5 Defries St
5 Defries St is in Regent Park. It's outside TRCA flood hazard areas and there are 15 planning applications nearby (ten under review, four approved, one approved by the tribunal).
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- 3 fire code violations in open inspections (most recent opened Aug 10, 2026).
- Outside TRCA flood hazard areas.
- 15 planning applications within 250 m: ten under review, four approved, one approved by the tribunal.
04The building
1 building permit in the last 5 years. Together they added 580 new homes. For comparison, about 1 in 10 Toronto addresses had any permit in that time. Permits show work the City approved; they don't show work done without a permit.
It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register.
Open fire code items (3)
- Making of records · opened Aug 10, 2026
- Retention of records · opened Aug 10, 2026
- Accumulation of combustible materials · opened Aug 10, 2026
Permit history: 5 projects from 13 permits
- Alternative Solution · completed Apr 12, 2022
Alternative solution application for the sanitary sewer from the control chamber. · Permit 22 111808 - Alternative Solution · completed Sep 29, 2021
Alternative Solution for the installation of standpipe and hose systems · Permit 21 218630 - New Building · completed Nov 17, 2025
Proposal to construct a 37 storey condominium residential tower with 580 units including 4 levels of parking · 9 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 19 262243 - Shoring · completed Aug 12, 2024
Proposal for piling, shoring, and excavation of the lands located between 1, 5, and 25 Defries Street for the purpose of soil remediation. · Permit 19 240595 - Demolition · completed Apr 24, 2020
Proposal for demolition of existing 2 storey build for future development of a 37 storey residential condominium building with 3 level below grade parking. · Permit 19 179035
05Risks and environment
TRCA's maps show this address is outside the areas that could flood from rivers in a major storm (TRCA plans for a storm like Hurricane Hazel in 1954) and outside lake shoreline hazards. Basement flooding from overloaded sewers can still happen anywhere in the city.
In postal area M5A, 4 of 134 home tap-water samples (3.0%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M5A is about the same as the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 9 samples here (6.7%) were above it. These are voluntary tests, mostly from older homes, so they don't tell you about this house. Lead comes from old pipes and plumbing, not the City's treatment plants. If your home was built before the mid-1950s, you can get a free test kit by calling 311.
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 3.7 km away, measured 11:00 AM EST Sunday 8 November 2026. Forecast high for the next 24 hours: 2 (low risk). The scale runs from 1 to 10+; 1 to 3 is low risk.
TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.
01What’s changing nearby
15 active planning applications within 250 m (about a 3-minute walk): ten under review, four approved, one approved by the tribunal. That's more than at 9 in 10 Toronto addresses.
- 15 Defries St · 0 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for two 46-storey residential buildings containing approximately 1,170 dwelling units and a 2-storey non-residential building containing 1,111 square metres of non-residential space.File 26 246687 STE 13 OZ · submitted Sep 30, 2026 · City record - 2755 Dundas St E · 154 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for a mixed-use development comprised of two 48-storey towers containing approximately 1,197 residential units and 1,300 square metres of non-residential GFA. The proposal includes a…File 25 236949 STE 13 OZ · submitted Oct 8, 2025 · City record - 3761 Dundas St E · 160 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for a mixed-use development comprised of two 48-storey towers containing approximately 1,197 residential units and 1,300 square metres of non-residential GFA. The proposal includes a…File 25 236949 STE 13 OZ · submitted Oct 8, 2025 · City record - 4749 Dundas St E · 168 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for a mixed-use development comprised of two 48-storey towers containing approximately 1,197 residential units and 1,300 square metres of non-residential GFA. The proposal includes a…File 25 236949 STE 13 OZ · submitted Oct 8, 2025 · City record - 5230 Oak St · 186 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
The Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB) approved it.
Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment to allow the renovation of the existing apartment building on the site and the construction of a new 32--storey mixed-use building with 330 residential units.File 13 277895 STE 28 OZ · submitted Dec 13, 2013 · City record - 62 Mark St · 189 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for a mixed-use development comprised of two 48-storey towers containing approximately 1,197 residential units and 1,300 square metres of non-residential GFA. The proposal includes a…File 25 236949 STE 13 OZ · submitted Oct 8, 2025 · City record - 7747 Dundas St E · 199 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for a mixed-use development comprised of two 48-storey towers containing approximately 1,197 residential units and 1,300 square metres of non-residential GFA. The proposal includes a…File 25 236949 STE 13 OZ · submitted Oct 8, 2025 · City record - 8125 River St · 207 m awaySite Plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building
City planners approved the site plan, with conditions to meet before a building permit.
Site Plan application for a 39-storey mixed-use building containing 516 residential dwelling units.File 20 208677 STE 13 SA · submitted Oct 20, 2020 · City record - 9125 River St · 207 m awayCondominium: a request to divide a building into condominium units
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
*** Draft plan of condominium for 430 units.File 21 234388 STE 13 CD · submitted Nov 4, 2021 · City record - 10123 River St · 213 m awaySite Plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building
City planners approved the site plan, with conditions to meet before a building permit.
Site Plan application for a 39-storey mixed-use building containing 516 residential dwelling units.File 20 208677 STE 13 SA · submitted Oct 20, 2020 · City record - 11123 River St · 213 m awayCondominium: a request to divide a building into condominium units
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
*** Draft plan of condominium for 430 units.File 21 234388 STE 13 CD · submitted Nov 4, 2021 · City record - 12121 River St · 222 m awaySite Plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building
City planners approved the site plan, with conditions to meet before a building permit.
Site Plan application for a 39-storey mixed-use building containing 516 residential dwelling units.File 20 208677 STE 13 SA · submitted Oct 20, 2020 · City record
3 homes within 250 m are registered with the City as short-term rentals (stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb). That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 2).
No licensed rooming houses within 250 m.
No new storefront business licences within 250 m in the last 90 days.
Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications; Short Term Rentals Registration.
06Safety
Police recorded 191 major crimes within 500 m from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: 116 assaults, 42 break-ins, 15 car thefts, 11 thefts over $5,000 and 7 robberies. Per resident, in Regent Park in 2025, car thefts and thefts over $5,000 were below it. Police place each incident at the nearest intersection, so these figures describe the area, not this address.
| Major crime | Within 500 m, 12 months | Regent Park, per 100,000 (2025) | Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 116 | 948 close to Toronto | 768 |
| Break-ins | 42 | 167 close to Toronto | 190 |
| Car thefts | 15 | 95 below Toronto | 225 |
| Robberies | 7 | 84 close to Toronto | 79 |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 11 | 12 below Toronto | 61 |
Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal: Major Crime Indicators (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Includes reported incidents only.
03Getting around
The nearest subway station is Castle Frank Station (Line 2), about a 28-minute walk (1.8 km). Within a 5-minute walk there are 8 TTC stops served by routes 501, 505, 503, 504 and 121, with about 2,189 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 2.6 km away, with 354 train stops on a weekday.
TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 2026). Walking times are estimates.
07Schools and community
These are the closest public and Catholic schools by distance. They may not be the schools assigned to this address: school boards set their own attendance areas, so check with the Toronto District School Board or Toronto Catholic District School Board.
- Nelson Mandela Park Public School · elementary · 441 mTDSB · Public · grades JK-8 · 385 students. Grade 6 provincial tests: 76% met the standard in reading and 17% in math (Toronto schools: 87% and 54%).
- Queen Alexandra Middle School · elementary · 525 mTDSB · Public · grades 6-8 · 380 students. Grade 6 provincial tests: 80% met the standard in reading and 52% in math (Toronto schools: 87% and 54%).
- Dundas Junior Public School · elementary · 633 mTDSB · Public · grades JK-5 · 560 students
- Inglenook Community School · secondary · 768 mTDSB · Public · grades 9-12 · 60 students. 50% passed the Grade 10 literacy test on the first try (Toronto schools: 84%).
- Eastdale Collegiate Institute · secondary · 851 mTDSB · Public · grades 9-12 · 120 students
Private schools within 1 km: Liberty Prep School.
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information and Student Demographics (2026); test results are EQAO results reported by the Ministry.
Within 500 m (about a 6-minute walk): two licensed child care centres, one EarlyON centre, one privately owned public space and no shelters or respite sites.
City of Toronto: Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, POPS, and Daily Shelter Occupancy (Nov 6, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.
08Your neighbourhood
Regent Park had 12,750 residents in 2021. The median household income was $65,500, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 70% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 32% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 35% of workers commuted by transit and 24% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Bengali (7.8%), Tamil (3.5%) and Mandarin (3.3%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.
In October 2025, the average rent for a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building in the former City of Toronto was $2,457, up 6% from a year earlier. Across Toronto: $2,055. 3.2% of these apartments were vacant. These are averages paid by all tenants, including long-term ones, across a large area; new listings usually cost more.
| Average rent, October 2025 | Former City of Toronto | Change in a year | City of Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,526 | +2% | $1,499 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,914 | +4% | $1,763 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,457 | +6% | $2,055 |
| 3 bedrooms or more | $3,195 | 0% | $2,361 |
Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.
02City services
Next: November 11: recycling and green bin. November 18: garbage, green bin and yard waste. Green bin goes out every week; garbage and recycling alternate.
09Quick answers about 5 Defries St
Is 5 Defries St in a flood plain?
No. TRCA maps it outside river flood and lake shoreline hazard areas. Basement flooding from sewers can still happen anywhere. Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025.
Does 5 Defries St have open fire code violations?
Yes. 3 violations are recorded in open fire inspections, the most recent opened Aug 10, 2026. Source: Residential Fire Inspection Results.
What is being built near 5 Defries St?
There are 15 active planning applications within 250 metres (ten under review, four approved, one approved by the tribunal). The closest is at 5 Defries St, 0 m away. Source: Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications.
Has 5 Defries St been renovated?
Yes. The City has 13 building permits on record, 1 in the last 5 years. Source: Building Permits.
Is 5 Defries St a heritage property?
No. It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register. Source: Heritage Register.
How far is 5 Defries St from the subway?
The nearest station is Castle Frank Station (Line 2), 1.8 km away (about a 28-minute walk). 8 TTC stops are within a 5-minute walk. Source: TTC and GO Transit schedules.
What schools are near 5 Defries St?
The closest are Nelson Mandela Park Public School, Queen Alexandra Middle School and Inglenook Community School. These may not be the assigned schools; check with the school board. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education school information.
How much crime is there near 5 Defries St?
Police recorded 191 major crimes within 500 m from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: 116 assaults, 42 break-ins, 15 car thefts, 11 thefts over $5,000 and 7 robberies. Per resident, in Regent Park in 2025, car thefts and thefts over $5,000 were below it. Police place each incident at the nearest intersection, so these figures describe the area, not this address. Source: Toronto Police Service.
When is garbage day at 5 Defries St?
Collection is on Wednesdays. Green bin goes out every week; garbage and recycling alternate weeks. The next garbage pickup is Nov 18, 2026. Source: Solid Waste Collection Schedule.
Answers are generated from the data on this page and update when the data changes.
10From the archives
![Case 981, R.W. Nash, February 15, 1937, car 2764, gas station, looking [west]ward, to River St, on Dundas St East, (Legal Department)](/photos/59253-f.jpg)
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