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21 Rose Ave

Toronto, Ontario

Garden suite: likely allowed
Outside mapped flood areas
Zoned R

Lot Potential Score 69 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).
+8Garden or laneway suite. A garden suite in the yard is likely allowed.
−6Heritage. In a Heritage Conservation District (Part V): additions are reviewed for fit.

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 598 m²

Lot area: 598 m² · 0.15 acres · 6,441 sq ft (as stated in the parcel record)
About 15.1 m wide and 39.7 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) (x881)
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

Favourable: Garden suite: likely allowed

Likely allows additional units
Second unit: likely allowed · Third unit: likely allowed
Garden suite: likely allowed · Laneway suite: likely allowed
Up to 2 additional units per lot in this municipality
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

Check: Multiplex: up to 6 units, with constraints

Potentially suitable with constraints
Up to 6 units under the City's multiplex rules (Sixplex Overlay)
Heritage: in a Heritage Conservation District (Part V)
Heritage Conservation District
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 15.1 m
Lot area 598 m²
The zone label sets no minimum lot frontage or area to compare with
Frontage is estimated from the lot lines, not surveyed.
Approved severance: 37 Winchester St (110 m) · 2023-08-09 · file B0031/23TEY
Approved severance: 39 Aberdeen Ave (200 m) · 2022-02-09 · file B0011/21TEY
Approved severance: 33 Aberdeen Ave (200 m) · 2022-02-09 · file B0010/21TEY
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: 96% of 119 minor variances within 1 km approved (5 years)

Within 1 km, last 3 years: 61 decisions: 97% approved (97% approved, 0% with conditions, 2% refused, 2% withdrawn)
Within 1 km, last 5 years: 119 decisions: 96% approved (96% approved, 0% with conditions, 3% refused, 2% withdrawn)
Ward 13, last 3 years: 105 decisions: 96% approved (96% approved, 0% with conditions, 2% refused, 2% withdrawn)
Ward 13, last 5 years: 196 decisions: 95% approved (95% approved, 0% with conditions, 4% refused, 2% withdrawn)
Typical time from application to decision: 14 weeks (median of 117)
Named in the application (1 km, 5 years): parking 18 (94% approved); garden or laneway suite 8; building height 4; floor space index / gross floor area 3; 91 name no category
Conditions: 0 of 114 approvals within 1 km are recorded as conditional. The City's open data does not publish the conditions; read the decision.
7 Rose Ave (60 m) · Approved 2022-09-07 · file A0620/22TEY
8 Amelia St (150 m) · Approved 2021-12-08 · file A1014/21TEY
46 Aberdeen Ave (160 m) · Refused 2023-05-10 · file A1338/22TEY · parking, garden or laneway suite
20 Aberdeen Ave (170 m) · Approved 2024-11-06 · file A0774/24TEY
40 Metcalfe St (190 m) · Approved 2022-04-13 · file A1283/21TEY · parking
Past decisions don't predict future ones; not a planning opinion.

Variance odds by category City'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

Information: Sherbourne station 810 m away

Nearest rapid transit or GO station: Sherbourne (Line 2), 810 m in a straight line
2 stations within 1 km

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 40 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.

Everyday needs

Favourable: Everyday Needs score 99/100 (walk 98, drive 100)

Everyday Needs score 99/100: walking 98, driving 100 (everything close by)
Grocery store: 1 min walk (Food Basics) · 1 min by car
Pharmacy: 1 min walk (Lord's Pharmacy) · 1 min by car
Transit stop: 1 min walk (Wellesley St East at Ontario St (TTC))
Shopping centre: 10 min walk (Greenwin Square) · 3 min by car
Emergency department: 22 min walk (Toronto General Hospital) · 6 min by car (St. Michael's Hospital)
Hospital: 8 min walk (Casey House Hospice) · 2 min by car
LSG estimate from open data: walking on mapped streets and paths at 4.8 km/h; driving at typical weekday rush-hour road speeds (not live traffic). Times are for the 200 m square around each address. Places can open, close or move; check before you rely on one.
Places and paths © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Source: LSG Realty, Everyday Needs score (LSG's own travel-time estimate) (2026-11-02); © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik Ontario extract): roads, footpaths, supermarkets and grocery stores, pharmacies, shopping centres and department stores, hospitals and emergency departments — Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0 (2026-11-02); Ontario Ministry of Health, Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (MOHSERLO): hospital sites — Open Government Licence – Ontario (2026-11-02); City of Toronto (TTC), Merged GTFS – TTC Routes and Schedules (stops) — Open Government Licence – Toronto (2026-11-02); Metrolinx (GO Transit), GO Transit GTFS (stops) — Metrolinx Open Data Licence (2026-11-02); Metrolinx (UP Express), UP Express GTFS (stops) — Metrolinx Open Data Licence (2026-11-02). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Schools nearby

Information: Nearest elementary school: Winchester Junior and Senior Public School, 70 m

Winchester Junior and Senior Public School (Elementary, 70 m) · Toronto DSB
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School (Elementary, 380 m) · Toronto CDSB
St Martin Catholic School (St.Martin) (Secondary, 460 m) · Toronto CDSB
Rose Avenue Junior Public School (Elementary, 490 m) · Toronto DSB
Jarvis Collegiate Institute (Secondary, 620 m) · Toronto DSB
Msgr Fraser College (Isabella Campus) (Secondary, 670 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.

Parks

Favourable: Nearest park: Winchester Park, 130 m

17 parks and green spaces within 800 m

Source: City of Toronto, Green Spaces (2026-10-27); City of Brampton, Parks (2026-10-19); City of Brampton, Recreational Trails (2026-10-19); City of Ottawa, Parks and Greenspace (2026-10-31); OpenStreetMap, Parks, nature reserves and conservation areas (2026-10-29); OpenStreetMap, Named paths, trails and cycleways (2026-10-29). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Child care

Information: 15 licensed child care centres within 1 km

Nearest: Winchester Site Day Care (Central Neighbourhood House) (70 m) · 15 Prospect Street, Toronto, ON M4X 1C7
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: 14 active applications within 500 m

Minor variance (Committee of Adjustment) · 546 Parliament St (80 m) · Hearing Scheduled · A0711/26TEY
Site plan approval · 240 Wellesley St E (210 m) · Under Review · 22 139297 STE 13 SA
Draft plan of subdivision · 240 Wellesley St E (210 m) · Under Review · 24 220078 STE 13 SB
Official plan and/or zoning by-law amendment · 509 Parliament St (and 1 more address) (220 m) · OMB Appeal · 23 124360 STE 13 OZ
Site plan approval · 405 Sherbourne St (330 m) · Application Received · 26 126970 STE 13 SA
From the municipality's open data. Check the municipality's file for the latest status.

Site plan approval · 240 Wellesley St E Draft plan of subdivision · 240 Wellesley St E Official plan and/or zoning by-law amendment · 509 Parliament St (and 1 more address)

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: 46 upcoming residential projects within 1 km

240 Wellesley St E (210 m) · Proposed: rental building, up to 47 storeys (units not published)
509 Parliament St (and 1 more address) (220 m) · Proposed: 10-storey, 60-unit mixed-use building
405 Sherbourne St (330 m) · Proposed: 35-storey apartment building (units not published)
383 Sherbourne St (360 m) · Approved: 39-storey, 378-unit apartment building
410 Sherbourne St (380 m) · Proposed: 39-storey, 456-unit condominium
From municipal open data. Not a listing or an offer to sell; details change. Confirm with the municipality.

240 Wellesley St E 509 Parliament St (and 1 more address)405 Sherbourne St

Building permits nearby

Information: 20 building permits within 250 m since 2024

Addition / alteration · 549 Parliament St (130 m) · 2026-10-20 · Revision Issued
Addition / alteration · 509 Parliament St (220 m) · 2026-09-23 · Permit Issued
Addition / alteration · 31 Prospect St (50 m) · 2026-09-16 · Revision Issued
Addition / alteration · 502 Parliament St (170 m) · 2026-07-21 · Revision Issued
Addition / alteration · 253 Wellesley St E (150 m) · 2026-07-08 · Inspection
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.

Heritage

Check: In Cabbagetown Northwest HCD

Heritage Conservation District: Cabbagetown Northwest (Designated district (Part V))
Heritage status limits changes; confirm with the municipality.

Source: City of Toronto, Heritage Register (listed properties, and properties designated under Part IV or Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act) (2026-09-01); City of Toronto, Heritage Conservation Districts (2026-06-23). 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.

Contaminated sites

Favourable: No federal contaminated sites within 500 m

From government records. Absence from this map doesn't mean a site is clean; get a Phase I ESA.

Source: Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Federal Contaminated Sites Inventory (2026-10-31). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Neighbourhood profile

Information: Median household income $73k

Median household income (2020): $72,500
Owner households: 21%
Households with children: 17%
Median age: 41.6
Population density: 8,239 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.