Toronto · Ward 13 · SOCIAL HOUSING

50 Earl St

Toronto, Ontario · postal area M4Y · North St.James Town

22 units · 4 storeys · built 1993 · managed by HOMES FIRST SOCIETY

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RentSafeTO score

91
evaluated Nov 7, 2025 · proactive score 92 · what scores mean

LTB orders, Jan–June 2026

0
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

0
open violations · 1 recorded since 2018 · last inspection Feb 2, 2026

Investment (5 yrs)

3
building permits since Aug 2021

Property standards

2
investigations in the last 2 years · 2 still open · 1 open deficiency

Building facts

Heatinghot water
Laundry roomyes
Visitor parkingunavailable
Bike parking0 indoor parking spots and 7 outdoor parking spots
Elevators1
Sprinklersyes
Fire alarmyes
Barrier-free entranceyes
Pets allowedyes
Non-smokingno
Hydro metered per unitno
Gas metered per unitno
Intercomyes
Lockers / storageno

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

Inspection breakdown

Laundry Room3 / 3
Garbage/Compactor Room3 / 3
Building Exterior2 / 3
Windows3 / 3
Common Area Ventilation3 / 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 · North St.James Town

What rents cost here · Toronto Central zone

Zone-wide market averages — not this building's rents
UnitVacant units rent forSitting 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: Sherbourne St at Earl St North Side · 31 m
Stops within 500 m: 19
Bus routes: 65, 75, 94
Subway within 500 m: Line 2
24-hour night routes: 300, 365
Nearest subway: Sherbourne Station · 367 m
Nearest intersection: Earl & Sherbourne · 34 m · 8,127 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: 88.9%
Renters paying 30%+ of income: 36.2%
Renters in subsidized housing: 22.9%
Median household income: $59,200
Average household: 2 people
Median age: 36.4
Homes in 5+ storey buildings: 93%
Moved in the past year: 16.6%
Residents: 23,408
2021 census · North St.James Town

Area safety

Whole neighbourhood — not this building
2026 so far (to June): 136 assaults, 26 break-and-enters, 15 robberies and 4 auto thefts — 9% more than the same months of 2025
Full year 2025: 300 assaults, 36 break-and-enters, 20 auto thefts and 18 robberies — assault and robbery run above the typical Toronto neighbourhood; auto theft and break-and-enter 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: Wellesley - Magill Park 143 m · St. James Town West Park 216 m · Dr. Gordon Chong Park 372 m
Community centres: Wellesley Community Centre 159 m · PAM McCONNELL AQUATIC CENTRE 1.4 km
Libraries: St. James Town 186 m · Toronto Reference Library 950 m
City of Toronto open data · straight-line distances

Schools nearby

Distances from this building
Elementary: Rose Avenue Jr Public School · 287 m
Middle: Winchester Jr & Sr Public School · 479 m
Secondary (high school): Jarvis Collegiate Institute · 348 m
Catholic elementary: Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella Campus · 140 m
Catholic secondary: St Michael'S Choir School - Secondary · 1.5 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

EvaluationScore
Jun 14, 202395
Nov 7, 202591

Recent building permits

IssuedTypeWorkEst. costStatus
Apr 3, 2023Building Additions/AlterationsInterior Alterations—Revision Issued
Dec 20, 2021Mechanical(MS)Building Permit Related(MS)—Revision Issued
Oct 28, 2021Building Additions/AlterationsInterior Alterations—Revision Issued

Permits filed at this address since August 2021 (City of Toronto building permits, active file). Permit activity is a sign the owner is investing in the building; estimated costs are as declared by the applicant.

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.

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