5 Braemar Ave

01What’s planned near 5 Braemar Ave

1 planning proposal within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): one decided recently. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

Decided recently

1. 1
   Add a storey

   222 Chaplin Cres · 191 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks

   The Committee of Adjustment approved it on Nov 4, 2026.

   To alter the existing one-storey detached by constructing a complete second storey addition, as well as front and side (east) ground floor additions (with basement additions below). A portion of the existing driveway at the southeast…

   File A0662/26TEY · submitted Sep 14, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

Development Applications and Committee of Adjustment Applications, City of Toronto. A proposal that covers several addresses is listed once. Decided: development files submitted in the last 4 years; Committee of Adjustment decisions in the last 2 years.

02Street work near 5 Braemar Ave

7 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road repairs on College View Ave, Highbourne Rd to Avenue Rd, Q1 to Q4 2027.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Priority Lead Water Replacement (New Service) at 1 Braemar Ave · 21 m · Jun 9, 2026 to Dec 9, 2026
• Toronto Water · Water and Sewer Connection at 205 Forest Hill Rd · 146 m · Jun 9, 2026 to Dec 9, 2026

Source: City of Toronto Road Reconstruction, Road Resurfacing and Sidewalk Construction programs (planned work within 500 m), and Utility Cut Permits. Dates are the City’s plan and can move. “Carried over” means the work was due earlier and is still listed.

03Safety near 5 Braemar Ave

Police recorded 27 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 39). The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.

Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 3, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Yonge-Eglinton

Traffic safety

2 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 2 involved pedestrians. Most were on Oriole Py and Anderson Ave. Yonge-Eglinton ranks 123rd in Toronto for these collisions per resident.

• Oriole Py at Anderson Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jun 13, 2026 · 434 m
• Avenue Rd at Chaplin Cres · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Sep 7, 2025 · 240 m

Source: Toronto Police Service, collisions in which someone was killed or seriously injured (since 2021, within 500 m); City of Toronto School Safety Zones and Traffic Calming Database.

Other crimes near this address

Toronto Police Service: Shootings and Firearm Discharges, Bicycle Thefts and Theft From Motor Vehicle, June 2025 to June 2026. Police place each incident at the nearest intersection.

04Getting around from 5 Braemar Ave

The nearest subway station is Davisville Station (Line 1), about a 14‑minute walk (0.9 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 8 TTC stops served by the 14 and 13 buses, with about 420 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 5.9 km away, with 68 train stops on a weekday.

TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 2026). Walking times are estimates. Bike Share Toronto station data; City of Toronto Cycling Network and Permit Parking Areas.

How reliable are your routes?

TTC Bus and Streetcar Delay Data, September 2025 to September 2026: incidents the TTC logged as delaying service. Per 1,000 trips uses each route’s weekday schedule, so busy routes aren’t penalized for running more vehicles. A typical route: 4.0.

Charging and bike parking

• EV charging: 75 Holly St
  City-run (Green P): 28 Level 2, 1 fast ports. Next: 20 Delisle Ave, 1.5 km.1.2 km

City of Toronto: City-operated EV charging stations (private chargers aren’t included); indoor bike stations, shown within 1.5 km.

05Schools and child care near 5 Braemar Ave

The closest public and Catholic schools. They may not be the ones assigned to this address; check with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) or Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB).

The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: The Study Academy, Birmingham International Collegiate Of Canada, The Study Academy School, Upper Canada College School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three licensed child care centres and no EarlyON centres.

Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, and ChildCareSafe (Toronto Public Health inspections).

06Parks, trees and libraries near 5 Braemar Ave

There are 3 parks and 1 playground within 500 m. The nearest pool is North Toronto Memorial Community Centre, 747 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Forest Hill Road Park · playground · 179 A Forest Hill Rd · 211 m
• Larratt Parkette · 221 A Forest Hill Rd · 222 m
• Dunvegan Parkette · 160 Dunvegan Rd · 425 m
• Old Forest Hill Parkette · 51 Forest Hill Rd · 539 m
• Robert Bateman Parkette · 281 Chaplin Cres · 613 m

Pools, courts and more

Also nearby

Source: City of Toronto Parks and Recreation Facilities, Registered Programs and Drop-In Programs, Tennis Courts, Outdoor and Indoor Ice Rinks, Washroom Facilities, Off-Leash Areas, Street Tree Data; Toronto Public Health SwimSafe and Beach Water Quality; Toronto Public Library branches.

Park space

Park projects nearby

• Eglinton Park Revitalization
  The City completed the Eglinton Park Master Plan in 2019 and is working towards park improvements in a phased approach based on the priorities identified in the Master Plan and the available project budget.In progress · 751 m
• Davisville Community & Aquatic Centre
  The City is building a new community recreation centre in Davisville. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 1.0 km
• Raccoon Park Expansion
  The City is expanding Raccoon Park. The features and amenities for the expanded park area will be shaped through community engagement.In progress · 1.2 km
• New Park at 2400 Yonge Street
  A new park is coming to 2400 Yonge St. as a result of a mixed-use development project at Roselawn Avenue and Yonge Street.In progress · 1.3 km
• New Park at 20 Castlefield Avenue
  A new 3,750 m2 park is coming to 20 Castlefield Ave in the Yonge-Eglinton neighbourhood.In progress · 1.5 km

City of Toronto: Green Spaces (parks, natural areas and conservation land; hydro corridors, golf courses, cemeteries and road verges aren’t counted); Park and Recreation Facility Projects within 1.5 km.

07The building at 5 Braemar Ave

There are no building permits, building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 5 Braemar Ave. Here is what the City does have.

The lot

08What can be built at 5 Braemar Ave

R (Residential) zoning allows houses, townhouses and some low-rise apartment buildings, depending on the lot. The numbers below are the main limits; the full rules depend on the lot.

Special areas

Source: City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 (zone, height and lot coverage overlays), Heritage Conservation Districts, Major Transit Station Areas, Secondary Plans and Archaeological Potential. This is a summary, not a zoning review. Read the by-law and see the City’s map.

09Around the block

Source: Affordable Housing Pipeline, Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion applications, Short Term Rentals Registration, Multi-Tenant (Rooming) House Licences, Business Licences and Permits (storefront types; owners’ personal names are never shown), POPS, and Daily Shelter Occupancy (Nov 8, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.

Traffic on your street

There’s no recent count on this street. The nearest, on a similar street:

City of Toronto Transportation Services: speed, volume and classification counts since 2016.

Parking tickets on this block

119 tickets in 2025 on Braemar Ave between numbers 0 and 55: 112 for parking without a permit, 3 for parking at prohibited times.

City of Toronto Parking Tickets, 2025. Placed by the street address the officer recorded.

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 4,335 service requests came from postal area M5P, which includes 5 Braemar Ave. The most common:

City of Toronto 311 Service Requests, October 2025 to October 2026. 311 publishes only the first three characters of the postal code, so this covers the wider postal area. Counts reflect how often people call as well as how often problems happen.

10Risks and environment at 5 Braemar Ave

TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.

11The neighbourhood: Yonge-Eglinton

Yonge-Eglinton had 12,410 residents in 2021. The median household income was $94,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 63% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 46% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 31% of workers commuted by transit and 13% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Spanish (3.5%), Cantonese (2.1%) and Portuguese (1.9%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across central Toronto (the old City of Toronto, before the 1998 amalgamation), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $2,457 a month in October 2025, up 6% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 3.2%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, central Toronto (the old City of Toronto, before the 1998 amalgamation). CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.