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Seaforth & Brock

Seaforth Ave & Brock Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Roncesvalles · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park

Seaforth & Brock, in Roncesvalles, in central Toronto, is a quiet local crossing, with a well-used cycling route through it. It has a protected bikeway and a park at the corner. Nearby: 14 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
3,218
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 20, 2023
632 pedestrians · 1,315 cyclists · #2131 busiest
Collisions
9
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 5 property damage · #4462 of 5,508 · +1 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
2
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 2 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #427 of 1,505
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
5 streetcar routes · 3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Sharrows, Bike Lane, Cycle Track - Contraflow
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 230 vehicles, 20% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 5 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 40.9% of vehicle volume, about 53× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 0.9 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. About one in five of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Seaforth & Brock

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
501504508505506 nearest 252 m
TTC bus
4022947 nearest 294 m
Express
929
Blue Night
301304305306329
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Sharrows on Brock Ave installed 2014; Bike Lane on Brock Ave installed 2014; Cycle Track - Contraflow on Seaforth Ave installed 2024; Sharrows on Seaforth Ave installed 2024
Bike Share
Queen St W / Cowan Ave 314 m · 19 docks · 29 stations, 492 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 (19)
  • Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 294 m
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 436 m
  • Parkdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 505 m
  • Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 555 m
  • Shirley St Jr & City View AlternativeEnglish Public · 606 m
  • Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public SchoolEnglish Public · 818 m
  • and 13 more
Parks (38)
  • Pat Capponi Parkette29 m
  • Gwynne Avenue Parkette353 m
  • Parkdale Amphitheatre358 m
  • Pessoa Park365 m
  • McCormick Park376 m
  • Masaryk Park378 m
  • and 32 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch274 m
  • Toronto Public Library High Park branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 804 m
  • Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 1.4 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 23 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores, and 301 eating places within a kilometre — 4.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Honeys Ice Cream, 137 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in December 2024.

Restaurants & cafés23 within 300 m · 301 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 60 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Honeys Ice Cream · 46 Noble St, Unit-107137 mPassed, Dec 2024
Bb's · 5 Brock Ave194 mPassed, Aug 2024
Craig's Cookies · 1332 Queen St W234 mPassed, Aug 2026
The Virginia Cocktail Bar · 1374 Queen St W248 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions
Tibet Kitchen · 1378 Queen St W251 mPassed, Jul 2026
Kaminari · 1330 Queen St W256 mPassed, Aug 2024
Queen Fresh Market · 1384 1/2 Queen St Wgrocery257 mPassed, Dec 2024
Guu Izakaya · 1314 Queen St W258 mPassed, Aug 2024

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 Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 340 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 336 m away at McCormick Park.

  • Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 220 Cowan Ave
    View centre hours
    340 m
  • Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom · 66 Sheridan Ave
    View centre hours
    412 m
  • Sorauren Avenue Park Fieldhouse Washroom · 289 Sorauren Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    929 m
Drinking water
McCormick Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 336 m; Masaryk Park drinking fountain · 387 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

11 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 902 spaces; eight accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Parkdale Childcare Centre (294 m, 177 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km11 centres · 902 spaces
Fee subsidy8 of 11
  • Parkdale Childcare Centre · 78 Seaforth Ave
    177 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    294 m
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA · 108 Gladstone Ave
    120 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    436 m
  • Holy Family Childcare Centre-Queen Victoria · 141 Close Ave
    25 spaces · school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    555 m
  • Shirley Street Jr YMCA · 38 Shirley St
    103 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    606 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 426 (480 m), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 300 m away.

FireFire Station 426 · 480 m140 Lansdowne Ave
Police14 Division · 1 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 37 · 300 m1288 Queen St 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

122 registered apartment buildings with 9,564 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 23 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 5.3× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 34 Noble St (175 m, 18 units, 3 storeys, built 1935), which scored 91 out of 100 at its June 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 122 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 296 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 64 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings122 · 9,564 units · 23 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026296 across the 122
Open fire-code violations64
Tallest35 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
34 Noble St · Cogir Real Estate183193591 · Jun 20252175 m
15 O'Hara Ave · Kpm Kingsway Property Management324197091 · Jul 20241212 m
22 O'Hara AveToronto Community Housing · TCH133191897 · Jul 20240232 m
7 O'Hara Ave · Kpm Kingsway Property Management164197083 · Jun 20240237 m
103 West Lodge Ave · Hazelview Property Services Inc.37118196585 · Jun 202517 · 9 fire254 m
410 Dufferin St · Rhapsody Property Management Services198102021100 · Jul 20255 · 1 fire284 m
20 West Lodge AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation29911195991 · Jul 20246291 m
400 Dufferin St · Rhapsody Property Management Service15213202199 · Jul 20255 · 1 fire297 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 lots583 lots · ≈25,800 spaces · 77.4 ha
Within 500 m51 lots · ≈1,280 spaces
Green P (public)22 car parks · about 1,543 spaces
EV charging (City)1224 KING ST W · 669 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking63 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 42 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1325 Queen St W · Surface310 m3294% (Q1 2026)
14 Fuller Ave · Surface603 m4247% (Q1 2026)
45 Abell St · Garage778 m12460% (Q1 2026)
110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface841 m8over 100% (Q1 2026)
1624 Queen St W · Surface876 m3371% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 101 m away, ≈4 spaces; 145 m away, ≈7 spaces; 150 m away, ≈12 spaces; 178 m away, ≈40 spaces; 182 m away, ≈25 spaces; 219 m away, ≈29 spaces. More EV charging: 45 Abell St (802 m, 16 ports); 1051 Queen Street W (1 km, 2 ports); 283 Ossington Ave (1.2 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 — 14-hour, Sep 20, 2023

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The south leg carries the load — 1,966 northbound vehicles, or 61% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 4. Most cyclists arrived from the north (557 of 1,315). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 344 vehicles in the hour from 3:00 p.m., 34% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (256). Heavy vehicles made up 2.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north1,248southbound · 557 bikes · 2.8% heavy
From the west4eastbound · 271 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles3,218632 pedestrians · 1,315 cyclists · 2.6% heavy
From the east0westbound · 4 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south1,966northbound · 483 bikes · 2.5% heavy
AM peak hour256 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour344 vehicles from 3:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Sep 20, 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

The City's counter on Brock Ave between Seaforth Ave and Florence St (171 m away) recorded an average of 35 km/h in its 7-day count in June 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 43 km/h. That segment carries about 3,500 vehicles a day. Seaforth Ave between West Lodge Ave and Lansdowne Ave measured slower: 22 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 30 km/h (Nov 2024). The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Dufferin St (338 m away, 30 km/h limit), 38% of the 279,345 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Brock Ave · Seaforth Ave – Florence St · 171 mJun 2022 · 7 days3,47335 km/h43 km/h48 km/h
Seaforth Ave · West Lodge Ave – Lansdowne Ave · 308 mNov 2024 · 3 days88922 km/h30 km/h34 km/h

School-zone speed sign 338 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct37 · 46 km/h
Over the limit63%
40 km/h or more38%

Dufferin St (northbound), 447 Dufferin Street · 279,345 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 2 collisions. 44% of collisions here involved an injury. People walking or cycling were involved in 22% of collisions here. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 15, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions9#4462 of 5,508
With an injury4#3085 of 4,660
Property damage only5
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian1#2984 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2329 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)1
All since 201415latest May 15, 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

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 2 pedestrians were among those hurt. One of the two happened in darkness. The most recent was on Aug 11, 2021.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions2#427 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian2#151 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20062latest Aug 11, 2021

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 two thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200street/outdoor (1), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft410house driveway/garage (2), apartment parking (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 23, 2024. 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 Roncesvalles.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Seaforth & Brock a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#427 of 1,505), out of 9 reported collisions of any severity. 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 Seaforth & Brock?

A quiet local crossing. It ranks #2131 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 20% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Seaforth & Brock?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Brock Ave between Seaforth Ave and Florence St (June 2022), found an average of 35 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 43 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 338 m away (30 km/h), 38% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Seaforth & Brock?

The nearest Green P car park is 1325 Queen St W (310 m away, 32 spaces, 94% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 583 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 25,800 spaces — 51 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1224 KING ST W (669 m).

How do I get to Seaforth & Brock by transit?

Streetcar routes 501, 504, 508, 505 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 252 m away; bus routes 402, 29, 47, 929 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Seaforth & Brock?

23 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 301 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Honeys Ice Cream (137 m), Bb's (194 m), Craig's Cookies (234 m), The Virginia Cocktail Bar (248 m) and Tibet Kitchen (251 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 Seaforth & Brock?

The nearest is Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 220 Cowan Ave, 340 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom (412 m); Sorauren Avenue Park Fieldhouse Washroom (929 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 Seaforth & Brock?

11 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 902 spaces in total; 8 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Parkdale Childcare Centre (294 m, 177 spaces), Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA (436 m, 120 spaces) and Holy Family Childcare Centre-Queen Victoria (555 m, 25 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Seaforth & Brock?

122 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 9,564 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 34 Noble St (175 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 15 O'Hara Ave (212 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 22 O'Hara Ave (232 m, 13 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 7 O'Hara Ave (237 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 83). The average RentSafeTO score across the 122 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 Seaforth & Brock?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and four 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 Roncesvalles page.

What neighbourhood is Seaforth & Brock in?

Seaforth & Brock is in Roncesvalles (City of Toronto neighbourhood 086). It is in Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, represented by Councillor Gord Perks.

Sources

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