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Building Review

250 St George St

Toronto, Ontario M5R

A 11-storey, 64-unit private rental building built in 1969.

Living score
43/100
Built
1969
Units
64
Storeys
11
City inspection
90/100
Property manager
Hollyburn Properties Ltd

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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

2 bylaw investigations at this address since Jul 2026.

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 1
  • Zoning 1
  • Aug 2026

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 226606 ZON 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 196972 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

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

  • Balcony repair 1
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Alterations 1
  • Parking garage repair 1
  • Aug 2018

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Proposal for balcony and guard repairs to an existing apartment building.

    Permit 18 209954 BLD

  • Jun 2018

    Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed

    Proposal to instal backflow prevention device

    Permit 18 170139 PSA

  • Feb 2014

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Proposal for localized repairs to parapet wall on roof of existing apartment building.

    Permit 14 119913 BLD · est. $150,000

  • Aug 2004

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    To repair garage slab.

    Permit 04 165003 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

43/ 100

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

  • Transit74

    33.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Dupont (1 Yonge-University Line), 420 m.

  • Parks & trees18

    5.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 380 m. 520 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling87

    Within 1 km: 4.4 km of protected lanes, 6.05 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.85 km of shared routes. 5 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby14

    2 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Huron Street Jr Public School , 240 m), plus 14 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities31

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 0 community centres, 17 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety19

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

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Safety

Annex

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • Break and enterAmong the highest

    Higher than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).

  • RobberyHigher than most

    Higher than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).

  • Auto theftLower than most

    Lower than 76 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (68% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesHigher than most

    Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the highest

    Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.8× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.2× the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the lowest

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

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Lower than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (78% 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 kmModerate

232 kg a year from 2 facilities, mostly Avenue Collision Inc

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, 1.8 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

Residential

Category
General residential
Zone label
R (d2.0) (x902)
Height limit
14 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
7
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 262 St George St · 50 m away

    Rezoning · Appeal Received · submitted 2025-01-08

    Appealed on April 24, 2026.Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for an 18-storey building containing 121 dwelling units, and the adaptive re-use of the heritage listed buildings at 262 and 264 St. George Street.

    City record
  • 141 Bedford Rd · 280 m away

    Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2021-12-14

    Site Plan Approval for a 13-storey mixed-use building with 63 residential units.

    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
BedroomsUniversity/AnnexToronto (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,553$1,606$1,491
1 bed$2,050$2,042$1,761
2 beds-$2,776$2,045
3+ beds-$3,580*$2,294
All units$2,199*$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.

90 / 100City inspection score, September 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
11
Units
64
Built
1969
Elevators
2
Heating
Electric
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 24/7
Pets
Not allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
Visitor parking
Paid
Bike parking
20 indoor
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
11

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

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