5 Selkirk St

01What’s planned near 5 Selkirk St

3 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): three in progress. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   Minor variance

   88 Woodycrest Ave · 60 m away

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

   A public hearing is set for Nov 25, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.

   To construct a new one-storey detached ancillary building (shed) in the rear yard. The existing one-storey detached ancillary building (shed) will be demolished.

   File A0590/26TEY · submitted Aug 11, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   New house

   108 Eaton Ave · 94 m away

   Committee 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 9:30 a.m. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.

   To alter the existing two-storey detached dwelling by constructing a new rear one-storey addition with a deck and stairs. The existing rear one-storey enclosed glass addition will be demolished.

   File A0429/26TEY · submitted Jun 2, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
3. 3
   Add a storey

   43 Eaton Ave · 188 m away

   Committee 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 2:00 p.m. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.

   To construct a new three-storey detached building (houseplex) with front and rear basement walkouts, first storey front and rear covered porches, and front and rear second storey decks. Also, to construct a new rear two-storey ancillary…

   File A0221/26TEY · submitted Mar 12, 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 Selkirk St

7 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Canning Ave, Gough Ave to Pape Ave, Q2 to Q4 2027.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Box and Rod repair at 110 Dewhurst Blvd · 217 m · May 12, 2026 to Nov 12, 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 Selkirk St

Police recorded 80 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (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 4, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Danforth

Traffic safety

6 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 3 involved pedestrians and 1 involved cyclists. Most were on Pape Ave and Mortimer Ave. Danforth has fewer of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Pape Ave at Mortimer Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jun 9, 2026 · 484 m
• Pape Ave at Lipton Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Sep 23, 2025 · 333 m
• Mortimer Ave at Pape Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Feb 6, 2025 · 481 m
• Pape Ave at Browning Ave · Passenger, seriously injured · Nov 25, 2022 · 251 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 Selkirk St

The nearest subway station is Pape Station (Line 2), about a 5‑minute walk (0.3 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 7 TTC stops served by the 100 and 72 buses, with about 1,711 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Danforth GO, 3.5 km away, with 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?

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: 503 Jones Ave
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 132 Chatham Ave, 708 m.697 m

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 Selkirk 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. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): four 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 Selkirk St

There are 5 parks and 3 playgrounds within 500 m. The nearest pool is Frankland Community Centre, 818 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Langford Parkette · outdoor fitness equipment, playground · 26 Langford Ave · 276 m
• Aldwych Park · playground · 134 Aldwych Ave · 332 m
• 24 Dewhurst Boulevard Park · 24 Dewhurst Blvd · 338 m
• Carlaw Avenue Parkette · playground · 805 Carlaw Ave · 457 m
• Agnes Macphail Square · 900 Pape Ave · 475 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

• Dieppe Park Improvements
  The City is improving Dieppe Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 1.2 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 Selkirk St

There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 5 Selkirk 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: 2 with a green roof and 7 with solar hot water.

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

08What can be built at 5 Selkirk St

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 9, 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

106 tickets in 2025 on Selkirk St between numbers 0 and 55: 94 for parking without a permit, 5 for parking in an accessible space without a permit.

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

Main street business area

Greektown on the Danforth BIA, about 210 m away. 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, 9,659 service requests came from postal area M4J, which includes 5 Selkirk 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 Selkirk 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: Danforth

Danforth had 9,305 residents in 2021. The median household income was $98,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 37% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 35% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 37% of workers commuted by transit and 11% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Cantonese (4.8%), Greek (4.5%) and Italian (3.8%). 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.