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Housey & Queens Wharf

Housey St & Queens Wharf Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Harbourfront-CityPlace · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York · CityPlace and Fort York BIA

Housey & Queens Wharf is a quiet local crossing, with a strong pedestrian presence. It sits in Harbourfront-CityPlace, in the downtown core. It has a park at the corner. Nearby: 12 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
2,772
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 16, 2022
856 pedestrians · 37 cyclists
Collisions
50
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 43 property damage · #2071 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
5 streetcar routes · 2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 116 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 350 vehicles, 30% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 3 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Police have logged an average of 5 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 94%, from 17 in 2016–2020 to 33 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Housey & Queens Wharf

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
511509510504508 nearest 141 m
TTC bus
2963 nearest 931 m
Blue Night
310304307363329
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Housey St / Dan Leckie Way 81 m · 27 docks · 53 stations, 1,210 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 (11)
  • City SchoolEnglish Public · 253 m
  • The Waterfront SchoolEnglish Public · 305 m
  • Bishop Macdonell Catholic ElementaryEnglish Separate · 391 m
  • Jean Lumb Public SchoolEnglish Public · 391 m
  • Alpha Alternative & Oasis AlternativeEnglish Public · 845 m
  • St Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km
  • and 5 more
Parks (42)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Fort York branch172 m
Places of interest
  • Toronto Music GardenNature/ Park · 392 m
  • Fort York National Historic SiteMuseum · 443 m
  • Arcadia EarthAttraction · 558 m
  • The WellLandmark · 574 m
  • iArts MuseumMuseum · 752 m
  • Rogers CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 849 m
  • HTO ParkNature/ Park · 862 m
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 875 m

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There are 31 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 10 grocery and convenience stores, and 359 eating places within a kilometre — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Gong Cha, 68 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026.

Restaurants & cafés31 within 300 m · 359 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience10 within 300 m · 41 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Gong Cha · 85 Housey St None68 mPassed, Mar 2026
Loblaws · 500 Lake Shore Blvd W Nonegrocery72 mPassed, May 2026
Shoppers Drug Mart · 500 Lake Shore Blvd W Nonegrocery72 mPassed, Jul 2025
Zenshi Handcrafted Sushi · 500 Lake Shore Blvd W None72 mPassed, Jul 2026
Sister Sister Mobile Cafe · 500 Lake Shore Blvd W 10072 mPassed, Jul 2026
McDonald's · 19 Bathurst St Unit-B82 mPassed, Jul 2026
Scooped Cityplace · 85 Queens Wharf Rd88 mPassed, Mar 2026
Quik Shop · 119 Fort York Blvd, Unit-5105 mPassed, Apr 2025

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 Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 376 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 224 m away at Canoe Landing Park.

  • Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 95 Fort York Blvd
    View centre hours
    376 m
  • Little Norway Park Washroom · 659 Queens Quay W
    9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. · accessible
    457 m
  • Coronation Park Toronto Washroom · 711 Lake Shore Blvd W
    9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
    640 m
Drinking water
Canoe Landing Park drinking fountain · 224 m; Toronto Music Garden drinking fountain · 352 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 1,039 spaces; nine accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Neighbourhood Group Harbourfront Child Care (271 m, 36 spaces, infant, toddler).

Within 1 km10 centres · 1,039 spaces
Fee subsidy9 of 10
  • The Neighbourhood Group Harbourfront Child Care · 650 Queens Quay W
    36 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    271 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Waterfront Child Care Centre · 635 Queens Quay W
    122 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    305 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Before and After Program · 20 Brunel Crt
    396 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    391 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Child Care · 26 Brunel Crt
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    392 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 334 (827 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 827 m away.

FireFire Station 334 · 827 m339 Queens Quay W
Police52 Division · 1.9 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 36 · 827 m339 Queens Quay W

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

19 registered apartment buildings with 4,436 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, seven of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 146 Fort York Blvd (132 m, 25 units, 7 storeys, built 2000), which scored 90 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 95, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 65 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 31 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings19 · 4,436 units · 7 social housing
RentSafeTO score95 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202665 across the 19
Open fire-code violations31
Tallest46 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
146 Fort York BlvdToronto Community Housing · Greenwin257200090 · Sep 20240132 m
150 Dan Leckie WayToronto Community Housing · Greenwin29841201293 · Aug 20262169 m
125 Queens Wharf RdToronto Community Housing · Greenwin737199093 · Aug 20262198 m
25 Bishop Tutu BlvdToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation11910198788 · Aug 20260280 m
679 Queens Quay WToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1066198894 · Aug 20260406 m
39 Niagara St · Minto Properties50119201999 · Jul 202510453 m
450 Front St W · Rhapsody Property Management Services592462023100 · Jul 20252568 m
50 Portland St · Morguard23210200596 · Aug 20260591 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

All parking lots479 lots · ≈20,810 spaces · 62.4 ha
Within 500 m28 lots · ≈790 spaces
Green P (public)18 car parks · about 3,707 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Portland St · 1 km · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking103 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 48 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 25 York St (1.5 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
545 Lake Shore Boulevard West · Surface188 m110 *
2 Portland St · Garage389 m3797% (Q1 2026)
250 Fort York Blvd. · Surface619 m49 *
800 Fleet Street · Surface884 m94 *
300 Remembrance Drive · Surface1 km65 *

Nearest lots: 57 m away, ≈25 spaces; 86 m away, ≈25 spaces; 88 m away, ≈15 spaces; 175 m away, ≈36 spaces; 195 m away, ≈28 spaces; 204 m away, ≈32 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Palmerston Ave (1.2 km, 2 ports); 10 Soho St. (1.4 km, 4 ports); 40 York St (1.5 km, 12 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, Nov 16, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The south leg carries the load — 1,538 northbound vehicles, or 55% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 586. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 453 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 14% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (398). Heavy vehicles made up 3.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 4 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.

From the north586southbound · 16 bikes · 4.8% heavy
From the west648eastbound · 12 bikes · 2.8% heavy
Total vehicles2,772856 pedestrians · 37 cyclists · 3.5% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south1,538northbound · 9 bikes · 3.4% heavy
AM peak hour398 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour453 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Nov 16, 2022

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

The City's counter on Queens Wharf Rd between Fort York Blvd and Northern Linear Park Trl (172 m away) recorded an average of 22 km/h in its 3-day count in November 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 32 km/h. That segment carries about 900 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Queens Wharf Rd · Fort York Blvd – Northern Linear Park Trl · 172 mNov 2022 · 3 days94122 km/h32 km/h35 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 9 collisions. 4% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 6 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 23, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions50#2071 of 5,508
With an injury2#3912 of 4,660
Property damage only43
Fail to remain6
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified5
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201452latest Jun 23, 2026

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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Sep 10, 2008.

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

Toronto Police place 17 thefts from vehicles and 34 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 8.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 22 in 2023–2025, about 7.3 a year, against 4.1 a year before that. 59% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 68% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Feb 9, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle17102street/outdoor (10), apartment parking (6)
Bicycle theft34120apartment parking (23), street/outdoor (8)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Feb 9, 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 Harbourfront-CityPlace.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Housey & Queens Wharf a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 50 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 Housey & Queens Wharf?

A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from Nov 16, 2022, 30% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Housey & Queens Wharf?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Queens Wharf Rd between Fort York Blvd and Northern Linear Park Trl (November 2022), found an average of 22 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 32 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Housey & Queens Wharf?

The nearest Green P car park is 545 Lake Shore Boulevard West (188 m away, 110 spaces). The City's mapping shows 479 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,810 spaces — 28 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Portland St (1.0 km).

How do I get to Housey & Queens Wharf by transit?

Streetcar routes 511, 509, 510, 504 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 141 m away; bus routes 29, 63 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Housey & Queens Wharf?

31 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 359 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Gong Cha (68 m), Zenshi Handcrafted Sushi (72 m), Sister Sister Mobile Cafe (72 m), McDonald's (82 m) and Scooped Cityplace (88 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 Housey & Queens Wharf?

The nearest is Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 95 Fort York Blvd, 376 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Little Norway Park Washroom (457 m); Coronation Park Toronto Washroom (640 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 Housey & Queens Wharf?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,039 spaces in total; 9 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Neighbourhood Group Harbourfront Child Care (271 m, 36 spaces), The Neighbourhood Group Waterfront Child Care Centre (305 m, 122 spaces) and The Neighbourhood Group Canoe Landing Before and After Program (391 m, 396 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Housey & Queens Wharf?

19 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,436 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 146 Fort York Blvd (132 m, 25 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 150 Dan Leckie Way (169 m, 298 units, RentSafeTO score 93), 125 Queens Wharf Rd (198 m, 73 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 25 Bishop Tutu Blvd (280 m, 119 units, RentSafeTO score 88). The average RentSafeTO score across the 19 is 95 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.

How many thefts are reported at Housey & Queens Wharf?

Toronto Police place 17 thefts from vehicles and 34 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 since January 2026. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Harbourfront-CityPlace page.

What neighbourhood is Housey & Queens Wharf in?

Housey & Queens Wharf is in Harbourfront-CityPlace (City of Toronto neighbourhood 165). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik. The corner falls inside the CityPlace and Fort York Business Improvement Area.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined