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Nassau & Leonard

Nassau St & Leonard Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Kensington-Chinatown · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Kensington Market BIA

Nassau & Leonard is a lightly travelled intersection, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. It sits in Kensington-Chinatown, in the downtown core. At the corner: 2 schools within 250 m and a park. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
1,916
vehicles · 8-hour count, May 10, 2023
1,177 pedestrians · 213 cyclists
Collisions
39
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 26 property damage · #2426 of 5,508 · +4 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
5 streetcar routes · 1 bus route within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 240 vehicles, 21% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.6 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 11.1% of vehicle volume, about 14× the typical share. That comes with about 3.9 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 38%, from 24 in 2016–2020 to 15 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Nassau & Leonard

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
511506505510501 nearest 153 m
TTC bus
94 nearest 838 m
Blue Night
306305310301307
Nearest stops
11 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Nassau St / Bellevue Ave 119 m · 15 docks · 34 stations, 610 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 (45)
  • Kensington Community SchoolEnglish Public · 200 m
  • Westside Montessori Elementary SchoolPrivate · 216 m
  • Ryerson Community School & Downtown Vocal Music AcademyEnglish Public · 432 m
  • King Edward Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Separate · 441 m
  • Lord Lansdowne Jr Sr & Da VinciEnglish Public · 534 m
  • Braemar College Private Secondary SchoolPrivate · 711 m
  • and 39 more
Parks (39)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch287 m
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch644 m
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 710 m
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 843 m
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 916 m
  • Art Gallery of OntarioGallery · 1 km
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 1 km
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 1.1 km
  • iArts MuseumMuseum · 1.2 km
  • Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 1.2 km

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 126 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 14 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 356 — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Kos Restaurant, 112 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés126 within 300 m · 356 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience14 within 300 m · 44 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Kos Restaurant · 61 Bellevue Ave112 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Shoppers Drug Mart · 399 Bathurst Stgrocery140 mPassed, Oct 2025
Asian Gourmet · 399 Bathurst St Unit-N140 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Booster Juice · 399 Bathurst St140 mPassed, Sep 2026
Danish Pastry House · 399 Bathurst St140 mPassed, Feb 2026
Mix It UP · 399 Bathurst St140 mPassed, May 2026
Second Cup · 399 Bathurst St140 mPassed, Jun 2026
The Bagel Stop · 399 Bathurst St140 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 Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 260 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 226 m away at Bellevue Square Park.

  • Bellevue Square Park Washroom · 5 Bellevue Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    260 m
  • Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    374 m
  • Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    414 m
Drinking water
Bellevue Square Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 226 m; Sonya's Park bottle filling station · 279 m · off

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

14 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,285 spaces; ten accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care (197 m, 34 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km14 centres · 1,285 spaces
Fee subsidy10 of 14
  • The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care · 91 Bellevue Ave
    34 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    197 m
  • Kensington Kids Early Learning Centre · 401 College St
    99 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    200 m
  • Westside Montessori School · 95 Bellevue Ave
    73 spaces · toddler, preschool
    216 m
  • George Brown - Fashion District/Ryerson Child Care Centre · 96 Denison Ave
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    432 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 315 (238 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.4 km away.

FireFire Station 315 · 238 m132 Bellevue Ave
Police52 Division · 1.2 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 1.4 km674 Markham St

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 33 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,871 rental units — 14 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 25 Leonard Ave (118 m, 77 units, 6 storeys, built 1960), which scored 96 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 19 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 12 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings33 · 1,871 units · 14 social housing
RentSafeTO score86 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202619 across the 33
Open fire-code violations12
Tallest16 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
25 Leonard Avesocial housing · St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society776196096 · Aug 20264 · 7 fire118 m
88 Oxford St · Turtledove Management114189575 · Jul 20260131 m
87 Bellevue Avesocial housing · Homes First Society283188576 · Sep 20250199 m
99 Bellevue Ave · Fv Property Management164198872 · Jul 20260239 m
34 Oxford StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1895197989 · Aug 20250355 m
164 Grange Ave · Grange Apartments Inc.243197071 · Jul 20250480 m
170 Vanauley WalkToronto Community Housing · Atikson Co-Op406196988 · Aug 20260487 m
484 Spadina Ave · Fitzrovia Real Estate Inc16616202199 · Jun 20240 · 1 fire525 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 lots913 lots · ≈20,890 spaces · 62.7 ha
Within 500 m93 lots · ≈1,420 spaces
Green P (public)32 car parks · about 4,172 spaces
EV charging (City)74 Clinton Street · 750 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking139 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 92 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.7 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
35 Bellevue Avenue · Surface155 m91 *
20 St Andrew St · Garage396 m41727% (Q1 2026)
201 Claremont St · Surface607 m4361% (Q1 2026)
40 Larch St · Garage668 m33231% (Q1 2026)
74 Clinton Street · Garage782 m79 *

Nearest lots: 37 m away, ≈3 spaces; 42 m away, ≈7 spaces; 43 m away, ≈41 spaces; 115 m away, ≈7 spaces; 124 m away, ≈8 spaces; 126 m away, ≈20 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Palmerston Ave (835 m, 2 ports); 10 Portland St (1 km, 4 ports); 10 Soho St. (1 km, 4 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, May 10, 2023

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 1,137 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 59% of the total, against 779 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the west (129 of 213). Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 290 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m., 16% above the afternoon peak from 2:00 p.m. (251). Heavy vehicles made up 4.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since. 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 north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west1,137eastbound · 129 bikes · 4.4% heavy
Total vehicles1,9161,177 pedestrians · 213 cyclists · 4.1% heavy
From the east0westbound · 35 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south779northbound · 49 bikes · 3.6% heavy
AM peak hour290 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour251 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · May 10, 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 Nassau St between Lippincott St and Alley Cat Lane, 80 m from the corner, a 7-day count in September 2025 put the average speed at 26 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 34 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 39 km/h or more. That segment carries about 4,000 vehicles a day. Leonard Ave between Leonard Pl and Nassau St measured slower: 22 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 34 km/h (Mar 2024). At the school-zone speed sign on Bathurst St (376 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 680 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Nassau St · Lippincott St – Alley Cat Lane · 80 mSep 2025 · 7 days3,97526 km/h34 km/h39 km/h
Leonard Ave · Leonard Pl – Nassau St · 89 mMar 2024 · 3 days2,41522 km/h34 km/h39 km/h

School-zone speed sign 376 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct0 · 0 km/h
Over the limit0.1%
50 km/h or more0.0%

Bathurst St (northbound), Opp 510 Bathurst St · 680 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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 2019, with 9 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 3 collisions (8%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 11 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 28% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 29, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions39#2426 of 5,508
With an injury3#3359 of 4,660
Property damage only26
Fail to remain11
Involving a pedestrian1#2725 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2077 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified10
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 201450latest Jun 29, 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

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

Eight thefts from vehicles and nine bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 10 in 2023–2025, about 3.3 a year, against 1.0 a year before that. 88% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 67% of the bike thefts were from other premises. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on May 2, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle850street/outdoor (7), other (1)
Bicycle theft951other (6), street/outdoor (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 2, 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 Kensington-Chinatown.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Nassau & Leonard a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 39 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 Nassau & Leonard?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from May 10, 2023, 21% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Nassau & Leonard?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Nassau St between Lippincott St and Alley Cat Lane (September 2025), found an average of 26 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 34 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 376 m away (40 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Nassau & Leonard?

The nearest Green P car park is 35 Bellevue Avenue (155 m away, 91 spaces). The City's mapping shows 913 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,890 spaces — 93 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 74 Clinton Street (750 m).

How do I get to Nassau & Leonard by transit?

Streetcar routes 511, 506, 505, 510 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 153 m away; bus route 94 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Nassau & Leonard?

126 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 356 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Kos Restaurant (112 m), Asian Gourmet (140 m), Booster Juice (140 m), Danish Pastry House (140 m) and Mix It UP (140 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 Nassau & Leonard?

The nearest is Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 5 Bellevue Ave, 260 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom (374 m); Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (414 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 Nassau & Leonard?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,285 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care (197 m, 34 spaces), Kensington Kids Early Learning Centre (200 m, 99 spaces) and Westside Montessori School (216 m, 73 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Nassau & Leonard?

33 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,871 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 25 Leonard Ave (118 m, 77 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 88 Oxford St (131 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 75), 87 Bellevue Ave (199 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 76) and 99 Bellevue Ave (239 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 72). The average RentSafeTO score across the 33 is 86 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 Nassau & Leonard?

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and nine bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 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 Kensington-Chinatown page.

What neighbourhood is Nassau & Leonard in?

Nassau & Leonard is in Kensington-Chinatown (City of Toronto neighbourhood 078). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe. The corner falls inside the Kensington Market Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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