251 King St E
Toronto, Ontario
A 131-unit condominium registered in 2016 (TSCC 2520).
- Living score
- 68/100
- Units
- 131
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City building permits
15 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 5
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 3
- Alterations 3
- Construction 2
- Fire and life safety 1
- Demolition 1
- Feb 2022
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to existing vacant commercial space for new retail store (cannabis) - "Value Buds"
Permit 22 114010 PLB
- Feb 2022
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to existing vacant commercial space for new retail store (cannabis) - "Value Buds"
Permit 22 114010 HVA
- Feb 2022
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations to an existing ground floor commercial unit for a new (cannabis) retail store tenant - 'Value Buds'.
Permit 22 114010 BLD
- Mar 2016
Construction · Revision Issued
Revision 01 - Proposed revision to reconfigure the demising wall between the ground floor retail units, "Upper Retail A" & "Lower Retail A", delete previously proposed Retail Garbage Room/Vestibule in lieu of individual Commercial Tenant g…
Permit 11 299749 BLD
- Jan 2016
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to unit CS12A for new restaurant - "Starbucks Coffee"
Permit 16 109824 PLB
- Jan 2016
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to unit CS12A for new restaurant - "Starbucks Coffee"
Permit 16 109824 HVA
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- Jan 2016
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations to unit CS12A for new restaurant - "Starbucks Coffee"
Permit 16 109824 BLD · est. $244,000
- Jan 2015
Fire and life safety · Building Permit Related(FS) · Closed
FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Proposal to construct new 17-storey mixed-use building consisting of underground parking (3223.4m2), 132 residential units (10704.49m2), retail (362.33m2), mechanical space (883.73m2), with sprinklers included…
Permit 11 299749 FSU
- Sep 2013
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related (DR) · Closed
Drain - Proposal to construct new 17-storey mixed-use building consisting of underground parking (3223.4m2), 132 residential units (10704.49m2), retail (362.33m2), mechanical space (883.73m2), with sprinklers included throughout the buildi…
Permit 11 299749 DRN
- Sep 2013
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal to construct new 17-storey mixed-use building consisting of underground parking (3223.4m2), 132 residential units (10704.49m2), retail (362.33m2), mechanical space (883.73m2), with sprinklers included throughout the bui…
Permit 11 299749 PLB
- Sep 2013
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Proposal to construct new 17-storey mixed-use building consisting of underground parking (3223.4m2), 132 residential units (10704.49m2), retail (362.33m2), mechanical space (883.73m2), with sprinklers included throughout the buildin…
Permit 11 299749 HVA
- Oct 2011
Construction · Inspection
Proposal to construct new 17-storey mixed-use building consisting of underground parking (3223.4m2), 132 residential units (10704.49m2), retail (362.33m2), mechanical space (883.73m2), with sprinklers included throughout the building (1427…
Permit 11 299749 BLD · est. $22,000,000
- Jun 2009
Demolition · Demolition · Closed
Permit to demolish existing 3 storey mixed use heritage building - and retain North and West Facade. for future permit application - see 08 186000 STE 28 oz for future development - REPLACEMENT DRAWINGS SUBMITTED MAY 05 2012Re-assigned to…
Permit 09 151548 DEM
- Oct 1999
Plumbing and drains · Install/Alter Plumbing - only · Closed - Dormant
Install fixtures in office: : 1st fl: 1 kitchen sink, 1 dishwashercost incl. 425836
Permit 99 103467 PLB · est. $800
- May 1999
Alterations · Unknown · Closed
MAKE ALTERATIONS TO GROUND FLOOR TO CONVERT EXISTING RETAIL SPACE TO OFFICE SPACE SS
Permit 99 016725 BLD · est. $60,000
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
68/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit65
56.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 8 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: King (1 Yonge-University Line), 850 m.
- Parks & trees45
11.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 270 m. 490 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling96
Within 1 km: 8.35 km of protected lanes, 3.9 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 16 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby85
12 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Market Lane Jr & Sr Public School , 300 m), plus 3 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities91
Within 1 km: 1 library, 7 community centres, 14 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety31
5 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. 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
Gardiner Expressway, 510 m away
217.1 tonnes a year from 3 facilities, mostly Redpath Sugar Ltd
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, 850 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 SS1 (x339)- Height limit
- 90 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
- 28
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
298 King St E · 290 m away
Site plan · OMB Appeal · submitted 2023-08-14
Site Plan Application for a 42-storey (139.90 metres including mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building with 1,188 square metres of commercial uses at grade and 449 dwelling units.
City record185 King St E · 240 m away
Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2022-08-11
Site Plan Control application to permit the construction of a 46 storey mixed use building containing 437 residential dwelling units, 430 square metres of retail gross floor area, and 1 car-share parking space.
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 | Moss Park/Regent Park | Toronto (Central) zone | Toronto 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 inventory of condominiums registered 2002–2018. Not resident reviews.
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 131
- Unit mix
- 2 studio · 109 one-bed · 20 two-bed
- Condo plan
- TSCC 2520
- Registered
- May 2016
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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