889 Royal York Rd

01What’s planned near 889 Royal York Rd

At this address: a proposal to split the lot, refused, now under appeal. 4 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk) including this address, all in progress. A proposal that covers several addresses or City files is listed once. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   Split the lot

   This address 889 Royal York Rd

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

   The Committee of Adjustment refused it on Mar 28, 2019. It has been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB), which will hold its own hearing and make the final decision.

   To obtain consent to sever the property into two undersized lots.

   Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body on Apr 17, 2019. Status: decision issued.

   File B0037/18EYK · submitted Apr 9, 2018 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   29-storey building · 318 homes

   3005 Bloor St W and 1 more address · 45 m away

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

   318 homes

   City planners have been reviewing it since October. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Proposal to demolish the existing building at 14 Humbervale Boulevard andconstruct a new 29-storey mixed use building containing 318 dwelling units, a total of 22,052.91square metres of residential gross floor area (GFA), and a total of…

   All 2 addresses

   3005 Bloor St W · 14 Humbervale Blvd

   File 26 260791 WET 03 OZ · submitted Oct 27, 2026 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   7-storey building with shops

   2947 A Bloor St W and 5 more addresses · 124 m away

   2 City files for one project: Rezoning · Site plan

   126 homes9,812 m² of floor space

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2022. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Proposed development of a 7 storey mixed use building, comprised of residential amenity and retail uses at grade and six storeys of residential.

   All 6 addresses

   2947 A Bloor St W · 2947 Bloor St W · 2951 Bloor St W · 2955-2961 Bloor St W · 2969 Bloor St W · 2961 X Bloor St W

   File 22 139459 WET 03 OZ (rezoning) · submitted Apr 28, 2022 · City record and how to commentFile 15 199682 WET 05 SA (site plan) · submitted Jul 30, 2015 · 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.

02Street work near 889 Royal York Rd

4 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Bloor St W, Elsfield Rd to Humbervale Blvd, 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 889 Royal York Rd

Police recorded 34 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 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 Stonegate-Queensway

Traffic safety

2 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 2 involved pedestrians. Most were on Bloor St W and Grenview Blvd N. Stonegate-Queensway has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Grenview Blvd N at Bloor St W · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Sep 15, 2026 · 412 m
• Royal York Rd at Bloor St W · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jul 24, 2021 · 289 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 889 Royal York Rd

The nearest subway station is Royal York Station (Line 2), about a 6‑minute walk (0.4 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 8 TTC stops served by the 76, 15, 73, 149 and 48 buses, with about 2,329 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Kipling GO, 2.3 km away, with 20 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: 8 Kings Lynn Rd
  City-run (On-Street): 1 Level 2 port. Next: 625 The Queensway, 2.2 km.651 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 889 Royal York Rd

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: The Learning Common. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three licensed child care centres and two 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 889 Royal York Rd

There is 1 park within 500 m. The nearest pool is Memorial Pool and Health Club, 864 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Spring Garden Park · 32 Meadow Crest Rd · 480 m
• Birchview Boulevard Parkette · 38 Birchview Blvd · 514 m
• Sunnylea Park · pickleball court, playground, tennis court · 195 Prince Edward Dr S · 771 m
• Lora Hill Park · pickleball court, playground, tennis court · 36 Fernalroy Blvd · 821 m
• Memorial Pool and Health Club · wi-fi · 44 Montgomery Rd · 864 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

• Park Lawn Park New Basketball Court
  The City is proposing to add a new basketball court to Park Lawn Park.In progress · 1.5 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 889 Royal York Rd

There are no building permits, building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 889 Royal York Rd. Here is what the City does have.

The lot

08What can be built at 889 Royal York Rd

RD (Residential Detached) zoning allows detached houses. 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 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

45 tickets in 2025 on Royal York Rd between numbers 839 and 939: 39 for other parking offences, 6 for unpaid parking.

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

Main street business area

The Kingsway BIA, about 200 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, 4,081 service requests came from postal area M8Y, which includes 889 Royal York Rd. 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 889 Royal York Rd

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: Stonegate-Queensway

Stonegate-Queensway had 25,650 residents in 2021. The median household income was $104,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 37% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 40% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 19% 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 Polish (4.9%), Ukrainian (3.9%) and Russian (2.4%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across Etobicoke (the former City of Etobicoke), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $2,031 a month in October 2025, up 4% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 2.1%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, Etobicoke (the former City of Etobicoke). CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.