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1242 College St

Toronto, Ontario

  • Second unit: likely allowed
  • Outside mapped flood areas
  • Zoned R

Lot Potential Score 74 out of 100, Strong

StrongMedium confidence: 1 fact not known

  • +14Second and third units. A second and a third unit are likely allowed (Planning Act s. 35.1 and the municipal by-law).
  • +12Multiplex. Potentially suitable for up to 6 units (Toronto Sixplex Overlay).
  • +8Garden or laneway suite. A laneway suite in the yard is likely allowed.

How the score worksNot an appraisal or zoning opinion.

Lot outlined from the municipality's parcel data (approximate, not a survey). Neighbouring lots in grey.

Generated November 1, 2026 from public open data on LSG Realty's own servers. Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

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Lot

Information: Lot of about 142 m²

  • Lot area: 142 m² · 0.035 acres · 1,523 sq ft (as stated in the parcel record)
  • About 5.1 m wide and 27.7 m deep (estimated from the lot lines)
  • Lot lines are approximate and not a survey.

Source: City of Toronto, Property Boundaries (2026-10-30). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Zoning

Information: Zoned R · Residential

  • Category: Residential
  • Zone label: R (d1.0) (x810)
  • Zoning shown for reference only. The by-law text governs; confirm with the municipality.

Zoning by-law

Source: City of Toronto, Zoning By-law 569-2013 (open data) (2026-02-20). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Second units and garden suites

Check: Second unit: likely allowed

  • Likely, with constraints
  • Second unit: likely allowed · Third unit: likely allowed
  • Garden suite: possible; needs a check · Laneway suite: likely allowed
  • Up to 2 additional units per lot in this municipality
  • Estimated lot depth under 30 m: the rear yard may be too short for a garden suite
  • Screening from open data and the municipal by-law; not a zoning opinion. Confirm with the municipality.

Source: City of Toronto, Property Boundaries (lot outlines and stated lot area) (2026-10-31); City of Toronto, Zoning By-law 569-2013 (Zoning Area) (2026-02-20); City of Toronto, Toronto Centreline (public lanes) (2026-10-30); City of Toronto, Ravine & Natural Feature Protection area (2026-11-01); York Region, Parcel (property boundaries across York Region) (2026-11-01); York Region, Regional Official Plan 2022, Map 1 (Urban Area, Towns and Villages) (2026-11-01); Town of Newmarket, Zoning By-laws 2010-40 and 2019-06 (2026-10-10); Statistics Canada, 2021 Census census subdivisions (cartographic boundary file) (2026-11-01); Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, TRCA Regulated Area (Regulation Limit 2025, O. Reg. 41/24) (2026-11-01); Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, Regulation Limit (O. Reg. 41/24) (2026-11-01); Province of Ontario, Oak Ridges Moraine land use designations (2017 Plan) (2026-11-01); Province of Ontario, Greenbelt designations (2017 Plan) (2026-11-01). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Multiplex potential

Favourable: Multiplex: up to 6 units, potentially suitable

  • Potentially suitable
  • Up to 6 units under the City's multiplex rules (Sixplex Overlay)
  • Preliminary screening from open data. Not a zoning opinion or development approval. Confirm with the City and a qualified professional.

Source: City of Toronto, Property Boundaries (lot outlines and stated lot area) (2026-10-30); City of Toronto, Zoning By-law 569-2013 (Zoning Area) (2026-02-20); City of Toronto, City Wards (25-ward model) (2026-02-20); City of Toronto, Heritage Register (2026-09-01); City of Toronto, Heritage Conservation Districts (2026-09-01); City of Toronto, Ravine & Natural Feature Protection area (last refreshed by the City Jul 23, 2019) (2019-07-23); Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, TRCA Regulated Area (Regulation Limit 2025, O. Reg. 41/24) (2026-10-31). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Severance potential

Not available: Severance: not screened

  • Can't screen this lot
  • Estimated frontage 5.1 m
  • Lot area 142 m²
  • The zone label sets no minimum lot frontage or area to compare with
  • Frontage is estimated from the lot lines, not surveyed.
  • Needs Committee of Adjustment approval; not a planning opinion.

How severances work in Toronto

Source: City of Toronto, Property Boundaries (2026-10-30); City of Toronto, Zoning By-law 569-2013 (open data) (2026-02-20); City of Toronto, Committee of Adjustment Applications (Closed Applications since 2017) (2026-10-31); City of Toronto, Committee of Adjustment Applications (Active Applications: decided, in the appeal period) (2026-10-31). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Variance odds (Committee of Adjustment)

Favourable: 92% of 226 minor variances within 1 km approved (5 years)

  • Within 1 km, last 3 years: 108 decisions: 88% approved (88% approved, 0% with conditions, 9% refused, 3% withdrawn)
  • Within 1 km, last 5 years: 226 decisions: 92% approved (92% approved, 0% with conditions, 5% refused, 2% withdrawn)
  • Ward 9, last 3 years: 388 decisions: 93% approved (93% approved, 0% with conditions, 6% refused, 2% withdrawn)
  • Ward 9, last 5 years: 779 decisions: 92% approved (92% approved, 0% with conditions, 6% refused, 2% withdrawn)
  • Typical time from application to decision: 13 weeks (median of 221)
  • Named in the application (1 km, 5 years): parking 31 (97% approved); garden or laneway suite 29 (76% approved); building height 12 (100% approved); floor space index / gross floor area 6; 164 name no category
  • Conditions: 0 of 209 approvals within 1 km are recorded as conditional. The City's open data does not publish the conditions; read the decision.
  • 163 St Clarens Ave (50 m) · Approved 2025-07-16 · file A0358/25TEY · garden or laneway suite
  • 65 Margueretta St (80 m) · Approved 2022-03-30 · file A1525/21TEY
  • 191 St Clarens Ave (80 m) · Approved 2024-02-28 · file A0017/24TEY
  • 149 St Clarens Ave (90 m) · Approved 2022-09-21 · file A0692/22TEY
  • 88 Margueretta St (120 m) · Approved 2024-12-04 · file A0835/24TEY
  • Past decisions don't predict future ones; not a planning opinion.

Variance odds by categoryCity's Application Information Centre

Source: City of Toronto, Committee of Adjustment Applications (Closed Applications since 2017) (2026-10-31); City of Toronto, Committee of Adjustment Applications (Active Applications: decided, in the appeal period) (2026-10-31). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Flood, Moraine and Greenbelt

Favourable: Outside mapped flood and hazard areas

  • Not within a conservation authority's mapped regulated area (flooding, erosion, wetlands). Mapping is approximate.
  • Outside the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan area.
  • Outside the Greenbelt Plan area.

Source: Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, TRCA Regulated Area (Regulation Limit 2025, O. Reg. 41/24) (2026-04-29); Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, Regulation Limit (O. Reg. 41/24) (2026-10-31); Credit Valley Conservation, Generic Regulations Limit (2025) (2026-10-27); Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority, CLOCA Regulated Areas (natural hazards regulation mapping, Nov 2025) (2026-10-31); Hamilton Conservation Authority, HCA Regulated Areas (O. Reg. 41/24) (2026-08-04); Province of Ontario, Oak Ridges Moraine: land use designations (Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan, 2017) (2026-10-31); Province of Ontario, Greenbelt designations (Greenbelt Plan, 2017) (2026-10-31); Province of Ontario, Wetlands (Land Information Ontario): Provincially Significant Wetlands and other evaluated wetlands (2026-10-31); Province of Ontario, Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI), life science and earth science (Land Information Ontario) (2026-10-31); Province of Ontario, Wooded Area (Land Information Ontario): mapped woodland cover, not a significance determination (2026-10-31). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Water and sewer capacity

Information: Municipal water and sewer (no allocation published)

  • City of Toronto: Toronto Water treats and distributes drinking water and collects and treats wastewater across the city. No servicing allocation system is published.
  • Published figure: Not published
  • Based on: City of Toronto, Toronto Water (2026-11-01)
  • Public records; confirm with the municipality.

The report

Source: City of Toronto, City of Toronto, Toronto Water (2026-11-01); Province of Ontario (Land Information Ontario), Municipal Boundary – Lower and Single Tier (2026-11-01); York Region, Regional Official Plan 2022, Map 1 – Regional Structure: Urban Area (2026-11-01); York Region, Regional Official Plan 2022, Map 1 – Regional Structure: Towns and Villages (2026-11-01). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Transit and station areas

Favourable: In a station area · Lansdowne 910 m

  • Nearest rapid transit or GO station: Lansdowne (Line 2), 910 m in a straight line
  • 2 stations within 1 km
  • Inside the Lansdowne Protected Major Transit Station Area. Station area boundaries and density targets come from the Official Plan. Confirm with the municipality.

Source: City of Toronto, Merged GTFS – TTC Routes and Schedules (subway and LRT routes, their shapes and the stations they serve) (2026-11-01); Province of Ontario, Ontario Railway Network (ORWN) track and station, filtered to GO Transit (Land Information Ontario; 2016 attribute vintage) (2026-10-31); York Region, Regional Official Plan 2022, Map 10 – Rapid Transit Network (proposed subway service and stations) (2026-10-31); City of Toronto, Minister-Approved Major Transit Station Areas (MTSA and Protected MTSA delineations) (2026-02-03); York Region, Regional Official Plan 2022, Appendix 2 – Major Transit Station Areas (boundaries and minimum density targets) (2026-10-31); Durham Region, Regional Official Plan (2024 consolidation), Map 3 – Protected Major Transit Station Areas (2026-10-31); City of Brampton, Brampton Plan, Schedule 1B – Primary Major Transit Station Areas (2026-06-11). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Commute

Favourable: Union Station: under 20 min by car, under 40 min by transit

  • To Union Station: under 20 min by car · under 40 min by transit
  • To Highway 404 / 407: under 60 min by car · over 60 min by transit
  • Typical weekday morning, estimated from open road and transit schedule data (not live traffic or a trip planner).

Source: LSG commute estimate, Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); LSG commute estimate, TTC schedules: City of Toronto, Open Government Licence – Toronto; LSG commute estimate, Data used in this product or service is provided with the permission of Metrolinx. Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Schools nearby

Information: Nearest elementary school: Brock Public School, 160 m

  • Brock Public School (Elementary, 160 m) · Toronto DSB
  • St Helen Catholic School (Elementary, 160 m) · Toronto CDSB
  • École élémentaire Toronto Ouest (Elementary, 270 m) · CS Viamonde
  • École secondaire Toronto Ouest (Secondary, 270 m) · CS Viamonde
  • ÉSC Saint-Frère-André (Secondary, 270 m) · CS catholique MonAvenir
  • St Mary Catholic Academy (Secondary, 830 m) · Toronto CDSB
  • The nearest school is not always the one that serves an address: use the board's locator. Boundaries change; confirm with the board.

TDSB school locator (Toronto District School Board)TCDSB school locator (Toronto Catholic District School Board)

Source: Ontario Ministry of Education, Ontario public school contact information (placed by Statistics Canada ODA addresses). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Child care

Information: 12 licensed child care centres within 1 km

  • Nearest: Brock Early Learning Centre (160 m) · 93 Margueretta Street, Toronto, ON M6H 3S4
  • Licence status as of the ministry's latest monthly file. Ask the centre about spaces and fees.

Source: Ontario Ministry of Education, Licensed child care facilities in Ontario (2026-09-01). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Active development applications

Information: 5 active applications within 500 m

  • Minor variance (Committee of Adjustment) · 367 Brock Ave (170 m) · Postponed · A0514/26TEY
  • Site plan approval · 1744 Dundas St W (190 m) · Under Review · 20 111505 STE 09 SA
  • Minor variance (Committee of Adjustment) · 94 St Clarens Ave (260 m) · TLAB Appeal · A0497/25TEY
  • Minor variance (Committee of Adjustment) · 362 Lansdowne Ave (390 m) · Prepare Notice · A1142/16TEY
  • Minor variance (Committee of Adjustment) · 249 Macdonell Ave (500 m) · Postponed · A0507/24TEY
  • From the municipality's open data. Check the municipality's file for the latest status.

Site plan approval · 1744 Dundas St W

Source: City of Toronto, Development Applications (City Planning, Application Information Centre) (2026-11-01); City of Toronto, Committee of Adjustment Applications (Active Applications) (2026-10-31); City of Brampton, GeoHub, Planning_Land_Use_Development: OPA ZBA Subdivision, Draft Plan of Condo, Site Plan Approval, Minor Variance, Consent to Sever (2026-11-01); York Region, Active Development Application Boundaries (York Region's review of applications in its nine municipalities) (2026-10-27). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Upcoming residential projects

Information: 19 upcoming residential projects within 1 km

  • 1744 Dundas St W (190 m) · Proposed: 7-storey, 19-unit mixed-use building
  • 900 Dufferin St (510 m) · Proposed: residential subdivision (units not published)
  • 646 Dufferin St (520 m) · Proposed: 8-storey, 135-unit apartment building
  • 1478 Dundas St W (and 1 more address) (590 m) · Proposed: 8-storey, 57-unit apartment building
  • 41 Wabash Ave (590 m) · Approved: 15-unit townhouse development, up to 4 storeys
  • From municipal open data. Not a listing or an offer to sell; details change. Confirm with the municipality.

1744 Dundas St W900 Dufferin St646 Dufferin St

Source: City of Toronto, Development Applications (City Planning, Application Information Centre) (2026-11-01); City of Toronto, Committee of Adjustment Applications (Active Applications) (2026-10-31); City of Brampton, GeoHub, Planning_Land_Use_Development: OPA ZBA Subdivision, Draft Plan of Condo, Site Plan Approval, Minor Variance, Consent to Sever (2026-11-01); York Region, Active Development Application Boundaries (York Region's review of applications in its nine municipalities) (2026-10-27). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Building permits nearby

Information: 31 building permits within 250 m since 2024

  • Addition / alteration · 249 St Clarens Ave (230 m) · 2026-10-01 · Permit Issued
  • Addition / alteration · 356 Brock Ave (120 m) · 2026-09-24 · Permit Issued
  • Addition / alteration · 3 Lumbervale Ave (210 m) · 2026-09-21 · Permit Issued
  • Addition / alteration · 138 St Clarens Ave (110 m) · 2026-08-26 · Closed
  • Addition / alteration · 215 St Clarens Ave (130 m) · 2026-08-10 · Permit Issued
  • From the municipality's open data. Check with the municipality for the permit's current status.

Source: City of Toronto, Building Permits – Active Permits (2026-10-30); City of Toronto, Building Permits – Cleared Permits (2026-10-30); City of Mississauga, Building Permits (issued since 2018) (2026-10-01); City of Brampton, Building Permits (GeoHub) (2026-10-31). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Official Plan

Not available: Official Plan designation not available here

Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Neighbourhood profile

Information: Median household income $86k

  • Median household income (2020): $86,000
  • Owner households: 43%
  • Households with children: 28%
  • Median age: 40.4
  • Population density: 11,238 per km²
  • Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 (income is for 2020), for the dissemination area around this address.

Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021, Census Profile and dissemination area boundaries (2022-04-27). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.