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Pharmacy & Comstock

Pharmacy Ave & Comstock Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Clairlea-Birchmount · Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest

Pharmacy & Comstock is a moderately heavy crossing. It sits in Clairlea-Birchmount. Nearby is Pharmacy Station (Line 5) 738 m away.

Traffic volume
20,195
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 26, 2025
545 pedestrians · 104 cyclists · #866 busiest
Collisions
140
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
24 with an injury · 108 property damage · #765 of 5,508 · +13 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Pharmacy Station 738 m · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,440 vehicles, 1.25× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 37 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). That comes with about 14 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 6.9 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.40× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions rose 22%, from 63 in 2016–2020 to 77 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Pharmacy & Comstock

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Pharmacy Station (Line 5)738 m; O'connor Station (Line 5)801 m; Hakimi Lebovic Station (Line 5)846 m
TTC bus
672491347068 nearest 17 m
Express
924968
Blue Night
324334
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Pharmacy Ave at Comstock Rd; Pharmacy Ave at Holswade Rd South Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Victoria Park Ave / Edge Park Ave 419 m · 19 docks · 7 stations, 109 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 (8)
  • Clairlea Public SchoolEnglish Public · 333 m
  • Satec at W A Porter Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 686 m
  • Victoria Park Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 781 m
  • O'connor Public SchoolEnglish Public · 805 m
  • Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km
  • Khairul Ummah SchoolPrivate · 1.2 km
  • and 2 more
Parks (14)
  • Edge Park333 m
  • Parma Park602 m
  • Victoria Park - Eglinton Parkette770 m
  • Jim McPherson Park779 m
  • Clairlea Park807 m
  • Willis Blair Parkette1 km
  • and 8 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Eglinton Square branch719 m
Signal
0941, activated 1971 · SA2

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 2 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 117. The nearest is Pg Harvey Events, 176 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés2 within 300 m · 117 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 18 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Pg Harvey Events · 793 Pharmacy Ave Main Fl Lobby176 mPassed, Jun 2026
Ital Vital Rastarant · 741 Pharmacy Ave252 mPassed, Apr 2026
Cineplex Odeon · 22 Lebovic Ave396 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions
Doneky Kone Inc - 978 4vb · 32 Camrose Cres412 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Donkey Kone Inc - Ab 47773 · 32 Camrose Cres412 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Donkey Kone Inc. - 247 4rn · 32 Camrose Cres412 mPassed, May 2026
Donkey Kone Inc. - 763 8re · 32 Camrose Cres412 mPassed, May 2026
Donkey Kone Inc. - 766 Ovc · 32 Camrose Cres412 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction

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 O'connor Community Centre Washroom, 583 m away, View centre hours.

  • O'connor Community Centre Washroom · 1386 Victoria Park Ave
    View centre hours
    583 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

Five licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 251 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Clairlea Child Care Centre (333 m, 71 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km5 centres · 251 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 5
  • Clairlea Child Care Centre · 25 Rosalind Cres
    71 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    333 m
  • O'connor Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 1386 Victoria Park Ave
    46 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    587 m
  • Tiago Avenue Community Child Care · 145 Tiago Ave
    41 spaces · preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    781 m
  • My Little School · 1492 Victoria Park Ave
    69 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    789 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 222 (879 m), the nearest police station 41 Division (1.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 222 · 879 m755 Warden Ave
Police41 Division · 1.9 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 21 · 1.2 km887 Pharmacy Ave

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 17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 972 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 64 Harris Park Dr (427 m, 11 units, 3 storeys, built 1956), which scored 88 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, 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 13 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings17 · 972 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202629 across the 17
Open fire-code violations13
Tallest11 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
64 Harris Park Dr · Metcap Living Management Inc.113195688 · Jul 20261427 m
68 Harris Park Dr · Metcap Living Management Inc.113195691 · Oct 20250465 m
23 Engelhart Cres · Metcap Living Management Inc.113195681 · Aug 20241478 m
19 Engelhart Cres · Metcap Living Management Inc.113195686 · Sep 20260490 m
26 Engelhart Cres · C/O Metcap Living Management Inc113202378 · Sep 20245527 m
14 Engelhart Cres · C/O Metcap Living Management Inc113195686 · Jul 20263537 m
22 Engelhart Cres · C/O Metcap Living Management Inc123202381 · Sep 20240538 m
90 Parma CrtToronto Community Housing · TCH927196693 · Jul 20251 · 1 fire542 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 lots539 lots · ≈92,640 spaces · 277.9 ha
Within 500 m26 lots · ≈5,170 spaces
Green P (public)2 car parks · about 1,071 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Warden North Lot - 705 Warden Ave · Surface1.2 km920 *
Warden South Lot - 701 Warden Ave · Surface1.6 km151 *

Nearest lots: 68 m away, ≈40 spaces; 125 m away, ≈373 spaces; 133 m away, ≈10 spaces; 141 m away, ≈430 spaces; 167 m away, ≈8 spaces; 208 m away, ≈54 spaces.

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 — 14-hour, Oct 26, 2025 (a weekend day)

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 7,845 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 39% of the total, against 5,149 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the south (43 of 104). Evening rush dominates here: 2,309 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:45 p.m., against 1,169 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 0.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Sunday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north7,201southbound · 40 bikes · 1.0% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 1 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles20,195545 pedestrians · 104 cyclists · 0.7% heavy
From the east5,149westbound · 20 bikes · 0.3% heavy
From the south7,845northbound · 43 bikes · 0.8% heavy
AM peak hour1,169 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,309 vehicles from 2:45 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 26, 2025 · weekend

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 Pharmacy Ave between Edge Park Ave and Kingswell Cres, 143 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in April 2014 put the average speed at 51 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 59 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 65 km/h or more. That segment carries about 17,900 vehicles a day. Comstock Rd between Pharmacy Ave and Faulkland Rd measured slower: 38 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 44 km/h (Jul 2023). The reading is 12 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Comstock Rd · Pharmacy Ave – Faulkland Rd · 85 mJul 2023 · 7 days11,33538 km/h44 km/h47 km/h
Pharmacy Ave · Edge Park Ave – Kingswell Cres · 143 mApr 2014 · 24 h17,94851 km/h59 km/h65 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 2019, with 30 collisions; 2025 recorded 15. 24 collisions (17%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 6% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (1%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 13 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 30, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 6.9 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions140#765 of 5,508
With an injury24#670 of 4,660
Property damage only108
Fail to remain8
Involving a pedestrian1#2341 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified8
Since January 2026 (outside the window)13
All since 2014187latest Jun 30, 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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Pharmacy & Comstock a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 140 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 Pharmacy & Comstock?

A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #866 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.25× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Pharmacy & Comstock?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Pharmacy Ave between Edge Park Ave and Kingswell Cres (April 2014), found an average of 51 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 59 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Pharmacy & Comstock?

The nearest Green P car park is Warden North Lot - 705 Warden Ave (1.2 km away, 920 spaces). The City's mapping shows 539 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 92,640 spaces — 26 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Pharmacy & Comstock by transit?

Pharmacy Station (Line 5) is 738 m away; bus routes 67, 24, 91, 34, 70, 68, 924, 968 within 1 km (nearest stop: Pharmacy Ave at Comstock Rd, 17 m).

What restaurants are near Pharmacy & Comstock?

2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 117 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Pg Harvey Events (176 m), Ital Vital Rastarant (252 m), Cineplex Odeon (396 m), Doneky Kone Inc - 978 4vb (412 m) and Donkey Kone Inc - Ab 47773 (412 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 Pharmacy & Comstock?

The nearest is O'connor Community Centre Washroom, 1386 Victoria Park Ave, 583 m away (View centre hours). 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 Pharmacy & Comstock?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 251 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Clairlea Child Care Centre (333 m, 71 spaces), O'connor Early Learning & Child Care Centre (587 m, 46 spaces) and Tiago Avenue Community Child Care (781 m, 41 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Pharmacy & Comstock?

17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 972 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 64 Harris Park Dr (427 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 68 Harris Park Dr (465 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 23 Engelhart Cres (478 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 81) and 19 Engelhart Cres (490 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 17 is 88 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 Pharmacy & Comstock in?

Pharmacy & Comstock is in Clairlea-Birchmount (City of Toronto neighbourhood 120). It is in Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest, represented by Councillor Parthi Kandavel.

Sources

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