290 Adelaide St W
Toronto, Ontario
A 393-unit condominium registered in 2017 (TSCC 2584).
- Living score
- 66/100
- Units
- 393
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
2 bylaw investigations at this address since Nov 2024; 1 notice or order to comply.
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.
- Graffiti 2
- Nov 2024
GraffitiBylawNotice to comply · Nov 2024· Closed
Case 24 245157 GRA 00 IV
- Nov 2024
GraffitiBylaw· Closed
Case 24 244999 GRA 00 IR
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City building permits
20 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 7
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 6
- Alterations 3
- Construction 3
- Demolition 1
- Apr 2018
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Permit Issued
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations for office fit- up in exisitng office building.
Permit 18 146668 PLB
- Apr 2018
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Permit Issued
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations for office fit- up in exisitng office building.
Permit 18 146668 HVA
- Apr 2018
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Permit Issued
Proposal for interior alterations for office fit- up in exisitng office building.
Permit 18 146668 BLD
- Sep 2017
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to level 4 of an existing office building. Tenant - "Decentral".
Permit 17 235861 PLB
- Sep 2017
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to level 4 of an existing office building. Tenant - "Decentral".
Permit 17 235861 HVA
- Sep 2017
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations to level 4 of an existing office building. Tenant - "Decentral".
Permit 17 235861 BLD
Show 14 older permits
- Sep 2017
Plumbing and drains · Fixtures/Roof Drains: Other · Permit Issued
Installation of plumbing fixtures
Permit 17 235822 PSA · est. $50,000
- Sep 2017
Heating, cooling and ventilation · HVAC: Groups D & E · Permit Issued
Installation of new HVAC system
Permit 17 235803 MSA · est. $50,000
- Jul 2017
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Permit Issued
Plumbing - Interior alterations - Unit 501 - HPA Head Office
Permit 17 155180 PLB
- Jul 2017
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Permit Issued
HVAC - Interior alterations - Unit 501 - HPA Head Office
Permit 17 155180 HVA
- May 2017
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Permit Issued
Interior alterations - Unit 501 - HPA Head Office
Permit 17 155180 BLD
- Oct 2016
Construction · Revision Issued
REVISION - to alter the proposed sprinkler systemProposal to construct a 40 sty condo with commercial on ground floor, below and above grade parking, and 369 residential units.
Permit 12 180974 BLD
- Mar 2015
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Revision # 01 - For a 2 floor addition (floors 39-40) with an additional 24 residential units to the existing Condo.Plumbing - Proposal to construct a 40 sty condo with commercial on ground floor, below and above grade parking, and 369 res…
Permit 12 180974 PLB
- Mar 2015
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Revision Issued
Revision # 01 - For a 2 floor addition (floors 39-40) with an additional 24 residential units to the existing Condo.HVAC - Proposal to construct a 40 sty condo with commercial on ground floor, below and above grade parking, and 369 residen…
Permit 12 180974 HVA
- Mar 2015
Construction · Revision Issued
Revision # 01 - For a 2 floor addition (floors 39-40) with an additional 24 residential units to the existing Condo.Proposal to construct a 40 sty condo with commercial on ground floor, below and above grade parking, and 369 residential un…
Permit 12 180974 BLD
- May 2012
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal to construct a 40 sty condo with commercial on ground floor, below and above grade parking, and 369 residential units.
Permit 12 180974 PLB
- May 2012
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Proposal to construct a 40 sty condo with commercial on ground floor, below and above grade parking, and 369 residential units.
Permit 12 180974 HVA
- May 2012
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related (DR) · Closed
Drain - Proposal to construct a 40 sty condo with commercial on ground floor, below and above grade parking, and 369 residential units.
Permit 12 180974 DRN
- May 2012
Construction · Inspection
Proposal to construct a 40 sty condo with commercial on ground floor, below and above grade parking, and 369 residential units.
Permit 12 180974 BLD
- May 2012
Demolition · Demolition · Closed
Please note that this address is for 290 and 294 Adelaide st W - Permit to demolish existing restaurant greater than 30 seats - 1 and 2 storey building - see 11 247841 STE 20 SA for site plan approval application.
Permit 12 177473 DEM
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
66/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit87
59.6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: St Andrew (1 Yonge-University Line), 490 m.
- Parks & trees28
10.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 220 m. 295 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling99
Within 1 km: 8.5 km of protected lanes, 3.4 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.85 km of shared routes. 28 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby68
8 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Ogden Jr Public School, 400 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities91
Within 1 km: 1 library, 3 community centres, 25 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety3
14 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
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Safety
Wellington Place
- AssaultHigher than most
Higher than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).
- Break and enterHigher than most
Higher than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (64% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Among the highest
Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the highest
Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.7× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
- HomicideAmong the lowest
Lower than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (55% 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, 930 m away
48.8 tonnes a year from 3 facilities, mostly Pearl Street Steam Plant
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, 1.4 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
Commercial Residential Employment
- Category
- Mixed use
- Zone label
CRE (x74)- 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
- 25
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 1
156 John St · 190 m away
Site plan · Application Received · submitted 2026-03-25
Proposed change of use from office to a hotel occupancy with ground floor modifications.
City record276 King St W · 220 m away
Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2025-06-25
OPA and rezoning for amendments to modify the performance standards applicable to the mixed-use building to be located at 274-284 King Street West on the West Block, and on incorporating the minor variances approved for 270 King Street West
City record55 John St · 260 m away
Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2025-04-24
Site Plan Approval for the relocation of Toronto Fire and Emergency Service Station 332 to the south side of Metro Hall.
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 | Waterfront Communities-The Island | Toronto (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $2,092 | $1,606 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $2,489 | $2,042 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $3,114* | $2,776 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,580* | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,681 | $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
- 393
- Unit mix
- 33 studio · 224 one-bed · 97 two-bed · 39 three-bed+
- Condo plan
- TSCC 2584
- Registered
- March 2017
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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