56 Blue Jays Way
Toronto, Ontario
A 362-unit condominium registered in 2017 (TSCC 2603).
- Living score
- 64/100
- Units
- 362
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City building permits
18 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
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 4
- Construction 4
- Fire and life safety 3
- Demolition 1
- Alterations 1
- Jun 2017
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
.REVISION 3 - level 2 restaurant occupant load updated, fire separations updated, interior alyout changes and 2nd floor doors updated
Permit 11 331561 PLB
- Jun 2017
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
REVISION 3 - level 2 restaurant occupant load updated, fire separations updated, interior alyout changes and 2nd floor doors updated
Permit 11 331561 HVA
- Jun 2017
Construction · Closed
REVISION 3 - to perform alterations to level 2 to permit finishes for a restaurant at the second floor level envisioned in base permit drawings including alterations to the main hotel kitchen services located at the second floor level . pr…
Permit 11 331561 BLD
- May 2017
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed
Proposal to install 13 maglocks: 1 on P1, 1 on 1st floor, 4 on 2nd floor, 4 on 3rd floor, 1 on 5th floor, and 2 on 8th floor.
Permit 17 156915 FSU
- Apr 2017
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Revision to 43rd floor to add meeting rooms & bathrooms, 44th floor to add restaurant (total occupant load for inside & patio = 276), and ground floor to add cafe (inside occupant load = 51 & patio = 44).
Permit 11 331561 PLB
- Apr 2017
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
Revision to 43rd floor to add meeting rooms & bathrooms, 44th floor to add restaurant (total occupant load for inside & patio = 276), and ground floor to add cafe (inside occupant load = 51 & patio = 44).
Permit 11 331561 HVA
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- Apr 2017
Construction · Closed
Revision to 43rd floor to add meeting rooms & bathrooms, 44th floor to add restaurant (total occupant load for inside & patio = 276), 3rd floor for relocation of amenity space and ground floor to add cafe (inside occupant load = 48 & patio…
Permit 11 331561 BLD
- Jan 2017
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Cancelled
Installation of 14 new magnetic locks on floors: 0 (Parking garage), 1 (ground), 2, 3, 9, 42 and 43.
Permit 17 106454 FSU · est. $24,000
- Apr 2015
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Additional 3 floors to existing 42 story building. 3 Additional floor are residential floors totalling 45 floors.
Permit 11 331561 PLB
- Apr 2015
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
Additional 3 floors to existing 41 story building. 3 Additional floor are residential floors totalling 42 floors.
Permit 11 331561 HVA
- Apr 2015
Construction · Closed
Revision to add 3 addtional residential floors to mixed-use building currently under construction
Permit 11 331561 BLD
- Jun 2013
Fire and life safety · Building Permit Related(FS) · Closed
FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Proposal to construct a 41 sty mixed use building consisting of a condo (floors 9-39 with 344 units), hotel (ground-8th & roof top amenities), ground floor restaurant, and 6 levels of below grade parking.
Permit 11 331561 FSU
- Feb 2012
Demolition · Demolition · Closed
Permit to demolish existing non-residential building - Heritage facade on East Elevation to remain.
Permit 12 123914 DEM
- Dec 2011
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal to construct a 41 sty mixed use building consisting of a condo (floors 9-39 with 344 units), hotel (ground-8th & roof top amenities), ground floor restaurant, and 6 levels of below grade parking.
Permit 11 331561 PLB
- Dec 2011
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal to construct a 41 sty mixed use building consisting of a condo (floors 9-39 with 344 units), hotel (ground-8th & roof top amenities), ground floor restaurant, and 6 levels of below grade parking.
Permit 11 331561 HVA
- Dec 2011
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related (DR) · Closed
Drain - Proposal to construct a 41 sty mixed use building consisting of a condo (floors 9-39 with 344 units), hotel (ground-8th & roof top amenities), ground floor restaurant, and 6 levels of below grade parking.
Permit 11 331561 DRN
- Dec 2011
Construction · Closed
Proposal to construct a 41 sty mixed use building consisting of a condo (floors 9-39 with 344 units), Hotel (ground-8th & roof top amenities), ground floor restaurant, and 6 levels of below grade parking.
Permit 11 331561 BLD
- Nov 1997
Alterations · Unknown · Closed
MAKE INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO STAGE AREA BY INSTALL DRAPARY TRACK FOR STAGE JB
Permit 97 024107 BLD · est. $32,000
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
64/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit77
36.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: St Andrew (1 Yonge-University Line), 640 m.
- Parks & trees57
16.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 170 m. 302 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling100
Within 1 km: 8.45 km of protected lanes, 5.65 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.55 km of shared routes. 21 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby52
5 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Alpha Alternative & Oasis Alternative, 490 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities74
Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 22 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, 680 m away
48.3 tonnes a year from 1 facility, mostly Pearl Street Steam Plant
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 (x1)- Height limit
- 12 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
- 34
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
325 Front St W · 290 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2025-05-12
Site Plan Approval Application for Phase 1 of a three phase development at 315-325 Front Street West. The Phase 1 site plan includes two primarily residential towers (50 storeys), containing 74,000 square metres of residentail floor area a
City record55 John St · 280 m away
Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2025-04-24
Site Plan Approval for the relocation of Toronto Fire and Emergency Service Station 332 to the south side of Metro Hall.
City record325 Front St W · 290 m away
Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2024-12-16
Zoning By-law Amendment to previously approved ZBA 19 204347 STE 10 OZ for three residential towers (50 and 71 storeys) and one office tower (60 storeys). The application also includes a public childcare facility, affordable rental housing
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
- 362
- Unit mix
- 70 studio · 182 one-bed · 71 two-bed · 39 three-bed+
- Condo plan
- TSCC 2603
- Registered
- August 2017
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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