 22 138479 WET 05 SA · submitted Apr 26, 2022 · City record and how to comment

Development Applications and Committee of Adjustment Applications, City of Toronto. A proposal that covers several addresses or City files is listed once. Inactive: the City’s file is still open but marked inactive. Decided: development files submitted in the last 4 years; Committee of Adjustment decisions in the last 2 years.

02Street work near 87 Ethel Ave

5 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Dods Ave, West Toronto St to Ethel Ave, Q2 2025 to Q2 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 87 Ethel Ave

Police recorded 52 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 4, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Junction Area

Traffic safety

2 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 involved pedestrians and 1 was fatal. Most were on Dundas St W and High Park Ave. Junction Area has about as many of these collisions per resident as a typical neighbourhood.

• Dundas St W at High Park Ave · Pedestrian, killed · Jul 5, 2023 · 428 m
• St Clair Ave W at Gunns Rd · Driver, seriously injured · May 8, 2022 · 363 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 87 Ethel Ave

The nearest subway station is High Park Station (Line 2), about a 27‑minute walk (1.7 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 8 TTC stops served by the 512 streetcar and the 189, 40 and 30 buses, with about 1,038 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 2.3 km away, with 68 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: 535 Runnymeade Rd
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 64 Annette St, 1.1 km.1.0 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 87 Ethel 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: Iqra Nejashi Islamic School, The Great Lakes College School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): no 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).

06Parks, trees and libraries near 87 Ethel Ave

There are 4 parks and 4 playgrounds within 500 m. The nearest pool is Annette Community Recreation Centre, 846 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Vine Avenue Playground · basketball court, playground · 200 Vine Ave · 282 m
• Maple Claire Park · playground · 20 Viella St · 433 m
• Malta Park · outdoor ping pong/table tennis, playground · 3179 Dundas St W · 436 m
• Runnymede Park · ball diamond, playground, sports field, tennis court · 221 Ryding Ave · 450 m
• Symes-Viella Parkette · 66 Symes Rd · 528 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

• George Bell Arena Improvements
  The City is improving the George Bell Arena's roof and some of the building’s components to ensure the facility is in a state of good repair.In progress · 365 m
• Malta Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Malta Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city.In progress · 428 m
• Runnymede Park Improvements
  The City is improving Runnymede Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.Complete · 471 m
• 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 · 694 m
• 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 · 1.1 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 87 Ethel Ave

There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 87 Ethel Ave. Here is what the City does have.

The lot

08What can be built at 87 Ethel Ave

E (Employment Industrial) zoning allows workplaces: offices, light industry and warehouses. The numbers below are the main limits; the full rules depend on the lot.

Not inside a heritage conservation district, major transit station area, secondary plan or area of archaeological potential.

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 9, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.

Main street business area

The Junction BIA, about 260 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, 7,829 service requests came from postal area M6N, which includes 87 Ethel 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 87 Ethel 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: Junction Area

Junction Area had 14,010 residents in 2021. The median household income was $96,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 42% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 37% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 26% of workers commuted by transit and 18% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Portuguese (4.5%), Spanish (3.6%) and Vietnamese (2.6%). 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.