240 Wellesley St E
Toronto, Ontario M4X
A 29-storey, 554-unit private rental building built in 1968.
- Property manager
- Wellesley Parliament Square Ltd.
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
68 bylaw investigations and 1 public health case at this address since Nov 2024; 6 notices or orders to comply; 3 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 54
- Not enough heat 5
- Zoning 4
- Garbage 2
- Fences 1
- Graffiti 1
- Mould 1
- Snow and ice 1
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued
- The electrical receptacle are not maintained in a safe and complete condition. (open)
- Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (open)
- Floor and/or floor covering not kept free from holes, stains, rubbish and debris. (open)
- Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (open)
Case 26 240058 PRS 00 IV
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 231274 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 229174 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 215213 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 200471 WST 00 IR
- Jun 2026
GraffitiBylaw· Closed
Case 26 193551 GRA 00 IR
Show 63 older cases
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 192881 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 188255 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172213 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172212 000 00 IR
- Apr 2026
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 26 148703 ZON 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 136259 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 125649 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 111407 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
MouldPublic health· Under Investigation
Case 10867877
- Jan 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 108726 HEA 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 106621 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 101756 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
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Case 26 101645 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 100082 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Snow and iceBylaw· Closed
Case 25 269981 SNI 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 269068 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 267450 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 261441 HEA 00 IR
- Oct 2025
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 25 244818 ZON 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 238826 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Dec 2025· Closed
- Bathroom – Throughout: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials, specifically damaged plaster and paint and an approximate 3'x1' hole over bathtub. (open)
- Bathroom: The sanitary convenience room is not provided with adequate natural or mechanical ventilation. (open)
- Hall: The floor and surface cover and finish is not maintained, specifically, wooden parquet flooring immediately outside of bathroom entrance is water damaged, stained and uneven creating trip & cut hazard. (open)
- Living Room – Throughout: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials, specifically, fallen plaster and flaking paint. (open)
- Living Room – South West: The floor surface cover and finish is not reasonably smooth and level, specifically, parquet wood flooring water damaged, uneven and portions loose and insecure. (open)
- Living Room – Closet: Wall not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials, specifically, damaged plaster and paint on south living room closet wall. (open)
- Living Room – South: Wall not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials, specifically, damaged plaster and paint on south living room wall (west end). (open)
Case 25 265238 PRS 00 IV
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 230529 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2025· Closed
- Bathroom – Throughout: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (substantially complete)
- Bathroom – North: Repair does not reasonably match existing wall, specifically, repair to north bathroom wall does not reasonably match in texture or colour. (substantially complete)
- Living Room – Throughout: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (substantially complete)
- Bedroom – North: The electrical receptacle is not maintained in a safe and complete condition, specifically, outlet behind faceplate loose and insecure. (substantially complete)
- Bedroom – North: Floor and/or floor covering not maintained free from trip or other hazardous condition, namely, portions of wooden parquet flooring deteriorated and loose/insecure. (substantially complete)
- Bedroom – North: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (substantially complete)
- Hall – Closet: Walls not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials, specifically, large holes in closet walls. (substantially complete)
- Living Room – Closet: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (substantially complete)
- Living Room – Throughout: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (substantially complete)
- Kitchen – Throughout: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (substantially complete)
- Kitchen – Throughout: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (substantially complete)
Case 25 228804 PRS 00 IV
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 222954 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 219381 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
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- Aug 2025
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- Aug 2025
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- Aug 2025
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Case 25 213838 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 211411 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2025
FencesBylaw· Closed
Case 25 204792 FEN 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 203282 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 197482 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
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Case 25 195879 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 192931 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 25 192826 ZON 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 190701 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Aug 2025· Closed
- Balcony: Storm or screen door not maintained in good repair, specifically, balcony screen door missing lower hinge and rubbing in frame, inner and outer door handles and locking device damaged and/or missing, screening for operable window damaged a… (closed)
- Kitchen: Ceiling not maintained free of cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials, specifically, excessive flaking paint and areas of uneven plaster. (closed)
- Kitchen: The cupboard is not maintained in good repair and good working order, specifically, cupboard beneath countertop missing drawer. (closed)
- Kitchen: The supplied appliance is not maintained in good repair and good working order. Namely: the refrigerator shows a damaged/insecure door seal, lower main shelf cracked, two door shelves cracked and patched with tape, lower crisper drawer han… (closed)
- Bathroom: Ceiling not maintained free of damaged and deteriorated materials, specifically excessive flaking paint. (closed)
- Bathroom: The plumbing system is not kept free from leaks or defects, specifically, tub hot water tap and spigot leaking. (closed)
- Bathroom: The supplied facility in or on the property is not maintained so that it will function safely and effectively, specifically, bathtub surface badly stained and deteriorated with pitted areas and sharp edges. (closed)
- Bathroom: The ventilation unit is not kept in good repair and maintained in good working condition at all times, specifically, ceiling vent fan not functioning. (closed)
Case 25 216860 PRS 00 IV
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 188114 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 187925 PRS 00 IR
- May 2025
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 25 164574 WST 00 IR
- May 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 159540 PRS 00 IR
- May 2025
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 25 158036 ZON 00 IR
- May 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 156419 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Apr 2025· Closed
- Driveway(s) and/or similar areas not maintained.Namely; potholes and cracked or separating pavement on the section St. James Avenue at the rear of #260 Wellesley Street travelling eastbound from Ontario Street to the first curve in St. Jam… (open)
Case 25 145202 PRS 00 IV
- Apr 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 144307 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 136266 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 132355 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 123143 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 112297 HEA 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 105770 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 104239 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Mar 2025· Closed
- 1st Floor: Elevator(s) is not certified in good working order. Namely: Elevator # 3 not in service (open)
Case 25 124323 PRS 00 IV
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 103545 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 103294 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 103060 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 254818 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 251284 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 24 250776 HEA 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 248809 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 244612 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 243842 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 235567 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
7 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 3
- Balcony repair 2
- Plumbing and drains 1
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
- Jan 2014
Alterations · Other(BA) · Inspection
To reconstruct the existing below grade hydro vault.
Permit 14 102740 BLD · est. $200,000
- Dec 2011
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
permit to install one backflow device in sub basement level of existing apartment building.
Permit 11 328764 PSA · est. $18,000
- Sep 2011
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Inspection
permit to replace balconies on West elevation of existing apartment building.
Permit 11 282849 BLD · est. $200,000
- Apr 2010
Alterations · MGO Remediation · Closed
Remediation related to MGO in apartment 824 . Please refer to folder 10-108248 MGO
Permit 10 166123 BLD · est. $45,000
- Mar 2010
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Inspection
Balcony and guard repairs for 151 balconies and 913 LM of guard replacement associated with this property. This will include slab repairs of the balconies.
Permit 10 130585 BLD · est. $200,000
- Mar 2009
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Inspection
Balcony guard repair and intermittant balcony slab repair.MRDD FEES DECLINED
Permit 09 116841 BLD
Show 1 older permit
- Mar 2006
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed - Dormant
HVAC - To construct framework to support new mechanical unit - Other(BA)
Permit 06 116274 HVA
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
74/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit73
29.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Sherbourne (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 570 m.
- Parks & trees72
21 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 210 m. 474 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling90
Within 1 km: 5.45 km of protected lanes, 5.3 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.55 km of shared routes. 10 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby93
11 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Winchester Jr & Sr Public School , 200 m), plus 8 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities74
Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 1 community centre, 14 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety40
4 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. 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
Shown for context. None of this is part of the living score.
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, 1.1 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, 540 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) (x888)- Height limit
- 12 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
- 2
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
240 Wellesley St E · 20 m away
Subdivision · Under Review · submitted 2024-09-30
Draft Plan of Subdivision to establish two development blocks with pedestrian and vehicular connections into and through the subject site. A new public park and publicly-accessible open spaces, framed by the addition of new buildings to be
City record240 Wellesley St E · 20 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-04-27
Site Plan Approval application to permit three new buildings on the lands, comprising a 47-storey mixed-use building with 5,770 square metres of non-residential uses in the lower floors and 620 dwelling units, a 21-storey building with 300
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.
- 2016
- 0.52% lower rent · tenants notified
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.
83 / 100City inspection score, July 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 29
- Units
- 554
- Built
- 1968
- Elevators
- 5
- Managed by
- Wellesley Parliament Square Ltd.
- Heating
- Electric
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Basement, 7AM - 11PM
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
- Visitor parking
- Paid
- Bike parking
- 30 indoor
- 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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