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Renting in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands
21 registered rental buildings (3,275 units) · average RentSafeTO score 91.6 · 44,636 residents · Toronto Central CMHC survey zone
What rents cost here
St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands 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, 60.3% of St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands households rented, 39.1% of renting households spent 30% or more of their income on housing, and 17.8% of renting households were in subsidized housing (median household income $87,000). 94.4% of homes were in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. The average household had 1.7 people and the median age was 35.2.
In 2025, police recorded across St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands: 473 assaults, 73 break-and-enters, 43 robberies and 11 auto thefts — assault and robbery run above the typical Toronto neighbourhood; auto theft below. In 2026 so far (to June): 234 assaults, 48 break-and-enters, 13 robberies and 5 auto thefts. Toronto Police Service open data — figures describe the whole neighbourhood, not any one building.
Every registered rental building in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands
| Address | Manager | Units | Score | LTB orders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181 Mill St | TRICON RESIDENTIAL INC | 310 | 100 | 23 |
| 15 Scadding Ave | TORONTO COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION | 251 | 84 | 4 |
| 100 Mill St | TRICON RESIDENTAIL | 237 | 100 | 6 |
| 151 Mill St | TRICON RESIDENTIAL INC | 232 | 100 | 8 |
| 131 Mill St | TRICON RESIDENTIAL INC | 230 | 99 | 10 |
| 176 The Esplanade | TCH | 220 | 95 | 2 |
| 99 Lake Shore Blvd E | ELEMENT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC | 205 | 98 | 2 |
| 110 The Esplanade | AFFORDABLE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT | 205 | 91 | 0 |
| 25 Henry Lane Ter | TORONTO COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION | 196 | 77 | 1 |
| 55 The Esplanade | TORONTO COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION | 166 | 80 | 0 |
| 75 Cooperage St | WIGWAMEN INCORPORATED | 145 | 98 | 5 |
| 33 Hahn Pl | LES CENTRES D'ACCUEIL HERITAGE (OWNS AND MANAGES BLDG CAH IS NOT A PROPERTY MNGMT CO) | 135 | 84 | 5 |
| 85 The Esplanade | AFFORDABLE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT | 128 | 93 | 0 |
| 1 Church St | TORONTO COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION | 115 | 92 | 3 |
| 20 Palace St | FRED VICTOR CENTRE | 108 | 96 | 0 |
| 140 The Esplanade | TCH | 102 | 81 | 1 |
| 32 Freeland St | — | 100 | 98 | 0 |
| 31 Princess St | KRAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC. | 82 | 94 | 0 |
| 171 Front St E | TORONTO COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION | 61 | 93 | 0 |
| 5 Hahn Pl | ST CLARE'S MULTIFAITH HOUSING | 32 | 87 | 0 |
| 49 Henry Lane Ter | TCH | 15 | 84 | 0 |
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.
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