21 Nelson St
Toronto, Ontario
A 333-unit condominium registered in 2010 (TSCC 2061).
- Living score
- 69/100
- Units
- 333
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
1 bylaw investigation at this address since Feb 2025.
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.
- Not enough heat 1
- Feb 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 122927 HEA 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
19 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Fire and life safety 5
- Plumbing and drains 5
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 3
- Alterations 3
- Construction 2
- Parking garage repair 1
- Feb 2024
Fire and life safety · Other(FS) · Permit Issued
Standalone FS permit - 8" Backflow Preventer Replacement
Permit 24 116825 FSU · est. $10,000
- Apr 2021
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Permit Issued
Restoration and protection of the traffic bearing waterproofing system
Permit 21 144575 BLD · est. $1,049,487
- Oct 2018
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Revision #01 - Revision for the addition of (2) sinks.Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to existing dental office including construction of partitions, plumbing, electrical, hvac, flooring and painting.
Permit 18 200083 PLB
- Jul 2018
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to existing dental office including construction of partitions, plumbing, electrical, hvac, flooring and painting.
Permit 18 200083 PLB
- Jul 2018
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to existing dental office including construction of partitions, plumbing, electrical, hvac, flooring and painting.
Permit 18 200083 HVA
- Jul 2018
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations to existing dental office including construction of partitions, plumbing, electrical, hvac, flooring and painting. 25 Nelson St- Entrance Address
Permit 18 200083 BLD · est. $275,000
Show 13 older permits
- May 2012
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Interior alterations to existing office space on the ground floor. "Urban Capital Offices". Convenience address - 17 Nelson St.
Permit 12 180044 BLD
- Aug 2011
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed
Proposal to install four electromagnetic locks on 16th floor.
Permit 11 261040 FSU · est. $3,000
- Dec 2010
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Interior alterations to portion of ground floor office/sales centre space. "Urban Capital Offices".
Permit 10 305143 PLB
- Dec 2010
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Interior alterations to portion of ground floor office/sales centre space. "Urban Capital Offices".
Permit 10 305143 HVA
- Nov 2010
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Interior alterations to portion of ground floor office/sales centre space. "Urban Capital Offices".
Permit 10 305143 BLD
- Nov 2009
Fire and life safety · Building Permit Related(FS) · Revision Issued
REVISION TO mINOR SPRINKLER CHANGES ON ALL FLOORS OF NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGProposal to install sprinkler system throught.
Permit 08 155500 FSU
- Oct 2009
Construction · Revision Issued
Revision to incl. rooftop amenity area
Permit 06 180496 BLD
- Apr 2009
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Proposal to install new fire alarm system to new 16-storey mixed-use building "Boutique Condominium". Also see building permit 06-180496 and sprinkler permit 08-155500.
Permit 09 131190 FSU · est. $1,000,000
- May 2008
Fire and life safety · Building Permit Related(FS) · Inspection
Proposal to install sprinkler system throught.
Permit 08 155500 FSU
- Dec 2007
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Construct new 18-storey mixed use building.
Permit 06 180496 PLB
- Nov 2007
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Construct new 18-storey mixed use building.
Permit 06 180496 HVA
- Nov 2007
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related (DR) · Closed
Drain - Construct new 18-storey mixed use building.
Permit 06 180496 DRN
- Oct 2006
Construction · Inspection
Construct new 16-storey mixed use building.
Permit 06 180496 BLD · est. $50,000,000
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
69/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit91
69.6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Osgoode (1 Yonge-University Line), 270 m.
- Parks & trees40
12.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 230 m. 287 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling98
Within 1 km: 8.3 km of protected lanes, 2.6 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.9 km of shared routes. 33 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby79
6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Contact Alternative School, 580 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities74
Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 24 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety6
11 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
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Safety
Wellington Place
- AssaultHigher than most
Higher than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).
- Break and enterHigher than most
Higher than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (64% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Among the highest
Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the highest
Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.7× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
- HomicideAmong the lowest
Lower than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (55% 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
Gardiner Expressway, 950 m away
48.8 tonnes a year from 3 facilities, mostly Pearl 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
- Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 1.5 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 Employment
- Category
- Mixed use
- Zone label
CRE (x74)- Height limit
- 30 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
- 29
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
180 Simcoe St · 240 m away
Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2026-08-18
Proposed development for the Canada Life Campus include: Retention of the existing office buildings with minor alterations at 330 University Avenue, 180 Simcoe Street, and 180 Queen Street West. Demolition of the office building and parking
City record156 John St · 270 m away
Site plan · Application Received · submitted 2026-03-25
Proposed change of use from office to a hotel occupancy with ground floor modifications.
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 | Waterfront Communities-The Island | Toronto (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $2,092 | $1,606 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $2,489 | $2,042 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $3,114* | $2,776 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,580* | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,681 | $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.
- 2017
- 0.42% lower rent · 70 of 81 units notified
- 2018
- 0.43% lower rent · 72 of 76 units notified
- 2019
- 0.46% lower rent · 26 of 85 units notified
Where several units are listed, the cut shown is the median. 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
- 333
- Unit mix
- 59 studio · 145 one-bed · 129 two-bed
- Condo plan
- TSCC 2061
- Registered
- April 2010
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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