508 Wellington St W
Toronto, Ontario
A 89-unit condominium registered in 2014 (TSCC 2381).
- Living score
- 54/100
- Units
- 89
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
1 bylaw investigation at this address since Aug 2026; 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.
- Zoning 1
- Aug 2026
ZoningBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 214448 ZON 00 IR
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City building permits
11 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Fire and life safety 3
- Plumbing and drains 3
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
- Alterations 1
- Construction 1
- Demolition 1
- Mar 2022
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Installation of new interior stair and landing and rated entry door to corridor serving a two storey suite - Townhouse 2
Permit 22 120227 BLD
- Oct 2013
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Inspection
Proposal to install 2 mag locks on the ground floor of existing condo.
Permit 13 246853 FSU · est. $5,000
- Mar 2013
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Revise plumbing on ground floor and 2nd floor to reinstate residential townhouses and delete commercial space.
Permit 11 288242 PLB
- Mar 2013
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Revision Issued
Revise HVAC on ground floor and 2nd floor to reinstate residential townhouses and delete commercial space.
Permit 11 288242 HVA
- Dec 2012
Fire and life safety · Building Permit Related(FS) · Application On Hold
FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Proposal to construct a 11 storey residential builidng with 89 dwelling units.. See 3 demo permits (508, 512, and 516 wellington St W). 508-516 WELLINGTON ST W.
Permit 11 288242 FSU
- Jul 2012
Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Inspection
Sprinklers in connection to BLD 11 288242.
Permit 12 221772 FSU
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- Jun 2012
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Proposal to construct a 11 storey residential builidng with 89 dwelling units.Total 28 parking spaces provided (including 5 off-site parking spaces). See 3 demo permits (508, 512, and 516 wellington St W). Lot comprised of 508, 512 and 516…
Permit 11 288242 PLB
- Jun 2012
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related (DR) · Closed
SEE PLB FOR DRAWIINGS - Drain -Proposal to construct a 11 storey residential builidng with 89 dwelling units.Total 28 parking spaces provided (including 5 off-site parking spaces). See 3 demo permits (508, 512, and 516 wellington St W). Lo…
Permit 11 288242 DRN
- Oct 2011
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Proposal to construct a 11 storey residential builidng with 89 dwelling units. See 3 demo permits (508, 512, and 516 wellington St W). 508-516 WELLINGTON ST W.***This permit does not include proposed office area in second floor.***
Permit 11 288242 HVA
- Oct 2011
Construction · Inspection
Proposal to construct a 11 storey residential builidng with 89 dwelling units.Total 28 parking spaces provided (including 5 off-site parking spaces). See 3 demo permits (508, 512, and 516 wellington St W). Lot comprised of 508, 512 and 516…
Permit 11 288242 BLD
- Oct 2011
Demolition · Demolition · Closed
Proposal to demo existing 3 sty Non-Residential building. (This DM applies to #508 only; adjacent #512 and #516 are handled separately)
Permit 11 288214 DEM
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
54/ 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 & trees54
14.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 90 m. 393 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling99
Within 1 km: 6 km of protected lanes, 7.75 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.35 km of shared routes. 24 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby68
9 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Alpha Alternative & Oasis Alternative, 270 m), plus 1 private. 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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Also worth knowing
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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, 590 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 · 180 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 · 280 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.
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 inventory of condominiums registered 2002–2018. Not resident reviews.
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 89
- Unit mix
- 52 studio · 22 one-bed · 13 two-bed · 2 three-bed+
- Condo plan
- TSCC 2381
- Registered
- May 2014
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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