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Shermount & Fairholme

Shermount Ave & Fairholme Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Englemount-Lawrence · Ward 8, Eglinton-Lawrence

Shermount & Fairholme, in Englemount-Lawrence, is a lightly travelled intersection. At the corner: Lawrence West Station, a school within 250 m and a park. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
2,777
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 30, 2022
142 pedestrians · 6 cyclists
Collisions
18
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 13 property damage · #3549 of 5,508
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Lawrence West Station
subway station within 250 m
6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 350 vehicles an hour, 30% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 20 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). On average 1.8 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Shermount & Fairholme

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

Subway
Lawrence West Station (Line 1)242 m; Glencairn Station (Line 1)760 m
TTC bus
1094005952147 nearest 74 m
Express
952
Blue Night
352307
Nearest stops
11 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave West at Shermount Ave East Side; Lawrence Ave West at Shermount Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Lawrence Ave W / Marlee Ave 414 m · 15 docks · 3 stations, 41 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (24)
  • John Polanyi Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 224 m
  • Yeshiva Gedolah of TorontoPrivate · 474 m
  • Vega AcademyPrivate · 524 m
  • Glen Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 525 m
  • Flemington Public SchoolEnglish Public · 532 m
  • Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 752 m
  • and 18 more
Community centres
Parks (22)
  • Fraserwood Park278 m
  • Lawrence Heights Park376 m
  • Chater Court Park446 m
  • Dell Park586 m
  • Wenderly Park646 m
  • Flemington Park672 m
  • and 16 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Barbara Frum branch887 m
Places of interest
  • Yorkdale Shopping CentreLandmark · 1.4 km

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 46. The nearest is John Polanyi Collegiate Institute, 225 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2024.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 46 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 18 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
John Polanyi Collegiate Institute · 640 Lawrence Ave W225 mPassed, Mar 2024
Petro Canada · 695 Lawrence Ave Wgrocery468 mPassed, Aug 2025
Bole Market · 703 Lawrence Ave Wgrocery502 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 1 infraction
Bole Market · 703 Lawrence Ave Wgrocery502 mPassed, Jul 2025
Rexall Pharmacies · 700 Lawrence Ave Wgrocery524 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 1 infraction
Asian Gourmet · 700 Lawrence Ave W525 mPassed, Jul 2026
Aung Sushi · 700 Lawrence Ave W525 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Barburrito · 700 Lawrence Ave W Unit-230525 mPassed, Aug 2026

Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.

Washrooms & water

The nearest public washroom is Lawrence Heights Community Centre Washroom, 245 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 402 m away at Chater Court Park.

  • Lawrence Heights Community Centre Washroom · 5 Replin Rd
    View centre hours
    245 m
  • Barbara Frum Community Centre Washroom · 20 Covington Rd
    View centre hours
    886 m
  • Viewmount Community Centre Washroom · 169 Viewmount Ave
    View centre hours
    1 km
Drinking water
Chater Court Park drinking fountain · 402 m

Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.

Child care

Six licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 553 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Dalemount Child Care (525 m, 102 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km6 centres · 553 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 6
  • Dalemount Child Care · 101 Englemount Ave
    102 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    525 m
  • Lawrence Heights Community Day Care Centre · 10 Flemington Rd
    138 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    532 m
  • Gan Sameach · 585 Glengrove Ave
    24 spaces · preschool · $10-a-day
    589 m
  • Columbus Early Learning Centres - St Charles · 50 Claver Ave
    71 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    881 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 132 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 13 Division (2.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.1 km away.

FireFire Station 132 · 1.1 km476 Lawrence Ave W
Police13 Division · 2 km1435 Eglinton Avenue West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 11 · 2.1 km1135 Caledonia Rd

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there are 36 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,680 rental units — 22 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 651 Lawrence Ave W (150 m, 24 units, 3 storeys, built 2003), which scored 97 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 26 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings36 · 1,680 units · 22 social housing
RentSafeTO score90 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202626 across the 36
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest15 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
651 Lawrence Ave Wsocial housing · Ecuhome Corporation243200397 · Sep 20250150 m
6 Replin RdToronto Community Housing · TCH304195794 · Jul 20260207 m
1 Old Meadow LaneToronto Community Housing · TCH304195781 · Aug 20260277 m
4 Replin RdToronto Community Housing · TCH304195784 · Dec 20250284 m
5 Flemington RdToronto Community Housing · TCH313195788 · Nov 20251321 m
3 Old Meadow LaneToronto Community Housing · TCH304195778 · Aug 20260333 m
1 Flemington RdToronto Community Housing · TCH313195785 · Nov 20250344 m
2 Replin Rdsocial housing304201979 · Jul 20262356 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots571 lots · ≈42,910 spaces · 128.7 ha
Within 500 m46 lots · ≈4,980 spaces
Green P (public)1 car park · about 33 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingno post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 8 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
995 Eglinton Ave W · Surface2 km3342% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 48 m away, ≈10 spaces; 100 m away, ≈14 spaces; 118 m away, ≈24 spaces; 137 m away, ≈10 spaces; 163 m away, ≈75 spaces; 185 m away, ≈28 spaces.

Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be for customers or residents only. Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.

Traffic volume

The City's latest turning-movement count — 8-hour, Mar 30, 2022

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 1,881 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 68% of the total, against 92 from the west. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 477 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 12% above the afternoon peak from 4:00 p.m. (426). Heavy vehicles made up 1.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north556southbound · 2 bikes · 2.2% heavy
From the west92eastbound · 2 bikes · 1.1% heavy
Total vehicles2,777142 pedestrians · 6 cyclists · 1.5% heavy
From the east248westbound · 1 bikes · 2.0% heavy
From the south1,881northbound · 1 bikes · 1.3% heavy
AM peak hour477 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour426 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Mar 30, 2022

Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

On Shermount Ave between Fraserwood Ave and Meadowbrook Rd, 225 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in March 2013 put the average speed at 45 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 53 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 58 km/h or more. That segment carries about 3,300 vehicles a day. Fairholme Ave between Shermount Ave and Dell Park Ave measured slower: 36 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 48 km/h (Jul 2013). The reading is 13 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Fairholme Ave · Shermount Ave – Dell Park Ave · 115 mJul 2013 · 24 h26536 km/h48 km/h54 km/h
Shermount Ave · Fraserwood Ave – Meadowbrook Rd · 225 mMar 2013 · 24 h3,26145 km/h53 km/h58 km/h

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

The worst year was 2022, with 6 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 4 collisions (22%) involved an injury. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 11% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (6%). The most recent report on file is from Nov 23, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions18#3549 of 5,508
With an injury4#2951 of 4,660
Property damage only13
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian1#2483 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
All since 201426latest Nov 23, 2025

Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.

Killed or seriously injured

Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Four thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle420house driveway/garage (2), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft200house driveway/garage (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 9, 2023. Police offset every occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing, so these are thefts on the streets and premises around this node, not necessarily at the corner itself. Other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see Englemount-Lawrence.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Shermount & Fairholme a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 18 lesser collisions. High counts usually track high traffic volume rather than a design flaw; volume is shown alongside so the numbers can be read in context.

How busy is Shermount & Fairholme?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Mar 30, 2022, 30% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Shermount & Fairholme?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Shermount Ave between Fraserwood Ave and Meadowbrook Rd (March 2013), found an average of 45 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 53 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Shermount & Fairholme?

The nearest Green P car park is 995 Eglinton Ave W (2.0 km away, 33 spaces, 42% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 571 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 42,910 spaces — 46 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Shermount & Fairholme by transit?

Lawrence West Station (Line 1) is 242 m away; bus routes 109, 400, 59, 52, 14, 7, 952 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave West at Shermount Ave East Side, 74 m).

What restaurants are near Shermount & Fairholme?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 46 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are John Polanyi Collegiate Institute (225 m), Asian Gourmet (525 m), Aung Sushi (525 m) and Barburrito (525 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Shermount & Fairholme?

The nearest is Lawrence Heights Community Centre Washroom, 5 Replin Rd, 245 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Barbara Frum Community Centre Washroom (886 m); Viewmount Community Centre Washroom (1.0 km). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Shermount & Fairholme?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 553 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Dalemount Child Care (525 m, 102 spaces), Lawrence Heights Community Day Care Centre (532 m, 138 spaces) and Gan Sameach (589 m, 24 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Shermount & Fairholme?

36 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,680 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 651 Lawrence Ave W (150 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 6 Replin Rd (207 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 1 Old Meadow Lane (277 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 81) and 4 Replin Rd (284 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 84). The average RentSafeTO score across the 36 is 90 out of 100. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at Shermount & Fairholme?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Englemount-Lawrence page.

What neighbourhood is Shermount & Fairholme in?

Shermount & Fairholme is in Englemount-Lawrence (City of Toronto neighbourhood 032). It is in Ward 8, Eglinton-Lawrence, represented by Councillor Mike Colle.

Sources

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