50 Earl St
Toronto, Ontario M4Y
A 4-storey, 22-unit social housing building built in 1993.
- Property manager
- Homes First Society
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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
3 bylaw investigations at this address since Apr 2026; 1 notice or order to comply; 2 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 2
- Graffiti 1
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Aug 2026· Order Issued
- Communication System – Security Locking Release Mechanism: Dwelling unit is not connected by two way voice communication system and security locking release mechanism to the principle entrance of the building.Namely, the security locking release mechanism to the main door of the building is not fu… (open)
Case 26 223221 PRS 00 IV
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 220477 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2026
GraffitiBylaw· Closed
Case 26 146128 GRA 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
10 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
- Alterations 3
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
- Apr 2023
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Revision to Plumbing - hot water tank relocated in mechanical room, sump pump addition, drainage layout revised, fire protection plan revised, sprinklers in food processing room changed from dry to wet sprinklers - Homes First Society
Permit 21 148865 PLB
- Mar 2023
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Revision Issued
Revision 02: sprinkler drawings, additional sprinklers to be added to the existing sprinkler system for processing room Revision 01 - Change to parking spaces convert 2 spaces from storage to kitchen to prepare food to supply the shelter "…
Permit 21 148865 BLD
- Oct 2021
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Revision Issued
Revision 01 HVAC - convert 2 spaces from storage to kitchen to prepare food to supply the shelter "Homes First Society"
Permit 21 148865 HVA
- Oct 2021
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Revision Issued
Revision 01 - Change to parking spaces convert 2 spaces from storage to kitchen to prepare food to supply the shelter "Homes First Society"
Permit 21 148865 BLD
- May 2021
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - convert 2 spaces from storage to kitchen to prepare food to supply the shelter "Homes First Society"
Permit 21 148865 PLB
- May 2021
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - convert 2 spaces from storage to kitchen to prepare food to supply the shelter "Homes First Society"
Permit 21 148865 HVA
Show 4 older permits
- May 2021
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
convert 2 spaces from storage to kitchen to prepare food to supply the shelter "Homes First Society"
Permit 21 148865 BLD · est. $800,000
- Apr 2020
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
PROPOSAL FOR AN INSTALLATION OF A DCVA BACKFLOW PREVENTER
Permit 20 136174 PSA · est. $3,000
- Dec 2017
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Cancelled
Installation of 2" backflow preventor for premise isolation.
Permit 17 275530 PSA
- Jan 2017
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Cancelled
Proposal to install a 2" back flow preventor.
Permit 17 107853 PSA · est. $7,500
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
72/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit86
56 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Sherbourne (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 360 m.
- Parks & trees57
14.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 150 m. 467 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling90
Within 1 km: 6.1 km of protected lanes, 3.4 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.1 km of shared routes. 16 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby93
9 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella Campus, 140 m), plus 10 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities74
Within 1 km: 3 libraries, 1 community centre, 13 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety10
9 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
North St.James Town
- AssaultAmong the highest
Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- RobberyHigher than most
Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the lowest
Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (26% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Higher than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Bicycle theftHigher than most
Higher than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.7× the city median).
- ShootingsLower than most
Lower than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (59% of the city median).
- HomicideLower than most
Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (66% 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
Don Valley Parkway, 1.3 km away
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, 210 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 (d2.0) (x504)- Height limit
- 18 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
- 79
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
30 Huntley St · 240 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2025-12-11
To permit the construction of two buildings, with building heights of 56 and 60 storeys and approximately 1,362 dwelling units, and a POPS. The project retains portions of the existing heritage listed buildings at 122-124 Isabella Street, 3
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 | North St. James Town | Toronto (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,448 | $1,606 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,739 | $2,042 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,164 | $2,776 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,580* | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,844 | $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.
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.
91 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Social housing
- Storeys
- 4
- Units
- 22
- Built
- 1993
- Elevators
- 1
- Managed by
- Homes First Society
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Main floor, 24HR
- Pets
- Allowed
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Bike parking
- 7 outdoor
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- Yes
- Ward
- 13
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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