Toronto · Ward 13 · PRIVATE

89 Isabella St

Toronto, Ontario · postal area M4Y · Church-Wellesley

76 units · 13 storeys · built 1959 · managed by SIGNET GROUP INC

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RentSafeTO score

evaluated Aug 19, 2026 · proactive score 91 · 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

open violations · 26 recorded since 2018 · last inspection Feb 11, 2026

Investment (5 yrs)

building permits since Aug 2021

Property standards

investigations in the last 2 years · none open now

Building facts

Heatingelectric

Laundry roomyes

Parkingunderground garage · garage accessible thru building · surface parking

Visitor parkingboth

Bike parking50 indoor parking spots and 5 outdoor parking spots

Elevators2

Sprinklersyes

Fire alarmyes

Barrier-free entranceno

Pets allowedyes

Non-smokingno

Hydro metered per unitno

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 Room3 / 3

Parking Areas2 / 3

Garbage/Compactor Room2 / 3

Building Exterior2 / 3

Windows3 / 3

Balcony Guards3 / 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 · Church-Wellesley

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: Wellesley St East at Church St · 299 m
Stops within 500 m: 16
Bus routes: 75, 94, 97
Streetcars: 506
Subway within 500 m: Line 1
24-hour night routes: 300, 306, 320
Nearest subway: Wellesley Station · 409 m
Nearest intersection: Church & Isabella · 110 m · 11,768 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: 75.7%
Renters paying 30%+ of income: 50.6%
Renters in subsidized housing: 11.6%
Median household income: $60,400
Average household: 1.5 people
Median age: 33.6
Homes in 5+ storey buildings: 93%
Moved in the past year: 32.1%
Residents: 30,048

2021 census · Church-Wellesley

Area safety

Whole neighbourhood — not this building

2026 so far (to June): 202 assaults, 41 break-and-enters, 15 robberies and 3 auto thefts — 26% more than the same months of 2025

Full year 2025: 380 assaults, 44 break-and-enters, 28 robberies and 14 auto thefts — 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: Charles Street Parkette 138 m · Barbara Hall Park 190 m · Paul Kane House Parkette 312 m
Community centres: Wellesley Community Centre 497 m · John Innes Community Recreation Centre 1.7 km
Libraries: St. James Town 513 m · Toronto Reference Library 630 m

City of Toronto open data · straight-line distances

Schools nearby

Distances from this building

Elementary: Church St Jr & Native Learning Ctr · 544 m
Middle: Winchester Jr & Sr Public School · 818 m
Secondary (high school): Jarvis Collegiate Institute · 346 m
Catholic elementary: Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella Campus · 334 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
Sep 11, 2024	81
Aug 19, 2026	90

Fire code violations

26 violation records since 2018 in Toronto Fire Services' high-rise inspection data; 0 currently open. Most frequent:

Records to be prepared (3)
Damaged fire separations (2)
Maintenance of closures (2)

Source: Toronto Fire Services residential inspection results, refreshed daily. A violation record is a finding at inspection time; open items are those without a recorded close date.

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.