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33 Isabella St

Toronto, Ontario M4Y

A 27-storey, 419-unit private rental building built in 1975.

Living score
71/100
Built
1975
Units
419
Storeys
27
City inspection
96/100
Property manager
Cromwell Management Inc.

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Issues & maintenance

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City bylaw and health cases

7 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024.

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 6
  • Zoning 1
  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 203564 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 158486 ZON 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 203911 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 200153 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 152934 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 239623 PRS 00 IR

Show 1 older case
  • Oct 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 233733 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

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

  • Parking garage repair 6
  • Plumbing and drains 6
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 4
  • Construction 1
  • Alterations 1
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Roof and cladding 1
  • Dec 2022

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Revision01: Include revised scope of work for concrete repairs on ground floor slab based on existing conditions.Localized concrete repair and concrete slab replacement as required to restore the structural integrity, P1, P2 and ground flo…

    Permit 20 198769 BLD

  • Apr 2022

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Repair of hydrovault based on Toronto Hydro Customer Action Form. Repairs will include localized concrete repairs and general maintenance

    Permit 22 133541 BLD · est. $5,000

  • Mar 2022

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed

    Plumbing - HVAC system and relating plumbing in front lobby was removed from scope of work (see M0.02 for region of work revision).

    Permit 21 185881 PLB

  • Feb 2022

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Other(MS) · Closed

    Revision 01. Proposed new mechanical system to accomodate renovations to the existing ground floor amenity space

    Permit 21 217660 MSA

  • Jan 2022

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed

    Plumbing - Proposal for renovations and upgrades to ground floor amenity rooms, in order to provide more up to date amenity space for tenants.

    Permit 21 185881 PLB

  • Sep 2021

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Other(MS) · Closed

    Proposed new mechanical system to accomodate renovations to the existing ground floor amenity space

    Permit 21 217660 MSA · est. $60,000

Show 14 older permits
  • Aug 2021

    Plumbing and drains · Site Service · Cancelled

    Site Services - Construct a new 4 storey residential building with 3 levels of underground parking garage shared with existing adjacent rental building

    Permit 21 195038 STS · est. $100,000

  • Aug 2021

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Cancelled

    Plumbing - Construct a new 4 storey residential building with 3 levels of underground parking garage shared with existing adjacent rental building

    Permit 21 195038 PLB

  • Aug 2021

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Cancelled

    HVAC - Construct a new 4 storey residential building with 3 levels of underground parking garage shared with existing adjacent rental building

    Permit 21 195038 HVA

  • Aug 2021

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related (DR) · Cancelled

    Drain - Construct a new 4 storey residential building with 3 levels of underground parking garage shared with existing adjacent rental building

    Permit 21 195038 DRN

  • Aug 2021

    Construction · Cancelled

    Construct a new 4 storey residential building with 3 levels of underground parking garage shared with existing adjacent rental building

    Permit 21 195038 BLD

  • Jul 2021

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposal for renovations and upgrades to ground floor amenity rooms, in order to provide more up to date amenity space for tenants.

    Permit 21 185881 BLD · est. $60,000

  • May 2021

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Inspection

    Localized concrete repair of the existing balconies

    Permit 21 158379 BLD · est. $45,000

  • Sep 2020

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Localized concrete repair and concrete slab replacement as required to restore the structural integrity, P1, P2 and ground floor level

    Permit 20 198769 BLD

  • Sep 2020

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · HVAC: Parking Garages · Permit Issued

    Installing temporary heat detectors in the parking garage levels to provide detection while the sprinkler system is being replaced

    Permit 20 191235 MSA

  • Jul 2020

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Cancelled

    Rev 1 : Concrete slab replacementRepair deteriorated concrete in the parking garage

    Permit 20 149366 BLD

  • May 2020

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Permit Issued

    Repair deteriorated concrete in the parking garage

    Permit 20 149366 BLD

  • Aug 2019

    Roof and cladding · Re-Roofing/Re-Cladding · Permit Issued

    Proposal for repairs to the exterior brick of existing apartment building

    Permit 19 201981 BLD

  • Oct 2014

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

    Installation of two Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only).

    Permit 14 230878 PSA

  • Nov 2009

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Localized concrete slab repairs of parking garage for this apartment building. The repairs are taking place on the 1st basement garage, 2nd basement garage and the 3rd basement garage.

    Permit 09 191766 BLD · est. $200,000

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From City of Toronto open data

Neighbourhood

Living score

71/ 100

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

  • Transit91

    69.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Wellesley (1 Yonge-University Line), 260 m.

  • Parks & trees38

    10.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 130 m. 432 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling97

    Within 1 km: 9.45 km of protected lanes, 2.1 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.1 km of shared routes. 21 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby93

    8 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Jarvis Collegiate Institute, 510 m), plus 13 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities74

    Within 1 km: 3 libraries, 1 community centre, 12 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety10

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

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Safety

Church-Wellesley

  • AssaultAmong the highest

    Higher than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Higher than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).

  • RobberyHigher than most

    Higher than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (34% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Higher than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the highest

    Higher than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.1× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (7.2× the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the lowest

    Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (33% of the city median).

  • HomicideAmong the lowest

    Lower than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (52% 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

Don Valley Parkway, 1.9 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmLow

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, 460 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 (d2.5) (x89)
Height limit
30 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
100
Registered short-term rentals at this address
1
  • 94 Isabella St · 280 m away

    Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2026-04-10

    This application proposes to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a residential building with a height of 228.5 metres (69 storeys, inclusive of the mechanical penthouse), reflecting changes to the built from the original application (File No.

    City record
  • 55 Isabella St · 50 m away

    Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2026-03-17

    The application proposes to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a 75-storey mixed-use building (250.5 metres including mechanical penthouse) containing 92 square metres of ground floor retail space, 1,064 square metres of office space, and 84

    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
BedroomsChurch-Yonge CorridorToronto (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,698$1,606$1,491
1 bed$1,922$2,042$1,761
2 beds$2,536$2,776$2,045
3+ beds-$3,580*$2,294
All units$2,008$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, July 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
27
Units
419
Built
1975
Elevators
3
Heating
Electric
Air conditioning
Individual units
Laundry
Ground floor, 8:00 A.M. TO 10:00 P.M.
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
Visitor parking
Paid
Bike parking
6 outdoor
Amenities
Outdoor rec facilities, sauna
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
13

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

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