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Building Review

201 Sherbourne St

Toronto, Ontario M5A

A 23-storey, 225-unit private rental building built in 1975.

Living score
63/100
Built
1975
Units
225
Storeys
23
City inspection
93/100

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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

70 bylaw investigations at this address since Jun 2025; 6 notices or orders to comply; 16 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.

  • Rooming house 52
  • Repairs and upkeep 16
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Zoning 1
  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 228135 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 228132 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 228131 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 228129 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 228124 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 228118 PRS 00 IR

Show 64 older cases
  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 228114 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 228108 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 228007 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 214025 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 212632 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 198420 RMH 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 198406 RMH 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 197456 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylawNotice to comply · Aug 2026· Closed

    Case 26 215222 RMH 00 IV

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylawNotice to comply · Aug 2026· Closed

    Case 26 214751 RMH 00 IV

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylawNotice to comply · Jul 2026· Closed

    Case 26 199158 RMH 00 IV

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylawNotice to comply · Jun 2026· Closed

    Case 26 191930 RMH 00 IV

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 182905 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182903 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 182900 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 182898 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182896 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 182893 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182889 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 182888 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182886 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182885 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182883 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182879 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182873 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182865 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182862 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182859 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182854 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182851 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182847 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182842 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182838 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182836 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182835 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 182832 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 182831 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182828 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182825 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 182822 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182817 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 182801 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182797 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182789 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 180480 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 179155 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172187 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172186 000 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 120977 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 263873 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 260521 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 251893 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 247633 ZON 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 180949 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Rooming houseBylawNotice to comply · Jun 2025· Notice Issued

    Case 25 179535 RMH 00 IV

  • Jun 2025

    Rooming houseBylawNotice to comply · Jun 2025· Prosecution Initiated

    Case 25 179463 RMH 00 IV

  • Jun 2025

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 175741 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 175662 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 175659 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Rooming houseBylaw· Prosecution Initiated

    Case 25 175657 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Rooming houseBylaw· Notice Issued

    Case 25 175655 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 175653 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 175650 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 169465 RMH 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

7 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 2
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
  • Alterations 2
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Jan 2024

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Issuance Pending

    Plumbing - Interior alterations to existing amenity spaces, including pool, leasing and management offices.

    Permit 23 219251 PLB

  • Jan 2024

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

    HVAC - Interior alterations to existing amenity spaces, including pool, leasing and management offices.

    Permit 23 219251 HVA

  • Oct 2023

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Examiner's Notice Sent

    Interior alternations to existing amenity spaces, including pool, leasing and management offices.

    Permit 23 219251 BLD · est. $750,000

  • Jun 2020

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

    Plumbing - PROPOSED: Interior alternations to existing rental unit finishes; upgraded kitchen and bath; introduction of ensuite washer/dryer. 201 SHERBOURNE ST - UNIT 905. (Existing Apartment Building).

    Permit 20 150199 PLB

  • Jun 2020

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

    HVAC - PROPOSED: Interior alternations to existing rental unit finishes; upgraded kitchen and bath; introduction of ensuite washer/dryer. 201 SHERBOURNE ST - UNIT 905. (Existing Apartment Building).

    Permit 20 150199 HVA

  • May 2020

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    PROPOSED: Interior alternations to existing rental unit finishes; upgraded kitchen and bath; introduction of ensuite washer/dryer. 201 SHERBOURNE ST - UNIT 905. (Existing Apartment Building).

    Permit 20 150199 BLD · est. $30,000

Show 1 older permit
  • Apr 2019

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    Proposal to install three electromagnetic locks in P1, P2, and P3 level of existing parking garage.

    Permit 19 139381 FSU · est. $3,000

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

63/ 100

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

  • Transit49

    39.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: TMU (1 Yonge-University Line), 890 m.

  • Parks & trees52

    13.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 210 m. 491 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling91

    Within 1 km: 8.75 km of protected lanes, 1.7 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.4 km of shared routes. 9 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby93

    15 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Ecole Elementaire Gabrielle Roy, 210 m), plus 8 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities98

    Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 5 community centres, 22 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety2

    13 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 3 fatal. Fewer scores higher.

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Also worth knowing

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Safety

Moss Park

  • AssaultAmong the highest

    Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.4× the city median).

  • Break and enterAmong the highest

    Higher than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.3× the city median).

  • RobberyAmong the highest

    Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.6× the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (48% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesHigher than most

    Higher than 88 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Higher than most

    Higher than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.7× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (7.2× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (64% of the city median).

  • HomicideHigher than most

    Higher than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× 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, 1.3 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

15.9 tonnes a year from 3 facilities, mostly Toronto Metropolitan University

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, 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 (d1.0) (x984)
Height limit
13 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
16
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 201 Sherbourne St · 50 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2024-12-30

    Site Plan application to permit two tall buildings (39- and 40-storeys), containing 693 new residential dwelling units, 525 square metres of non-residential space, and a new public park.

    City record
  • 150 Sherbourne St · 260 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2024-01-19

    Site Plan Control application for a 7,544.3 square metres City of Toronto community centre to replace the existing John Innes Community Centre.

    City record
  • 150 Sherbourne St · 260 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2023-03-17

    Proposed underground transit station for the Ontario Line at Moss Park.

    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
BedroomsMoss Park/Regent ParkToronto (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,278*$1,606$1,491
1 bed$1,987$2,042$1,761
2 beds$2,484$2,776$2,045
3+ beds-$3,580*$2,294
All units$1,904$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.

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

Type
Private rental
Storeys
23
Units
225
Built
1975
Elevators
3
Heating
Forced air gas
Air conditioning
Individual units
Laundry
P1, 8:30AM - 10:30PM
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, ground level garage, garage accessible thru buildg
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Bike parking
20 indoor, 25 outdoor
Amenities
Indoor pool, indoor recreation room
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
13

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

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