49 St Clair Ave W
Toronto, Ontario M4V
A 7-storey, 34-unit private rental building built in 1930.
- Property manager
- Akelius Canada Ltd
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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
8 bylaw investigations at this address since Feb 2025; 1 still open.
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 7
- Not enough heat 1
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 216741 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 212534 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 185252 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172272 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172271 000 00 IR
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 157219 PRS 00 IR
Show 2 older cases
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 183193 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 117649 PRS 00 IR
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City building permits
21 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 8
- Plumbing and drains 6
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 6
- Fire and life safety 1
- Oct 2021
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Replacement of Fire Alarm Control Panel
Permit 21 226943 FSU · est. $50,000
- Mar 2021
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to existing apartment building unit 404
Permit 21 127984 PLB
- Mar 2021
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to existing apartment building unit 404
Permit 21 127984 HVA
- Mar 2021
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations to existing apartment building unit 404
Permit 21 127984 BLD · est. $23,000
- Jun 2020
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Interior alterations, heating and plumbing
Permit 20 154790 PLB
- Jun 2020
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Interior alterations, heating and plumbing
Permit 20 154790 HVA
Show 15 older permits
- Jun 2020
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Closed
Interior alterations, heating and plumbing
Permit 20 154790 BLD · est. $16,000
- Jun 2020
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Cosmetic upgrade to unit # 206
Permit 20 151036 PLB
- Jun 2020
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Cosmetic upgrade to unit # 206
Permit 20 151036 HVA
- Jun 2020
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Cosmetic upgrade to unit # 206
Permit 20 151036 BLD
- May 2020
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Interior demolition and alterations throughout Suite 306, cosmetic upgrade
Permit 20 146381 PLB
- May 2020
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Interior demolition and alterations throughout Suite 306, cosmetic upgrade
Permit 20 146381 HVA
- May 2020
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Interior demolition and alterations throughout Suite 306, cosmetic upgrade
Permit 20 146381 BLD
- May 2020
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Interior demolition and alterations throughout Suite 401, cosmetic upgrade
Permit 20 145857 PLB
- May 2020
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Interior demolition and alterations throughout suite 401, cosmetic upgrade
Permit 20 145857 HVA
- May 2020
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Interior alterations in Suite 401, upgrade by landlord.
Permit 20 145857 BLD
- May 2020
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Cosmetic upgrade to unit # 304
Permit 20 145852 PLB
- May 2020
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Cosmetic upgrade to unit # 304
Permit 20 145852 HVA
- May 2020
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Cosmetic upgrade to unit # 304
Permit 20 145852 BLD
- Mar 2019
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Proposal to install exterior insulation finish system (EIFS) over existing masonry cladding and replace windows in residential and commercial storefront.
Permit 19 131478 BLD
- Jul 2007
Alterations · Canopy w/o Enclosure · Cancelled
Proposal to construct a free standing canopy structure on the front (north-east corner) of front elevation. (Deficiency Zoning notice sent does not comply to zoning. Elvira. Sept. 5/07)
Permit 07 245908 BLD
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
59/ 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), 270 m.
- Parks & trees45
13.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 420 m. 278 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling78
Within 1 km: 2.2 km of protected lanes, 3.45 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.9 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, 430 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
No expressway within 2 km
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, 2.5 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
- 28
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
1497 Yonge St · 230 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.
| Bedrooms | Yonge-St. Clair | Toronto (North) zone | Toronto 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 RentSafeTO registry, as reported by the landlord (registered 2017). Not resident reviews.
92 / 100City inspection score, June 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 7
- Units
- 34
- Built
- 1930
- Elevators
- 1
- Managed by
- Akelius Canada Ltd
- Heating
- Electric
- Air conditioning
- Central air
- Laundry
- 1st floor, 24/7
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Balconies
- No
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- Yes
- Ward
- 12
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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