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Living in CityPlace, Toronto

A cluster of glass condo towers on the old railway lands, between the CN Tower and Fort York, with a park, two schools and the lake a few minutes away. Here is what renting in CityPlace is actually like, how you get around, and the trade-offs locals talk about.
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What's it like to live in CityPlace?

CityPlace fills the land between Spadina Avenue and Bathurst Street, from the rail corridor along Front Street down to the Gardiner Expressway. Until the 1990s this was railway yards. Since then it has become one of the densest clusters of condo towers in the city, built around Canoe Landing Park and its giant red canoe sculpture, with the CN Tower and the Rogers Centre on its eastern edge.Everything here is new and almost everything is a condo. In the City's Harbourfront-CityPlace neighbourhood, which also takes in the towers along Queens Quay, 99.5% of homes are in buildings of five or more storeys, 64% were built since 2006 and 95% are condos. About six in ten are studios or one bedrooms. So nearly every rental is a condo unit let by its owner, and units first lived in after November 15, 2018 are exempt from Ontario's rent increase guideline, so ask when the building opened.It is young and international. The median resident was 32 in 2021, households averaged 1.7 people, six in ten households rented, and 46% of residents were immigrants. Rents are among the highest in the city: in the 2021 census the median tenant household paid $2,020 a month for rent and utilities, against $1,500 across Toronto.The neighbourhood finally has the services it lacked for its first two decades. The Canoe Landing campus, with Jean Lumb Public School, Bishop Macdonell Catholic School, a community centre and child care, opened in 2020, and the Fort York library branch sits on Fort York Boulevard. Loblaws, Sobeys and Farm Boy are all within about five minutes, and the waterfront, the Toronto Music Garden and Ireland Park are just south of the Gardiner.There is no subway. The 510 Spadina and 509 Harbourfront streetcars run to Union Station along Queens Quay, the 511 Bathurst runs north to Line 2, and Union is about a 25 minute walk. The trade-offs are noise from the Gardiner and the rail corridor, crowds on Blue Jays and concert nights, and towers close enough together that views and light depend on the floor and the side.

Best suited for

  • Young professionals
  • Renters without a car
  • Waterfront runners and cyclists
  • Families with young children
  • –Commuters who need the subway
  • –Renters who want a quiet street

Quick facts

  • Population28,100
  • Renter households60%
  • Median age32
  • Homes built since 200664%

Getting around

Streetcars to Union along Queens Quay and north on Spadina and Bathurst, and the Financial District within a long walk.

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WalkabilityGroceries, schools and the waterfront on foot

80/100

Transit accessThree streetcar lines, no subway station

84/100

CyclingThe waterfront trail and the Bentway nearby
Union Station, from Queens Quay12 min by streetcar
Spadina Station, Lines 1 and 220 min by streetcar
CN Tower14 min walk
Union Station25 min walk
Bathurst Station, Line 219 min by streetcar
Billy Bishop Airport, mainland entrance12 min walk
510 Spadina
509 Harbourfront
511 Bathurst

CityPlace on the map

The neighbourhood outline, and the places listed further down the page.

Schools and childcare

CityPlace has two elementary schools of its own, side by side at Canoe Landing, and two more TDSB schools on Queens Quay. Which school serves an address is set by the board, so check the TDSB and TCDSB school locators. Walk times are measured from Fort York Boulevard and Dan Leckie Way.
SchoolTypeWalk time
Jean Lumb Public School
Public · Elementary5 min
Bishop Macdonell Catholic School
Catholic · Elementary5 min
City School
Public alternative · Secondary6 min
The Waterfront School
Public · Elementary7 min
St. Mary Catholic School
Catholic · Elementary14 min
Niagara Street Junior Public School
Public · Elementary15 min

Around the neighbourhood

Walk times from Fort York Boulevard and Dan Leckie Way. The waterfront parks are just south of the Gardiner.

Groceries

  • Loblaws4 min
  • Sobeys5 min
  • Farm Boy5 min
  • Harbour Green Farms7 min

Coffee and bakeries

  • Sip Smile Repeat1 min
  • Aroma Espresso Bar3 min
  • Quantum Coffee5 min
  • Courage Cookies5 min

Food and drink

  • Sansotei Ramen1 min
  • Fort York Tavern1 min
  • The Morning After2 min
  • Hunters Landing2 min

Parks and the waterfront

  • Canoe Landing Park2 min
  • Toronto Music Garden6 min
  • Ireland Park7 min
  • Little Norway Park9 min

Fitness and rinks

  • Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre4 min
  • Anytime Fitness5 min
  • Orangetheory Fitness6 min
  • The Bentway Skate Trail9 min

Everyday services

  • Bloom Pharmacy2 min
  • TPL: Fort York Branch3 min
  • Shoppers Drug Mart4 min
  • Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre6 min

Rent with confidence in CityPlace

What Ontario tenancy rules protect, and how liv.rent keeps the process safe from first message to signed lease.

Deposits are limited

A landlord in Ontario can ask for a rent deposit of up to one month of rent, and it can only be used for your last month. Damage and pet deposits are not allowed, and the landlord owes you interest on the rent deposit every year.

Rent increases are limited

Most rents can go up once every 12 months, by no more than the provincial guideline, with 90 days of written notice. Units first lived in after November 15, 2018 are exempt from the guideline, though the landlord still has to give that notice.

Every listing is verified

Landlords complete ID verification before they can post, and you can sign the lease and pay rent through liv.rent, so there is no e-transfer to a stranger.
With hundreds of near identical units across a few dozen towers, CityPlace listings are easy to copy: real photos of a real unit, posted by someone who does not own it. Confirm who owns the unit, or that the person showing it is authorized to lease it, before you pay anything, and never pay outside a platform that keeps a record. The tenancy points above are general information about renting in Ontario, not legal or financial advice. For guidance on your own tenancy, contact the Landlord and Tenant Board.How liv.rent verification works

CityPlace rental questions

Is CityPlace expensive compared with the rest of Toronto?

Yes. In the 2021 census the median tenant household in the City's Harbourfront-CityPlace neighbourhood paid $2,020 a month for rent and utilities, against $1,500 across Toronto. That covers everyone renting in 2021, so a unit listed today asks more. CMHC's citywide average of $1,916 for October 2025 is not a guide here: it surveys purpose built rental buildings, and almost everything in CityPlace is a condo.

Is there a subway station in CityPlace?

No. The 509 Harbourfront and 510 Spadina streetcars run along Queens Quay to Union Station, about 12 minutes from Dan Leckie Way, and the 510 and 511 Bathurst run north to Line 2 at Spadina and Bathurst stations. Union Station is also about a 25 minute walk.

Is CityPlace a good neighbourhood for families?

Better than it used to be. Jean Lumb Public School and Bishop Macdonell Catholic School opened at Canoe Landing in 2020, next to a community centre and child care, and the waterfront parks are a short walk. Most units are studios to two bedrooms, though, so space is the usual limit.

Is CityPlace noisy?

It depends on the side of the building. Units facing the Gardiner Expressway or the rail corridor hear traffic and trains, and the streets around the Rogers Centre fill up on game and concert nights. Units facing Canoe Landing Park or between towers are quieter, though views and light vary a lot by floor.

Are CityPlace condos covered by rent control?

It depends on when the unit was first lived in. Units first occupied after November 15, 2018 are exempt from the provincial guideline, so the owner can raise the rent by any amount with 90 days of written notice. Most CityPlace towers were finished before then, but the newest were not, so ask before you sign.

Can I find pet-friendly rentals in CityPlace?

Often, yes. In Ontario a "no pets" clause in a lease is void, and a landlord cannot charge a pet deposit. A condo building can still restrict pets in its own rules, and those apply to tenants too, so ask for the building rules before you sign.

Is parking included with CityPlace rentals?

Sometimes. Many towers have underground parking, but a space is often rented separately, and visitor parking is limited. Most renters here walk, cycle or take the streetcar instead.
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Methodology

Places, parks, schools and transit routes on this page come from OpenStreetMap. Walk times are approximate. Population, age and how many households rent come from Statistics Canada's 2021 Census, as the City of Toronto publishes it for its Harbourfront-CityPlace neighbourhood. Rent and vacancy come from CMHC's Rental Market Survey for October 2025, for the City of Toronto. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto.Listing counts and prices come from liv.rent, so they show what's on the platform rather than the whole city.OpenStreetMap, Statistics Canada, CMHC, Open Government Licence – Toronto. Last updated October 2026.