137 Isabella St
Toronto, Ontario M4Y
A 7-storey, 56-unit private rental building built in 1960.
- Property manager
- Pinedale Properties Ltd
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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
27 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 1 notice or order to comply; 4 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 25
- Not enough heat 1
- Snow and ice 1
- Oct 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 247467 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued
- Dwelling Unit: The property is not being kept free of pests.Namely: The unit has cockroaches. (open)
Case 26 242255 PRS 00 IV
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 185908 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 183052 PRS 00 IR
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 159948 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 102291 PRS 00 IR
Show 21 older cases
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 270469 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 267980 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 258086 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 258085 HEA 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 241249 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 226110 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 221392 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 219559 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 194327 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 194246 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 192966 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 192726 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 192014 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 189901 PRS 00 IR
- May 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 162769 PRS 00 IR
- May 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 160408 PRS 00 IR
- May 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 159476 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 131547 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Snow and iceBylaw· Closed
Case 25 117525 SNI 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 240911 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 227749 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
2 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Plumbing and drains 1
- Fire and life safety 1
- Aug 2018
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Backflow Preventor Installation
Permit 18 212411 PSA
- Jul 1996
Fire and life safety · Unknown · Closed
ALTER PLAN AS APPROVED UNDER FILE #385301 BY CHANGING LOCATION OF EXIT CORRIDORS ON 1ST FLOOR PER 627-92 RETROFIT (FIRE CODE) P. AU FAMILIAR BP/LG
Permit 96 018690 FSU · est. $1,000
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
71/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit83
49.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Sherbourne (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 330 m.
- Parks & trees55
14 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 190 m. 504 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling90
Within 1 km: 6.05 km of protected lanes, 2.9 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.55 km of shared routes. 19 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby93
7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella Campus, 70 m), plus 10 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities74
Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 1 community centre, 12 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety8
10 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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About 1.2 km around the building. Select anything on the map for details. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Also worth knowing
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Safety
North St.James Town
- AssaultAmong the highest
Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- RobberyHigher than most
Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the lowest
Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (26% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Higher than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Bicycle theftHigher than most
Higher than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.7× the city median).
- ShootingsLower than most
Lower than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (59% of the city median).
- HomicideLower than most
Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (66% 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
Don Valley Parkway, 1.4 km away
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, 120 m
- Sites within 1 km
- 1
Sites currently offering services, from Health Canada, updated 2026-09-15. Sites open and close; check the list for current status.
Zoning
Residential
- Category
- General residential
- Zone label
R (d2.0) (x104)- Height limit
- 18 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
- 83
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
30 Huntley St · 150 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2025-12-11
To permit the construction of two buildings, with building heights of 56 and 60 storeys and approximately 1,362 dwelling units, and a POPS. The project retains portions of the existing heritage listed buildings at 122-124 Isabella Street, 3
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.
| Bedrooms | North St. James Town | Toronto (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,448 | $1,606 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,739 | $2,042 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,164 | $2,776 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,580* | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,844 | $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 2017). Not resident reviews.
95 / 100City inspection score, June 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 7
- Units
- 56
- Built
- 1960
- Elevators
- 1
- Managed by
- Pinedale Properties Ltd
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Main floor, 24 HOURS
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Bike parking
- 20 indoor
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 13
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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