57 Charles St W
Toronto, Ontario M5S
A 21-storey, 250-unit private rental building built in 1977.
- Property manager
- Quadreal Property Group
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
2 bylaw investigations at this address since Mar 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.
- Repairs and upkeep 2
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 237754 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 131349 PRS 00 IR
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City building permits
22 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 6
- Plumbing and drains 5
- Fire and life safety 4
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 3
- Parking garage repair 3
- Balcony repair 1
- Aug 2023
Fire and life safety · Building Permit Related(FS) · Application On Hold
FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - PROPOSED: Interior renovation to add two bachelor residential units.
Permit 23 180458 FSU
- Jul 2023
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - PROPOSED: Interior renovation to add two bachelor residential units.
Permit 23 180458 PLB
- Jul 2023
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - PROPOSED: Interior renovation to add two bachelor residential units.
Permit 23 180458 HVA
- Jul 2023
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
PROPOSED: Interior renovation to add two bachelor residential units.
Permit 23 180458 BLD · est. $120,000
- Sep 2020
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Permit Issued
Supply and install new 3/4" RP Backflow for the cooling tower
Permit 20 191891 PSA · est. $3,400
- Dec 2019
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Inspection
To install maglock to parking level of existing residential building - ad
Permit 19 257377 FSU · est. $120,000
Show 16 older permits
- Dec 2019
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Interior alterations for security upgrades, constuct corridor wall, install new door and frames
Permit 19 257373 BLD · est. $120,000
- Aug 2018
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Proposal for localized parking garage repair
Permit 18 216575 BLD · est. $300,000
- Jun 2018
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Inspection
Balcony and railing repairs.
Permit 18 182948 BLD
- Apr 2017
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations to the change room in the existing apartment building on the second floor
Permit 17 142644 PLB
- Apr 2017
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Proposed interior alterations to the change room in the existing apartment building on the second floor
Permit 17 142644 HVA
- Apr 2017
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Proposed interior alterations to the change room in the existing apartment building on the second floor
Permit 17 142644 BLD · est. $50,000
- Sep 2014
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Proposal for exterior wall repair (brickwork) on all 4 sides of an existing apartment building.
Permit 14 217334 BLD
- May 2010
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
permit to relocate fire alarm panel to new room - see 10 121434 BLD for building permit
Permit 10 182253 FSU · est. $45,000
- Feb 2010
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations to ground floor of an existing apartment building to create a new fire panel room. See original building permit 09 158688 BLD. Fire panel being moved from the lobby to the laundry room area.
Permit 10 121434 BLD · est. $5,000
- Nov 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install one back flow prevention device
Permit 09 190389 PSA · est. $10,000
- Aug 2009
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Interior alterations to ground floor lobby area.
Permit 09 158688 BLD
- Aug 2008
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Proposal for parking garage roof repairs (1150m2) for existing apartment building. In connectino to 55 Charles St W.
Permit 08 194273 BLD · est. $1,100,000
- Nov 2007
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Permit for parking garage repair to exisitng apartment building.
Permit 07 278477 BLD · est. $1,080,000
- Oct 2004
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Fire alarm panel replacement to office building TFS documentation scanned and attached to permit file/inspection process.
Permit 04 180145 FSU · est. $30,000
- Jul 2004
Heating, cooling and ventilation · HVAC: Other Group C Buildings · Closed
. IN CONNECTION WITH bp#00-175619 HVAC individual unit fixture exhaust and heating/cooling
Permit 04 157931 MSA · est. $6,000
- Jul 2004
Plumbing and drains · Fixtures/Roof Drains: Other · Closed
Installation of fixtures. In connection with BP#00-175619
Permit 04 157923 PSA · est. $6,000
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
59/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit90
66.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 7 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Bay (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 280 m.
- Parks & trees31
10.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 290 m. 359 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling99
Within 1 km: 9.75 km of protected lanes, 3.1 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.4 km of shared routes. 18 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby52
4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Joseph'S College School, 370 m), plus 7 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities53
Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 0 community centres, 12 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety5
11 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 2 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
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Safety
Bay-Cloverhill
- AssaultAbout typical
Lower than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Break and enterHigher than most
Higher than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Higher than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the lowest
Lower than 100 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (16% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Lower than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Among the highest
Higher than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the highest
Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.0× the city median).
- ShootingsAmong the lowest
Lower than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (41% 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
No expressway within 2 km
5.8 tonnes a year from 4 facilities, mostly University Of Toronto Lash Miller Chemical Laboratories
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, 910 m
- Sites within 1 km
- 1
Sites currently offering services, from Health Canada, updated 2026-09-15. Sites open and close; check the list for current status.
Zoning
Commercial Residential
- Category
- Mixed use
- Zone label
CR 6.0 (c1.0; r6.0) SS1 (x2350)- Height limit
- 46 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
- 15
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
1075 Bay St · 140 m away
Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2025-08-20
Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment to not replace the required office space and instead permit a minimum 1,815 m2 of non-residential space and/or affordable rental housing in a proposed 62-storey predominantly residential development.
City record82 Bloor St W · 250 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2023-08-11
78-storey mixed-use building with 952 square metres of retail space on the ground floor, 8,767 square metres of office space on second through fifth floors and 1,716 dwelling units above.
City record19 Bloor St W · 270 m away
Rezoning · OMB Approved · submitted 2023-03-06
Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a 94-storey mixed-use building containing 1,262 dwelling units and 272 square metres of non-residential gross floor area. The Official Plan Amendment is required to allow for the loss of n
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 | Bay Street Corridor | Toronto (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $2,048 | $1,606 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $2,619 | $2,042 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $3,811 | $2,776 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,580* | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,975 | $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.
89 / 100City inspection score, October 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 21
- Units
- 250
- Built
- 1977
- Elevators
- 3
- Managed by
- Quadreal Property Group
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- Central air
- Laundry
- Main floor, 24HRS
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
- Visitor parking
- Paid
- Amenities
- Indoor pool, indoor recreation room, indoor exercise room
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- Yes
- Ward
- 11
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