50 Prince Arthur Ave
Toronto, Ontario M5R
A 19-storey, 149-unit private rental building built in 1968.
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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
4 bylaw investigations at this address since Sep 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 2
- Not enough heat 1
- Zoning 1
- Sep 2026
ZoningBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 245527 ZON 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172629 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172628 000 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 230486 PRS 00 IR
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City building permits
16 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 5
- Fire and life safety 2
- Plumbing and drains 2
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
- Parking garage repair 2
- Balcony repair 2
- Roof and cladding 1
- Apr 2025
Alterations · Other(BA) · Inspection
Proposal for Stairwell Guard Alterations
Permit 25 147781 BLD · est. $130,000
- Mar 2025
Roof and cladding · Re-Roofing/Re-Cladding · Closed
Proposed masonry wall replacement at mechanical penthouse
Permit 25 129997 BLD
- May 2017
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Inspection
replace fire alarm control panel
Permit 17 160243 FSU · est. $90,000
- Feb 2016
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations of the common areas and management office on the ground floor of an existing apartment building.
Permit 16 119475 PLB
- Feb 2016
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations of the common areas and management office on the ground floor of an existing apartment building.
Permit 16 119475 HVA
- Feb 2016
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations of the common areas and management office on the ground floor of an existing apartment building.
Permit 16 119475 BLD
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- Feb 2016
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Inspection
Proposal for parking garage repairs including garage roof slab (exterior work).
Permit 16 115857 BLD
- Mar 2015
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Inspection
Proposal for concrete repair and water proofing on levels P1 and P2 of the underground parking garage for the existing apartment building.
Permit 15 124782 BLD · est. $410,000
- Sep 2011
Alterations · Other(BA) · Cancelled
This is for a screen type structure that will be attached to the building at grade level at the rear. The structure will be to cover the waste/recycle bins at the rear of the property.
Permit 11 281452 BLD · est. $40,000
- Dec 2009
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Interior alterations to P2 level to construct walls and replace refrigeration plant/chillers.
Permit 09 192949 HVA
- Dec 2009
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Revocation Pending
Interior alterations to P2 level to construct walls and replace refrigeration plant/chillers.
Permit 09 192949 BLD
- Jun 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Install 1 backflow prevention device over 2".
Permit 09 150995 PSA
- Jan 2008
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed - Dormant
Make structural balcony repairs & replace gaurdsPermit for North Elevation ONLY (Phase 2)
Permit 08 103966 BLD · est. $750,000
- Mar 2007
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Inspection
Make structural balcony repairs & replace gaurdsPermit ofr South East Elevation ONLY (Phase 1).
Permit 07 113612 BLD · est. $660,000
- May 2006
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Closed - Dormant
Make repairs to garage ramp & reclad portions of exterior.
Permit 06 130807 BLD · est. $150,000
- Jun 2005
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed
4 magnetic locks at parking level 1 and 2 (basement)
Permit 05 150190 FSU
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
56/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit97
93.4 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 7 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: St George (1 Yonge-University Line), 80 m.
- Parks & trees18
6.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 60 m. 456 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling96
Within 1 km: 8.1 km of protected lanes, 4.7 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.95 km of shared routes. 9 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby29
3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Huron Street Jr Public School , 330 m), plus 13 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities53
Within 1 km: 3 libraries, 0 community centres, 16 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety10
7 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 3 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
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Safety
Annex
- AssaultHigher than most
Higher than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).
- Break and enterAmong the highest
Higher than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).
- RobberyHigher than most
Higher than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).
- Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 76 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (68% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesHigher than most
Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Among the highest
Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.8× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the highest
Higher than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.2× the city median).
- ShootingsAmong the lowest
Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (48% of the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Lower than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (78% 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
No expressway within 2 km
5.7 tonnes a year from 5 facilities, mostly University Of Toronto Lash Miller Chemical Laboratories
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, 1.5 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
Residential
- Category
- General residential
- Zone label
R (d2.0) (x985)- Height limit
- 14 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
- 2
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 1
210 Bloor St W · 230 m away
Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2026-08-26
Proposed redevelopment of the lands with a 36-storey Private Student Residence (112.58 metres hight, including the mechanical penthouse) with 426 dwelling units. 27,742 square metres of residential GFA and 220 square metres of non-residenti
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 | University/Annex | Toronto (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,553 | $1,606 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $2,050 | $2,042 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | - | $2,776 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,580* | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,199* | $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.
96 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 19
- Units
- 149
- Built
- 1968
- Elevators
- 3
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- Central air
- Laundry
- P1, 24HRS
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Bike parking
- 40 indoor, 10 outdoor
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room, indoor exercise room
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- Yes
- Ward
- 11
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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