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120 Shelborne Ave

Toronto, Ontario M6B

A 15-storey, 187-unit private rental building built in 1965.

Living score
30/100
Built
1965
Units
187
Storeys
15
City inspection
93/100
Property manager
Medallion Corporation

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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

33 bylaw investigations and 1 public health case at this address since Dec 2024; 7 notices or orders to comply; 2 still open.

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 32
  • Mould 1
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Aug 2026· Order Issued

    • Stairway: The guard is designed that a member, attachment or opening located between 140 millimetres and 900 millimetres above the level being protected facilitates climbing.Namely: Staircases throughout the building. (open)

    Case 26 226354 PRS 00 IV

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 226195 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 197435 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 195281 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172949 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172948 000 00 IR

Show 28 older cases
  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2026· Closed

    • Dwelling Unit – Bathroom: Supplied hot water is not provided with a temperature range from 45 degrees Celsius to 60 degrees Celsius.Namely: bathtub and vanity faucets do not reach the minimum required 45 degrees Celsius. (closed)

    Case 26 169345 PRS 00 IV

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 166710 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2026· Closed

    • Dwelling Unit – Living Room: Floor(s) and/or floor covering(s) not maintained free from trip or other hazardous condition.Namely: parquet floor tiles throughout living room area are damaged, and not free from trip and other hazardous conditions. (closed)

    Case 26 177052 PRS 00 IV

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 165329 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    MouldPublic health· Under Investigation

    Case 10873518

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 134033 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 125586 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 125585 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 114947 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 111057 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 106010 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 101901 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 101609 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 270499 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 244702 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 219118 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Aug 2025· Closed

    • Bedroom – Patio Door: Every floor, stair, landing and every appurtenance, surface covering and finish attached to or laid upon it shall be maintained so as to properly perform its intended function and be reasonably smooth and level.Namely, there is a relativel… (closed)
    • Roof – Bedroom: Every roof of a building and all its components shall be weather-tight and free from leaks, loose, unsecured or unsafe objects and materials, dangerous accumulation of ice and snow, and hazards.Namely, a deficiency with the roof is present… (closed)

    Case 25 203643 PRS 00 IV

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 199821 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2025· Closed

    • Garage Area – 259: The ventilation system or unit is not kept in good repair and maintained in good working condition at all times.Namely, the ventilation unit/appurtenance located in the underground garage near spot 259 is severly decayed and rusted. (closed)
    • Garage Area – 259: The walls, floors, ceilings and columns of every parking or storage garage shall bemaintained free of holes, breaks or cracks, and impervious to water.Namely, there is a leak and cracks in the ceiling between spots 252 and 259 in the under… (closed)
    • Garage Area: Every wall and ceiling shall be maintained clean and free of holes, cracks and damaged anddeteriorated surface material, and each repair shall be finished to reasonably match theexisting walls or ceilings.Namely, the walls and ceilings in… (closed)
    • Garage Area – 252: Marks, stains, graffiti, smoke damage, painted slogans or other similar markings ordefacements on previously finished walls and other surfaces in public areas of propertyshall be removed and the surface refinished.Namely, there is a stain… (closed)
    • Garage: All plumbing systems shall be maintained so that the plumbing system is kept in good working order, free from leaks or defects, protected from freezing and kept in a clean and sanitary condition.Namely, the insulation around the plumbing/p… (closed)

    Case 25 154525 PRS 00 IV

  • May 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 152573 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2025· Closed

    • Bathroom – Bathtub: Every dwelling unit shall have an adequate supply of potable and running hot and coldwater from a source approved by the Medical Officer of Health and equipment shall be installed toprovide to every dwelling unit an adequate supply of serv… (closed)

    Case 25 165054 PRS 00 IV

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 139396 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 129819 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Mar 2025· Closed

    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, the window sills, the walls, the frame around the patio door, and the baseboards throughout the dwelling are cracked, damaged, deteriorated, and/or in… (closed)
    • Kitchen – Cupboard: The cupboard is not maintained in good repair and good working order.Namely, there is missing hardward on one of the kitchen cupboards. (closed)
    • Throughout Building – Roof: The roof or one of its component is not free from leaks.Namely, a deficiency with the roof is present causing water to penetrate the ceiling and exterior walls. (closed)
    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not maintained. Namely, the floor throughout the dwelling is damaged and in disrepair. (closed)
    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: Floor and/or floor covering not kept free from holes, stains, rubbish and debris.Namely, the floor throughout the dwelling is stained and unsanitary. (closed)
    • Kitchen – Ceiling: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, the ceiling in the kitchen is heavily stained and in deteriorated condition. (closed)

    Case 25 125727 PRS 00 IV

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 122267 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 106822 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 246983 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 246027 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

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

  • Alterations 2
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Apr 2017

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

    Proposal to install a backflow prevention device in an existing apartment building

    Permit 17 151038 PSA · est. $3,975

  • May 2016

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Closed

    Boiler room renovation, replace 5 heating boilers and 2 DHW boilers

    Permit 16 153036 MSA · est. $385,000

  • Jul 2007

    Alterations · Fire Damage · Closed

    Fire damage to the unit 605 on the 6th floor.

    Permit 07 247336 BLD

  • Nov 1996

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    FIRE ALARM RETROFIT

    Permit 96 251211 BLD

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

30/ 100

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

  • Transit30

    23.2 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Lawrence West (1 Yonge-University Line), 1.2 km.

  • Parks & trees6

    3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 300 m. 487 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling14

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0.1 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.7 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby29

    3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Our Lady Of The Assumption Catholic Elementary School, 150 m), plus 12 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities53

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 13 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety64

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

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Also worth knowing

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Safety

Englemount-Lawrence

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (80% of the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (78% of the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Lower than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (79% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Lower than 71 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (75% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Lower than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Lower than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (80% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Lower than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • ShootingsHigher than most

    Higher than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.3× the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Lower than 55 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about 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 pollutionLow

Allen Road, 1.1 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmLow

None reported

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
Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 6.7 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

Residential Apartment

Category
Apartment
Zone label
RA (f30.0; a1375) (x404)
Height limit
Set by the zone

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
2
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 521 Coldstream Ave · 210 m away

    Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2021-12-29

    Site Plan Approval to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 2-storey institutional building having a non-residential gross floor area of 1547.83 square metres. A total of 33 parking spaces are proposed.

    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
BedroomsEnglemount-LawrenceNorth York (Southwest) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,423$1,379$1,491
1 bed$1,444$1,567$1,761
2 beds$1,601$1,814$2,045
3+ beds-$2,243$2,294
All units$1,545$1,728$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. 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 2017). Not resident reviews.

93 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
15
Units
187
Built
1965
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Main floor, 7AM - 11PM
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
18 indoor
Amenities
Indoor exercise room, child play area
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
8

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

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