800 Adelaide St W
Toronto, Ontario M6J
A 3-storey, 50-unit social housing building built in 1987.
- Property manager
- Homes First Society
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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
12 bylaw investigations at this address since Dec 2024.
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 6
- Garbage 3
- Not enough heat 3
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 225458 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 220021 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172745 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172744 000 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 241303 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2025
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 25 217247 WST 00 IR
Show 6 older cases
- Jul 2025
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 25 201580 WST 00 IR
- Jul 2025
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 25 200510 WST 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 108039 HEA 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 106573 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 102228 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 24 249012 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
10 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
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 3
- Balcony repair 2
- Plumbing and drains 1
- Parking garage repair 1
- Aug 2026
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Revision Issued
Revision: concrete stair replacement
Permit 26 159482 BLD
- May 2026
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Permit Issued
Proposal to replace concrete/metal stairs & railings/guardrails.
Permit 26 159482 BLD · est. $1,000,000
- May 2019
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Proposal for the replacement of (2) existing exterior concrete stairs with railings (89-91 and 93-95 Stanley Terrace)
Permit 19 154861 BLD · est. $50,000
- May 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Closed
Replace Carrier electric heat unit with gas furnace and split A/C unit
Permit 19 154624 MSA · est. $30,000
- Dec 2018
Plumbing and drains · Manholes/Catch Basins/Sumps/Interceptors · Closed
Proposal to install one oil interceptor in hydro vault.
Permit 18 270839 PSA · est. $5,000
- Jul 2018
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Proposal for the replacement of (2) existing exterior concrete stairs with railings.
Permit 18 198536 BLD
Show 4 older permits
- May 2018
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Other(MS) · Inspection
Replace makeup air unit with new unit of the same heating capacity located in the basement of an existing apartment building.
Permit 18 166757 MSA
- Apr 2018
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Other(MS) · Cancelled
Replace makeup air unit with new unit of the same heating capacity.
Permit 18 144719 MSA
- Nov 2009
Alterations · Other(BA) · Inspection
installation of new access ladder from top of existing interior stair system through a roof hatch above leading to the 6th floor balcony of the building. The existing balcony is to be mothballed and used for roof access purposes only. Prop…
Permit 09 187552 BLD · est. $8,000
- Jun 2008
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Inspection
Proposal to reconstruct 3 sets of exit stairs.
Permit 08 169734 BLD
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
65/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit49
39.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Osgoode (1 Yonge-University Line), 2.0 km.
- Parks & trees83
29.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 50 m. 706 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling86
Within 1 km: 2.9 km of protected lanes, 6.15 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.1 km of shared routes. 15 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby68
6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Niagara Street Jr Public School, 160 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities91
Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 2 community centres, 10 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety12
8 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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About 1.2 km around the building. Select anything on the map for details. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Also worth knowing
Shown for context. None of this is part of the living score.
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
Gardiner Expressway, 700 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
- Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 1.5 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
Open Space Recreation
- Category
- Open space
- Zone label
OR- Height limit
- 15 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
- 8
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
788 King St W · 300 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 record952 King St W · 260 m away
Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2022-09-08
The proposed development consists of a 17-storey mixed-use building with a height of 52.8 metres to the top of the roof and 58.5 metres to the top of the mechanical penthouse. The building will be comprised of approximately 182 square metre
City record952 King St W · 260 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-09-08
The proposed development consists of a 16-storey mixed-use building, which will have a total height of 50.6 metres to the top of the roof and 56.6 metres to the top of the mechanical penthouse. The building will be comprised of approximatel
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 | South Parkdale/King West | Toronto (West) zone | Toronto 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.
88 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Social housing
- Storeys
- 3
- Units
- 50
- Built
- 1987
- Elevators
- 1
- Managed by
- Homes First Society
- Heating
- Electric
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Basement, 24HR
- Pets
- Allowed
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room, child play area
- Balconies
- No
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- Yes
- Ward
- 10
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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