Toronto · Ward 11 · PRIVATE

88 Oxford St

Toronto, Ontario · postal area M5T · Kensington-Chinatown

11 units · 4 storeys · built 1895 · managed by TURTLEDOVE MANAGEMENT

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RentSafeTO score

75
evaluated Jul 15, 2026 · proactive score 75 · 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

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

Investment (5 yrs)

0
building permits since Aug 2021

Property standards

8
investigations in the last 2 years · 2 still open · 2 open deficiencies

Building facts

Heatinghot water
Laundry roomyes
Visitor parkingunavailable
Bike parking0 indoor parking spots and 8 outdoor parking spots
Elevators0
Sprinklersno
Fire alarmyes
Barrier-free entranceno
Pets allowedno
Non-smokingno
Hydro metered per unityes
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
Building Exterior1 / 3
Windows1 / 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 · Kensington-Chinatown

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: College St at Borden St · 129 m
Stops within 500 m: 14
Streetcars: 505, 506, 510, 511
24-hour night routes: 305, 306, 307, 310
Nearest subway: Queen's Park Station · 1.2 km
Nearest intersection: College & Borden · 131 m
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: 68.4%
Renters paying 30%+ of income: 43.9%
Renters in subsidized housing: 24.1%
Median household income: $62,000
Average household: 1.9 people
Median age: 34.8
Homes in 5+ storey buildings: 59%
Moved in the past year: 22.1%
Residents: 22,801
2021 census · Kensington-Chinatown

Area safety

Whole neighbourhood — not this building
2026 so far (to June): 233 assaults, 84 break-and-enters, 15 robberies and 7 auto thefts — 8% more than the same months of 2025
Full year 2025: 460 assaults, 101 break-and-enters, 44 robberies and 27 auto thefts — assault, robbery and break-and-enter run above the typical Toronto neighbourhood; auto theft below.
311 noise complaints in postal area M5T: 164 in 2026 so far (190 in all of 2025).
Police-reported · whole neighbourhood, not this building

What's nearby

Distances from this building
Parks: The Doctors' Parkette 190 m · Sonya'S Park 215 m · Bellevue Square Park 325 m
Community centres: Scadding Court Community Centre 448 m · Harrison Pool 1.2 km
Libraries: Sanderson 418 m · Lillian H. Smith 559 m
City of Toronto open data · straight-line distances

Schools nearby

Distances from this building
Elementary: Kensington Community School · 104 m
Middle: Lord Lansdowne Jr Sr & Da Vinci · 411 m
Secondary (high school): Heydon Park Secondary School · 822 m
Catholic elementary: King Edward Jr & Sr Public School · 345 m
Catholic secondary: St Michael'S Choir School - Secondary · 2.2 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 11 (University-Rosedale) — Dianne Saxe, Councillor_Saxe@toronto.ca · 416-392-4009.

Score history

EvaluationScore
Jul 23, 202469
Jul 15, 202675

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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