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Building Review

48 Isabella St

Toronto, Ontario M4Y

A 10-storey, 84-unit private rental building built in 1960.

Living score
70/100
Built
1960
Units
84
Storeys
10
City inspection
95/100
Property manager
Hollyburn Properties Ltd

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Issues & maintenance

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City bylaw and health cases

5 bylaw investigations and 1 public health case at this address since Jul 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 4
  • Garbage 1
  • Indoor sanitation 1
  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 138414 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 258611 WST 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 205845 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 105199 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 102058 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2024

    Indoor sanitationPublic health· Under Investigation

    Case 10818261

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

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

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

    Fire and life safety · Building Permit Related(FS) · Cancelled

    FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Proposal for interior alterations to the ground and basement levels of an existing apartment building. Scope of work includes conversion of ground floor space to 4 new residential units, an office and a gym. A…

    Permit 17 197893 FSU

  • Jul 2017

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

    Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to the ground and basement levels of an existing apartment building. Scope of work includes conversion of ground floor space to 4 new residential units, an office and a gym. A portion of the bas…

    Permit 17 197893 PLB

  • Jul 2017

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

    HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to the ground and basement levels of an existing apartment building. Scope of work includes conversion of ground floor space to 4 new residential units, an office and a gym. A portion of the basemen…

    Permit 17 197893 HVA

  • Jul 2017

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled

    Proposal for interior alterations to the ground and basement levels of an existing apartment building. Scope of work includes conversion of ground floor space to 4 new residential units, an office and a gym. A portion of the basement to be…

    Permit 17 197893 BLD

  • Jun 2016

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Proposal for concrete repair to podium deck in existing apartment building.

    Permit 16 170420 BLD · est. $300,000

  • May 2012

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Proposal to repair portions of building slab and watering proofing (podium floor drains) to apartment building.

    Permit 12 183910 BLD · est. $30,000

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  • Mar 2009

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

    Proposal for the installtion of one(1) backflow prevention device within the basement area.

    Permit 09 119015 PSA · est. $1,000

  • Apr 2001

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    installation of garbage compactor steel platform

    Permit 01 130012 CMB

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

70/ 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), 330 m.

  • Parks & trees34

    10.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 120 m. 403 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling95

    Within 1 km: 8.5 km of protected lanes, 2 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.2 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, 520 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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Also worth knowing

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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, 420 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) (x882)
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
86
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 94 Isabella St · 230 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 · 70 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.

2017
3.06% 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.

95 / 100City inspection score, June 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
10
Units
84
Built
1960
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 24/7
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
20 indoor
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
13

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

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