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Building Review

48 St Clair Ave W

Toronto, Ontario

A 51-unit condominium registered in 2005 (TSCC 1671).

Living score
58/100
Units
51

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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

1 bylaw investigation 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
  • Oct 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 229555 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

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

  • Alterations 7
  • Plumbing and drains 5
  • Fire and life safety 4
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
  • Sep 2025

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

    Plumbing - Proposal to change shower to sink, no other changes.

    Permit 25 224899 PLB

  • Sep 2025

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposal to change shower to sink, no other changes.

    Permit 25 224899 BLD · est. $5,000

  • Sep 2012

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

    This is for the installation of a Double Check Valve Assembly 3" backwater valve in the basement of this Multi Use Building.

    Permit 12 243730 PSA · est. $6,000

  • Mar 2010

    Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Revocation Pending

    Installation of a 3" Double Check Valve Assembly backflow prevention device.

    Permit 10 137692 PSA · est. $14,000

  • Sep 2004

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Make interior alterations to residential suite #1300 to construct a mezzanine level in the suite. Existing and proposed: Offices and dwelling building.

    Permit 04 175632 BLD · est. $45,000

  • Jun 2004

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    Install 2 electro-magnetic locking devices on 1st floor.

    Permit 04 148067 FSU · est. $2,000

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  • Feb 2004

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed

    Revision to sprinkler BP#03-125038. Provide shop drawings for sprinkler system in connection with application under 01 - 173135.

    Permit 03 125038 FSU

  • Nov 2003

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    Install 2 magnetic locks on entrance glass doors to lobby.

    Permit 03 194976 FSU · est. $1,000

  • Oct 2003

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Interior alterations to elevator shaft in office area

    Permit 03 190363 BLD · est. $150,000

  • Jun 2003

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

    Plumbing - install fixtures

    Permit 03 145253 PLB

  • Jun 2003

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

    HVAC - install new individually controlled heat pumps & associated duct work

    Permit 03 145253 HVA

  • Jun 2003

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Make interior alterations to existing office (portions of basement, ground , second & third floors).

    Permit 03 145253 BLD · est. $500,000

  • Jun 2003

    Alterations · Multiple Projects · Closed

    alter plans approved under B.P.#01-173135. The 2 upper floors not going to be constructed. Only the interior alterations to convert to residential units. (51 units)

    Permit 01 173135 BLD

  • May 2003

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

    Plumbing - see data sheet

    Permit 01 173135 PLB

  • Apr 2003

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed

    Provide shop drawings for sprinkler system in connection with application under 01 - 173135.

    Permit 03 125038 FSU

  • Apr 2003

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

    HVAC - construct 2 storey and mechanical penthouse addition, also make interior alterations. see c of a dec. hold for dev. review. - Multiple Projects

    Permit 01 173135 HVA

  • May 2002

    Alterations · Interior Demolition · Closed

    removal of interior non-load-bearing partitions only. all life safety systems to remain in place and functional. no renovations or other interior alterations included. work being done in basement and on 1st through 12th floors. Penthouse f…

    Permit 02 138342 BLD

  • Aug 2001

    Alterations · Multiple Projects · Closed

    construct 2 storey and mechanical penthouse addition, also make interior alterations. see c of a dec. hold for dev. review.

    Permit 01 173135 BLD · est. $1,000,000

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

58/ 100

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

  • Transit93

    70.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: St Clair (1 Yonge-University Line), 290 m.

  • Parks & trees38

    12 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 410 m. 312 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling80

    Within 1 km: 2.2 km of protected lanes, 4 km of bike lanes and trails, 4.2 km of shared routes. 7 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby29

    3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Deer Park Jr & Sr Public School, 420 m), plus 9 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities44

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

  • Road safety31

    4 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

Yonge-St.Clair

  • AssaultAmong the lowest

    Lower than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (45% of the city median).

  • Break and enterHigher than most

    Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • RobberyAmong the lowest

    Lower than 100 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (19% of the city median).

  • Auto theftLower than most

    Lower than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (63% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAmong the lowest

    Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (49% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Lower than most

    Lower than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (60% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× 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

No expressway within 2 km

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, 2.6 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

Category
Mixed use
Zone label
CR 4.25 (c2.0; r3.0) SS2 (x2258)
Height limit
46 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
29
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 1 Heath St E · 260 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2026-06-16

    Mixed use development consisting of three towers organized around a central publicly accessible open space (POPS), along with a new 1,560 m² public park at the northwest corner of the site. The development would include 661 residential unit

    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
BedroomsYonge-St. ClairToronto (North) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,629$1,570$1,491
1 bed$1,868$1,892$1,761
2 beds$2,296$2,476$2,045
3+ beds$3,327$2,985$2,294
All units$2,008$2,057$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
51
Unit mix
24 one-bed · 27 two-bed
Condo plan
TSCC 1671
Registered
April 2005

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

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