530 The East Mall
Toronto, Ontario M9B
A 7-storey, 110-unit private rental building built in 1960.
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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
6 bylaw investigations at this address since Feb 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.
- Repairs and upkeep 5
- Not enough heat 1
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 197827 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 178706 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 173684 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 173683 000 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 132782 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 117675 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
2 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 1
- Plumbing and drains 1
- Sep 2010
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Proposed repairs to concrete balconies on existing highrise apartment building.
Permit 10 265065 BLD · est. $25,000
- May 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Backflow device installation including thermal expansion relief (tank).
Permit 09 138133 PSA · est. $6,000
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
33/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit15
13.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Kipling (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 2.7 km.
- Parks & trees11
7 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 300 m. 226 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling27
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 2.5 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby52
5 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: West Glen Jr School, 230 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities53
Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 6 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety80
1 collision 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
Islington
- AssaultAbout typical
Lower than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (72% of the city median).
- Break and enterHigher than most
Higher than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- RobberyLower than most
Lower than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (61% of the city median).
- Auto theftHigher than most
Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesLower than most
Lower than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (77% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Higher than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Lower than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- ShootingsAmong the lowest
Lower than 100 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (32% of the city median).
- HomicideAmong the lowest
Lower than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (54% 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
Highway 427, 170 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, 12.9 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 Apartment Commercial
- Category
- Apartment
- Zone label
RAC (f24.0; au139.0)- Height limit
- Set by the zone
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
- 3
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
5 Capri Rd · 110 m away
Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2024-02-27
Application to lift "(H)" symbol.
City record5 Capri Rd · 110 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2023-03-20
Site Plan Application in relation to the Zoning By-Law amendment application, file 21 125098 WET 02 OZ.
City record530 The East Mall · 0 m away
Subdivision · Draft Plan Approved · submitted 2022-12-23
Draft Plan of Subdivision proposal for the creation of three residential blocks and a public park.
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 | Islington/City Centre North | Etobicoke (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,724 | $1,693 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,867 | $1,874 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,074 | $2,200 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,199 | $2,529 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,979 | $2,162 | $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. 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, August 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 7
- Units
- 110
- Built
- 1960
- Elevators
- 2
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Ground floor, 6AM-12AM
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Carport, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Amenities
- Outdoor pool
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 2
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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