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575 Adelaide St W

Toronto, Ontario M6J

A 11-storey, 150-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1983.

Living score
63/100
Built
1983
Units
150
Storeys
11
City inspection
94/100

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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

16 bylaw investigations at this address since Nov 2024; 2 notices or orders to comply.

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 15
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 237857 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172753 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172752 000 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 156632 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 144060 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 108748 PRS 00 IR

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  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 238938 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 181307 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 178924 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2025· Closed

    • Kitchen: The cupboard is not maintained in good repair and good working order.Namely: Kitchen drawer in state of disrepair. (closed)

    Case 25 153373 PRS 00 IV

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 143570 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 124575 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Mar 2025· Closed

    • Bathroom: Bathroom: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: Behind toilet is not maintained free of damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)
    • Bedroom: Bedroom: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: wall under window in living area is not maintained free of holes. (closed)
    • Bedroom: Bedroom: The electrical fixtures are not maintained in good working order.Namely: Bedroom electrical outlet appears to have a foreign object lodged inside one of the sockets, creating a potential safety hazard. (closed)

    Case 25 126713 PRS 00 IV

  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 105130 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 240477 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 237570 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

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

  • Alterations 4
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 3
  • Parking garage repair 3
  • Plumbing and drains 3
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Jul 2026

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Permit Issued

    Proposal for replacement of the existing make-up air unit on the roof with a similar-sized unit, replacement of the garbage room and electrical room exhaust fans with similar-sized units, and replacement of two vestibule pressurization fan…

    Permit 26 199129 BLD · est. $50,000

  • Jun 2026

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · HVAC: Other Group C Buildings · Permit Issued

    Proposal for replacement of the existing make-up air unit on the roof with a similar-sized unit, replacement of the garbage room and electrical room exhaust fans with similar-sized units, and replacement of two vestibule pressurization fan…

    Permit 26 187390 MSA · est. $400,000

  • Feb 2026

    Alterations · Multiple Projects · Permit Issued

    Asphalt paving replacement, concrete sidewalk replacement, hot rubberized asphalt waterproofing replacement, guardrail and handrail replacement, suspended slab drain replacement, trench drain replacement, ramp snow-melting system replaceme…

    Permit 26 116447 BLD · est. $900,000

  • Dec 2024

    Alterations · Multiple Projects · Permit Issued

    Building envelope partial over-cladding and door/window replacement for an existing property.

    Permit 24 253897 BLD · est. $3,620,000

  • Jul 2023

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Rev 01: amending existing building permit 22-175552 BLD based on the notice of decision from minor variance file number A0064/23TEY.

    Permit 22 175552 BLD

  • Jul 2022

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    localized parking garage repair, alterations to landscaping

    Permit 22 175552 BLD · est. $910,000

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  • Aug 2020

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Replacing fire alarm control panel, voice communication system and remote annunciator

    Permit 20 180309 FSU

  • May 2018

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

    Plumbing - Proposal for ramp modification to comply to accessibility standards. New accessible washroom and new kitchen cabinets in recreation room to comply to accessibility standards. Widening of existing door openings.

    Permit 18 153769 PLB

  • May 2018

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

    HVAC - Proposal for ramp modification to comply to accessibility standards. New accessible washroom and new kitchen cabinets in recreation room to comply to accessibility standards. Widening of existing door openings.

    Permit 18 153769 HVA

  • May 2018

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Inspection

    Proposal for ramp modification to comply to accessibility standards. New accessible washroom and new kitchen cabinets in recreation room to comply to accessibility standards. Widening of existing door openings.

    Permit 18 153769 BLD

  • Aug 2012

    Plumbing and drains · Other(PS) · Closed

    Proposed plumbing alterations to laundry room. See 12-233841.

    Permit 12 233852 PSA · est. $71,000

  • Aug 2012

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Other(MS) · Closed

    Proposed alterations to laundry room for new mechanical equipment (dehumidifier). See 12-233852

    Permit 12 233841 MSA · est. $71,000

  • Dec 2009

    Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed

    permit for backflow valve in existing apartment building

    Permit 09 195531 PSA · est. $5,000

  • Aug 2009

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Inspection

    To repair balconies of an existing residential building (140 balconies)

    Permit 09 157097 BLD · est. $284,606

  • Mar 2004

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Underground parking garage repairs. In connection with BP# 04-114023 ( 700 King st w ), as this garage is shared between two different owners.

    Permit 04 114032 BLD · est. $40,000

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

63/ 100

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

  • Transit46

    35.9 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Osgoode (1 Yonge-University Line), 1.5 km.

  • Parks & trees73

    21.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 160 m. 481 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling94

    Within 1 km: 5.25 km of protected lanes, 7 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.2 km of shared routes. 15 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby68

    8 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Mary Catholic Elementary School, 160 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, 16 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety6

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

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Safety

West Queen West

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Higher than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Break and enterHigher than most

    Higher than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Lower than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (65% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (34% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Lower than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (85% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Lower than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (75% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.0× the city median).

  • ShootingsLower than most

    Lower than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (59% 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

Gardiner Expressway, 710 m 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
Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 1.3 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

Category
General residential
Zone label
R (d1.0) (x869)
Height limit
18 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
41
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 778 King St W · 220 m away

    Site plan · Refused · submitted 2023-08-11

    Site Plan Control application for an 18-storey mixed use building with 714 square metres of grade related retail and 342 residential units above covering a total gross floor area of 24,840 square metres. Related rezoning application (21 237

    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
BedroomsSouth Parkdale/King WestToronto (West) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,436$1,410$1,491
1 bed$1,826$1,798$1,761
2 beds$2,436$2,252$2,045
3+ beds$3,747$3,238$2,294
All units$1,931$1,945$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, September 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Toronto Community Housing
Storeys
11
Units
150
Built
1983
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
On site
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Surface parking
Visitor parking
Both
Amenities
Indoor recreation room, child play area
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
10

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

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