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5 Buttermill Ave

Vaughan, Ontario

  • Outside mapped flood areas
  • Vaughan Metropolitan Centre 330 m
  • Lot 10,913 m²

Lot Potential Score 71 out of 100, Strong

StrongMedium confidence: 2 facts not known

  • +8Lot size. 10,913 m²: a large lot.
  • +8Major Transit Station Area. Inside a Major Transit Station Area: the plan sets higher density targets.
  • +6Rapid transit. 328 m to the nearest subway, LRT or GO station (straight line).

How the score worksNot an appraisal or zoning opinion.

Lot outlined from the municipality's parcel data (approximate, not a survey). Neighbouring lots in grey.

Generated November 1, 2026 from public open data on LSG Realty's own servers. Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

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Lot

Information: Lot of about 10,913 m²

  • Lot area: 10,913 m² · 2.70 acres · 117,467 sq ft (from the municipality's mapping)
  • About 90.3 m wide and 138.9 m deep (estimated from the lot lines)
  • Lot lines are approximate and not a survey.

Source: York Region, Parcel (property boundaries across York Region) (2026-10-31). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Zoning

Not available: Zoning not in open data for Vaughan

  • Ask the municipality's zoning desk, or read the zoning by-law map. The map has zoning for Toronto and Newmarket today.

Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Second units and garden suites

Information: Additional units: needs a check

  • Check zoning / further investigation
  • Second unit: possible; needs a check · Third unit: possible; needs a check
  • Garden suite: possible; needs a check
  • Up to 2 additional units per lot in this municipality
  • Not a typical house lot (size or no address): check the zone
  • Screening from open data and the municipal by-law; not a zoning opinion. Confirm with the municipality.

Source: City of Toronto, Property Boundaries (lot outlines and stated lot area) (2026-10-31); City of Toronto, Zoning By-law 569-2013 (Zoning Area) (2026-02-20); City of Toronto, Toronto Centreline (public lanes) (2026-10-30); City of Toronto, Ravine & Natural Feature Protection area (2026-11-01); York Region, Parcel (property boundaries across York Region) (2026-11-01); York Region, Regional Official Plan 2022, Map 1 (Urban Area, Towns and Villages) (2026-11-01); Town of Newmarket, Zoning By-laws 2010-40 and 2019-06 (2026-10-10); Statistics Canada, 2021 Census census subdivisions (cartographic boundary file) (2026-11-01); Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, TRCA Regulated Area (Regulation Limit 2025, O. Reg. 41/24) (2026-11-01); Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, Regulation Limit (O. Reg. 41/24) (2026-11-01); Province of Ontario, Oak Ridges Moraine land use designations (2017 Plan) (2026-11-01); Province of Ontario, Greenbelt designations (2017 Plan) (2026-11-01). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Multiplex potential

Not available: Multiplex screening covers Toronto only

  • Outside Toronto, see Second units and garden suites below.

Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Severance potential

Not available: Severance screening covers Toronto only

  • The screen uses the minimum lot frontage and area in Toronto's Zoning By-law 569-2013.

Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Variance odds (Committee of Adjustment)

Not available: Variance odds cover Toronto only

  • Committee of Adjustment decisions are open data in Toronto; York Region municipalities publish theirs as PDF agendas only.

Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Flood, Moraine and Greenbelt

Favourable: Outside mapped flood and hazard areas

  • Not within a conservation authority's mapped regulated area (flooding, erosion, wetlands). Mapping is approximate.
  • Outside the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan area.
  • Outside the Greenbelt Plan area.

Source: Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, TRCA Regulated Area (Regulation Limit 2025, O. Reg. 41/24) (2026-04-29); Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, Regulation Limit (O. Reg. 41/24) (2026-10-31); Credit Valley Conservation, Generic Regulations Limit (2025) (2026-10-27); Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority, CLOCA Regulated Areas (natural hazards regulation mapping, Nov 2025) (2026-10-31); Hamilton Conservation Authority, HCA Regulated Areas (O. Reg. 41/24) (2026-08-04); Province of Ontario, Oak Ridges Moraine: land use designations (Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan, 2017) (2026-10-31); Province of Ontario, Greenbelt designations (Greenbelt Plan, 2017) (2026-10-31); Province of Ontario, Wetlands (Land Information Ontario): Provincially Significant Wetlands and other evaluated wetlands (2026-10-31); Province of Ontario, Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI), life science and earth science (Land Information Ontario) (2026-10-31); Province of Ontario, Wooded Area (Land Information Ontario): mapped woodland cover, not a significance determination (2026-10-31). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Water and sewer capacity

Information: Regional capacity assigned; local figure not published

  • Vaughan (urban area): Served by the York Durham Sewage System. York Region assigned about 88,348 persons of new capacity to the cities and towns on the York Durham Sewage System (Dec 11, 2025), bringing total available capacity to 286,992 persons, up to 13 years of growth. The City's own remaining allocation: Not published in the reports we could read.
  • Published figure: Not published
  • Based on: York Regional Council highlights, Dec 11, 2025: 2025 Servicing Capacity Assignment (2025-12-11)
  • Public records; confirm with the municipality.

Source: York Region / Vaughan, York Regional Council highlights, Dec 11, 2025: 2025 Servicing Capacity Assignment (2025-12-11); Province of Ontario (Land Information Ontario), Municipal Boundary – Lower and Single Tier (2026-11-01); York Region, Regional Official Plan 2022, Map 1 – Regional Structure: Urban Area (2026-11-01); York Region, Regional Official Plan 2022, Map 1 – Regional Structure: Towns and Villages (2026-11-01). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Transit and station areas

Favourable: In a station area · Vaughan Metropolitan Centre 330 m

  • Nearest rapid transit or GO station: Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (Line 1), 330 m in a straight line
  • Inside the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Protected Major Transit Station Area (planned density 400 people and jobs per hectare). Station area boundaries and density targets come from the Official Plan. Confirm with the municipality.

Source: City of Toronto, Merged GTFS – TTC Routes and Schedules (subway and LRT routes, their shapes and the stations they serve) (2026-11-01); Province of Ontario, Ontario Railway Network (ORWN) track and station, filtered to GO Transit (Land Information Ontario; 2016 attribute vintage) (2026-10-31); York Region, Regional Official Plan 2022, Map 10 – Rapid Transit Network (proposed subway service and stations) (2026-10-31); City of Toronto, Minister-Approved Major Transit Station Areas (MTSA and Protected MTSA delineations) (2026-02-03); York Region, Regional Official Plan 2022, Appendix 2 – Major Transit Station Areas (boundaries and minimum density targets) (2026-10-31); Durham Region, Regional Official Plan (2024 consolidation), Map 3 – Protected Major Transit Station Areas (2026-10-31); City of Brampton, Brampton Plan, Schedule 1B – Primary Major Transit Station Areas (2026-06-11). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Commute

Information: Union Station: under 60 min by car, under 60 min by transit

  • To Union Station: under 60 min by car · under 60 min by transit
  • To Highway 404 / 407: under 40 min by car · over 60 min by transit
  • Typical weekday morning, estimated from open road and transit schedule data (not live traffic or a trip planner).

Source: LSG commute estimate, Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); LSG commute estimate, TTC schedules: City of Toronto, Open Government Licence – Toronto; LSG commute estimate, Data used in this product or service is provided with the permission of Metrolinx. Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Child care

Information: 2 licensed child care centres within 1 km

  • Nearest: Apple Mill Road Ymca Child Care (David Braley Cc) (140 m) · 200 Apple Mill Road, Vaughan, ON L4K 0J8
  • Licence status as of the ministry's latest monthly file. Ask the centre about spaces and fees.

Source: Ontario Ministry of Education, Licensed child care facilities in Ontario (2026-09-01). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Active development applications

Information: 24 active applications within 500 m

  • Site Plan (Major) · 170 Millway Avenue, 200 Apple Mill Road, 5 Buttermill Avenue, 950 Portage Parkway, 898 Portage Parkway, 101 Edgeley Boulevard (60 m) · In Progress · Regional review: Approvals, SP/ENG Approval · SPV02316 (York Region file SP.16.V.0228)
  • Zoning By-law Amendment · 101 Edgeley Boulevard (80 m) · In Progress · Regional review: Intake, Cursory Evaluation · Z.22.007 (York Region file ZBA.22.V.0063)
  • Site Plan (Minor) · 101 Edgeley Boulevard (80 m) · In Progress · Regional review: Review, Awaiting Response · DA.22.009 (York Region file SP.22.V.0160)
  • Site Plan (Major) · Teminus of Spadina Subway Line, Southwest corner of realigned Millway Avenue and Applemill Road (120 m) · In Progress · Regional review: Review, Awaiting Response · SPV02714 (York Region file SP.14.V.0119)
  • Site Plan (Major) · Northwest corner of Apple Mill Road and Millway Avenue within VMC (130 m) · In Progress · Regional review: Review, Awaiting Response · SPV04516 (York Region file SP.16.V.0249)
  • From the municipality's open data. Check the municipality's file for the latest status.

Source: City of Toronto, Development Applications (City Planning, Application Information Centre) (2026-11-01); City of Toronto, Committee of Adjustment Applications (Active Applications) (2026-10-31); City of Brampton, GeoHub, Planning_Land_Use_Development: OPA ZBA Subdivision, Draft Plan of Condo, Site Plan Approval, Minor Variance, Consent to Sever (2026-11-01); York Region, Active Development Application Boundaries (York Region's review of applications in its nine municipalities) (2026-10-27). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Upcoming residential projects

Information: 40 upcoming residential projects within 1 km

  • 101 Edgeley Boulevard (80 m) · Proposed: mixed-use building, up to 62 storeys (units not published)
  • 101 Edgeley Boulevard (and 4 more addresses) (140 m) · Proposed: 536-unit apartment building, up to 5 storeys
  • 175 Millway Avenue (250 m) · Proposed: 798-unit apartment building, up to 64 storeys
  • 175 Millway Avenue (250 m) · Proposed: 798-unit apartment building, up to 64 storeys
  • Part of Lot 6, Concession 5 (250 m) · Approved: residential subdivision (units not published)
  • From municipal open data. Not a listing or an offer to sell; details change. Confirm with the municipality.

Source: City of Toronto, Development Applications (City Planning, Application Information Centre) (2026-11-01); City of Toronto, Committee of Adjustment Applications (Active Applications) (2026-10-31); City of Brampton, GeoHub, Planning_Land_Use_Development: OPA ZBA Subdivision, Draft Plan of Condo, Site Plan Approval, Minor Variance, Consent to Sever (2026-11-01); York Region, Active Development Application Boundaries (York Region's review of applications in its nine municipalities) (2026-10-27). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Building permits nearby

Information: No new-building, addition or demolition permits within 250 m

  • From the municipality's open data. Check with the municipality for the permit's current status.

Source: City of Toronto, Building Permits – Active Permits (2026-10-30); City of Toronto, Building Permits – Cleared Permits (2026-10-30); City of Mississauga, Building Permits (issued since 2018) (2026-10-01); City of Brampton, Building Permits (GeoHub) (2026-10-31). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Heritage

Not available: Heritage register data covers Toronto only

  • Ask the municipality whether the property is on its heritage register.

Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Official Plan

Information: Official Plan: Urban Area

  • Broad category: Urban / community areas
  • Official Plan designations guide future use; zoning controls what can be built today. Confirm with the municipality.

Source: York Region, Regional Official Plan 2022, Map 1 – Regional Structure (2026-10-31). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.

Neighbourhood profile

Information: Median household income $74k

  • Median household income (2020): $73,500
  • Owner households: 42%
  • Households with children: 23%
  • Median age: 31
  • Population density: 252 per km²
  • Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 (income is for 2020), for the dissemination area around this address.

Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021, Census Profile and dissemination area boundaries (2022-04-27). Public records; not a legal, zoning or engineering opinion.