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Pharmacy & Florens

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

In Clairlea-Birchmount, Pharmacy & Florens is a mid-volume intersection. Nearby is 13 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
11,561
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 26, 2024
513 pedestrians · 35 cyclists · #1591 busiest
Collisions
14
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 10 property damage · #3869 of 5,508 · +2 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
10 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 830 vehicles an hour, 71% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 23 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). On average 1.4 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 1.2 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Pharmacy & Florens

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
672423404869135161768 nearest 15 m
Express
924968
Blue Night
324
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Pharmacy Ave at Florens Ave; Pharmacy Ave at St Bedes Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Victoria Park Ave / Dawes Rd 575 m · 19 docks · 4 stations, 72 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 (17)
  • Regent Heights Public SchoolEnglish Public · 297 m
  • Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 760 m
  • Crescent Town Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 896 m
  • George Webster Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Taylor Creek Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Samuel Hearne Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • and 11 more
Parks (19)
  • Regents Park343 m
  • Warden Woods Park504 m
  • Moreau Trail Park525 m
  • Byng Park551 m
  • Joshua Cronkwright Parkette711 m
  • Dentonia Park Golf Course718 m
  • and 13 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Dawes Road branch738 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 5 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 44. The nearest is Domino's Pizza, 56 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés5 within 300 m · 44 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 6 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Domino's Pizza · 447 Pharmacy Ave56 mPassed, Apr 2026
Dhaka Bazar · 451 Pharmacy Ave63 mPassed, Sep 2026
Dhaka Bazar · 451 Pharmacy Ave63 mPassed, Oct 2025
Dhaka Kitchen · 459 Pharmacy Ave75 mPassed, Sep 2026
Thai Fusion Restaurant · 461 Pharmacy Ave86 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
St. Clair Bar & Grill · 1080 Victoria Park Ave661 mPassed, Dec 2024 · 3 infractions
Tim Hortons · 627 Pharmacy Ave686 mPassed, Jun 2026
Dairy Queen · 625 Pharmacy Ave687 mPassed, Jun 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 Prairie Drive Park Washroom, 878 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 510 m away at Byng Park.

  • Prairie Drive Park Washroom · 101 Pharmacy Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    878 m
  • Dentonia Park Golf Course Washroom · 781 Victoria Park Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    1 km
Drinking water
Byng Park bottle filling station · 510 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

Six licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 487 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Dian Childcare Centre Inc. (493 m, 26 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km6 centres · 487 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 6
  • Dian Childcare Centre Inc. · 283 Pharmacy Ave
    26 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    493 m
  • Woodland Nursery School (Warden Woods Community Centre) · 1 Firvalley Crt
    26 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    626 m
  • Dawes Road Centre For Early Learning · 391 Dawes Rd
    80 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    706 m
  • Our Lady of Fatima YMCA · 3176 St Clair Ave E
    71 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    760 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 222 (1.8 km), the nearest police station 41 Division (3.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.4 km away.

FireFire Station 222 · 1.8 km755 Warden Ave
Police41 Division · 3.1 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 42 · 2.4 km1535 Kingston Rd

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 36 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,806 rental units — seven social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1043 Victoria Park Ave (480 m, 11 units, 3 storeys, built 1960), which scored 81 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 36 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 140 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 62 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings36 · 4,806 units · 7 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026140 across the 36
Open fire-code violations62
Tallest29 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1043 Victoria Park Ave113196081 · Jul 20262480 m
283 Pharmacy Ave · Homestead Land Holdings Limited26717197297 · Aug 202513494 m
273 Pharmacy Ave · Homestead Land Holdings Limited28018197291 · Sep 20244497 m
1047 Victoria Park Ave · Bianca Properties Inc.113196284 · Aug 20260502 m
1051 Victoria Park Ave123195478 · Aug 20260528 m
1055 Victoria Park Ave · Kings College Management Limited526196298 · Sep 20250540 m
263 Pharmacy Ave · Homestead Land Holdings Limited32921197297 · Aug 202512 · 2 fire582 m
1065 Victoria Park Ave · Menicucci, Mario; Menicucci, Iva; Menicucci, Pompilio; Menicucci, Frances376196491 · Sep 20250585 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 lots520 lots · ≈44,590 spaces · 133.8 ha
Within 500 m11 lots · ≈490 spaces
Green P (public)3 car parks · about 1,244 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingno post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 777 Victoria Park Ave (1.1 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Warden South Lot - 701 Warden Ave · Surface945 m151 *
Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue · Surface1.2 km173 *
Warden North Lot - 705 Warden Ave · Surface1.4 km920 *

Nearest lots: 50 m away, ≈72 spaces; 61 m away, ≈47 spaces; 152 m away, ≈23 spaces; 215 m away, ≈20 spaces; 254 m away, ≈7 spaces; 271 m away, ≈41 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, Nov 26, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 5,744 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 50% of the total, against 454 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 1,192 vehicles in the peak hour from 3:30 p.m., against 1,010 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.1% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 21 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north5,363southbound · 19 bikes · 3.0% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles11,561513 pedestrians · 35 cyclists · 3.1% heavy
From the east454westbound · 2 bikes · 2.4% heavy
From the south5,744northbound · 14 bikes · 3.3% heavy
AM peak hour1,010 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,192 vehicles from 3:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 26, 2024

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 Nancy Ave and Bolster Ave, 238 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in July 2006 put the average speed at 52 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 60 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 65 km/h or more. That segment carries about 5,300 vehicles a day. Florens Ave between Bertha Ave and Presley Ave measured slower: 32 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 39 km/h (Jul 2026). The reading is 20 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Pharmacy Ave (275 m away, 50 km/h limit), 1.0% of the 53,219 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — a small minority.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Florens Ave · Bertha Ave – Presley Ave · 153 mJul 2026 · 3 days92032 km/h39 km/h43 km/h
Pharmacy Ave · Nancy Ave – Bolster Ave · 238 mJul 2006 · 24 h5,29752 km/h60 km/h65 km/h

School-zone speed sign 275 m

Posted limit50 km/h
Median · 85th pct46 · 52 km/h
Over the limit6.2%
60 km/h or more1.0%

Pharmacy Ave (northbound), Opp 550 Pharmacy Ave · 53,219 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 5 collisions. 1 collision (7%) involved an injury. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 29% of collisions. 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 May 6, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 1.2 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions14#3869 of 5,508
With an injury1#4257 of 4,660
Property damage only10
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201418latest May 6, 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

Two thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle210house driveway/garage (2)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 12, 2023. 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 Clairlea-Birchmount.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Pharmacy & Florens a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 14 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 & Florens?

A mid-volume intersection. It ranks #1591 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 71% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Pharmacy & Florens?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Pharmacy Ave between Nancy Ave and Bolster Ave (July 2006), found an average of 52 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 60 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 275 m away (50 km/h), 1.0% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Pharmacy & Florens?

The nearest Green P car park is Warden South Lot - 701 Warden Ave (945 m away, 151 spaces). The City's mapping shows 520 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 44,590 spaces — 11 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Pharmacy & Florens by transit?

Bus routes 67, 24, 23, 404, 8, 69, 135, 16 and 4 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Pharmacy Ave at Florens Ave, 15 m).

What restaurants are near Pharmacy & Florens?

5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 44 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Domino's Pizza (56 m), Dhaka Bazar (63 m), Dhaka Bazar (63 m), Dhaka Kitchen (75 m) and Thai Fusion Restaurant (86 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 & Florens?

The nearest is Prairie Drive Park Washroom, 101 Pharmacy Ave, 878 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Dentonia Park Golf Course Washroom (1.0 km). 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 & Florens?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 487 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Dian Childcare Centre Inc. (493 m, 26 spaces), Woodland Nursery School (Warden Woods Community Centre) (626 m, 26 spaces) and Dawes Road Centre For Early Learning (706 m, 80 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Pharmacy & Florens?

36 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,806 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1043 Victoria Park Ave (480 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 81), 283 Pharmacy Ave (494 m, 267 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 273 Pharmacy Ave (497 m, 280 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 1047 Victoria Park Ave (502 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 84). The average RentSafeTO score across the 36 is 89 out of 100; 2 scored below 70. 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 Pharmacy & Florens?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. 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 Clairlea-Birchmount page.

What neighbourhood is Pharmacy & Florens in?

Pharmacy & Florens 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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