525 Richmond St W
Toronto, Ontario M5V
A 10-storey, 103-unit private rental building built in 2003.
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
7 bylaw investigations at this address since Jan 2025.
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 4
- Garbage 1
- Graffiti 1
- Not enough heat 1
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 235956 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
GraffitiBylaw· Closed
Case 26 226616 GRA 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172755 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172754 000 00 IR
- Oct 2025
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 25 239730 WST 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 192748 PRS 00 IR
Show 1 older case
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 111390 PRS 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
11 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 2
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
- Fire and life safety 2
- Oct 2025
Alterations · Canopy w/o Enclosure · Inspection
Proposed replacing existing canopy
Permit 25 237160 BLD · est. $100,000
- Oct 2023
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations to existing 2nd floor unit to be converted into a residential suite and alteration to 10th floor amenity space to accommodate a new management office.
Permit 23 214724 PLB
- Oct 2023
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposed interior alterations to existing 2nd floor unit to be converted into a residential suite and alteration to 10th floor amenity space to accommodate a new management office.
Permit 23 214724 HVA
- Oct 2023
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposed interior alterations to existing 2nd floor unit to be converted into a residential suite and alteration to 10th floor amenity space to accommodate a new management office.
Permit 23 214724 BLD
- Jun 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Install 1 backflow prevention device over 2".
Permit 09 151007 PSA
- Dec 2003
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
install additional washing machine/ dryer unit in 102 dwelling units. ( Install 6 washing machines on ground fl, 13 washing machines on 2nd fl, 12 washing machine on 13th fl, 12 washing machines on 4th,5th, 6th 7th fl; 22 washing machines…
Permit 03 197238 PLB
Show 5 older permits
- Jul 2003
Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed
install fire protection system(sprinkler system for 2 level of parking, part of ground floor and garbage chutes on 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, and 10th floors)
Permit 03 159012 FSU
- Apr 2003
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Install fixtures throughout building as per attached data sheet. cost included in bp 02 141504
Permit 03 122459 PLB
- Mar 2003
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing : lower basement level) Intall Underground Drains, storm and Sanitary Discharging to sump Pits)install new services 200mm.storm 200mm.san.150mm.Water service As per plans shown)
Permit 02 141504 PLB
- Mar 2003
Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Cancelled
Provide shop drawings for sprinkler system in connection with B.P 02-141504
Permit 03 116636 FSU
- Mar 2003
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - build 10 storey apartment building (103 units) with 2 levels of basement parking. see c of a decision. approved on condition. - New Building
Permit 02 141504 HVA
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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.
- Transit56
46.2 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Osgoode (1 Yonge-University Line), 1.2 km.
- Parks & trees13
6 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 90 m. 392 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling93
Within 1 km: 5.6 km of protected lanes, 5.8 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.5 km of shared routes. 17 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby68
8 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Alpha Alternative & Oasis Alternative, 220 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities98
Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 3 community centres, 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, 970 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, 1.1 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 (x76)- 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
- 30
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
445 Adelaide St W · 160 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 record47 Camden St · 200 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2023-08-10
Site plan control resubmission for a 18-storey (57.85m including mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building with retail space on the ground floor and 255 residential units above at 35-47 Camden Street.
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 RentSafeTO registry, as reported by the landlord (registered 2017). Not resident reviews.
94 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 10
- Units
- 103
- Built
- 2003
- Elevators
- 2
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- Central air
- Laundry
- None on site
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Bike parking
- 24 indoor
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room, indoor exercise room, sauna
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- Yes
- Ward
- 10
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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