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80 Wellesley St E

Toronto, Ontario M4Y

A 12-storey, 76-unit private rental building built in 1963.

Living score
70/100
Built
1963
Units
76
Storeys
12
City inspection
88/100

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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

19 bylaw investigations at this address since Dec 2025; 3 notices or orders to comply; 6 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 14
  • Not enough heat 3
  • Garbage 2
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 246992 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 246988 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 242402 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 234658 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued

    • Kitchen Wall: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, the kitchen wall behind the stove is in disrepair. (open)
    • Exterior Wall – Balcony: The exterior walls and their components are not being maintained in good repair.Namely, the exterior wall on the balcony is cracked by the bell/Rogers cable. (open)
    • Throughout Dwelling Unit – Ventilation System: The ventilation system or unit is not kept in good repair and maintained in good working condition at all times.Namely, ventilation in the kitchen and bathroom have tape and are not maintained. (open)

    Case 26 227341 PRS 00 IV

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 220342 PRS 00 IR

Show 13 older cases
  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 219312 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued

    • Elevator: Elevator(s) is not certified in good working order. (open)

    Case 26 225938 PRS 00 IV

  • Aug 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 214795 WST 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 214684 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 213414 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 212779 WST 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 212777 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 196057 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 157785 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 109677 HEA 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 103154 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Not enough heatBylawNotice to comply · Dec 2025· Closed

    Case 25 271021 HEA 00 IV

  • Dec 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 269923 HEA 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

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

  • Plumbing and drains 3
  • Alterations 3
  • Parking garage repair 3
  • Fire and life safety 2
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Jan 2025

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

    Plumbing - Interior alterations to lobby within the existing apartment building

    Permit 25 104157 PLB

  • Jan 2025

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Interior alterations to lobby within the existing apartment building

    Permit 25 104157 BLD

  • Dec 2024

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

    Plumbing - Proposal to perform interior alterations to the lobby area.

    Permit 24 254345 PLB

  • Dec 2024

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled

    Proposal to perform interior alterations to the lobby area.

    Permit 24 254345 BLD · est. $1,000

  • Jun 2020

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed

    To relocate sprinklers inside storage room to comply with OBC requirements

    Permit 20 153873 FSU · est. $10,000

  • Apr 2020

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    PROPOSED: Install (1) Electromagnetic Lock in underground parking door. Garage to building.

    Permit 20 136667 FSU · est. $4,000

Show 6 older permits
  • Dec 2019

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposal for interior alterations to reconstruct existing storage rooms (to comply with fire separation requirements) on level B1 in an existing apartment building.

    Permit 19 257593 BLD

  • Oct 2014

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Propoasl for parking garage repair in under ground parking in existing apartment building.

    Permit 14 239249 BLD · est. $14,000

  • Sep 2013

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

    Proposal to install one backflow preventor.

    Permit 13 242133 PSA · est. $3,000

  • Jun 2012

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    permit for repair of podium deck for below grade parking garage.

    Permit 12 186457 BLD · est. $150,000

  • Jul 2011

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Proposal to repair 72 blconies on the north and south faces of existing apartment building.

    Permit 11 233319 BLD

  • Oct 2002

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Make repairs to roof slab of underground parking garage.

    Permit 02 182919 BLD · est. $21,000

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

70/ 100

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

  • Transit84

    52.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Wellesley (1 Yonge-University Line), 270 m.

  • Parks & trees50

    12.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 60 m. 490 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling93

    Within 1 km: 8.15 km of protected lanes, 2.45 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.25 km of shared routes. 13 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby93

    8 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Jarvis Collegiate Institute, 200 m), plus 10 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities74

    Within 1 km: 3 libraries, 1 community centre, 14 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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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

Traffic pollutionLow

Don Valley Parkway, 1.8 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

15.3 tonnes a year from 1 facility, mostly Toronto Metropolitan University

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, 350 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) (x513)
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
72
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 55 Isabella St · 290 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
  • 568 Church St · 90 m away

    Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2026-02-20

    Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law amendment for a 36-storey purpose built rental mixed-use tower atop a 5-storey podium with 409 residential rental units and retail at grade.

    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
BedroomsChurch-Yonge CorridorToronto (Central) zoneToronto 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.

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.

88 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
12
Units
76
Built
1963
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Ground floor, 24 HOURS
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, ground level 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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