77 Howard St
Toronto, Ontario M4X
A 24-storey, 381-unit private rental building built in 1969.
- Property manager
- Wellesley Parliament Square Ltd.
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
37 bylaw investigations and 4 public health cases at this address since Aug 2016; 2 notices or orders to comply; 2 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 34
- Mould 2
- Not enough heat 2
- Indoor air quality 1
- Indoor sanitation 1
- Zoning 1
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 246419 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 239333 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 222114 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 209121 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 206652 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 150353 PRS 00 IR
Show 35 older cases
- Apr 2026
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 26 144937 ZON 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 142263 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 142180 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 129873 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 129833 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 129743 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 264730 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 259527 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Dec 2025· Closed
- South Side of Property – Parking Area: Garbage bags containing garbage are not stored in a covered garbage receptacle, specifically, bags containing household waste left in commercial bin containing oversized furniture items and left with doors open. (closed)
- South Side of Property – Parking Area: The exterior garbage storage area is not maintained in a litter free condition, specifically, excessive food waste and general litter at grade throughout storage area. (closed)
- South Side of Property: The property is not being kept free of pests and conditions which may encourage infestation, specifically, rat burrow holes immediately south west of garbage storage area and excessive waste at grade in garbage storage area. (closed)
Case 25 267969 PRS 00 IV
- Nov 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 256750 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
MouldPublic health· Under Investigation
Case 10859714
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 222323 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Oct 2025· Closed
- 1st Underground Parking Level – North: The parking or storage garage is not equipped with a mechanical ventilation system capable of providing a supply of fresh air at all times, specifically, exhaust fan unit on P1 level (at rear of parking space #13) inoperable. (open)
Case 25 244122 PRS 00 IV
- Aug 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 212495 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 203343 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 193764 PRS 00 IR
- May 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 160024 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 136713 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 106286 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 104170 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 102908 HEA 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 254833 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 252768 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 252746 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 252736 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 250546 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 250519 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 247934 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 246924 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 24 243708 HEA 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 239544 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2024
Indoor air qualityPublic health· Under Investigation
Case 10825284
- Aug 2024
MouldPublic health· Under Investigation
Case 10820847
- Jul 2024
Indoor sanitationPublic health· Under Investigation
Case 10818278
- Aug 2016
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 16 201258 PRS 00 IR
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City building permits
8 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 3
- Plumbing and drains 2
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
- Parking garage repair 1
- Balcony repair 1
- Sep 2022
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Cancelled
Plumbing - Proposed on grade mechanical enclosure (structure) and installation of mechanical genset in existing P2 storage room. (22 186424 BLD 00 BA)
Permit 22 203073 PLB
- Sep 2022
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Permit Issued
HVAC - Proposed on grade mechanical enclosure (structure) and installation of mechanical genset in existing P2 storage room. (22 186424 BLD 00 BA)
Permit 22 203073 HVA
- Sep 2022
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Permit Issued
Proposed on grade mechanical enclosure (structure) and installation of mechanical genset in existing P2 storage room. (22 186424 BLD 00 BA)
Permit 22 203073 BLD
- Aug 2022
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations to an existing underground private residential parking garage within an existing apartment building. Scope of work includes construction of a new storage room in the below grade parking garage structure -…
Permit 22 186424 BLD · est. $10,000
- May 2022
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled
Proposed new storage room in existing underground parking garage on Level P2.
Permit 22 145184 BLD · est. $10,000
- Dec 2011
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
permit to install one backflow device in basement / P! level of existing apartment building.
Permit 11 328746 PSA · est. $18,000
Show 2 older permits
- Jun 2011
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
permit for parking garagte repairs to existing apartment building - P1 Level
Permit 11 226756 BLD · est. $150,000
- Aug 2010
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Inspection
Proposal to conduct remedial work to balconies (from 2nd to 24th floor) and replace guards. Building comprised of residential only.
Permit 10 247630 BLD · est. $50,000
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
71/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit91
68.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Sherbourne (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 300 m.
- Parks & trees57
17 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 80 m. 272 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling90
Within 1 km: 4.7 km of protected lanes, 6.6 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.6 km of shared routes. 7 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby93
9 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Rose Avenue Jr Public School, 60 m), plus 7 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities44
Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 9 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety24
6 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
North St.James Town
- AssaultAmong the highest
Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- RobberyHigher than most
Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the lowest
Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (26% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Higher than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Bicycle theftHigher than most
Higher than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.7× the city median).
- ShootingsLower than most
Lower than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (59% of the city median).
- HomicideLower than most
Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (66% 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, 1000 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
- Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 490 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 (d1.0) (x523)- 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
- 9
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 3
77 Howard St · 0 m away
Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2025-08-25
Zoning By-law Amednement for a 41-storey infill mixed-use building while maintaining the existing 24-storey rental apartment building on site. The proposed new building will comprised of 460 residential units and 420 square metres of non-re
City record576 Sherbourne St · 290 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2023-04-27
Site Plan Application for a 61-storey residential building that will contain 716 residential dwelling units (including 45 replacement rental units).
City record576 Sherbourne St · 290 m away
Rezoning · Appeal Received · submitted 2023-04-27
Official Plan Amendment & Rezoning for a 69-storey residential building that will contain 872 residential dwelling units (including rental replacement units).
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 | North St. James Town | Toronto (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,448 | $1,606 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,739 | $2,042 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,164 | $2,776 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,580* | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,844 | $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.
96 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 24
- Units
- 381
- Built
- 1969
- Elevators
- 3
- Managed by
- Wellesley Parliament Square Ltd.
- Heating
- Electric
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Basement, 7AM - 11PM
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
- Visitor parking
- Paid
- Bike parking
- 60 indoor
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 13
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