956 Bay St

01What’s planned near 956 Bay St

12 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): 11 in progress and one decided recently. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   59-storey building

   25 St Mary St · 92 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 Approval for two mixed-use towers having heights of 54 and 59-storeys.

   File 21 166615 STE 13 SA · submitted Jun 7, 2021 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   Subdivision

   25 St Mary St · 92 m away

   Subdivision: a request to divide land into new lots and streets

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

   Draft Plan of Subdivision to create 2 development blocks.

   File 21 221001 STE 13 SB · submitted Oct 3, 2021 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   540 homes

   1075 Bay St · 95 m away

   Condominium: a request to divide a building into condominium units

   540 homes

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

   *** Draft Plan of Condominium for 540 units.

   File 21 229426 STE 13 CD · submitted Oct 22, 2021 · City record and how to comment

Decided recently

1. 12
   62-storey building with shops

   1075 Bay St · 95 m away

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

   City Council approved it.

   Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment to not replace the required office space and instead permit a minimum 1,815 m2 of non-residential space and/or affordable rental housing in a proposed 62-storey predominantly residential…

   Public notice · Aug 12, 2026Notice of Passing of Zoning By-law 1040-2026 - 1075 Bay Street. Read the notice, which explains any meeting or appeal dates.

   File 25 213516 STE 13 OZ · submitted Aug 20, 2025 · City record and how to comment

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.

Noise permits nearby

• Barbara Ann Scott Ice Trail Celebration · 444 Yonge St
  Amplified sound · in College ParkSat, Dec 5 · 2 to 6 pm
  553 m away
• We Walk UHNITED · 201 Elizabeth St
  Amplified soundSat, May 29 · 8 am to 12:30 pm
  582 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 956 Bay St

1 City road or sidewalk project is planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Breadalbane St, Yonge St to Bay St, Q3 2025 to Q3 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 956 Bay St

Police recorded 370 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 Bay-Cloverhill

Traffic safety

11 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 6 involved pedestrians, 1 involved cyclists and 1 was fatal. Most were on Yonge St and Queens Park. Bay-Cloverhill has fewer of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Yonge St at Maitland St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jun 15, 2026 · 276 m
• Queen's Park Cres E at St Joseph St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jan 4, 2026 · 389 m
• Wellesley St E at Yonge St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Dec 9, 2025 · 236 m
• Yonge St at Gloucester St · Passenger, seriously injured · Nov 29, 2025 · 291 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 956 Bay St

The nearest subway station is Wellesley Station (Line 1), about a 5‑minute walk (0.3 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 20 TTC stops served by the 506 streetcar and the 94, 19, 97 and 13 buses, with about 1,987 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 2.2 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: 9 Wellesley St W
  City-run (Green P): 8 Level 2 ports. Next: 20 Charles St E, 522 m.180 m
• Indoor bike station: City Hall
  Secure parking for 300 bikes.1.3 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 956 Bay 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: The Ymca Academy Secondary School, The Abelard Centre For Education, Rosedale Day School, National Ballet School - Maison Staines House & Salle Currie Hall, Taie International Institute School and 8 more. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): four licensed child care centres and one EarlyON centre.

Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, and ChildCareSafe (Toronto Public Health inspections).

06Parks, trees and libraries near 956 Bay St

There are 11 parks and 2 playgrounds within 500 m. The nearest pool is Wellesley Community Centre, 1.1 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Breadalbane Park · dog off-leash area · 30 Breadalbane St · 139 m
• Dr. Lillian McGregor Park · playground · 25 Wellesley St W · 154 m
• Clover Hill Park · 1020 Bay St · 184 m
• Opera Place · 25 Breadalbane St · 203 m
• James Canning Gardens · playground · 15 Gloucester St · 334 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

• New Park at 15 Wellesley Street East
  A new park is coming to 15 Wellesley St. E., directly across from the Wellesley subway station.In progress · 309 m
• Queen's Park North Revitalization
  The City is proposing enhancements to Queen's Park, building on improvements completed in 2019.In progress · 450 m
• Barbara Hall Park Improvements
  The City is collaborating with the local Church-Wellesley Village community to develop a new vision and Master Plan for Barbara Hall Park.In progress · 570 m
• Barbara Hall Park Off-Leash Area Improvements
  The City is improving the off-leash area in Barbara Hall Park. The new off-leash area will replace the existing one at the southwest corner of the park and will be similar in size.In progress · 615 m
• Huron-Washington Parkette Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground at Huron-Washington Parkette. 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 956 Bay St

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 956 Bay St.

The lot

Green roof and solar permits

No green roof or solar hot water permits at this address. Within 500 m: 15 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 956 Bay St

CR (Commercial Residential) zoning allows shops and offices on the ground floor with homes above, typical of main streets. The numbers below are the main limits; the full rules depend on the lot.

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

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

Parking tickets on this block

1,356 tickets in 2025 on Bay St between numbers 906 and 1006: 881 for stopping where it’s not allowed, 443 for parking on a boulevard or private property.

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

Main street business area

Downtown Yonge BIA, about 210 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, 2,827 service requests came from postal area M5S, which includes 956 Bay 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 956 Bay 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: Bay-Cloverhill

Bay-Cloverhill had 16,670 residents in 2021. The median household income was $58,400, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 70% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 62% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 24% of workers commuted by transit and 44% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (21.8%), Korean (3.5%) and Cantonese (3.4%). 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.