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Sherbourne Complex

565 Sherbourne St, Toronto

Year built: 1978Neighbourhood: The VillageType: Type not confirmed

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The area around 565 Sherbourne St

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Saint James Town $1,725Cabbagetown $1,740Broadview North $1,823Playter Estates-Danforth $1,968St. Clair West $1,995Riverdale $2,017Casa Loma $2,100Church-Wellesley $2,100Regent Park $2,175Moss Park $2,193Rosedale $2,199Downtown Toronto $2,200University $2,244Kensington $2,289The Annex $2,300The Village $2,349Bay-Cloverhill $2,410Saint Lawrence $2,472Bay Street Corridor $2,599

Median 1-bed rents in surrounding neighbourhoods.

Amenities

ParkingElevatorShared laundry

From public listing and building records. May not reflect current amenities -- confirm with the strata or property manager.

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No tribunal disputes on file

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No disputes on record — era risks to check

Building health

No tribunal history on record. 3 construction-era topics to check for a 1978 Toronto building.

Tribunal cases

Tribunal issues

Era topics

Matched permits

Top things to check

Polybutylene (Poly-B) plumbing — construction eraAluminum branch wiring — construction era

A synthesis of the record and era sections below — a starting read, not a building inspection or an appraisal.

Building Record · Tribunal

No tribunal history on record for this building. That's a clean signal — no adjudicated disputes found in BC CRT / Ontario tribunal data.

Building-Era Findings

What to watch in a 1978 Toronto building

Issues commonly associated with this building's construction era, type and area. These are patterns to check, not confirmed findings for this specific building.

3 era/typology topics to review · 2 higher-cost

We haven't confirmed this building's construction type yet. Items tagged if applicable depend on it (e.g. glass tower vs. wood-frame).

Systems

Polybutylene (Poly-B) plumbing

High

Grey plastic supply piping that micro-fractures when exposed to chlorinated municipal water, presenting extreme burst risk.

Popular 1978–1997 (peak 1993); removed from the National Plumbing Code in 2005.

What it means for you: Standard unit-owner policies often exclude or place high deductibles on Poly-B water damage.

Cost signal: Failure rate ~95% within 10–15 years; repipe cost per unit is significant.

Check: Grey flexible plastic pipe at the manifold/fixtures; repipe certificate.

Source: urbanpiping.com

Aluminum branch wiring

High

Aluminum branch wiring that oxidises and loosens at connections, carrying a much higher fire-hazard risk than copper.

Widespread during the mid-1960s copper shortage; use ended in the late 1970s over fire-safety concerns.

What it means for you: Insurers frequently charge 15–30% more or require remediation (pigtailing) and an ESA safety certificate.

Check: ESA Certificate of Acceptance and evidence of pigtailing or rewiring.

Source: esasafe.com

Repairs & Condition

Asbestos / vermiculite / UFFI (pre-1990)

Medium

Asbestos-containing materials, Zonolite vermiculite, and (1975–1978) UFFI insulation used in older construction.

Asbestos use ran into the 1980s; a pre-1990 build has a reasonable chance of containing these materials.

What it means for you: Safe if undisturbed, but provincial law requires a hazmat survey before any renovation/expansion/demolition, adding cost and time.

Check: Hazardous-materials survey; a Salvage/Abatement or demolition permit on record indicates it was handled.

Source: mastersremediation.com

Era and typology patterns are general guidance, not a building inspection. Confirm each item against the depreciation report, strata minutes, and a professional inspection.

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