Toronto · Ward 13 · PRIVATE

26 St Joseph St

Toronto, Ontario · postal area M4Y · Bay-Cloverhill

65 units · 6 storeys · built 1920 · managed by SK PROPERTIES & DEVELOPMENT INC

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RentSafeTO score

evaluated Nov 18, 2025 · proactive score 95 · what scores mean

LTB orders, Jan–June 2026

no final orders in this period

Rent control

Likely rent-controlled

first occupied before Nov 15, 2018 — the annual guideline (2.1% in 2026) applies · details

Fire code

no violations in Toronto Fire's high-rise inspection records

Investment (5 yrs)

no permits on file since Aug 2021

Property standards

investigations in the last 2 years · none open now

Building facts

Heatinghot water

Laundry roomyes

Visitor parkingunavailable

Bike parkingnot available

Elevators1

Sprinklersyes

Fire alarmyes

Barrier-free entranceno

Pets allowedno

Non-smokingyes

Hydro metered per unityes

Gas metered per unitno

Intercomyes

Lockers / storageyes

Self-reported by the building owner or manager at RentSafeTO registration; City of Toronto open data.

Inspection breakdown

Laundry Room2 / 3

Building Exterior3 / 3

Windows3 / 3

Common areas scored 0–3 by the City inspector at the latest RentSafeTO evaluation (3 = no issues found). Only areas assessed at this building are shown.

Neighbourhood & getting around · Bay-Cloverhill

What rents cost here · Toronto Central zone

Zone-wide market averages — not this building's rents

Unit	Vacant units rent for	Sitting tenants pay
bachelor	$1,790	$1,599
1-bedroom	$2,321	$2,036
2-bedroom	$3,128	$2,766
3-bedroom+	—	$3,556

The gap is what moving costs: a vacant 2-bedroom rents about 13% above what sitting tenants pay. Only 11.8% of units changed tenants in the year to the survey. Vacancy rate: 2.8%. Across the City of Toronto, average rents rose 3% over the year (same-structure sample). CMHC Rental Market Survey, October 2025.

Region-wide asking rents (Toronto area (CMA), Q1 2026, Statistics Canada, Quarterly Rent Statistics): bachelor $1,760 · 1-bed $2,110 · 2-bed $2,660 · 3-bed $3,250. Rentals.ca & Urbanation National Rent Report, July 2026: City of Toronto average $2,577 across all unit types.

Getting around

Distances from this building

Nearest stop: Bay St at St Joseph St North Side · 78 m
Stops within 500 m: 30
Bus routes: 13, 19, 94, 97
Streetcars: 506
Subway within 500 m: Line 1
24-hour night routes: 300, 306, 320
Nearest subway: Wellesley Station · 257 m
Nearest intersection: St Joseph & Bay · 91 m · 18,003 vehicles in the City's latest count

TTC schedule data · routes serving stops within 500 m · straight-line distances · nearest intersection from CornerFacts, our sister site

Who lives in the area

Whole neighbourhood — not this building

Households renting: 69.7%
Renters paying 30%+ of income: 61.7%
Renters in subsidized housing: 3.5%
Median household income: $58,400
Average household: 1.6 people
Median age: 29.8
Homes in 5+ storey buildings: 98%
Moved in the past year: 38.2%
Residents: 24,089

2021 census · Bay-Cloverhill

Area safety

Whole neighbourhood — not this building

2026 so far (to June): 56 assaults, 38 break-and-enters, 5 robberies and 2 auto thefts — 8% fewer than the same months of 2025

Full year 2025: 145 assaults, 69 break-and-enters, 18 robberies and 4 auto thefts — break-and-enter runs above the typical Toronto neighbourhood; auto theft below.

311 noise complaints in postal area M4Y: 232 in 2026 so far (244 in all of 2025).

Police-reported · whole neighbourhood, not this building

What's nearby

Distances from this building

Parks: Clover Hill Park 127 m · St. Mary Street Parkette 198 m · James Canning Gardens 212 m
Community centres: Wellesley Community Centre 999 m · Harrison Pool 1.7 km
Libraries: Toronto Reference Library 652 m · Yorkville 666 m

City of Toronto open data · straight-line distances

Schools nearby

Distances from this building

Elementary: Church St Jr & Native Learning Ctr · 670 m
Middle: Jesse Ketchum Jr & Sr Public School · 880 m
Secondary (high school): Jarvis Collegiate Institute · 725 m
Catholic elementary: St Joseph'S College School · 249 m
Catholic secondary: St Michael'S Choir School - Secondary · 1.4 km

Nearest board-run school by straight-line distance — catchment zones are set by each school board, so confirm with the board's Find Your School tool.

Who to contact about building problems. Put requests to your landlord in writing first. Unresolved property-standards issues go to the City through 311 (RentSafeTO). If 311 doesn't resolve it, your councillor's office can escalate: Ward 13 (Toronto Centre) — Chris Moise, Councillor_Moise@toronto.ca · 416-392-7903.

Score history

Evaluation	Score
Oct 30, 2023	86
Nov 18, 2025	95

Landlord and Tenant Board orders

How to read these orders and codes →

No final LTB orders were published for this address between January and June 2026. Earlier years will appear as Tribunals Ontario backfills its catalogue to 2021.

Landlord or manager of this building? You can request a correction or add a response that will appear beside this record. Every fact above links to its official source and date.