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510 Ontario St

Toronto, Ontario M4X

A 3-storey, 13-unit private rental building built in 1880.

Living score
61/100
Built
1880
Units
13
Storeys
3
City inspection
75/100

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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

2 bylaw investigations at this address since Jun 2026.

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.

  • Not enough heat 1
  • Repairs and upkeep 1
  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172157 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172156 000 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

5 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.

  • Alterations 2
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Jun 2018

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Inspection

    Proposal to construct a roof over existing porch at front yard of multi unit residential dwelling.

    Permit 18 172536 BLD · est. $2,000

  • Apr 2014

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Cancelled

    Plumbing - Proposal to alter the existing 2½-storey converted dwelling by constructing a three-storey rear addition with basement walkout, a basement addition on the north side, a partial third floor addition, 5 balconies to the north side…

    Permit 14 131600 PLB

  • Mar 2014

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Cancelled

    HVAC - Proposal to alter the existing 2½-storey converted dwelling by constructing a three-storey rear addition with basement walkout, a basement addition on the north side, a partial third floor addition, 5 balconies to the north side and…

    Permit 14 131600 HVA

  • Mar 2014

    Alterations · Multiple Projects · Cancelled

    Proposal to alter the existing 2½-storey converted dwelling by constructing a three-storey rear addition with basement walkout, a basement addition on the north side, a partial third floor addition, 5 balconies to the north side and rear,…

    Permit 14 131600 BLD · est. $400,000

  • Mar 2005

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    To upgrade fire safety system

    Permit 05 117159 FSU

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

61/ 100

Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.

  • Transit40

    29.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Sherbourne (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 860 m.

  • Parks & trees43

    11.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 10 m. 478 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling88

    Within 1 km: 5.9 km of protected lanes, 3.95 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.4 km of shared routes. 8 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby93

    11 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Winchester Jr & Sr Public School , 140 m), plus 8 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities91

    Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 2 community centres, 17 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety40

    4 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.

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Also worth knowing

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Safety

Cabbagetown-South St.James Town

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).

  • Break and enterHigher than most

    Higher than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).

  • RobberyAmong the highest

    Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (46% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesHigher than most

    Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Higher than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Bicycle theftHigher than most

    Higher than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (5.5× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 71 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (72% 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

Traffic pollutionLow

Don Valley Parkway, 1.2 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmLow

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, 700 m
Sites within 1 km
2

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 (d1.0) (x881)
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
5
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 405 Sherbourne St · 170 m away

    Site plan · Application Received · submitted 2026-03-09

    Site Plan Control Application for a 35-storey (112.6) metre building (excluding mechanical penthouse) 25,069 square metres of residential gross floor area and 388 square metres of non-residential gross floor area and a landscaped mid-block

    City record
  • 383 Sherbourne St · 190 m away

    Site plan · Appeal Received · submitted 2023-07-06

    The proposal will introduce a 39 storey residential building representing an F.S.I. of 13.58 and lot coverage of 69%. The total GFA will be 20,328 sq. m. incorporating 378 units, and 1,384 sq. m. of indoor and outdoor amenity space.

    City record
  • 505 Parliament St · 280 m away

    Rezoning · Appeal Received · submitted 2023-03-17

    Zoning By-law Amendment law to permit the development of site for a 10-storey mixed-use building (38.6 metres) with retail at-grade (278 square metres) and 60 dwelling units. The western (Parliament Street) elevation of the existing 1½ stor

    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.

Average monthly rent by bedroom type
BedroomsCabbagetown-South St. James TownToronto (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,349$1,606$1,491
1 bed$1,903$2,042$1,761
2 beds$2,331$2,776$2,045
3+ beds-$3,580*$2,294
All units$1,829$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
0.66% lower rent · tenants notified
2020
0.79% lower rent · tenants notified
2021
0.62% lower rent · tenants notified

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.

75 / 100City inspection score, August 2024. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
3
Units
13
Built
1880
Elevators
0
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 12
Pets
Allowed - no pets except indoor cat
Parking
Surface parking
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
No
Ward
13

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.

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