26 Albert Ave
Toronto, Ontario M8V
A 3-storey, 23-unit private rental building built in 1950.
- Property manager
- Metcap Living Management Inc.
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
2 bylaw investigations at this address since Mar 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 2
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 134792 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 129126 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
2 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 1
- Fire and life safety 1
- Sep 2022
Alterations · Canopy w/o Enclosure · Response Received
Proposed installation of 2 new exterior canopies.
Permit 22 209162 BLD
- Sep 2018
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Proposal to replace existing fire alarm panel and annunciator panel.
Permit 18 222802 FSU
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
60/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit29
22.6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes.
- Parks & trees81
28.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 280 m. 569 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling65
Within 1 km: 0.4 km of protected lanes, 5.9 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.25 km of shared routes. 3 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby79
7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: David Hornell Jr School , 350 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities91
Within 1 km: 1 library, 3 community centres, 10 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety31
4 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
Shown for context. None of this is part of the living score.
Safety
Mimico-Queensway
- AssaultAmong the highest
Higher than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (5.3× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (88% of the city median).
- RobberyLower than most
Lower than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (50% of the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Higher than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Lower than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (86% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Higher than most
Higher than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Lower than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 64 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (80% of the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Lower than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (85% 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, 970 m away
660 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Alps Auto Repair
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, 8.2 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 Multiple Dwelling
- Category
- Low-rise residential
- Zone label
RM (d1.0) (x478)- Height limit
- Set by the zone
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
- 6
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
2409-2411 Lake Shore Blvd W · 240 m away
Rezoning · OMB Appeal · submitted 2021-11-09
The proposed amendments to the City¿s Official Plan and Zoning By-laws would permit a development comprising approximately 35,200 square metres of residential gross floor area (about 557 units) and 368 square metres of retail space. The pro
City record2417 Lake Shore Blvd W · 290 m away
Subdivision · Appeal Received · submitted 2021-11-09
Draft Plan of Subdivision in order to establish one mixed use development block (Block 1), one park block (Block 5) and new public road blocks (Blocks 2 and 3) in order to facilitate the proposed development.
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 | Mimico | Etobicoke (South) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,237 | $1,502 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,399 | $1,493 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,537 | $1,762 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,306 | - | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,447 | $1,630 | $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. 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
- 1.00% 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.
97 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 3
- Units
- 23
- Built
- 1950
- Elevators
- 0
- Managed by
- Metcap Living Management Inc.
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Basement, 8 A.M. TO 9 P.M.
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Balconies
- No
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- No
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 3
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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