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Renting in Downtown Yonge East
19 registered rental buildings (2,854 units) · average RentSafeTO score 91.6 · 25,119 residents · Toronto Central CMHC survey zone
What rents cost here
Downtown Yonge East sits in the Toronto Central survey zone. In that zone's purpose-built buildings (October 2025, CMHC Rental Market Survey): a unit sitting vacant rented for an average of bachelor $1,790, 1-bedroom $2,321 and 2-bedroom $3,128, while sitting tenants paid bachelor $1,599, 1-bedroom $2,036, 2-bedroom $2,766 and 3-bedroom+ $3,556. Just 11.8% of units changed tenants in the year to the survey. Vacancy rate: 2.8%. The zone's purpose-built rental stock is about 36,052 units.
At the 2021 census, 63.9% of Downtown Yonge East households rented, 49.3% of renting households spent 30% or more of their income on housing, and 14.2% of renting households were in subsidized housing (median household income $69,500). 95.5% of homes were in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. The average household had 1.6 people and the median age was 32.8.
In 2025, police recorded across Downtown Yonge East: 593 assaults, 69 break-and-enters, 36 robberies and 19 auto thefts — assault, robbery and break-and-enter run above the typical Toronto neighbourhood; auto theft below. In 2026 so far (to June): 269 assaults, 41 break-and-enters, 28 robberies and 15 auto thefts. Toronto Police Service open data — figures describe the whole neighbourhood, not any one building.
Every registered rental building in Downtown Yonge East
| Address | Manager | Units | Score | LTB orders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 Gerrard St E | MAPLE LEAF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT | 447 | 82 | 5 |
| 423 Yonge St | TORONTO COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION | 340 | 89 | 2 |
| 252 Victoria St | OBEN PM INC. | 337 | 96 | 2 |
| 30 Mutual St | ONTARI HOLDINGS LTD AND 88 QUEEN FITZROVIA INC | 302 | 100 | 1 |
| 25 Dalhousie St | ONTARI HOLDINGS LTD AND 88 QUEEN FITZROVIA INC | 240 | 100 | 1 |
| 50 Gerrard St E | PEAKMADE CAMPUS CANADA | 188 | 98 | 3 |
| 145 Mutual St | GREENWIN | 145 | 82 | 2 |
| 80 Dundas St E | RICHMOND COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES CORP. | 138 | 92 | 0 |
| 385 Church St | — | 120 | 93 | 0 |
| 160 Jarvis St | THED SALVATION ARMY TORONTO HARBOURLIGHT MINISTRIES | 98 | 98 | 0 |
| 25 Mutual St | GREENWIN | 97 | 95 | 0 |
| 90 Shuter St | HOMES FIRST SOCIETY | 77 | 92 | 2 |
| 262 Jarvis St | SIGNET GROUP INC | 72 | 100 | 1 |
| 90 Adelaide St E | PARK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC. | 60 | 92 | 0 |
| 60 Richmond St E | CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING FEDERATION OF TORONTO | 50 | 90 | 1 |
| 177 Mutual St | MYRMEX NON-PROFIT HOUSING | 42 | 74 | 2 |
| 36 Church St | — | 41 | 82 | 0 |
| 55 Mutual St | G.C. RENTAL MANAGEMENT | 40 | 98 | 0 |
| 49 Mutual St | WOODGREEN COMMUNITY HOUSING INC. | 20 | 87 | 1 |
Scores from City of Toronto RentSafeTO evaluations; order counts from final orders published by Tribunals Ontario (Jan–June 2026), matched by address. Most orders are arrears filings — see how to read an LTB order.
Nearby: Yonge-Bay Corridor · Moss Park · Church-Wellesley · Bay-Cloverhill · Kensington-Chinatown