280 Wellesley St E
Toronto, Ontario M4X
A 32-storey, 571-unit private rental building built in 1969.
- Property manager
- Wellesley Parliament Square 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
18 bylaw investigations and 2 public health cases at this address since Oct 2024; 2 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 17
- Garbage 1
- Indoor air quality 1
- Indoor sanitation 1
- Oct 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 247909 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 240299 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 227841 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 227753 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 214560 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 139478 PRS 00 IR
Show 14 older cases
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 138426 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 101476 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Indoor sanitationPublic health· Under Investigation
Case 10866762
- Jan 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 100428 WST 00 IR
- Aug 2025
Indoor air qualityPublic health· Under Investigation
Case 10854737
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 203010 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 186726 PRS 00 IR
- May 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 161990 PRS 00 IR
- May 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 154567 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 130261 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 245332 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 233178 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 231709 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 231535 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
6 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
- Parking garage repair 1
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
- Balcony repair 1
- Jan 2025
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Inspection
Proposed garage slab repalcement
Permit 25 102606 BLD · est. $100,000
- May 2021
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - new fire dampers at new wall surrounding existing ductsFIRE DAMAGE: INTERIOR REPAIRS TO FIRE DAMAGED FINISH COMPONENTS OF THE 23RD LEVEL LANDING AT THE WEST STAIRCASE SHAFT AND THE MID-LANDING BETWEEN 29TH AND 30TH LEVEL OF THE NORT…
Permit 21 118128 HVA
- Feb 2021
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
FIRE DAMAGE: INTERIOR REPAIRS TO FIRE DAMAGED FINISH COMPONENTS OF THE 23RD LEVEL LANDING AT THE WEST STAIRCASE SHAFT AND THE MID-LANDING BETWEEN 29TH AND 30TH LEVEL OF THE NORTH STAIRCASE. SMOKE & SOOT MIGRATION REMEDIATION IN SELECT SHAF…
Permit 21 118128 BLD · est. $100,000
- Jan 2014
Alterations · Other(BA) · Inspection
To reconstruct the existing below grade hydro vault.
Permit 14 102749 BLD · est. $200,000
- Mar 2010
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Inspection
Replacement of balcony railings for the North Portion of the apartment building. Phase 1 of Building 13.
Permit 10 133837 BLD · est. $400,000
- Oct 2007
Alterations · Addition(s) · Closed
Permit to add new mechanical / Telecom Equipment Shed on Roof of existing apartment building.
Permit 07 272801 BLD · est. $50,000
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
74/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit68
22.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Castle Frank (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 600 m.
- Parks & trees73
21.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 280 m. 483 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling93
Within 1 km: 5.3 km of protected lanes, 6.75 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.6 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 , 240 m), plus 7 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities74
Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 1 community centre, 13 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety51
3 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
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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, 940 m 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, 630 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 · 100 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 · 100 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.
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.
96 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 32
- Units
- 571
- Built
- 1969
- Elevators
- 4
- 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
- 15 outdoor
- 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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