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238 Garden 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).
+12Multiplex. Potentially suitable for up to 6 units (Toronto Sixplex Overlay).
+8Garden or laneway suite. A garden 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 199 m²

Lot area: 199 m² · 0.049 acres · 2,141 sq ft (as stated in the parcel record)
About 5.4 m wide and 37.1 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 (d0.6) (x290)
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

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 5.4 m
Lot area 199 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: 222 Pearson Ave (210 m) · 2019-07-17 · file B0003/19TEY
Approved severance: 222 Pearson Ave (210 m) · 2021-07-07 · file B0091/20TEY
Approved severance: 73 Garden Ave (490 m) · 2021-07-21 · file B0016/21TEY
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: 92% of 185 minor variances within 1 km approved (5 years)

Within 1 km, last 3 years: 79 decisions: 92% approved (92% approved, 0% with conditions, 3% refused, 5% withdrawn)
Within 1 km, last 5 years: 185 decisions: 92% approved (92% approved, 0% with conditions, 3% refused, 4% withdrawn)
Ward 4, last 3 years: 399 decisions: 90% approved (90% approved, 0% with conditions, 5% refused, 5% withdrawn)
Ward 4, last 5 years: 798 decisions: 92% approved (92% approved, 0% with conditions, 4% refused, 4% withdrawn)
Typical time from application to decision: 13 weeks (median of 177)
Named in the application (1 km, 5 years): garden or laneway suite 20 (90% approved); parking 16 (88% approved); lot frontage / lot area 1; 154 name no category
Conditions: 0 of 171 approvals within 1 km are recorded as conditional. The City's open data does not publish the conditions; read the decision.
210 Galley Ave (110 m) · Approved 2024-06-12 · file A0360/24TEY
150 Sunnyside Ave (110 m) · Withdrawn 2022-07-06 · file A0305/22TEY
133 Glendale Ave (120 m) · Approved 2026-07-22 · file A0434/26TEY
260 Garden Ave (140 m) · Approved 2022-10-12 · file A0752/22TEY
175 Galley Ave (150 m) · Approved 2025-01-15 · file A0950/24TEY
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: Dundas West station 1.5 km away

Nearest rapid transit or GO station: Dundas West (Line 2), 1.5 km in a straight line

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 60 min by transit

To Union Station: under 20 min by car · under 60 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.

Everyday needs

Favourable: Everyday Needs score 99/100 (walk 97, drive 100)

Everyday Needs score 99/100: walking 97, driving 100 (everything close by)
Grocery store: 3 min walk (Benna's Bakery & Deli) · 1 min by car
Pharmacy: 2 min walk (Guardian) · 1 min by car
Transit stop: 2 min walk (Roncesvalles Ave at Garden Ave (TTC))
Shopping centre: 20 min walk (Crossways Mall) · 6 min by car
Emergency department: 1 min walk (St. Joseph's Health Centre) · 1 min by car
Hospital: 5 min walk (Unity Health Toronto - St. Joseph's) · 1 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: Garden Avenue Junior Public School, 60 m

Garden Avenue Junior Public School (Elementary, 60 m) · Toronto DSB
Fern Avenue Junior and Senior Public School (Elementary, 340 m) · Toronto DSB
St Vincent de Paul Catholic School (Elementary, 390 m) · Toronto CDSB
Parkdale Collegiate Institute (Secondary, 1.2 km) · Toronto DSB
École secondaire Toronto Ouest (Secondary, 1.2 km) · CS Viamonde
ÉSC Saint-Frère-André (Secondary, 1.2 km) · CS catholique MonAvenir
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: High Park, 470 m

8 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: 11 licensed child care centres within 1 km

Nearest: Sunnyside Garden Daycare Centre (60 m) · 225 Garden Avenue, Toronto, ON M6R 1H9
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: 6 active applications within 500 m

Minor variance (Committee of Adjustment) · 134 Indian Rd (320 m) · Deferred · A0480/26TEY
Minor variance (Committee of Adjustment) · 81 Indian Rd (350 m) · Postponed · A0725/26TEY
Minor variance (Committee of Adjustment) · 36 High Park Blvd (400 m) · Postponed · A0668/26TEY
Minor variance (Committee of Adjustment) · 167 Westminster Ave (410 m) · Hearing Scheduled · A0679/26TEY
Minor variance (Committee of Adjustment) · 112 Wright Ave (460 m) · Hearing Scheduled · A0649/26TEY
From the municipality's open data. Check the municipality's file for the latest status.

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: 2 upcoming residential projects within 1 km

41 Wabash Ave (710 m) · Approved: 15-unit townhouse development, up to 4 storeys
6 Howard Park Ave (960 m) · Approved: 11-storey, 128-unit condominium
From municipal open data. Not a listing or an offer to sell; details change. Confirm with the municipality.

41 Wabash Ave 6 Howard Park Ave

Building permits nearby

Information: 29 building permits within 250 m since 2024

Addition / alteration · 135 Glendale Ave (120 m) · 2026-10-08 · Permit Issued
Addition / alteration · 133 Glendale Ave (120 m) · 2026-10-08 · Permit Issued
Addition / alteration · 165 Galley Ave (150 m) · 2026-09-16 · Inspection
Addition / alteration · 107 Roncesvalles Ave (230 m) · 2026-09-15 · Permit Issued
Addition / alteration · 177 Glendale Ave (190 m) · 2026-09-14 · 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.

Heritage

Favourable: No heritage status found

Not found on the City's Heritage Register or in a Heritage Conservation District.
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 $89k

Median household income (2020): $89,000
Owner households: 60%
Households with children: 30%
Median age: 40.4
Population density: 8,035 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.