88 Harbour St

01What’s planned near 88 Harbour St

3 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): three in progress. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   Split the lot

   15 York St · 167 m away

   Committee 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 a stratified consent to sever the property into two lots and to create various easements/rights-of-way.

   File B0005/26TEY · submitted Dec 18, 2025 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   57-storey building with shops

   30 Bay St and 1 more address · 193 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 application for a proposed 57-storey non-residential building.

   All 2 addresses

   30 Bay St · 60 Harbour St

   File 19 261546 STE 10 SA · submitted Dec 16, 2019 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   408 homes

   141 Bay St · 204 m away

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

   408 homes

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

   Site Plan Control applicaiton to permit two towers on top of the existing heritage designated Dominion Public Building. A total gross floor area (GFA) of 89,058 square metres is proposed, consisting of 408 residential units, 253 hotel…

   File 20 144978 STE 10 SA · submitted May 13, 2020 · 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.

Noise permits nearby

• Q Tower · 200 Queens Quay W
  Continuous concrete pour · Rockwell Toronto ConstructionAug 28, 2026 to Feb 26, 2027
  274 m away
• Q Tower · 200 Queens Quay W
  Construction · Rockwell Toronto ConstructionOct 9, 2026 to Feb 27, 2027 · 6 am to 5 pm
  274 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 Harbour St

No new City road or sidewalk work is planned within 500 m. The work below was due earlier and is still on the City’s list.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Hydro · Handwell Replacement at 60 Harbour St · 76 m · Jul 8, 2026 to Jan 8, 2027

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 Harbour St

Police recorded 449 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses. 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands

Traffic safety

18 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 9 involved pedestrians, 1 involved cyclists and 1 was fatal. Most were on York St and Bay St. St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Harbour St at Bay St · Driver, seriously injured · Apr 24, 2026 · 211 m
• Queens Quay E at Yonge St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Dec 1, 2025 · 350 m
• Queens Quay W at York St · Driver, seriously injured · Oct 25, 2025 · 243 m
• York St at Harbour St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Sep 19, 2025 · 169 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 Harbour St

The nearest subway station is Union Station (Line 1), about a 7‑minute walk (0.4 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 8 TTC stops served by the 510 and 509 streetcars and the 114 bus, with about 1,756 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 0.4 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. 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: 40 York St
  City-run (Green P): 12 Level 2 ports. Next: 2 Church St, 694 m.520 m
• Indoor bike station: Union Station
  Secure parking for 80 bikes.255 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 Harbour St

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: Keystone International Schools. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): four 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 Harbour St

There are 4 parks and 1 community centre within 500 m. The nearest pool is One Yonge Community Recreation Centre, 450 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Love Park · dog off-leash area · 96 Queens Quay W · 148 m
• Toronto Waterfront Park · Robertson Cres · 250 m
• Harbour Square Park Lands · washroom · 25 Queens Quay W · 283 m
• One Yonge Community Recreation Centre · wi-fi · 24 Freeland St · 450 m
• Olympic Park · 222 Bremner Blvd · 495 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

• Toronto Island Park Projects
  Following City Council’s adoption of the Toronto Island Park Plan in July 2024, the City is moving forward with projects to enhance and protect the park over time, guided by the plan’s long-term vision.In progress · 323 m
• Ferry Fleet Replacement
  The City is improving access to Toronto Island Park by beginning to replace its ferry fleet with electric vessels, building supporting electrical infrastructure at Jack Layton Ferry Terminal and reviewing all existing operational practices.In progress · 342 m
• New Park at 50 Queens Quay East
  A new park is coming to 50 Queens Quay E. near One Yonge Community Recreation Centre, as part of the Lower Yonge Precinct Plan.In progress · 505 m
• Rees Street Park
  A new park is coming to 318 Queens Quay. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 803 m
• David Crombie Park Revitalization
  The City is improving David Crombie Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 989 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 Harbour St

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

The lot

Green roof and solar permits

No green roof or solar hot water permits at this address. Within 500 m: 10 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 88 Harbour St

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

Traffic on your street

There’s no recent count on this street. The nearest, on a similar street:

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

Parking tickets on this block

107 tickets in 2025 on Harbour St between numbers 38 and 138: 86 for parking on a boulevard or private property, 19 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

The Waterfront BIA, which includes this address. 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, 1,733 service requests came from postal area M5J, which includes 88 Harbour St. 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 Harbour St

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: St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands

St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands had 31,285 residents in 2021. The median household income was $87,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 60% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 39% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 22% of workers commuted by transit and 37% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (5.7%), Spanish (2.8%) and Cantonese (2.8%). 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.