5538 Lawrence Ave E
5538 Lawrence Ave E is in Centennial Scarborough. There are no planning proposals in progress within 250 m.
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- Bus 38 stop 63 m away; the nearest subway is 11.5 km.
- The nearest elementary school is Charlottetown Junior Public School, 414 m away.
- Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
01What’s planned near 5538 Lawrence Ave E
No planning proposals in progress or recently decided within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk).
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 5538 Lawrence Ave E
Police recorded 20 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's fewer than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 40). The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.
| Major crime | Near this addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | Centennial Scarboroughper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 13 | 293 | 768Centennial Scarborough is lower |
| Break-ins | 3 | 191 | 190Centennial Scarborough is about the same |
| Car thefts | 2 | 150 | 225Centennial Scarborough is lower |
| Robberies | 2 | 20 | 79Centennial Scarborough is lower |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 0 | 34 | 61Centennial Scarborough is lower |
Thick bar: Centennial Scarborough. 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 Centennial Scarborough
03Getting around from 5538 Lawrence Ave E
The nearest subway station is Kennedy Station (Line 2), 11.5 km away. Within a 5‑minute walk there are 8 TTC stops served by routes 54, 38 and 954, with about 912 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Rouge Hill GO, 0.6 km away, with 88 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 2 · too far to walk
Nearest stop: Port Union Rd at Lawrence Ave East, plus 3 more stops for this route within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Lawrence Ave East at Port Union Rd West Side, plus 1 more stop for these routes within 250 m.
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.
04Schools and child care near 5538 Lawrence Ave E
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. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): one licensed child care centre, one EarlyON centre, no privately owned public spaces and no shelters or respite sites.
85 Charlottetown Blvd · 26 spaces · kindergarten · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
5450 Lawrence Ave E · 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 5538 Lawrence Ave E
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. 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.
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 5538 Lawrence Ave E
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 M1C, 1 of 26 home tap-water samples (3.8%) 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: 1 samples here (3.8%) 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 · 26 tests, May 29, 2014 to May 5, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto East station, 7.9 km away, measured 9:00 PM 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.
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: Centennial Scarborough
Centennial Scarborough had 13,380 residents in 2021. The median household income was $134,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 8% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 41% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 15% of workers commuted by transit and 1% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Tamil (3.6%), Pilipino, Filipino (2.1%) and Mandarin (2.0%). 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 Scarborough was $1,832, up 4% from a year earlier. Across Toronto: $2,055. 2.4% 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 | 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. CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.
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