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Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- Streetcar
- 501503 nearest 200 m
- TTC bus
- 64404 nearest 506 m
- Blue Night
- 301322
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 m
- Cycling
- Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Balsam Ave installed 2024
- Bike Share
- Queen St. E / Spruce Hill Rd. 137 m · 15 docks · 7 stations, 168 docks within 1 km
Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.
Within walking distance 1.5 km
- Schools (18)
- St Denis Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 177 m
- Avalon Children's Montessori SchoolPrivate · 206 m
- The Claremont SchoolPrivate · 361 m
- The Cole AcademyPrivate · 363 m
- Balmy Beach Community SchoolEnglish Public · 558 m
- Williamson Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 719 m
- and 12 more
- Community centres
- Parks (9)
- Ivan Forrest Gardens264 m
- Balmy Beach Park271 m
- Glen Stewart Park754 m
- Kew Gardens789 m
- Neville Park Blvd Ravine922 m
- Beaches Park926 m
- and 3 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Beaches branch727 m
- Places of interest
- Balmy Beach ParkNature/ Park · 447 m
- Kew Gardens ParkNature/ Park · 800 m
Around the corner
Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node
Restaurants & food
Toronto Public Health inspects 23 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 92. The nearest is La Diperie, 106 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in December 2025.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| La Diperie · 2196 Queen St E | 106 m | Passed, Dec 2025 |
| The Druid Bar · 2192 Queen St E | 107 m | Passed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions |
| Judy's Beach Cafe · 2188 Queen St E | 111 m | Passed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Game Night Wings and Sports Bar · 2214 Queen St E | 156 m | Passed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions |
| The Beacher Cafe · 2160 Queen St E | 157 m | Passed, Sep 2025 · 2 infractions |
| Bad Egg and Juice To GO · 2214 Queen St E | 158 m | Passed, Nov 2024 |
| Buoys & Beacons Convenience · 2154 Queen St Egrocery | 172 m | Passed, Apr 2024 |
| St. Denis Sunshine · 67 Balsam Ave | 178 m | Passed, Mar 2026 |
Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.
Washrooms & water
The nearest public washroom is Silverbirch Boat House Washroom, 412 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 246 m away at Ivan Forrest Gardens.
- Silverbirch Boat House Washroom · 2 Silver Birch Ave
9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible412 m - Beaches Recreation Centre Washroom · 6 Williamson Rd
View centre hours790 m - Kew Beach Lawn Bowling Club Washroom · 2075 Queen St E
9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible820 m
- Drinking water
- Ivan Forrest Gardens bottle filling station, drinking fountain, dog fountain · 246 m; Balmy Beach Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 279 m
Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.
Child care
Ten licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 762 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Alphabet Station (127 m, 54 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).
- Alphabet Station · 2206 Queen St E
54 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day127 m - Mackie Sunshine Childcare Inc. - St. Denis Sunshine · 67 Balsam Ave
30 spaces · school age177 m - Lakeside Co-Operative Playschool Inc. · 2226 Queen St E
25 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day205 m - Ma Premiere Ecole · 2383 Queen St E
28 spaces · preschool238 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 227 (1.3 km), the nearest police station 55 Division (2.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.4 km away.
Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
Within a kilometre there are 39 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 752 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2363 Queen St E (112 m, 20 units, 4 storeys, built 1940), which scored 91 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 29 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 15 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2363 Queen St Esocial housing · Neighbours Community Homes | 20 | 4 | 1940 | 91 · Jul 2026 | 0 | 112 m |
| 59 Balsam Ave | 19 | 3 | 1927 | 87 · Sep 2024 | 1 | 118 m |
| 2327 Queen St E · Westwood Holdings Inc. | 27 | 3 | 1920 | 97 · Aug 2026 | 1 | 134 m |
| 2178 Queen St E · Ashbridges Property Management | 21 | 3 | 1965 | 94 · Nov 2025 | 0 | 134 m |
| 2367 Queen St E · Greenwin Corp. | 24 | 3 | 1925 | 93 · Nov 2025 | 1 | 155 m |
| 2373 Queen St E · West Wood Holding Inc | 27 | 3 | 1930 | 84 · Oct 2025 | 0 | 180 m |
| 2218 Queen St E | 16 | 3 | 1905 | 92 · Nov 2025 | 0 | 183 m |
| 2150 Queen St E · Bowman Building Property Management Inc. | 16 | 4 | 1923 | 90 · Nov 2025 | 1 | 185 m |
The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.
Parking
Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 117 Hammersmith Ave · Surface | 383 m | 29 | 47% (Q1 2026) |
| 136 Wineva Ave. · Surface | 510 m | 28 * | — |
| 85 Lee Ave · Surface | 679 m | 68 | 61% (Q1 2026) |
| 197 Blantyre Ave · Surface | 1.3 km | 83 | 29% (Q1 2026) |
| 166 Woodbine Ave · Surface | 1.4 km | 21 | 46% (Q1 2026) |
Nearest lots: 107 m away, ≈4 spaces; 142 m away, ≈2 spaces; 144 m away, ≈8 spaces; 145 m away, ≈11 spaces; 149 m away, ≈4 spaces; 149 m away, ≈11 spaces. More EV charging: 117 Hammersmith Ave (398 m, 6 ports); 1981 Queen Street East (881 m, 1 ports); 912 Kingston Road (1 km, 2 ports).
Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be for customers or residents only. Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.
Traffic volume
The City's latest turning-movement count — 8-hour, Mar 22, 2022
Traffic is heaviest from the north: 408 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 95% of the total, against 20 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 70 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:00 p.m., against 59 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.
Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.
How fast traffic moves here
Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming
On Balsam Ave between Sarah McComb Lane and Sycamore Pl, 249 m from the corner, a 7-day count in June 2022 put the average speed at 28 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 36 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 43 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,200 vehicles a day. Hazel Ave between Fernwood Park Ave and Beech Ave measured slower: 17 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 25 km/h (Jul 2018). The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel Ave · Fernwood Park Ave – Beech Ave · 144 m | Jul 2018 · 24 h | 200 | 17 km/h | 25 km/h | 30 km/h |
| Balsam Ave · Sarah McComb Lane – Sycamore Pl · 249 m | Jun 2022 · 7 days | 1,210 | 28 km/h | 36 km/h | 43 km/h |
Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.
All police-reported collisions
Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025
The worst year was 2024, with 1 collision; 2025 recorded 0. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Sep 8, 2024.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 2 | #5370 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 0 | |
| Property damage only | 2 | |
| Fail to remain | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 0 | |
| All since 2014 | 2 | latest Sep 8, 2024 |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.
Killed or seriously injured
Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Police records place no theft from a vehicle or bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025, though 1 has been reported since January 2026.
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 15, 2026. Police offset every occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing, so these are thefts on the streets and premises around this node, not necessarily at the corner itself. Other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see The Beaches.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Balsam & Hazel a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 2 lesser collisions. High counts usually track high traffic volume rather than a design flaw; volume is shown alongside so the numbers can be read in context.
How busy is Balsam & Hazel?
A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Mar 22, 2022, 5% of the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Balsam & Hazel?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Balsam Ave between Sarah McComb Lane and Sycamore Pl (June 2022), found an average of 28 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 36 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Balsam & Hazel?
The nearest Green P car park is 117 Hammersmith Ave (383 m away, 29 spaces, 47% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 224 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 10,870 spaces — 28 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2150 Queen Street East (193 m).
How do I get to Balsam & Hazel by transit?
Streetcar routes 501, 503 stop within 1 km, the nearest 200 m away; bus routes 64, 404 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Balsam & Hazel?
23 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 92 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are La Diperie (106 m), The Druid Bar (107 m), Judy's Beach Cafe (111 m), Game Night Wings and Sports Bar (156 m) and The Beacher Cafe (157 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Balsam & Hazel?
The nearest is Silverbirch Boat House Washroom, 2 Silver Birch Ave, 412 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Beaches Recreation Centre Washroom (790 m); Kew Beach Lawn Bowling Club Washroom (820 m). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.
Is there child care near Balsam & Hazel?
Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 762 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Alphabet Station (127 m, 54 spaces), Mackie Sunshine Childcare Inc. - St. Denis Sunshine (177 m, 30 spaces) and Lakeside Co-Operative Playschool Inc. (205 m, 25 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Balsam & Hazel?
39 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 752 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2363 Queen St E (112 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 59 Balsam Ave (118 m, 19 units, RentSafeTO score 87), 2327 Queen St E (134 m, 27 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 2178 Queen St E (134 m, 21 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 39 is 89 out of 100. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.
What neighbourhood is Balsam & Hazel in?
Balsam & Hazel is in The Beaches (City of Toronto neighbourhood 063). It is in Ward 19, Beaches-East York, represented by Councillor Brad Bradford.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Mar 22, 2022.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through May 15, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 19 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations.
- Coordinates: 43.67142, -79.28962 · centreline node 13463021.