5 Lower Sherbourne St

01What’s planned near 5 Lower Sherbourne St

2 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): one in progress and one decided recently. A proposal that covers several addresses or City files is listed once. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   68-storey building · 910 homes

   259 Lake Shore Blvd E · 165 m away

   7 City files for one project: Rezoning · Site plan · Site plan · Site plan · Site plan · Site plan · Subdivision

   City planners have been reviewing it since February. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Zoning By-law Amendment - Lifting of the H Symbol for 23 167778 STE 10 OZ, 25 231179 STE 10 OZ, and 26 149454 STE 10 OZ

   Public notice · Sep 8, 2026Notice of Intention to Remove a Holding Symbol (H) from Zoning By-law 626-2026 - 291 Lake Shore Boulevard East, 2 Small Street and 200 Queens Quay East (Quayside Blocks 1B, 1C and 2). Read the notice, which explains any meeting or appeal dates.

   File 26 117227 STE 10 OZ (rezoning) · submitted Feb 13, 2026 · City record and how to commentFile 23 167857 STE 10 SA (site plan) · submitted Jun 29, 2023 · City record and how to commentFile 23 167843 STE 10 SA (site plan) · submitted Jun 29, 2023 · City record and how to commentFile 23 167863 STE 10 SA (site plan) · submitted Jun 29, 2023 · City record and how to commentFile 23 167822 STE 10 SA (site plan) · submitted Jun 29, 2023 · City record and how to commentFile 25 231195 STE 10 SA (site plan) · submitted Sep 26, 2025 · City record and how to commentFile 23 170161 STE 10 SB (subdivision) · submitted Jul 5, 2023 · City record and how to comment

Decided recently

1. 2
   Part lot control

   259 Lake Shore Blvd E · 165 m away

   Part lot control: a request to divide a block into separate lots, often for townhouses

   It has been approved.

   Proposed Part Lot Control Exemption for Blocks 1 & 2 of the Quayside development to enable various land divisions and land interests to support the development of these blocks.

   File 23 167867 STE 10 PL · submitted Jun 29, 2023 · City record and how to comment

Development Applications and Committee of Adjustment Applications, City of Toronto. A proposal that covers several addresses or City files is listed once. Inactive: the City’s file is still open but marked inactive. Decided: development files submitted in the last 4 years; Committee of Adjustment decisions in the last 2 years.

Noise permits nearby

• Pinnacle Lakeside · 35 Richardson St
  Continuous concrete pour · Mondiale DevelopmentOct 2, 2026 to Apr 29, 2027
  215 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 Lower Sherbourne St

No new City road or sidewalk work is planned within 500 m. The work below was due earlier and is still on the City’s list.

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 Lower Sherbourne St

Police recorded 61 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 5, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands

Traffic safety

10 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 4 involved pedestrians, 3 involved cyclists and 3 were fatal. Most were on Lower Jarvis St and Lake Shore Blvd E. St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Lake Shore Blvd W at Lower Jarvis St · Cyclist, seriously injured · Jul 15, 2026 · 347 m
• Gardiner Expy W at Lower Jarvis St · Driver, killed; driver, seriously injured · Jul 8, 2025 · 372 m
• Lake Shore Blvd E at Lower Jarvis St · Driver, seriously injured · Jun 28, 2023 · 345 m
• Gardiner E Lower Jarvis Ramp at Lower Jarvis St · Pedestrian, killed · Jun 24, 2023 · 356 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 Lower Sherbourne St

The nearest subway station is King Station (Line 1), about a 16‑minute walk (1.1 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 11 TTC stops served by the 114, 75, 65 and 121 buses, with about 2,064 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 1.2 km away, with 354 train stops on a weekday.

TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 18, 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: 51 Dockside Dr
  City-run (Green P): 6 Level 2 ports. Next: 51 Dockside Dr, 214 m.214 m
• Indoor bike station: Union Station
  Secure parking for 80 bikes.1.3 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 Lower Sherbourne St

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: Voice Integrative Private School, Keystone International Schools. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): four licensed child care centres and one EarlyON centre.

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 Lower Sherbourne St

There are 7 parks, 3 playgrounds and 2 community centres within 500 m. The nearest pool is St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre, 436 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Sherbourne Common · playground, washroom · 5 Lower Sherbourne St · 118 m
• Aitken Place Park · dog off-leash area, playground · 90 Merchants' Wharf · 255 m
• Princess Street Park · 18 A Princess St · 263 m
• 120 Queens Quay E Park · 120 Queens Quay E · 324 m
• Water's Edge Promenade · beach · 115 Queens Quay E · 325 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

• David Crombie Park Revitalization
  The City is improving David Crombie Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 461 m
• New Parks in the Moss Park Neighbourhood
  Two new parks are coming to the Moss Park neighbourhood. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 670 m
• New Park at 50 Queens Quay East
  A new park is coming to 50 Queens Quay E. near One Yonge Community Recreation Centre, as part of the Lower Yonge Precinct Plan.In progress · 672 m
• Market Lane Park Improvements
  The City is improving Market Lane Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 735 m
• New Parks in the Moss Park Neighbourhood
  Two new parks are coming to the Moss Park neighbourhood. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 918 m

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 Lower Sherbourne St

There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 5 Lower Sherbourne St. Here is what the City does have.

The lot

Green roof and solar permits

No green roof or solar hot water permits at this address. Within 500 m: 15 with a green roof.

City of Toronto Building Permits: Green Roofs, and Solar Hot Water Heaters.

08What can be built at 5 Lower Sherbourne St

This lot isn’t covered by the citywide zoning by-law (569-2013). It is still under a former municipal by-law from before amalgamation, which the City’s map shows in grey.

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 10, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.

Traffic on your street

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

Parking tickets on this block

2 tickets in 2025 on Lower Sherbourne St between numbers 0 and 55: 1 for other parking offences, 1 for stopping where it’s not allowed.

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

Main street business area

The Waterfront BIA, which includes this address. Business Improvement Areas are local business associations that run street events and improvements.

City of Toronto Business Improvement Areas, within 400 m.

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 7,360 service requests came from postal area M5A, which includes 5 Lower Sherbourne St. 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 Lower Sherbourne St

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: St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands

St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands had 31,285 residents in 2021. The median household income was $87,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 60% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 39% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 22% of workers commuted by transit and 37% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (5.7%), Spanish (2.8%) and Cantonese (2.8%). 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.