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450 Front St W

Toronto, Ontario M5V

A 46-storey, 592-unit private rental building built in 2023.

Living score
52/100
Built
2023
Units
592
Storeys
46
City inspection
100/100

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Issues & maintenance

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City bylaw and health cases

2 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 1
  • Zoning 1
  • Oct 2024

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 231152 ZON 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 225903 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

17 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 4
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 4
  • Fire and life safety 3
  • Alterations 3
  • Construction 2
  • Demolition 1
  • Feb 2024

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    Revision 01: add one maglock in parking levelProposed Maglock permit for the Well Building F (2 Mags on P4 Level)

    Permit 22 159464 FSU

  • Aug 2022

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    installation of 5 new mag locks on the 22nd floor tied into existing building system

    Permit 22 192202 FSU · est. $5,000

  • Jun 2022

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    Proposed Maglock permit for the Well Building F (2 Mags on P4 Level)

    Permit 22 159464 FSU · est. $5,000

  • Apr 2022

    Construction · Closed

    Revision 01. Revision to change the 02 & 10 suite types (levels 33-39) and 09 suite type (level 40-45) by enclosing the densProposal to construct a 39-storey residential rental building on existing 7-storey podium with 592 residential unit…

    Permit 18 203561 BLD

  • Aug 2021

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

    Plumbing - Interior alterations for single tenant subdivided across floor 26-30, include erection of non-loadbearing partitions, the re-alignment and redistribution of electrical, mechanical and life safety systems

    Permit 21 193692 PLB

  • Aug 2021

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

    HVAC - Interior alterations for single tenant subdivided across floor 26-30, include erection of non-loadbearing partitions, the re-alignment and redistribution of electrical, mechanical and life safety systems

    Permit 21 193692 HVA

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  • Aug 2021

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Interior alterations for single tenant subdivided across floor 26-30, include erection of non-loadbearing partitions, the re-alignment and redistribution of electrical, mechanical and life safety systems

    Permit 21 193692 BLD · est. $16,000,000

  • Aug 2018

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

    Plumbing - Proposal to construct a 39 storey residential rental buidling on existing 7 storey podium (see active 17 198524 BLD) with 590 residential units and indoor/outdoor amenity spaces. BUILDING F - The Well.

    Permit 18 203561 PLB

  • Aug 2018

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

    HVAC - Proposal to construct a 39 storey residential rental buidling on existing 7 storey podium (see active 17 198524 BLD) with 590 residential units and indoor/outdoor amenity spaces. BUILDING F - The Well.

    Permit 18 203561 HVA

  • Aug 2018

    Construction · Closed

    Proposal to construct a 39-storey residential rental building on existing 7-storey podium with 592 residential units and indoor/outdoor amenity spaces. The site contains 7 levels of below grade parking and storage. BUILDING F - The Well.

    Permit 18 203561 BLD

  • Nov 2016

    Demolition · Demolition · Closed

    Proposal to demolish existing 2 storey office building. Also see demo permits for 440 Front St W, 462 Front St W, & 439 Wellington St W,

    Permit 16 251437 DEM

  • May 2009

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposal for interior alterations to the third floor for "SPINMASTER". The construction is for new offices and a change to the corridor located at the East side of the floor.

    Permit 09 141464 BLD · est. $150,000

  • Mar 2001

    Plumbing and drains · Install/Alter Plumbing - only · Closed

    install fixtures 1 shower, 1 2 comp k.s. 2 w.c. 1 w.b. tenant: Spin Master Toys see appl. 01- 116088

    Permit 01 116096 PLB

  • Mar 2001

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Install/Alter HVAC - only · Closed

    supply and install ducts and difusers to 3rd floor for office use tenant: Spin Master Toys see appl. 01- 116088

    Permit 01 116093 HVA

  • Jan 2001

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Install/Alter HVAC - only · Closed

    Alter existing h.v.a.c. system on the 1st and 2nd floors. cost incl. 01 - 100241 Tenant: Spin Master Toys

    Permit 01 100247 HVA

  • Jan 2001

    Plumbing and drains · Install/Alter Plumbing - only · Closed - Dormant

    Install fixtures: 1st fl: 4 w.c., 2 urinals, 4 w.b., 1 kitchen sink, 1 h.w.t.; 2nd fl: 3 w.c., 2 urinals, 5 w.b., 1 h.w.t. cost incl. 01 - 100241 Tenant: Spin Master Toys

    Permit 01 100246 PLB

  • Jan 1996

    Alterations · Unknown · Closed

    MAKE INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO PORTION OF 2ND FLOOR EXISTING OFFICE BY CREATING 2 OFFICES IN PLACE OF 1. EDC

    Permit 96 012129 BLD · est. $5,000

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

52/ 100

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

  • Transit50

    39.9 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: St Andrew (1 Yonge-University Line), 1.1 km.

  • Parks & trees57

    16.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 160 m. 334 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling99

    Within 1 km: 6.25 km of protected lanes, 7.65 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.95 km of shared routes. 25 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    8 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Bishop Macdonell Catholic Elementary, 390 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities53

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 17 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety4

    13 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

Traffic pollutionModerate

Gardiner Expressway, 450 m 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
Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 1.7 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 (x10)
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
19
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 150 Queens Wharf Rd · 250 m away

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

    The 2025 Proposal is a 37-storey tower with a total of 268 units and ~350m2 of ground floor non-residential GFA. Of the 268 units, over 50% of the units are larger two- and three-bedroom units and 30% of the total units are planned to be af

    City record
  • 71 Portland St · 280 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2024-07-05

    Proposed mixed-use building containing 1,058 units, 23-storey and 27-storey towers atop a nine-storey base building.

    City record
  • 71 Portland St · 280 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2024-07-04

    Proposed 40-storey, 123 metre, mixed-use building containing 413 residential units.

    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
BedroomsWaterfront Communities-The IslandToronto (Central) zoneToronto 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 RentSafeTO registry, as reported by the landlord (registered 2025). Not resident reviews.

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

Type
Private rental
Storeys
46
Units
592
Built
2023
Elevators
5
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
Central air
Laundry
None on site
Pets
Allowed - no more than 2 pets per suite
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
Visitor parking
Paid
Bike parking
180 indoor, 4 outdoor
Amenities
Indoor recreation room, outdoor rec facilities, indoor exercise room
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
Yes
Ward
10

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

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