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Building Review

4 Sherbourne St N

Toronto, Ontario M4W

A 4-storey, 34-unit private rental building built in 1950.

Living score
75/100
Built
1950
Units
34
Storeys
4
City inspection
70/100

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Issues & maintenance

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City bylaw and health cases

28 bylaw investigations at this address since May 2025; 4 notices or orders to comply; 4 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 15
  • Garbage 10
  • Fences 1
  • Graffiti 1
  • Zoning 1
  • Aug 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 227593 WST 00 IR

  • Apr 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 142147 WST 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 137068 WST 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 131658 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    GraffitiBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 129690 GRA 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 127661 PRS 00 IR

Show 22 older cases
  • Mar 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 126631 WST 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 126122 WST 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 125011 WST 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2026· Order Confirmed

    • Parking Area: Driveway(s) and/or similar areas not maintained.Namely, the driveway leading into the tenants parking area, as well as the tenants parking area is not in a good state of repair. (open)
    • Parking Area: Parking space(s) and/or similar areas not maintained.Namely, the parking lines for parking spots is not in a good state of repair. (open)
    • Parking Area: The fence, screen and/or other enclosure around or on the property is not being maintained in good repair.Namely, the fence throughout the tenant parking area and the property line is not in a good state of repair. (open)
    • Balcony: The (verandah, porch, deck, loading dock, ramp, balcony, fire escape or other similar structure, and/or other appurtenant attachment) and/or the supporting structural member(s) is not maintained in a clean and/or sanitary condition.Namely,… (open)
    • Exterior Of Building: Fixed window within dwelling units that extend to less than 1,000millimetres from the floor is not protected by a guard to at least 1,000millimetres above the floor, or designed to withstand the lateraldesign loads for balcony guards in ac… (open)
    • Exterior: The protective/decorative finish on the exterior surfaces is not being maintained in good repair.Namely, the window exterior sills throughout the building are not in a good state of repair. (open)

    Case 26 169188 PRS 00 IV

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2026· Order to Comply Appealed

    • 4th Floor: The electrical fixtures are not maintained in good working order.Namely, the electrical faceplate on the 4th floor by Unit #404 is damaged. (open)
    • Interior: Interior door(s), frames(s), glass pane(s), and/or hardware not maintained in good repair.Namely, the dwelling unit doors and frames throughout the building are not maintained in good repair. (open)
    • 2nd Floor: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, there is cracked paint above the HVAC vent on the 2nd floor by Unit #206. (open)
    • Stairway: Lighting in a service stairway is provided at less than 50 lux.Namely, the lighting in the all stairwells throughout the building is provided at less than 50 lux. (open)
    • Stairway: The stair, landing and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not maintained. Namely, there is cracking and peeling paint on the stair nosing in all hallways throughout the building. (open)
    • 1st Floor: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, the wall on the 1st floor by the elevator is not in a good state of repair. (open)
    • Stairway: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, the walls throughout all stairwells throughout the building are not in a good state of repair. (open)
    • Stairway: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, the ceilings in all stairwells throughout the building are not in a good state of repair. (open)
    • Stairway: The electrical fixtures are not maintained in good working order.Namely, the light in the basement stairwell is missing a cover. (open)
    • Basement: Repair(s) does not reasonably match existing ceiling(s).Namely, the paint from repairs to the ceiling in the basement does not reasonably match the paint colour of the ceiling. (open)

    Case 26 169074 PRS 00 IV

  • Mar 2026

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 124397 ZON 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 124396 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 124395 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order to Comply Appealed

    Case 26 124394 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Confirmed

    Case 26 124393 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    FencesBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 124392 FEN 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 124391 WST 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 120084 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 101619 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 256540 WST 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 212757 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Dec 2025· Closed

    • Throughout Building – Stairway: Height of the guard for the exit stairs are less than 1,070 millimetres around landings. (closed)
    • Throughout Building – Stairway: Height of the guard for the exit stairs are less than 920 millimetres measured vertically to the top of the guard from a line drawn through the outside edges of the stair nosings. (closed)
    • Throughout Building – Stairway: The location and size of openings present a hazard as they are designed with members or attachments between 140 millimetres and 900 millimetres above the level protected by the guard which facilitate climbing. (closed)
    • Throughout Building – Stairway: Required guard does not prevent the passage of a sphere having a diameter more than 100 millimetres. (closed)
    • Throughout Building – Stairway: Required handrails on stairs or ramps are less than 865mm or more than 965mm high. (closed)

    Case 25 212996 PRS 00 IV

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 212277 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 201936 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 170763 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2025

    GarbageBylawNotice to comply · May 2025· Closed

    • Exterior Of Building – Rear: Owner of land failed to clean and clear refuse that has been thrown, placed, dumped or deposited, including but not limited toPieces of wood. suitcase and boxes etc (open)

    Case 25 154276 WST 00 IV

  • May 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 152447 WST 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

7 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 2
  • Alterations 2
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Roof and cladding 1
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Apr 2020

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Proposal to install a new fire alarm control panel, add smoke detectors for elevator modernization.

    Permit 20 136037 FSU

  • Feb 2011

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

    Propsoal to install 1 back flow preventor in existing apartment building.

    Permit 11 132363 PSA · est. $3,000

  • Dec 2003

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Alter BP 03 158361 by making changes to Unit 1 and Unit 2 in the basement.

    Permit 03 158361 BLD

  • Jul 2003

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Make interior alterations to existing 4 storey building (32 units) for 2 additional dwelling units (proposed total: 32 units)

    Permit 03 158361 BLD · est. $35,000

  • May 2002

    Fire and life safety · Fire Doors Retrofit · Closed

    Install fire doors on first & 2nd floors. - fast track

    Permit 02 136354 FSU · est. $6,000

  • Jan 2002

    Roof and cladding · Re-Roofing/Re-Cladding · Closed

    re-cladding of walls

    Permit 02 106952 BLD · est. $140,000

Show 1 older permit
  • Oct 2001

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    replace railings on balconies for 22 units in this apartment building consisting of 32 units

    Permit 01 183019 BLD · est. $33,000

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

75/ 100

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

  • Transit81

    46 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Sherbourne (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 250 m.

  • Parks & trees75

    25.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 40 m. 298 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling86

    Within 1 km: 5.05 km of protected lanes, 4.1 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.95 km of shared routes. 7 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby85

    7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella North, 420 m), plus 3 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities67

    Within 1 km: 3 libraries, 1 community centre, 9 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety40

    3 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.

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Safety

Rosedale-Moore Park

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • Break and enterAmong the highest

    Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.2× the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Higher than 64 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Auto theftHigher than most

    Higher than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

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

  • Theft over $5,000Higher than most

    Higher than 88 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftHigher than most

    Higher than 88 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (5.0× the city median).

  • ShootingsLower than most

    Lower than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (59% of the city median).

  • HomicideLower than most

    Lower than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (67% 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, 1.3 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, 560 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 Detached

Category
Low-rise residential
Zone label
RD (f15.0; d0.6) (x1438)
Height limit
11 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
1
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 350 Bloor St E · 210 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-07-06

    Proposal to construct a 63-storey mixed-use building on the subject site. The existing six-storey office building will be replaced. Approximately 486 square metres of retail is proposed at grade, with approximately 8,259 square metres of of

    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
BedroomsRosedaleToronto (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio-$1,606$1,491
1 bed$2,203$2,042$1,761
2 beds$2,488$2,776$2,045
3+ beds-$3,580*$2,294
All units$2,358$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.

2017
1.10% lower rent · tenants notified
2018
0.74% lower rent · tenants notified
2019
0.70% lower rent · tenants notified
2020
0.70% 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.

70 / 100City inspection score, August 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
4
Units
34
Built
1950
Elevators
1
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 245 HOURS
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
20 outdoor
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
11

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

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