5 Empringham Dr
5 Empringham Dr is in Malvern East. There are 2 planning proposals within 250 m.
Data as of Nov 10, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- A public hearing on Dec 2 about a minor variance at 576 McLevin Ave, 230 m away.
01What’s planned near 5 Empringham Dr
2 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): two in progress. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).
In progress
- 1Minor variance576 McLevin Ave · 230 m awayCommittee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks
A public hearing is set for Dec 2, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.
To legalize and maintain the rear yard open platform. This application was previously deferred at the August 12, 2026 hearing.File A0064/26SC · submitted Apr 21, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre - 2Site plan70 Fawcett Trl · 249 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.
Amendment to existing site plan agreement to allow for proposed addition to Alexander Sterling Public SchoolFile 12 203042 ESC 42 SA · submitted Jun 29, 2012 · 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.
Noise permits nearby
- 25 Sewells · 25 Sewells Rd
Continuous concrete pour · Gillam Construction GroupMay 5 to Dec 30
508 m away
City of Toronto Noise Exemption Permits: permits that let a site go past the noise bylaw’s limits for a set time (amplified sound for an event, construction outside normal hours, a concrete pour). Upcoming and current permits within 600 m. Events run by individuals show their name only for street parties, festivals and markets.
02Street work near 5 Empringham Dr
3 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on John Stoner Dr, near Fawcett Trl, Q2 to Q4 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 Empringham Dr
Police recorded 46 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.
| Major crime | Near this addresswithin 500 m, last 12 months | Malvern East compared with Torontorate per 100,000 residents, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robberies | 2 near this address | About the same81 vs 79 per 100,000 | |
| Car thefts | 10 near this address | About the same225 vs 225 per 100,000 | |
| Assaults | 30 near this address | 34% lower506 vs 768 per 100,000 | |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 1 near this address | 42% lower35 vs 61 per 100,000 | |
| Break-ins | 3 near this address | 57% lower81 vs 190 per 100,000 | |
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 Malvern East
Traffic safety
No collisions that killed or seriously injured someone have been reported within 500 m since 2021.
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
| Last 12 months | Within 500 m | Malvern East, per 100,000 residents | Compared with other neighbourhoods |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shootings and firearm discharges | 2 | 8 | Higher than most |
| Bicycle thefts | 1 | 15 | Lower than most |
| Thefts from vehicles | 17 | 230 | About typical |
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 Empringham Dr
The nearest subway station is Kennedy Station (Line 2), 9.7 km away. Within a 5‑minute walk there are 8 TTC stops served by the 131 and 132 buses, with about 656 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Guildwood GO, 6.2 km away, with 88 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 2 · too far to walk
Source: GO Transit · 88 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?
| Route | Delays reported | Per 1,000 trips | Compared with other TTC routes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 131 | 388 | 6.5 | more than most routes |
| 132 | 63 | 1.7 | fewer than most 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.
05Schools and child care near 5 Empringham Dr
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).
Elementary schools
Share of Grade 6 students meeting the provincial standard. Toronto: 87% reading, 54% math.
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: Malvern Montessori School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): two licensed child care centres and two EarlyON centres.
Last health inspection Jan 20, 2026: pass (fail to clean and disinfect toys located in the infant room daily and when necessary).
Last health inspection Mar 2, 2026: pass.
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 Empringham Dr
There is 1 park, 1 playground and 1 community centre within 500 m. The nearest pool is Lester B. Pearson Collegiate Institute, 1.4 km away.
Parks and community centres within 500 m
- Shawn "blu" Rose Park · ball diamond, playground · 30 Empringham Dr · 223 m
- Malvern Recreation Centre · skateboarding, wi-fi · 30 Sewells Rd · 483 m
- Malvern Park · ball diamond, outdoor dry pad, pickleball court, sports field · 36 Sewells Rd · 523 m
- John Tabor Park · ball diamond, playground, sports field · 240 John Tabor Trl · 655 m
- Viola Desmond Park · ball diamond, basketball court, playground, sports field · 85 Hupfield Trl · 686 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
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 Empringham Dr
No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 5 Empringham Dr.
The lot
Measured from the City’s property boundary map. It’s compiled from records of varying age, so treat these as approximate; a survey is the legal measure.
08What can be built at 5 Empringham Dr
RM (Residential Multiple Dwelling) zoning allows houses, townhouses and small apartment buildings. The numbers below are the main limits; the full rules depend on the lot.
Source: Zoning By-law 569-2013, chapter 10
Source: Lot coverage overlay
Source: Zone label (x)
Not inside a heritage conservation district, major transit station area, secondary plan or area of archaeological potential.
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
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. Most Toronto addresses (73%) have at least one short-term rental nearby.
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
SP Plus (parking lot).
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
215 tickets in 2025 on Empringham Dr between numbers 0 and 55: 142 for parking on a boulevard or private property, 73 for other parking offences.
City of Toronto Parking Tickets, 2025. Placed by the street address the officer recorded.
What neighbours report to 311
In the last 12 months, 7,965 service requests came from postal area M1B, which includes 5 Empringham Dr. The most common:
| Damaged bin lids | 463 | |
| Driveway blocked by plowed snow | 374 | |
| Missed green bin pickup | 305 | |
| Tree pruning | 297 | |
| Injured wildlife | 253 | |
| Missed green bin pickup | 231 |
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 Empringham Dr
Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025
Source: Non Regulated Lead Sample · 25 tests, May 22, 2014 to May 14, 2025
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: Malvern East
Malvern East had 26,095 residents in 2021. The median household income was $85,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 30% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 34% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 24% of workers commuted by transit and 2% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Tamil (10.1%), Pilipino, Filipino (6.6%) and Cantonese (3.5%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.
Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across Scarborough (the former City of Scarborough), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $1,832 a month in October 2025, up 4% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 2.4%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.
| Average rent, October 2025 | Scarborough | Change in a year | Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,465 | +3% | $1,499 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,617 | +2% | $1,763 |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,832 | +4% | $2,055 |
| 3 bedrooms or more | $1,978 | +6% | $2,361 |
Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, Scarborough (the former City of Scarborough). CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.
How Malvern East compares with the rest of Toronto →Handy info
Garbage day: Tuesdays. Nov 10: garbage, green bin and yard waste. Nov 17: recycling and green bin. Green bin every week; garbage and recycling alternate.
Councillor: Neethan Shan, Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park · Councillor_Shan@toronto.ca · 416-338-3771
Source: Solid Waste Collection Schedule; City of Toronto elected officials, as of Nov 10, 2026.