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150 Elizabeth St

Toronto, Ontario

A 17-storey, 250-unit social housing building built in 2011.

Living score
68/100
Built
2011
Units
250
Storeys
17
City inspection
86/100
Property manager
Ywca Toronto

Reviews

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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

107 bylaw investigations and 5 public health cases at this address since Oct 2024; 12 notices or orders to comply; 5 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 106
  • Bedbugs 2
  • Indoor air quality 2
  • Indoor sanitation 1
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 232742 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 226723 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 213894 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 211317 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 206221 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 204567 PRS 00 IR

Show 94 older cases
  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 195859 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 189496 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 182856 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 182804 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182791 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 179120 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 174436 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 159147 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 158032 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2026

    BedbugsPublic health· Under Investigation

    Case 10871984

  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 145222 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Indoor air qualityPublic health· Under Investigation

    Case 10870834

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 132075 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 132071 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 124289 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 112119 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 111683 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 111317 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 110991 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 110230 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Indoor air qualityPublic health· Feedback Provided

    Case 10867759

  • Jan 2026

    Indoor sanitationPublic health· Under Investigation

    Case 10867444

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 105407 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 105406 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    BedbugsPublic health· Under Investigation

    Case 10866817

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 270506 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 268333 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 268279 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 266658 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 265454 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Nov 2025· Closed

    • Interior – Elevator: Elevator part(s) and appendages are not maintained in good repair and operational. Namely : Floor indicator on ground floor for Car #3 is not operational. (closed)
    • Interior – Elevator: Elevator(s) is not certified in good working order.Namely: Car #3 is out of service, TSSA certification not displayed. (closed)

    Case 25 249122 PRS 00 IV

  • Nov 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 248297 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Nov 2025· Closed

    • 8th Floor: Supplied hot water is not provided with a temperature range from 45 degrees Celsius to 60 degrees Celsius.Namely: Water from kitchen faucet in Unit 803 does not meet minimum temperature requirements. (closed)

    Case 25 250259 PRS 00 IV

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 246902 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 246757 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 246201 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 246197 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 245273 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 244514 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 244416 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 244415 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 244414 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 240918 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 238558 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 238052 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 237993 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 236814 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 236080 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 236072 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 235559 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 231478 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 231477 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2025· Closed

    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: Supplied hot water is not provided with a temperature range from 45 degrees Celsius to 60 degrees Celsius. (closed)

    Case 25 231419 PRS 00 IV

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 230971 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 230102 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2025· Closed

    • Exterior Of Building – Main Entranceway: The supplied facility in or on the property is not kept in a satisfactory working condition.Namely, accessibility button at the main entrance exterior door is not functioning. (closed)
    • Exterior Of Building – Main Entranceway: The supplied facility in or on the property is not constructed, installed and/or maintained so that it will function safely and effectively.Namely, the top of the accessibility button activation pole shows visible damage and has been tempo… (closed)

    Case 25 226083 PRS 00 IV

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 223456 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 218365 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 215176 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawNotice to comply · Sep 2025· Closed

    Case 25 229707 PRS 00 IV

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 214333 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 212575 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 208553 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Aug 2025· Closed

    • Entranceway: The owner of a multiple-dwelling shall cause a sign to be posted and maintained in aprominent place in the front lobby or entrance of the building.Namely, an emergency contact sign was not posted in a prominent place near the entrance of t… (closed)
    • Entranceway: The sign shall indicate, in lettering not less than 12.7 millimetres in height, the currentname, address and telephone number of the owner, manager or other person responsible forthe property and the name and telephone number of the author… (closed)

    Case 25 210743 PRS 00 IV

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 203880 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 202332 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 202310 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 192879 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Aug 2025· Closed

    • Elevator – Car 3: Elevator part(s) and appendages are not maintained in good repair and operational. Namely : (lighting fixtures, lamps, elevator buttons, floor indicators and ventilation fans)Namely: firefighter panel cover in Car 3 is missing. (closed)
    • Elevator – Car 3: Elevator part(s) and appendages are not maintained in good repair and operational. Namely : (lighting fixtures, lamps, elevator buttons, floor indicators and ventilation fans)Namely: floor tiles in Car 3 are cracked (closed)
    • Elevator – Car 3: Elevator part(s) and appendages are not maintained in good repair and operational. Namely : (lighting fixtures, lamps, elevator buttons, floor indicators and ventilation fans)Namely: wall panels in Car 3 are damaged. (closed)
    • Elevator – Car 3: Elevator part(s) and appendages are not maintained in good repair and operational. Namely : (lighting fixtures, lamps, elevator buttons, floor indicators and ventilation fans)Namely: handrail screw protruding out of rail in Car 3. (closed)
    • Elevator – Car 4: Elevator part(s) and appendages are not maintained in good repair and operational. Namely : (lighting fixtures, lamps, elevator buttons, floor indicators and ventilation fans)Namely: floor direction indicator light not functional in Car 4. (closed)
    • Elevator – Car 4: Elevator part(s) and appendages are not maintained in good repair and operational. Namely : (lighting fixtures, lamps, elevator buttons, floor indicators and ventilation fans)Namely: wall panels in Car 4 are damaged. (closed)

    Case 25 216661 PRS 00 IV

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 191271 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 190664 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2025· Closed

    • Dwelling Unit – Throughout Dwelling Unit: The property is not being kept free of pests. (closed)

    Case 25 189451 PRS 00 IV

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 183443 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 181490 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 179411 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 175858 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 174283 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2025· Closed

    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: The property is not being kept free of pests. (closed)

    Case 25 190650 PRS 00 IV

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 170133 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2025· Closed

    • Throughout Building: The property is not being kept free of pests.Namely: evidence of cockroaches observed throughout different areas of the property. (closed)

    Case 25 196061 PRS 00 IV

  • May 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 169118 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 162468 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 162427 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 161814 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2025· Closed

    • Interior: Interior door(s), frames(s), glass pane(s), and/or hardware not maintained in good repair.Namely, bottom door trim material is deteriorating (closed)

    Case 25 152331 PRS 00 IV

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 151553 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2025· Closed

    • Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, bedroom ceiling (closed)

    Case 25 152306 PRS 00 IV

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 151099 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 138044 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 107148 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 103959 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 103651 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 103128 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 102982 PRS 00 IR

And 12 older cases, counted above but not listed.

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

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

  • Alterations 1
  • Feb 2023

    Alterations · Fire Damage · Closed

    Proposal for reinstate unit due to fire damage.

    Permit 23 115996 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

68/ 100

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

  • Transit85

    53 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: St Patrick (1 Yonge-University Line), 280 m.

  • Parks & trees33

    11 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 290 m. 311 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling99

    Within 1 km: 9.3 km of protected lanes, 3.05 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.2 km of shared routes. 22 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby93

    11 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Contact Alternative School, 470 m), plus 6 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities74

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 20 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety10

    9 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.

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Map

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Also worth knowing

Shown for context. None of this is part of the living score.

Safety

Yonge-Bay Corridor

  • AssaultAmong the highest

    Higher than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (5.3× the city median).

  • Break and enterAmong the highest

    Higher than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.2× the city median).

  • RobberyAmong the highest

    Higher than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (4.5× the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Lower than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAmong the highest

    Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.1× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the highest

    Higher than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.4× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (31× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Higher than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× 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

Gardiner Expressway, 1.6 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

196.4 tonnes a year from 10 facilities, mostly Walton Street Steam Plant

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, 1.3 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 6.0 (c2.0; r6.0) SS1 (x2329)
Height limit
46 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
47
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 700 Bay St · 200 m away

    Site plan · Application Received · submitted 2026-09-02

    Proposed interior alterations to repurpose the existing building to create 249 purpose built rental units.

    City record
  • 63 Centre Ave · 200 m away

    Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2026-02-27

    Official Plan Amendment regarding a proposed 41-storey mixed-use building penetrating the protected City Hall View Corridor. An associated Zoning By-law Amendment application (22 204655 STE 10 OZ) is being considered concurrently.

    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
BedroomsBay Street CorridorToronto (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio$2,048$1,606$1,491
1 bed$2,619$2,042$1,761
2 beds$3,811$2,776$2,045
3+ beds-$3,580*$2,294
All units$2,975$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 2024). Not resident reviews.

86 / 100City inspection score, December 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Social housing
Storeys
17
Units
250
Built
2011
Elevators
6
Managed by
Ywca Toronto
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
Individual units
Laundry
6th, 10th, and 5th floor, 8AM - 10PM
Pets
Allowed - 2 pets allowed
Parking
Underground garage, surface parking
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Bike parking
75 indoor
Amenities
Outdoor rec facilities, indoor exercise room, child play area
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
Yes
Ward
11

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

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