8 Colborne St
Toronto, Ontario
A 97-unit condominium registered in 2005 (TSCC 1682).
- Living score
- 71/100
- Units
- 97
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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
2 bylaw investigations at this address since Aug 2025.
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
- Nov 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 256789 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 211322 PRS 00 IR
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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 5
- Plumbing and drains 5
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 3
- Balcony repair 1
- Fire and life safety 1
- Nov 2018
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Inspection
Proposed intallation of new guards on rooftime surrounding mechanical area for an existing apratment building.
Permit 18 257009 BLD · est. $75,000
- Nov 2017
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled
Proposal for interior alteration below grade installing new demising wall creating new storage rooms with heating ventilation and sprinklers.
Permit 17 263335 BLD · est. $100,000
- Sep 2015
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Permit Issued
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to residential suites on the 25th floor . Scope of work includes removing a partition wall to combine suites 2501 and 2502. Plumbing fixtures in kitchen to be capped.
Permit 15 224050 PLB
- Sep 2015
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Proposal for interior alterations to residential suites on the 25th floor . Scope of work includes removing a partition wall to combine suites 2501 and 2502. Plumbing fixtures in kitchen to be capped.
Permit 15 224050 BLD
- Sep 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Install 1 backflow prevention device on 2.5" domestic water pipe.
Permit 09 173511 PSA
- Dec 2005
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Make interior alterations and build addition for restaurant purposes. See: C. of A. Dec. - Multiple Projects)) Cleared Jan. 04-06)
Permit 05 194204 PLB
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- Dec 2005
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Make interior alterations and build addition for restaurant purposes. See: C. of A. Dec. - Multiple Projects
Permit 05 194204 HVA
- Oct 2005
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Closed
Make interior alterations and build addition for restaurant purposes. See: C. of A. Dec.
Permit 05 194204 BLD · est. $200,000
- Aug 2005
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Interior alterations to create 79 seat restaurant. - Interior Alterations
Permit 05 156846 PLB
- Aug 2005
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Interior alterations to create 79 seat restaurant. - Interior Alterations Letter of Undertaking & General Review in HVAC folder
Permit 05 156846 HVA
- Jul 2005
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Interior alterations to create 79 seat restaurant at ground floor.
Permit 05 156846 BLD · est. $250,000
- Mar 2005
Alterations · Canopy w/o Enclosure · Closed
To install canopy above entrance way
Permit 05 116374 BLD
- Feb 2004
Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed
install sprinkler system--in connection with bp#02-162281
Permit 04 109872 FSU
- Aug 2003
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Construct a 25 storey mixed use building, comprised of a restaurant, offices and 97 dwelling units. - New Building. Install 100 mm water service, 200mm fire line, 200 mm sanitary piping, 150 mm storm piping, 9 floor drains, 2 ca…
Permit 02 162181 PLB
- Aug 2002
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Construct a 25 storey mixed use building, comprised of a restaurant, offices and 97 dwelling units. - New Building
Permit 02 162181 HVA
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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.
- Transit98
117.1 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 12 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: King (1 Yonge-University Line), 90 m.
- Parks & trees30
10.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 160 m. 301 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling100
Within 1 km: 9.4 km of protected lanes, 3.8 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.65 km of shared routes. 28 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby68
9 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Victoria Street Linc, 260 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities98
Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 6 community centres, 17 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety2
14 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
Downtown Yonge East
- AssaultAmong the highest
Higher than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (4.0× the city median).
- Break and enterAmong the highest
Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).
- RobberyAmong the highest
Higher than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (4.1× the city median).
- Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (59% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAmong the highest
Higher than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.5× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Among the highest
Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.8× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the highest
Higher than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (17× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Higher than 64 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× 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, 470 m away
265.2 tonnes a year from 4 facilities, mostly Redpath Sugar Ltd
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
- Street Health, 1.2 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
- Category
- Mixed use
- Zone label
CR 12.0 (c8.0; r11.7) SS1 (x2327)- Height limit
- 76 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
- 25
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
69 Yonge St · 50 m away
Site plan · Application Received · submitted 2026-09-02
65 Adelaide St E · 270 m away
Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2025-11-28
Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a new 63-storey mixed-use building, containing approximately 370 dwelling 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 | 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.
- 2017
- 0.44% lower rent · 11 of 13 units notified
- 2018
- 0.46% lower rent · 11 of 13 units notified
- 2019
- 0.40% lower rent · 2 of 10 units notified
Where several units are listed, the cut shown is the median. 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
- 97
- Unit mix
- 19 studio · 76 one-bed · 2 two-bed
- Condo plan
- TSCC 1682
- Registered
- June 2005
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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