49 Mabelle Ave
Toronto, Ontario M9A
A 13-storey, 128-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1979.
- Property manager
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
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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
5 bylaw investigations and 1 public health case at this address since Dec 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
- Indoor air quality 1
- Not enough heat 1
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171896 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171895 000 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 191572 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 148517 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Indoor air qualityPublic health· Under Investigation
Case 10833380
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 253988 PRS 00 IR
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City building permits
15 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 5
- Alterations 4
- Plumbing and drains 3
- Parking garage repair 1
- Fire and life safety 1
- Balcony repair 1
- Nov 2023
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Proposal for waterproofing and concrete repairs to the parking garage of an existing apartment building.
Permit 23 231261 BLD
- Oct 2021
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - replace diesel generator with natural gas-fired
Permit 21 220980 HVA
- Oct 2021
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
replace diesel generator with natural gas-fired
Permit 21 220980 BLD · est. $150,000
- Feb 2021
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - interior alterations to add roof top combined heat & power units
Permit 21 115982 HVA
- Feb 2021
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
interior alterations to add roof top combined heat & power units
Permit 21 115982 BLD · est. $150,000
- Nov 2017
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Proposal to replace the fire alarm control panel and annunciator in an existing apartment building.
Permit 17 263349 FSU
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- Nov 2017
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations to laundry room.
Permit 17 256717 PLB
- Nov 2017
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposed interior alterations to laundry room.
Permit 17 256717 HVA
- Nov 2017
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposed interior alterations to laundry room.
Permit 17 256717 BLD
- Apr 2017
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Modifications to partitions and ceilings, widening doors, kitchen and washroom renovations, modifications to HVAC and plumbing, new finishes pavement markings, repaving driveway and sidewalk replacement.
Permit 17 143335 PLB
- Apr 2017
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Modifications to partitions and ceilings, widening doors, kitchen and washroom renovations, modifications to HVAC and plumbing, new finishes pavement markings, repaving driveway and sidewalk replacement.
Permit 17 143335 HVA
- Apr 2017
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Closed
Modifications to partitions and ceilings, widening doors, kitchen and washroom renovations, modifications to HVAC and plumbing, new finishes pavement markings, repaving driveway and sidewalk replacement.
Permit 17 143335 BLD
- Apr 2016
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Proposal to repair balconies (130) and hand rail replacement
Permit 16 146943 BLD
- Mar 2014
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Closed
Proposal to replace existing boiler.
Permit 14 134417 MSA · est. $220,000
- Mar 2012
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Inspection
Installation of one backflow prevention device.
Permit 12 138605 PSA · est. $5,000
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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.
- Transit93
75 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 7 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Islington (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 350 m.
- Parks & trees70
21.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 190 m. 387 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling67
Within 1 km: 3.2 km of protected lanes, 2.05 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 3 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby22
3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Islington Jr Mdl School , 280 m), plus 3 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities67
Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 6 community centres, 9 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety80
1 collision with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.
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About 1.2 km around the building. Select anything on the map for details. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Also worth knowing
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Safety
Etobicoke City Centre
- AssaultAbout typical
Higher than 74 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Higher than 74 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- RobberyHigher than most
Higher than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the highest
Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.3× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAmong the highest
Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Among the highest
Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (4.6× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Higher than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Higher than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).
- HomicideHigher than most
Higher than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× 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
No expressway within 2 km
159 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Megacity Automotive Collision Centre
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, 10.2 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
- 3
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
4975 Dundas St W · 270 m away
Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2025-08-20
The application seeks to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law for the lands at 4975 Dundas Street to apply the Commercial Residential (CR) zone and permit a development consisting of a 4-storey base building (19.5 metres in height) and
City record25 Mabelle Ave · 180 m away
Site plan · OMB Appeal · submitted 2022-09-21
Proposal to redevelop the site with a 49 storey mixed use building containing 79 square metres of retail gross floor area, 580 residential condominium units and 5 levels of below grade parking. The new building is proposed to be constructed
City record3326 Bloor St W · 260 m away
Subdivision · Under Review · submitted 2021-12-16
Bloor Kipling Housing Now: Draft Plan of Subdivision to create two mixed-use development blocks and a new public road connecting Green Lanes and Aberfoyle Crescent.
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 | Islington/City Centre North | Etobicoke (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,724 | $1,693 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,867 | $1,874 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,074 | $2,200 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,199 | $2,529 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,979 | $2,162 | $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 RentSafeTO registry, as reported by the landlord (registered 2017). Not resident reviews.
92 / 100City inspection score, June 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Toronto Community Housing
- Storeys
- 13
- Units
- 128
- Built
- 1979
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- On site
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Both
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room, outdoor rec facilities, child play area
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 3
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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