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494 Gilbert Ave

Toronto, Ontario

  • Outside mapped flood areas
  • Caledonia 220 m
  • Lot 1,052 m²

Lot Potential Score 73 out of 100, Strong

StrongMedium confidence: 1 fact not known

  • +8Lot size. 1,052 m²: a large lot.
  • +8Major Transit Station Area. Inside a Major Transit Station Area: the plan sets higher density targets.
  • +6Rapid transit. 218 m to the nearest subway, LRT or GO station (straight line).

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 1,052 m²

  • Lot area: 1,052 m² · 0.26 acres · 11,324 sq ft (as stated in the parcel record)
  • About 18.2 m wide and 60.1 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.

Second units and garden suites

Information: Additional units: needs a check

  • Check zoning / further investigation
  • Second unit: possible; needs a check · Third unit: possible; needs a check
  • Garden suite: possible; needs a check · Laneway suite: possible; needs a check
  • Up to 2 additional units per lot in this municipality
  • Not under Zoning By-law 569-2013 (a former municipal by-law applies): check with the City
  • 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

Information: Multiplex: further investigation required

  • Further investigation required
  • Not under Zoning By-law 569-2013 (a former municipal by-law applies): check with the City
  • 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 screening not available for this lot

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

Variance odds (Committee of Adjustment)

Favourable: 90% of 127 minor variances within 1 km approved (5 years)

  • Within 1 km, last 3 years: 65 decisions: 88% approved (86% approved, 2% with conditions, 6% refused, 6% withdrawn)
  • Within 1 km, last 5 years: 127 decisions: 90% approved (89% approved, 1% with conditions, 6% refused, 5% 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: 10 weeks (median of 121)
  • Named in the application (1 km, 5 years): garden or laneway suite 30 (87% approved); parking 11 (91% approved); floor space index / gross floor area 2; lot coverage 2; 86 name no category
  • Conditions: 1 of 114 approvals within 1 km are recorded as conditional. The City's open data does not publish the conditions; read the decision.
  • 494 Gilbert Ave (0 m) · Approved 2023-05-17 · file A0207/23TEY · building height, parking
  • 498 Gilbert Ave (40 m) · Approved 2023-01-11 · file A0993/22TEY · parking
  • 564 Caledonia Rd (130 m) · Approved 2022-09-14 · file A0627/22TEY · parking
  • 3 Venn Cres (150 m) · Approved 2023-11-23 · file A0425/23EYK · garden or laneway suite
  • 500 Caledonia Rd (220 m) · Refused 2024-06-05 · file A0707/23TEY · parking, garden or laneway suite
  • 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 · Caledonia 220 m

  • Nearest rapid transit or GO station: Caledonia (Line 5), 220 m in a straight line
  • 2 stations within 1 km
  • Inside the Caledonia 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 40 min by car, under 40 min by transit

  • To Union Station: under 40 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 90/100 (walk 86, drive 94)

  • Everyday Needs score 90/100: walking 86, driving 94 (everything close by)
  • Grocery store: 2 min walk (FreshCo) · 1 min by car
  • Pharmacy: 1 min walk (Shoppers Drug Mart) · 1 min by car
  • Transit stop: 1 min walk (Caledonia Station at Bus Bay 1 (TTC))
  • Shopping centre: 4 min walk (Canadian Tire) · 1 min by car
  • Emergency department: 60 min walk (Hennick Humber Hospital) · 14 min by car
  • Hospital: 48 min walk (University Health Network - West Park Healthcare) · 13 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: Fairbank Memorial Community School, 640 m

  • Fairbank Memorial Community School (Elementary, 640 m) · Toronto DSB
  • Silverthorn Community School (Elementary, 660 m) · Toronto DSB
  • F H Miller Junior Public School (Elementary, 890 m) · Toronto DSB
  • York Memorial Collegiate Institute (Secondary, 1.1 km) · Toronto DSB
  • St Oscar Romero Catholic Secondary School (Secondary, 1.9 km) · 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: 5 licensed child care centres within 1 km

  • Nearest: Lef - Fairbank Memorial Day Care Centre (640 m) · 555 Harvie Avenue, Toronto, ON M6E 4M2
  • 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

  • Official plan and/or zoning by-law amendment · 2343 Eglinton Ave W (and 7 more addresses) (160 m) · Under Review · 25 155953 STE 09 OZ
  • Minor variance (Committee of Adjustment) · 10 Croham Rd (210 m) · Hearing Scheduled · A0091/24NY
  • Official plan and/or zoning by-law amendment · 2421 Eglinton Ave W (230 m) · Under Review · 19 109784 WET 05 OZ
  • Site plan approval · 2421 Eglinton Ave W (230 m) · Under Review · 19 109790 WET 05 SA
  • Minor variance (Committee of Adjustment) · 624 McRoberts Ave (230 m) · Approved with Conditions · A0614/26TEY
  • From the municipality's open data. Check the municipality's file for the latest status.

Official plan and/or zoning by-law amendment · 2343 Eglinton Ave W (and 7 more addresses)Official plan and/or zoning by-law amendment · 2421 Eglinton Ave WSite plan approval · 2421 Eglinton Ave 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: 8 upcoming residential projects within 1 km

  • 2343 Eglinton Ave W (and 7 more addresses) (160 m) · Proposed: 43-storey, 638-unit mixed-use building
  • 2421 Eglinton Ave W (230 m) · Proposed: 4-storey, 7-unit townhouse development
  • 2485 Eglinton Ave W (400 m) · Proposed: 45-storey, 500-unit mixed-use building
  • 250 Bowie Ave (and 2 more addresses) (460 m) · Proposed: 2,390-unit rental building, up to 55 storeys
  • 2116 Eglinton Ave W (540 m) · Proposed: 9-storey, 101-unit apartment building
  • From municipal open data. Not a listing or an offer to sell; details change. Confirm with the municipality.

2343 Eglinton Ave W (and 7 more addresses)2421 Eglinton Ave W2485 Eglinton Ave 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.

Building permits nearby

Information: 9 building permits within 250 m since 2024

  • New building · 624 Mcroberts Ave (230 m) · 2026-07-28 · Inspection
  • New building · 624 Mcroberts Ave (230 m) · 2026-07-09 · Revision Issued
  • Addition / alteration · 620 Mcroberts Ave (230 m) · 2026-06-25 · Revision Issued
  • Demolition · 624 Mcroberts Ave (230 m) · 2026-05-12 · Closed
  • New building · 43 Keith Ave (150 m) · 2025-11-14 · Revision 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 $76k

  • Median household income (2020): $76,000
  • Owner households: 58%
  • Households with children: 34%
  • Median age: 40.4
  • Population density: 3,827 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.