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21 Grenville St

Toronto, Ontario

A 495-unit condominium registered in 2016 (TSCC 2532).

Living score
66/100
Units
495
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City building permits

16 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 4
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 3
  • Alterations 3
  • Fire and life safety 3
  • Construction 3
  • Jul 2017

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

    Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations for a new restaurant on the ground floor of the existing multiple use building.

    Permit 17 192104 PLB

  • Jul 2017

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

    HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations for a new restaurant on the ground floor of the existing multiple use building.

    Permit 17 192104 HVA

  • Jul 2017

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposal for interior alterations for a new restaurant on the ground floor of the existing multiple use building.

    Permit 17 192104 BLD

  • Jun 2017

    Alterations · Change of Use · Cancelled

    Proposal to change use of exiting 1 storey + mezzaine building rom 1 dwelling unt to retail store. No construction. NOTE: See previous permit for new highrise development and relocation of existing heritage building.

    Permit 17 184665 BLD · est. $1,000

  • Jun 2016

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed

    Proposal for stand alone permit for a revision to the sprinklers in an existing multi use building.See related permit 12 166727 FSU.

    Permit 16 178530 FSU

  • Mar 2016

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

    Plumbing - Revision to Architectural, Structural, Mechanical and Electrical in attached cover letter and also refer to approved Alternative Solution 15 204 905 Alt.

    Permit 12 166727 PLB

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  • Mar 2016

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

    HVAC - Revision to Architectural, Structural, Mechanical and Electrical in attached cover letter and also refer to approved Alternative Solution 15 204 905 Alt. .

    Permit 12 166727 HVA

  • Mar 2016

    Construction · Closed

    REV -02 Revision to Architectural, Structural, Mechanical and Electrical in attached cover letter and also refer to approved Alternative Solution 15 204 905 Alt.

    Permit 12 166727 BLD

  • Feb 2016

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    Two maglocks on ground floor, Four maglocks on third floor

    Permit 16 120678 FSU

  • Nov 2015

    Construction · Closed

    Revision to sprinker layout on floors 4-50.

    Permit 12 166727 BLD

  • Sep 2013

    Fire and life safety · Building Permit Related(FS) · Closed

    FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - This is for the a new 50 storey mixed use building.The Heritage Bldg @ 9 Grenville is to be relocated/maintained and the new Bldg constructed around it.There will be retail on the ground floor and residential…

    Permit 12 166727 FSU

  • Jun 2013

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

    Plumbing - This is for the a new 50 storey mixed use building.The Heritage Bldg @ 9 Grenville is to be relocated/maintained and the new Bldg constructed around it.There will be retail on the ground floor and residential above. There will b…

    Permit 12 166727 PLB

  • Jun 2013

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

    HVAC - This is for the a new 50 storey mixed use building.The Heritage Bldg @ 9 Grenville is to be relocated/maintained and the new Bldg constructed around it.There will be retail on the ground floor and residential above. There will be 49…

    Permit 12 166727 HVA

  • Jun 2013

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

    Drain - This is for the a new 50 storey mixed use building.The Heritage Bldg @ 9 Grenville is to be relocated/maintained and the new Bldg constructed around it.There will be retail on the ground floor and residential above. There will be 4…

    Permit 12 166727 DRN

  • Jun 2012

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Permit to demolish rear portion of existing heritage dwelling and prepare house for relocation on site. See 12 166727 BLD and 10 196552 STE 27 SA for more more information - also see report for structural info,

    Permit 12 194134 BLD · est. $400,000

  • May 2012

    Construction · Closed

    This is for the a new 50 storey mixed use building.The Heritage Bldg @ 9 Grenville is to be relocated/maintained and the new Bldg constructed around it.There will be retail on the ground floor and residential above. There will be 495 resid…

    Permit 12 166727 BLD · est. $70,000,000

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

66/ 100

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

  • Transit85

    55.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: College (1 Yonge-University Line), 150 m.

  • Parks & trees45

    11.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 210 m. 462 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling93

    Within 1 km: 8.2 km of protected lanes, 1.6 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.3 km of shared routes. 19 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby93

    9 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Joseph'S College School, 460 m), plus 10 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 safety4

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

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Safety

Bay-Cloverhill

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Break and enterHigher than most

    Higher than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Higher than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 100 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (16% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Lower than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the highest

    Higher than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.0× the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the lowest

    Lower than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (41% 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 pollutionLow

No expressway within 2 km

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

148.2 tonnes a year from 9 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
Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 940 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

Commercial Residential

Category
Mixed use
Zone label
CR 7.8 (c2.0; r7.8) SS1 (x1935)
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
35
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0

  • 27 Grosvenor St · 100 m away

    Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2026-04-15

    Zoning By-law Amendment to amend the Section 37 Agreement of By-law 1096-2021 to reduce the size of the child-care centre previously approved, while increasing capacity to 62 children (from 49).

    City record

  • 444 Yonge St · 200 m away

    Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2025-07-09

    Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application for three towers of 65, 75 and 96 storeys proposed above the existing designated heritage College Park building, which will form the base of the towers. A total of 2,342 reside

    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 inventory of condominiums registered 2002–2018. Not resident reviews.

Type
Condominium
Units
495
Unit mix
50 studio · 307 one-bed · 138 two-bed
Condo plan
TSCC 2532
Registered
July 2016

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

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