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1170 Birchmount Rd

Toronto, Ontario

Outside mapped flood areas
Zoned E
Birchmount 1.4 km

Lot Potential Score 16 out of 100, Low

LowMedium confidence: 1 fact not known

−10Zoning. Employment / industrial zone: housing generally not permitted.
−6Second and third units. The by-law likely does not allow a second unit on this lot.
+4Water and sewer. On municipal water and sewer (no allocation figure published).

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 58,392 m²

Lot area: 58,392 m² · 14.4 acres · 628,526 sq ft (as stated in the parcel record)
About 212.6 m wide and 273.1 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 E · Employment Industrial

Category: Employment / industrial
Zone label: E 1.0
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

Limits apply: Additional units: not likely

Unlikely
Second unit: not likely · Third unit: not likely
Garden suite: not likely · Laneway suite: not likely
Up to 2 additional units per lot in this municipality
Not a residential zone: the permission is for detached, semi-detached and row houses
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

Limits apply: Multiplex: apparently unsuitable

Apparently unsuitable
Not a residential zone
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

Limits apply: Severance: unlikely

Severance unlikely
Estimated frontage 212.6 m
Lot area 58,392 m²
Not a low-rise residential zone (R, RD, RS, RT or RM)
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: 83% of 35 minor variances within 1 km approved (5 years)

Within 1 km, last 3 years: 21 decisions: 71% approved (71% approved, 0% with conditions, 5% refused, 24% withdrawn)
Within 1 km, last 5 years: 35 decisions: 83% approved (83% approved, 0% with conditions, 3% refused, 14% withdrawn)
Ward 21, last 3 years: 155 decisions: 82% approved (82% approved, 0% with conditions, 4% refused, 14% withdrawn)
Ward 21, last 5 years: 232 decisions: 84% approved (84% approved, 0% with conditions, 4% refused, 12% withdrawn)
Typical time from application to decision: 9 weeks (median of 30)
Named in the application (1 km, 5 years): parking 3; floor space index / gross floor area 2; building height 2; lot coverage 1; 30 name no category
Conditions: 0 of 29 approvals within 1 km are recorded as conditional. The City's open data does not publish the conditions; read the decision.
1170 Birchmount Rd (0 m) · Withdrawn 2026-03-17 · file A0261/24SC
1160 Birchmount Rd (80 m) · Approved 2025-03-12 · file A0220/24SC · parking
1171 Birchmount Rd (140 m) · Approved 2023-08-23 · file A0136/23SC
25 Crouse Rd (190 m) · Approved 2023-04-04 · file A0007/23SC
19 Flintridge Rd (280 m) · Approved 2022-08-18 · file A0133/22SC
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: Birchmount station 1.4 km away

Nearest rapid transit or GO station: Birchmount (Line 5), 1.4 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 40 min by car, over 60 min by transit

To Union Station: under 40 min by car · over 60 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.

Schools nearby

Information: Nearest elementary school: General Crerar Public School, 550 m

General Crerar Public School (Elementary, 550 m) · Toronto DSB
Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute (Secondary, 830 m) · Toronto DSB
George Peck Public School (Elementary, 870 m) · Toronto DSB
St Lawrence Catholic School (Elementary, 890 m) · Toronto CDSB
Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts (Secondary, 1.9 km) · Toronto DSB
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

Information: Nearest park: McGregor Park, 530 m

3 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: 5 licensed child care centres within 1 km

Nearest: Tic Toc Day Care Centre Inc. (510 m) · 1117 Birchmount Road, Toronto, ON M1K 1S6
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: 1 active application within 500 m

Site plan approval · 25 Crouse Rd (190 m) · NOAC Issued · 19 213782 ESC 21 SA
From the municipality's open data. Check the municipality's file for the latest status.

Site plan approval · 25 Crouse Rd

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: 4 upcoming residential projects within 1 km

2130 Lawrence Ave E (690 m) · Proposed: 1,303-unit mixed-use building, up to 40 storeys
2180 Lawrence Ave E (700 m) · Proposed: mixed-use building, up to 21 storeys (units not published)
2102 Lawrence Ave E (750 m) · Proposed: apartment building, up to 12 storeys (units not published)
1370 Birchmount Rd (920 m) · Proposed: 3-storey condominium (units not published)
From municipal open data. Not a listing or an offer to sell; details change. Confirm with the municipality.

2130 Lawrence Ave E 2180 Lawrence Ave E 2102 Lawrence Ave E

Building permits nearby

Information: 5 building permits within 250 m since 2024

Addition / alteration · 5 Flintridge Rd (210 m) · 2026-07-20 · Closed
Addition / alteration · 1193 Birchmount Rd (190 m) · 2026-05-14 · Closed
Addition / alteration · 1151 Birchmount Rd (230 m) · 2025-12-12 · Permit Issued
Addition / alteration · 1160 Birchmount Rd (80 m) · 2025-05-02 · Inspection
Addition / alteration · 1185 Birchmount Rd (170 m) · 2025-02-20 · Closed
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 $65k

Median household income (2020): $64,500
Owner households: 33%
Households with children: 43%
Median age: 39.2
Population density: 1,577 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.