59 Isabella St
Toronto, Ontario M4Y
A 14-storey, 101-unit private rental building built in 1963.
- Property manager
- Falconwin Property Management
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
10 bylaw investigations at this address since Jan 2026; 4 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 10
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2026· Closed
- Entranceway – North Side of Building: Exterior walkway not maintained, specifically, paving tiles immediately outside of main entrance doors cracked, creating uneven surface and sharp edges creating a pedestrian hazard. (closed)
Case 26 159118 PRS 00 IV
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 148723 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Apr 2026· Closed
- Driveway – North Side of Building: Driveway not maintained in good repair, specifically, surface not free from deteriorated asphalt and several pot holes creating pedestrian trip hazards. (closed)
Case 26 148735 PRS 00 IV
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 132267 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 119647 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 119534 PRS 00 IR
Show 4 older cases
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Feb 2026· Closed
- Bathroom: Supplied hot water is not provided with a temperature range from 45 degrees Celsius to 49 degrees Celsius at sink fixture. (closed)
- Kitchen: Supplied hot water is not provided with a temperature range from 45 degrees Celsius to 49 degrees Celsius at sink fixture. (closed)
Case 26 116618 PRS 00 IV
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 108821 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Feb 2026· Closed
- Entranceway – North Side of Building: Exterior door (main entrance) has defective hardware, specifically, the handicapped entry button is loose and insecure within its mounting bracket and intermittently failing to open door when depressed. (closed)
Case 26 116619 PRS 00 IV
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 104733 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
4 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 2
- Fire and life safety 1
- Plumbing and drains 1
- Feb 2019
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Replace old fire alarm panel and voice communication amps with new
Permit 19 114862 FSU · est. $20,000
- May 2018
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Proposal for balcony repairs (54) in existing apartment building.
Permit 18 166122 BLD · est. $200,000
- Jun 2017
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Proposal for balcony guardrail replacement to existing apartment building.
Permit 17 182597 BLD
- Nov 2015
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
To install 1 Backflow Prevention Device (Water only).
Permit 15 251920 PSA · est. $8,450
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
69/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit91
69.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Wellesley (1 Yonge-University Line), 300 m.
- Parks & trees30
9 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 200 m. 452 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling94
Within 1 km: 8.5 km of protected lanes, 2.1 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.25 km of shared routes. 18 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby93
9 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Jarvis Collegiate Institute, 440 m), plus 13 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities74
Within 1 km: 3 libraries, 1 community centre, 13 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety8
11 collisions 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
Church-Wellesley
- AssaultAmong the highest
Higher than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Higher than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).
- RobberyHigher than most
Higher than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the lowest
Lower than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (34% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Among the highest
Higher than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.1× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the highest
Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (7.2× the city median).
- ShootingsAmong the lowest
Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (33% of the city median).
- HomicideAmong the lowest
Lower than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (52% 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
Don Valley Parkway, 1.8 km 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
- Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 360 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
Residential
- Category
- General residential
- Zone label
R (d2.5) (x882)- Height limit
- 30 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
- 97
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
94 Isabella St · 190 m away
Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2026-04-10
This application proposes to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a residential building with a height of 228.5 metres (69 storeys, inclusive of the mechanical penthouse), reflecting changes to the built from the original application (File No.
City record55 Isabella St · 50 m away
Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2026-03-17
The application proposes to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a 75-storey mixed-use building (250.5 metres including mechanical penthouse) containing 92 square metres of ground floor retail space, 1,064 square metres of office space, and 84
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 | Church-Yonge Corridor | Toronto (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,698 | $1,606 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,922 | $2,042 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,536 | $2,776 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,580* | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,008 | $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.
- 2014
- 0.63% lower rent · tenants notified
- 2016
- 0.51% lower rent · tenants notified
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.
87 / 100City inspection score, June 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 14
- Units
- 101
- Built
- 1963
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Falconwin Property Management
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Ground floor, 24/7
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Paid
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 13
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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