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110 The Esplanade

Toronto, Ontario M5E

A 9-storey, 205-unit social housing building built in 1993.

Living score
74/100
Built
1993
Units
205
Storeys
9
City inspection
91/100

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Issues & maintenance

Leaks, outages, repairs: dated reports from residents. None filed yet.

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City bylaw and health cases

8 bylaw investigations at this address since Apr 2025; 1 notice or order to comply.

A case starts with a complaint or an officer’s visit, so it is not a finding against the building. In a condo, a complaint about one unit is filed under the building’s address.

  • Repairs and upkeep 7
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171046 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171045 000 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 161493 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 107519 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 230271 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 230246 PRS 00 IR

Show 2 older cases
  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Apr 2025· Closed

    • Kitchen: Meals are being prepared in the room in which the required counter, backsplash and drain board are not made of a material impervious to water.Namely, ktichen backsplash. (closed)
    • Kitchen: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, the wall above the sink and the wall inside the upper cupboard to the right of the sink. (closed)
    • Kitchen: All repairs shall be made in a good workmanlike manner.Namely, the floor of the cupboard under the 'U' bend in the sink was damaged but not repaired. (closed)
    • Bathroom: Previously finished wall(s) in the public area of the property are not renewed or refinished, when necessary, to maintain a similar appearance.Namely, the baseboards are not sealed. (closed)

    Case 25 145856 PRS 00 IV

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 144864 PRS 00 IR

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Bylaw investigation activity (open cases, and those closed in the last two years) and residential health hazards.

City building permits

8 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.

  • Alterations 3
  • Plumbing and drains 2
  • Parking garage repair 1
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Apr 2024

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection

    Plumbing - Proposal for localized underground parking garage repairs.

    Permit 24 131667 PLB

  • Apr 2024

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Proposal for localized underground parking garage repairs.

    Permit 24 131667 BLD · est. $900,000

  • Dec 2019

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposed repairs due to water damage on floors 2 to 5. Remove and replace interior finishes and fire separation repair.

    Permit 19 260407 BLD · est. $25,000

  • Mar 2018

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Permit Issued

    HVAC - Proposed interior alterations to sewing and crafts room within existing muliple-unit building.

    Permit 18 129202 HVA

  • Mar 2018

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Permit Issued

    Proposed interior alterations/renovations to convert existing space in the parking garage level into amenity space (hobby room for recreational/educational purposes) of the occupants of the existing building only. [AS]

    Permit 18 129202 BLD · est. $25,000

  • Apr 2016

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposal for interior alterations to gas meter room to isolate Enbridge gas meter alcove from building.

    Permit 16 140749 BLD · est. $10,000

Show 2 older permits
  • Dec 2010

    Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed

    Installation of a 4" DCVA backflow prevention device within the P1 level of this multi unit building.

    Permit 10 310775 PSA · est. $8,800

  • Feb 2003

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    Install one electro-magnetic locking device in the basement.

    Permit 03 108911 FSU · est. $2,700

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Cleared permits and active permits. Contractors are named only on permits filed since 2017.

From City of Toronto open data

Neighbourhood

Living score

74/ 100

Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.

  • Transit98

    102.6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 10 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: King (1 Yonge-University Line), 480 m.

  • Parks & trees45

    11.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 140 m. 521 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling97

    Within 1 km: 8.05 km of protected lanes, 4.25 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.25 km of shared routes. 18 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby79

    9 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Downtown Alternative School, 160 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities91

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 6 community centres, 14 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety3

    11 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 4 fatal. Fewer scores higher.

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Also worth knowing

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Safety

St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Higher than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Higher than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (29% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Lower than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Higher than most

    Higher than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.5× the city median).

  • ShootingsLower than most

    Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (50% of the city median).

How often police recorded each crime for every resident of the whole neighbourhood, averaged over 2023–2025. Places many people visit but few live in, like downtown, rank high for that reason alone, so this is not part of the living score.

Air

Traffic pollutionModerate

Gardiner Expressway, 270 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

217 tonnes a year from 3 facilities, mostly Redpath Sugar Ltd

Bands: traffic is high within 150 m of an expressway and moderate within 500 m; industrial is moderate under a tonne a year and high above. The industrial bands are ours, for orientation only: ChemTRAC totals mix substances of very different toxicity. Releases are self-reported to the City’s ChemTRAC program. For today’s readings see Air Quality Ontario.

Supervised consumption services

Nearest site
Street Health, 1.2 km
Sites within 1 km
0

Sites currently offering services, from Health Canada, updated 2026-09-15. Sites open and close; check the list for current status.

Zoning

Commercial Residential

Category
Mixed use
Zone label
CR 4.0 (c3.0; r4.0) SS1 (x1939)
Height limit
23 m

Zoning By-law 569-2013, from City of Toronto open data. Exceptions (“x” numbers) and site-specific amendments can change what is allowed; check the City’s zoning map before relying on it.

Nearby change

Open planning applications within 300 m
5
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 61 Front St W · 260 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2023-01-25

    The Project includes:· Construction of two new platforms, with canopies, stairs and elevators; and· A new concourse area below the new platforms that will connect the York, Bay and VIA Concourses, Union Square and the Scotiabank Galleria an

    City record
  • 175 King St E · 290 m away

    Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2022-08-11

    Site Plan Control application to permit the construction of a 46 storey mixed use building containing 437 residential dwelling units, 430 square metres of retail gross floor area, and 1 car-share parking space.

    City record
  • 45 The Esplanade · 220 m away

    Site plan · OMB Approved · submitted 2021-12-29

    Site Plan Approval to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 39-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 8,032 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 44,929 square metres. 630 residential

    City record

Rezonings, site plans and subdivisions submitted in the last five years and still open.

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Data as of 2026-10-03. Transit from TTC weekday schedules; parks, trees, cycling, schools, libraries, community centres, child care, collisions, crime, expressways, ChemTRAC releases, planning applications and short-term rental registrations from open.toronto.ca; Bike Share stations from Bike Share Toronto; supervised consumption sites from Health Canada.

From CMHC and the City of Toronto

Rent

Average rents nearby

Monthly rent in purpose-built rental apartments, October 2025.

Average monthly rent by bedroom type
BedroomsWaterfront Communities-The IslandToronto (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio$2,092$1,606$1,491
1 bed$2,489$2,042$1,761
2 beds$3,114*$2,776$2,045
3+ beds-$3,580*$2,294
All units$2,681$2,163$1,917

Averages over every unit, including long tenancies under rent control, so they run below what a new lease costs today. Condominium units rented out by their owners are not included. “-” means too few units were surveyed to publish; * marks an estimate CMHC rates poor. Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey, under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

Rent reductions after property-tax cuts

When a rental property’s tax falls by more than 2.49%, Ontario law cuts its rents by a matching share, and the City writes to the tenants.

The City’s lists for 2014–2025 have no rent-reduction notices for this address.

Source: City of Toronto, Tenant Notification for Rent Reduction, 2014–2025.

Building facts

From the City of Toronto’s RentSafeTO registry, as reported by the landlord (registered 2018). Not resident reviews.

91 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Social housing
Storeys
9
Units
205
Built
1993
Elevators
3
Heating
Forced air gas
Air conditioning
Central air
Laundry
5th to 9th floors, 8 AM TO 10:30 PM
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Bike parking
100 indoor, 10 outdoor
Amenities
Indoor recreation room, indoor exercise room
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
Yes
Ward
13

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.

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