48 Abell St
Toronto, Ontario
A 476-unit condominium registered in 2017 (TSCC 2583).
- Living score
- 54/100
- Units
- 476
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City building permits
19 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 5
- Fire and life safety 4
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 3
- Construction 3
- Alterations 2
- Demolition 2
- Nov 2020
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Cancelled
Proposal to install 2 electromagnetic locking devices in stairwells 1 & 2, to install 2 fire alarm pull stations (maglock release) and connect the maglocks to base building fire alarm system to release upon alarm activation from any zone i…
Permit 20 218696 FSU
- Dec 2013
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Proposal to construct a 21 sty condo with 3 levels of below grade parking and 406 residential units. See stand alone shoring 12 123243.
Permit 12 283532 PLB
- Dec 2013
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Proposal to construct a 21 sty condo with 3 levels of below grade parking and 406 residential units. See stand alone shoring 12 123243.
Permit 12 283532 HVA
- Nov 2012
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related (DR) · Inspection
Drain - Proposal to construct a 21 sty condo with 3 levels of below grade parking and 406 residential units. See stand alone shoring 12 123243.
Permit 12 283532 DRN
- Nov 2012
Construction · Inspection
Proposal to construct a 21 sty condo with 3 levels of below grade parking and 406 residential units. See stand alone shoring 12 123243.
Permit 12 283532 BLD
- May 2012
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Other(MS) · Inspection
Geothermal system in connection with BLD 12 123243.
Permit 12 181936 MSA
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- Feb 2012
Alterations · Shoring · Closed
This is for the shoring and soils remediation for a future 21 storey residential condominium.
Permit 12 123243 BLD · est. $2,500,000
- May 2011
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed
Proposal to install 1 maglock on the front entrace door of new apartment building. New Address is 180 Sudbury St.
Permit 11 194505 FSU · est. $3,000
- Mar 2011
Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed
Sprinkler permit in conjunction with 07 288492 BLD.
Permit 11 137223 FSU
- Nov 2010
Construction · Revision Issued
REVISION: This is a revision to change the use of rm.2 on drawing A-2.1 to concourse amenity space. Proposed 18 storey, 190 Unit affordable housing building with 2 levels of below grade parking. See # 06-150888 STE 18 Site Plan Approval pe…
Permit 07 288492 BLD
- Jul 2010
Demolition · Demolition · Closed
Demolition, soils restoration
Permit 10 217633 DEM
- Feb 2010
Fire and life safety · Building Permit Related(FS) · Cancelled
FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Proposed 18 storey, 190 Unit affordable housing building with 2 levels of below grade parking. See # 06-150888 STE 18 Site Plan Approval pending
Permit 07 288492 FSU
- May 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed - Dormant
Install 1 backflow preventer
Permit 09 142815 PSA
- Dec 2007
Plumbing and drains · Inside and Outside Drains · Inspection
Drain - Proposed 18 storey, 190 Unit affordable housing building with 2 levels of below grade parking. See # 06-150888 STE 18 Site Plan Approval pending
Permit 07 288492 STS
- Dec 2007
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Proposed 18 storey, 190 Unit affordable housing building with 2 levels of below grade parking. See # 06-150888 STE 18 Site Plan Approval pending
Permit 07 288492 PLB
- Dec 2007
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposed 18 storey, 190 Unit affordable housing building with 2 levels of below grade parking. See # 06-150888 STE 18 Site Plan Approval pending
Permit 07 288492 HVA
- Dec 2007
Construction · Inspection
Proposed 18 storey, 190 Unit affordable housing building with 2 levels of below grade parking. See # 06-150888 STE 18 Site Plan Approval pending
Permit 07 288492 BLD · est. $21,000,000
- Oct 2007
Demolition · Demolition · Closed
To demolish west wing for purpose of building 190 new affordable housing
Permit 07 268336 DEM
- Oct 2004
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Carry out remedial work to render the building safe as required by Unsafe Order issued under Section 15(3) of the Building Code Act on October 17, 2004 NOT APPROVED FOR ZONING PURPOSES OR NOT APPROVED FOR BUILDING CODE OUTSIDE THE REQUIREM…
Permit 04 183833 BLD · est. $5,000
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
54/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit71
67.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Dufferin (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 2.2 km.
- Parks & trees24
7 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 70 m. 532 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling61
Within 1 km: 0.6 km of protected lanes, 3.05 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.8 km of shared routes. 13 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby29
4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & The Grove, 570 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities91
Within 1 km: 1 library, 6 community centres, 12 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety40
4 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
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Safety
Little Portugal
- AssaultAbout typical
Higher than 64 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Higher than 52 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Higher than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the lowest
Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (48% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Higher than most
Higher than 76 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- Bicycle theftHigher than most
Higher than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.5× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 74 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
Gardiner Expressway, 810 m away
781 kg a year from 2 facilities, mostly Autosonic Service Station Inc
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, 2.3 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
Not in the city-wide by-law
This site is still governed by a former municipality’s zoning by-law, which the city-wide data does not cover.
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
- 6
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
1153 Queen St W · 80 m away
Rezoning · OMB Appeal · submitted 2024-11-13
Zoning By-law Amendment for a 27-storey mixed-use building with retail at-grade. There will be 367 dwelling units, including 10 rental replacement units.
City record99 R Sudbury St · 170 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2023-11-09
Construction of the King-Liberty SmartTrack station, including three station entrances outside the rail corridor, two pedestrian bridges and an island platform to serve Kitchener Corridor tracks inside the rail corridor
City record1117 Queen St W · 100 m away
Rezoning · Appeal Received · submitted 2023-10-03
Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 29-storey mixed use building and retains the existing 2-storey Postal Station C building in its entirety. The proposal comprises a total gross floor area of 17,384 square metres, includ
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 | Toronto (West) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,410 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,798 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,252 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $3,238 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,945 | $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. 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
- 476
- Unit mix
- 13 studio · 353 one-bed · 95 two-bed · 15 three-bed+
- Condo plan
- TSCC 2583
- Registered
- April 2017
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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