500 Wellington St W
Toronto, Ontario
A 16-unit condominium registered in 2012 (TSCC 2227).
- Living score
- 51/100
- Units
- 16
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Issues & maintenance
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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.
- Balcony repair 4
- Alterations 4
- Fire and life safety 4
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 3
- Plumbing and drains 3
- Construction 2
- Demolition 1
- Sep 2025
Construction · Revision Issued
REV : The proposed revision work is clarifying that access from the parking area (ground floor) to the interior space is no longer barrier free.
Permit 09 163893 BLD
- Apr 2022
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Proposal to add retractable glazing to perimeter of existing condo balcony
Permit 22 139851 BLD · est. $102,628
- Sep 2021
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Permit Issued
Add retractable glazing to perimeter of the existing condominium balcony in suite 602
Permit 21 209555 BLD
- Sep 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Proposed interior alterations to existing condo unit 901
Permit 18 271096 HVA
- Dec 2018
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations to existing condo unit 901
Permit 18 271096 PLB
- Dec 2018
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Proposed interior alterations to existing condo unit 901
Permit 18 271096 BLD · est. $200,000
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- Jan 2018
Alterations · Addition(s) · Closed
Proposed new addition by enclosing and adding glazing system to balcony on the 3rd floor unit 302
Permit 18 102809 BLD
- Dec 2017
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Proposal to add glazing system to balcony - Unit 402
Permit 17 277720 BLD · est. $14,000
- May 2016
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
add glazing system to balcony
Permit 16 150465 BLD · est. $28,000
- May 2016
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Proposal to add glazing system to balcony.
Permit 16 149695 BLD · est. $28,000
- May 2016
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Proposal to add glazing system to balcony.
Permit 16 149617 BLD · est. $28,000
- Nov 2012
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed
proposal to install 1 maglock at the front entrance
Permit 12 283984 FSU · est. $1,000
- Jan 2012
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Revision Issued
Revision to HVAC permit for Measure N vestibule.
Permit 09 163893 HVA
- Jan 2012
Fire and life safety · Building Permit Related(FS) · Application On Hold
FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Proposal to construct a 10 sty condo (16 residential units) with 1 level of below grade parking.
Permit 09 163893 FSU
- May 2011
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed
install one maglock on the basement, 3 maglocks on the main floor
Permit 11 201602 FSU · est. $5,000
- Nov 2010
Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Inspection
Sprinkler permit in conjunction with 09 163893 BLD.
Permit 10 291243 FSU
- May 2010
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related (DR) · Permit Issued
Drain - Proposal to construct a 10 sty condo (16 residential units) with 1 level of below grade parking.
Permit 09 163893 DRN
- Aug 2009
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal to construct a 10 sty condo (16 residential units) with 1 level of below grade parking.
Permit 09 163893 PLB
- Aug 2009
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Proposal to construct a 10 sty condo (16 residential units) with 1 level of below grade parking.
Permit 09 163893 HVA
- Aug 2009
Construction · Inspection
Proposal to construct a 10 sty condo (16 residential units) with 1 level of below grade parking.
Permit 09 163893 BLD
- Jan 2008
Demolition · Demolition · Closed
Demolition of an existing commercial/warehouse building.
Permit 08 103290 DEM
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
51/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit50
39.9 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: St Andrew (1 Yonge-University Line), 1.2 km.
- Parks & trees51
13.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 120 m. 412 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling99
Within 1 km: 6 km of protected lanes, 7.65 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.3 km of shared routes. 25 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby52
9 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Alpha Alternative & Oasis Alternative, 250 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities53
Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 18 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety4
13 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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Safety
Wellington Place
- AssaultHigher than most
Higher than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).
- Break and enterHigher than most
Higher than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (64% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Among the highest
Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the highest
Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.7× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
- HomicideAmong the lowest
Lower than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (55% 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
Gardiner Expressway, 610 m 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
- 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
Commercial Residential Employment
- Category
- Mixed use
- Zone label
CRE (x68)- Height limit
- 23 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
- 22
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
150 Queens Wharf Rd · 200 m away
Site plan · Application Received · submitted 2026-03-09
The 2025 Proposal is a 37-storey tower with a total of 268 units and ~350m2 of ground floor non-residential GFA. Of the 268 units, over 50% of the units are larger two- and three-bedroom units and 30% of the total units are planned to be af
City record445 Adelaide St W · 270 m away
Rezoning · Appeal Received · submitted 2025-05-02
Zoning By-law Amendment for a 17-storey (59.65m including mechanical penthouse) hotel containing 144 suites.
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 | Waterfront Communities-The Island | Toronto (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $2,092 | $1,606 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $2,489 | $2,042 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $3,114* | $2,776 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,580* | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,681 | $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.
- 2019
- 0.49% lower rent · 2 of 2 units notified
Where several units are listed, the cut shown is the median. 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
- 16
- Unit mix
- 14 two-bed · 2 three-bed+
- Condo plan
- TSCC 2227
- Registered
- March 2012
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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