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Building Review

392 Sherbourne St

Toronto, Ontario M4X

A 10-storey, 128-unit private rental building built in 1963.

Living score
62/100
Built
1963
Units
128
Storeys
10
City inspection
81/100

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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

9 bylaw investigations at this address since Feb 2025; 1 notice or order to comply; 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 8
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 245504 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 184934 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jan 2026· Closed

    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: The dwelling does not have a heating system capable of maintaining a room temperature of twenty-one degrees Celsius(21?C). (closed)

    Case 26 102740 PRS 00 IV

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 102722 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 100436 HEA 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 227089 PRS 00 IR

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  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 201399 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 193234 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 117767 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

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

  • Fire and life safety 3
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Alterations 1
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Parking garage repair 1
  • Dec 2017

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Inspection

    Proposal to install new garbage chute sprinklers at existing apartment building.

    Permit 17 272308 FSU · est. $10,000

  • Mar 2017

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Replace existing fire alarm panel and annunciator

    Permit 17 129247 FSU · est. $10,000

  • Sep 2013

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

    Plumbing - To install fixtures in the gym, laundry room and barrier free washroom in the basement,

    Permit 13 238442 PLB

  • Sep 2013

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

    HVAC - To install an air conditioner in the gym area of the basment and complete duct work.

    Permit 13 238442 HVA

  • Sep 2013

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    To complete interior alterations (96.0 m2)to the basement of the existing apartment building.

    Permit 13 238442 BLD · est. $80,000

  • Apr 2013

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Closed

    Proposal for boiler replacement in existing apartment building.

    Permit 13 149945 MSA · est. $60,000

Show 3 older permits
  • Mar 2013

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Proposal for balcony and guard repairs of existing apartment building

    Permit 13 128284 BLD · est. $370,000

  • Mar 2011

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Proposal to conduct remedial work to underside of parking garage roof and waterproofing on the surface. Existing building is an Apartment Building.

    Permit 11 144427 BLD · est. $5,000

  • Jun 1995

    Fire and life safety · Unknown · Closed

    INSTALL EMERGENCY LIGHTING THROUGHOUT BUILDING. PLANS APPROVED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH RETROFIT (ONT. REG. 627/92) BUT SUBJECT TO FINAL SITE INSPECTION AND OR TESTING. EDC

    Permit 95 018012 FSU · est. $10,500

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

62/ 100

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

  • Transit73

    29.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Wellesley (1 Yonge-University Line), 780 m.

  • Parks & trees25

    9.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 130 m. 320 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling88

    Within 1 km: 6.6 km of protected lanes, 2.95 km of bike lanes and trails, 1 km of shared routes. 10 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby93

    11 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Elementary School, 230 m), plus 9 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities74

    Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 1 community centre, 20 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety12

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

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Safety

Cabbagetown-South St.James Town

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).

  • Break and enterHigher than most

    Higher than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).

  • RobberyAmong the highest

    Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (46% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesHigher than most

    Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Higher than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Bicycle theftHigher than most

    Higher than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (5.5× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 71 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (72% 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, 1.4 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

15.3 tonnes a year from 1 facility, mostly Toronto Metropolitan University

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, 650 m
Sites within 1 km
2

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 (d2.0) (x970)
Height limit
18 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
3
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 405 Sherbourne St · 70 m away

    Site plan · Application Received · submitted 2026-03-09

    Site Plan Control Application for a 35-storey (112.6) metre building (excluding mechanical penthouse) 25,069 square metres of residential gross floor area and 388 square metres of non-residential gross floor area and a landscaped mid-block

    City record
  • 383 Sherbourne St · 70 m away

    Site plan · Appeal Received · submitted 2023-07-06

    The proposal will introduce a 39 storey residential building representing an F.S.I. of 13.58 and lot coverage of 69%. The total GFA will be 20,328 sq. m. incorporating 378 units, and 1,384 sq. m. of indoor and outdoor amenity space.

    City record
  • 410 Sherbourne St · 80 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2021-11-07

    Site Plan Approval Application for a 42-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 240 square metres and a residential gross floor area of 31,273 square metres.

    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
BedroomsCabbagetown-South St. James TownToronto (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,349$1,606$1,491
1 bed$1,903$2,042$1,761
2 beds$2,331$2,776$2,045
3+ beds-$3,580*$2,294
All units$1,829$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.

81 / 100City inspection score, September 2024. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
10
Units
128
Built
1963
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
Individual units
Laundry
Basement level, 24HRS
Pets
Allowed - leashed
Parking
Underground garage, ground level garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
12 indoor, 10 outdoor
Amenities
Indoor recreation room, indoor exercise room
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
Yes
Ward
13

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

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