5 Elm St
5 Elm St is in Yonge-Bay Corridor. There are 14 planning proposals within 250 m, including an 85‑storey building with 1,709 homes and shops (under review). TMU Station is a 2‑minute walk.
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- An 85-storey building with 1,709 homes and shops is under review, 170 m away (22 Elm St and 1 more address).
- Assaults, break-ins, robberies and thefts over $5,000 in Yonge-Bay Corridor were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
- TMU Station (Line 1) is about a 2-minute walk.
- The nearest elementary school is St Michael's Choir (Jr) School, 434 m away.
- Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
01What’s planned near 5 Elm St
14 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): 14 in progress. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses.
In progress
- 1Subdivision9 Mc Gill St and 3 more addresses · 18 m awaySubdivision: a request to divide land into new lots and streets
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Draft Plan of Subdivision for 2 development blocks.File 21 234525 STE 13 SB · submitted Nov 5, 2021 · City record and how to commentAll 4 addresses
9 Mc Gill St · 17 Mc Gill St · 409 Yonge St · 415 Yonge St
- 269-storey building with shops415 Yonge St · 18 m awaySite plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Site Plan Control application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 69-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 6,595 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 34,424 square metres. 471…File 22 198206 STE 13 SA · submitted Aug 31, 2022 · City record and how to comment - 376-storey building · 828 homes and shops399 Yonge St and 1 more address · 33 m awaySite plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Site Plan Application for a 76-storey mixed-use building having 828 dwelling units and a non-residential gross floor area of 191.84 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 53409.67 square metres.File 22 162247 STE 13 SA · submitted Jun 14, 2022 · City record and how to commentAll 2 addresses
399 Yonge St · 401 Yonge St
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.
02Safety near 5 Elm St
Police recorded 798 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses. The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.
| Major crime | Near this addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | Yonge-Bay Corridorper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 581 | 3,361 | 768Yonge-Bay Corridor is higher |
| Break-ins | 88 | 552 | 190Yonge-Bay Corridor is higher |
| Car thefts | 26 | 162 | 225Yonge-Bay Corridor is lower |
| Robberies | 62 | 300 | 79Yonge-Bay Corridor is higher |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 41 | 210 | 61Yonge-Bay Corridor is higher |
Thick bar: Yonge-Bay Corridor. Thin grey bar: Toronto. Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 1, 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-Bay Corridor
03Getting around from 5 Elm St
The nearest subway station is TMU Station (Line 1), about a 2‑minute walk (0.2 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 16 TTC stops served by routes 506, 505, 19, 97 and 13, with about 3,012 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 1.4 km away, with 354 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 1 · about 2 min walk
Nearest stop: Yonge St at Gould St, plus 5 more stops for this route within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Dundas St East at Yonge St - TMU Station, plus 3 more stops for these routes within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Bay St at Elm St.
Nearest stop: Gerrard St West at Elizabeth St West Side.
Source: GO Transit · 354 train stops on a weekday
TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 2026). Walking times are estimates.
04Schools and child care near 5 Elm St
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.
Elementary schools
Share of Grade 6 students meeting the provincial standard. Toronto: 87% reading, 54% math.
Grades 7–8 schools
These schools start at Grade 7, after the Grade 6 tests, so they have no Grade 6 results.
Secondary schools
Share of students who passed the Grade 10 literacy test on their first try. Toronto: 84%.
The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: Taie International Institute School, Le College Francais - Carlton Campus, The Ymca Academy Secondary School, National Ballet School - Margaret Mccain Acedemic Centre, National Ballet School and 5 more. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): four licensed child care centres, two EarlyON centres, five privately owned public spaces and four shelters or respite sites.
350 Victoria St · 39 spaces · toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
14 Trinity Sq · 52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
30 College St · 16 spaces · preschool
43 Gerrard St E · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers
30 College St · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 5 Elm St
No building permits, building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registration are on record for this address. About 9 in 10 Toronto addresses also had none in the last 5 years.
06Around the block
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 2).
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
Shawarma Royale (restaurant or bar), Savors (take-out or food shop), Punjabi Chaap Corner (restaurant or bar), and 11 more.
Public space (93 m), 532 Bay St (335 m), 444 Yonge St (365 m), and 2 more.
Covenant House Gerrard St E (206 m), Street Haven Downtown Hotel Program (223 m), Covenant House McGill St (248 m), and 1 more.
All new business licences nearby (14)
- Shawarma Royale · Restaurant or bar · 366 Yonge St · 86 m · licensed Nov 5, 2026
- Savors · Take-out or food shop · 335 Yonge St · 92 m · licensed Sep 2, 2026
- Punjabi Chaap Corner · Restaurant or bar · 38 Elm St · 104 m · licensed Aug 28, 2026
- Cafe Mezzanine · Restaurant or bar · 378 Yonge St · 139 m · licensed Sep 15, 2026
- Eggslut · Restaurant or bar · 10 Dundas St E · 154 m · licensed Oct 6, 2026
- Gb Hand-Pulled Noodles · Restaurant or bar · 66 Edward St · 188 m · licensed Sep 5, 2026
- Gb Hand-Pulled Noodles · Sidewalk café · 66 Edward St · 188 m · licensed Nov 5, 2026
- Milestones · Restaurant or bar · 1 Dundas St W · 201 m · licensed Sep 14, 2026
Source: 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 6, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.
07Risks and environment at 5 Elm St
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.
Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025
In postal area M5G, 0 of 2 home tap-water samples (0%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). That's too few samples to compare with the rest of the city. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 0 samples here (0%) 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.
Source: Non Regulated Lead Sample · 2 tests, Jun 17, 2014 to Apr 17, 2015
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 2.3 km away, measured 3:00 AM EST Monday 9 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.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · hourly
TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.
08The neighbourhood: Yonge-Bay Corridor
Yonge-Bay Corridor had 12,645 residents in 2021. The median household income was $68,500, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 68% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 56% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 21% of workers commuted by transit and 56% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (14.7%), Cantonese (5.2%) and Arabic (4.8%). 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 | Central Toronto | Change in a year | 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, 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.
How Yonge-Bay Corridor compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/5-elm-st#sec-history
