88 Erskine Ave

01What’s planned near 88 Erskine Ave

5 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): four in progress and one decided recently. That's more than at 91% of Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   Split the lot

   40 Broadway Ave · 195 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Consent: permission to split a lot or change property lines

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

   To obtain consent to sever the property into two lots and create various easements/rights-of way.

   File B0047/22NY · submitted Nov 18, 2022 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   Split the lot

   80 Sherwood Ave · 242 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Consent: permission to split a lot or change property lines

   A public hearing is set for Nov 12, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.

   To obtain consent to sever the existing property into two residential lots. File Numbers B0016/26NY, A0267/26NY & A0268/26NY will be considered jointly.

   File B0016/26NY · submitted Jul 15, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
3. 3
   New house

   80 Sherwood Ave · 242 m away

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

   A public hearing is set for Nov 12, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.

   To construct a new three (3) storey detached dwelling with a secondary suite in the basement.File Numbers B0016/26NY, A0267/26NY & A0268/26NY will be considered jointly.

   File A0267/26NY · submitted Jul 15, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

Decided recently

1. 5
   Minor variance

   220 Redpath Ave · 179 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 convert the existing amenity space into apartments within the existing building.

   File A0286/25NY · submitted Jun 20, 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 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.

Noise permits nearby

• Yonge and Roselawn Project · 2400 Yonge St
  Construction · SKYGRiD ConstructionJan 1 to Dec 31 · 6 am to 10 pm
  390 m away
• The One Seventy · 170 Roehampton Ave
  Continuous concrete pour · Clark Construction ManagementAug 7, 2026 to Feb 6, 2027
  388 m away
• 241 Redpath · 241 Redpath Ave
  Continuous concrete pour · Bluescape 241 RedpathSept 9, 2026 to Mar 30, 2027
  201 m away
• 170 Roehampton · 170 Roehampton Ave
  Construction · Clark Construction ManagementOct 21, 2026 to Jan 21, 2027 · 6 to 6 am
  388 m away
• 241 Redpath Ave · 241 Redpath Ave
  Continuous concrete pour · Bluescape 241 RedpathNov 2 to Nov 18 · 7 am to 10 pm
  201 m away
• Holiday Tree Lighting · 14 St Clements Ave
  Amplified sound · in St. ClementsFri, Nov 20 · 5 to 8 pm
  356 m away

City of Toronto Noise Exemption Permits: permits that let a site go past the noise bylaw’s limits for a set time (amplified sound for an event, construction outside normal hours, a concrete pour). Upcoming and current permits within 600 m. Events run by individuals show their name only for street parties, festivals and markets.

02Street work near 88 Erskine Ave

7 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Redpath Ave, Broadway Ave to Erskine Ave, Q2 to Q4 2026.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Priority Lead Water Replacement (New Service) at 42 Sherwood Ave · 233 m · Jun 25, 2026 to Dec 25, 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 88 Erskine Ave

Police recorded 139 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 94% 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 5, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for North Toronto

Traffic safety

5 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 4 involved pedestrians. Most were on Yonge St and Sheldrake Blvd. North Toronto has fewer of these collisions per resident than almost anywhere in Toronto.

• Yonge St at Sheldrake Blvd · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Dec 22, 2025 · 433 m
• Yonge St at Keewatin Ave · Driver, seriously injured · Apr 22, 2025 · 283 m
• Redpath Ave at Broadway Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Mar 19, 2024 · 266 m
• Yonge St at Albertus Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jun 11, 2022 · 397 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 88 Erskine Ave

The nearest subway station is Eglinton Station (Line 1), about a 12‑minute walk (0.8 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 9 TTC stops served by the 97 and 103 buses, with about 663 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Oriole GO, 6.4 km away, with 9 train stops on a weekday.

TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 18, 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: 75 Holly St
  City-run (Green P): 28 Level 2, 1 fast ports. Next: 41 Inglewood Dr, 2.5 km.661 m

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 88 Erskine 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: St Clements School, Manor Montessori School - Mt Pleasant, St Clements Early Learning, Willowdale High School, Careerquest and 4 more. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): six 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 88 Erskine Ave

There are 8 parks and 2 playgrounds within 500 m. The nearest pool is North Toronto Memorial Community Centre, 984 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• 85 Keewatin Ave Park · 85 Keewatin Ave · 59 m
• Redpath Avenue Parkette · playground · 130 Erskine Ave · 131 m
• 60 Broadway Ave Park · 60 Broadway Ave · 223 m
• Dawn Redwood Park · 100 Broadway Ave · 264 m
• St. Clements-Yonge Parkette · 14 St Clements Ave · 344 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

• Dawn Redwood Park
  A new park is coming to 100 Broadway Avenue. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.Complete · 253 m
• New Park at 20 Castlefield Avenue
  A new 3,750 m2 park is coming to 20 Castlefield Ave in the Yonge-Eglinton neighbourhood.In progress · 363 m
• New Park at 2400 Yonge Street
  A new park is coming to 2400 Yonge St. as a result of a mixed-use development project at Roselawn Avenue and Yonge Street.In progress · 391 m
• Ready, Set, Midtown: Parks & Public Realm
  The Midtown Parks and Public Realm Plan sets out a comprehensive vision for an expanded, connected and improved parks and public realm system across Midtown.In progress · 719 m
• Raccoon Park Expansion
  The City is expanding Raccoon Park. The features and amenities for the expanded park area will be shaped through community engagement.In progress · 810 m

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 88 Erskine Ave

There are no building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 88 Erskine Ave. Here is what the City does have.

The lot

Green roof and solar permits

Building permits at this address included a green roof (2015). Within 500 m: 23 with a green roof.

City of Toronto Building Permits: Green Roofs, and Solar Hot Water Heaters.

08What can be built at 88 Erskine Ave

This lot isn’t covered by the citywide zoning by-law (569-2013). It is still under a former municipal by-law from before amalgamation, which the City’s map shows in grey.

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 10, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.

Traffic on your street

City of Toronto Transportation Services: speed, volume and classification counts since 2016.

Parking tickets on this block

2,076 tickets in 2025 on Erskine Ave between numbers 38 and 138: 1,109 for parking on a boulevard or private property, 668 for stopping where it’s not allowed.

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

Main street business area

Uptown Yonge BIA, about 220 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, 2,579 service requests came from postal area M4P, which includes 88 Erskine 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 88 Erskine 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: North Toronto

North Toronto had 15,885 residents in 2021. The median household income was $70,000, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 81% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 47% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 43% of workers commuted by transit and 15% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Iranian Persian (5.2%), Portuguese (4.8%) and Spanish (4.7%). 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.