10 Gower St
Toronto, Ontario M4B
A 7-storey, 164-unit social housing building built in 1994.
- Property manager
- Vincentpaul Family Homes Corporation
- Contractor
- Standard Fire & Life Safety · 2019
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
5 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2025; 2 notices or orders to comply.
A case starts with a complaint or an officer’s visit, so it is not a finding against the building. In a condo, a complaint about one unit is filed under the building’s address.
- Repairs and upkeep 5
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 222394 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2026· Closed
- Previously finished surface(s) have marks, stains, graffiti, smoke damage, painted slogans and/or other defacements.Namely: Living room ceiling in corner, bedroom ceiling in corner. (open)
- Previously finished wall(s) have marks, stains, graffiti, smoke damage, painted slogans and/or other defacements.Namely: Living room walls in corner, bedroom walls in corner. (open)
Case 26 188011 PRS 00 IV
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 183168 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Oct 2025· Closed
- Bedroom: The window(s) that is capable of being opened has defective hardware.Namely the window does not open and does not have a functioning window crank. (closed)
- Bedroom: Dwelling unit window that is capable of being opened has screen that is not maintained in good repair and free from defects or missing components.Namely bedroom window screen has a hole in it. (closed)
Case 25 240614 PRS 00 IV
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 239450 PRS 00 IR
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City building permits
5 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Fire and life safety 2
- Plumbing and drains 2
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
- Feb 2019
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Proposal to replace existing fire alarm control panel and elevator mod signals
Permit 19 112267 FSU · est. $15,000 · by Standard Fire & Life Safety
- Feb 2019
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed
Proposal for the installation manual pull stations and 2 maglocks
Permit 19 112260 FSU · est. $15,000 · by Standard Fire & Life Safety
- Jul 2013
Plumbing and drains · Other(PS) · Inspection
Proposal to replace the domestic water service pipes (above ground) in an existing apartment building. No change to the fixtures.
Permit 13 204264 PSA
- Sep 2010
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Inspection
Proposal to upgrade the HVAC system in an existing apartment building.
Permit 10 261720 MSA
- Jun 2010
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed - Dormant
Installation of two(2) backflow prevention devices. A 3" DCVA device will be installed on the incoming water line and a 6" DCVA on the fire line. This is an apartment building and the devices will be installed within the basement area.
Permit 10 193119 PSA · est. $2,500
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
58/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit21
17 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Victoria Park (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.2 km.
- Parks & trees83
34.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 140 m. 225 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling57
Within 1 km: 0.9 km of protected lanes, 4.2 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.05 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.
- Schools nearby68
6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: George Webster Elementary School , 230 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities74
Within 1 km: 1 library, 3 community centres, 6 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety80
1 collision with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.
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Safety
O'Connor-Parkview
- AssaultAbout typical
Higher than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (76% of the city median).
- RobberyAmong the lowest
Lower than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (36% of the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Lower than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Lower than 62 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Lower than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (81% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftLower than most
Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (52% of the city median).
- ShootingsAmong the lowest
Lower than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (43% of the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Lower than 71 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (73% of the city median).
How often police recorded each crime for every resident of the whole neighbourhood, averaged over 2023–2025. Places many people visit but few live in, like downtown, rank high for that reason alone, so this is not part of the living score.
Air
No expressway within 2 km
None reported
Bands: traffic is high within 150 m of an expressway and moderate within 500 m; industrial is moderate under a tonne a year and high above. The industrial bands are ours, for orientation only: ChemTRAC totals mix substances of very different toxicity. Releases are self-reported to the City’s ChemTRAC program. For today’s readings see Air Quality Ontario.
Supervised consumption services
- Nearest site
- Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 7.5 km
- Sites within 1 km
- 0
Sites currently offering services, from Health Canada, updated 2026-09-15. Sites open and close; check the list for current status.
Zoning
Residential Apartment Commercial
- Category
- Apartment
- Zone label
RAC (u165) (x158)- Height limit
- Set by the zone
Zoning By-law 569-2013, from City of Toronto open data. Exceptions (“x” numbers) and site-specific amendments can change what is allowed; check the City’s zoning map before relying on it.
Nearby change
- Open planning applications within 300 m
- 0
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
Rezonings, site plans and subdivisions submitted in the last five years and still open.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Data as of 2026-10-03. Transit from TTC weekday schedules; parks, trees, cycling, schools, libraries, community centres, child care, collisions, crime, expressways, ChemTRAC releases, planning applications and short-term rental registrations from open.toronto.ca; Bike Share stations from Bike Share Toronto; supervised consumption sites from Health Canada.
From CMHC and the City of Toronto
Rent
Average rents nearby
Monthly rent in purpose-built rental apartments, October 2025.
| Bedrooms | O'Connor-Parkview | East York zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | - | $1,339 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,576 | $1,578 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,831 | $1,820 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,154 | $2,178 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,854 | $1,715 | $1,917 |
Averages over every unit, including long tenancies under rent control, so they run below what a new lease costs today. Condominium units rented out by their owners are not included. “-” means too few units were surveyed to publish. Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey, under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
Rent reductions after property-tax cuts
When a rental property’s tax falls by more than 2.49%, Ontario law cuts its rents by a matching share, and the City writes to the tenants.
The City’s lists for 2014–2025 have no rent-reduction notices for this address.
Source: City of Toronto, Tenant Notification for Rent Reduction, 2014–2025.
Building facts
From the City of Toronto’s RentSafeTO registry, as reported by the landlord (registered 2017). Not resident reviews.
98 / 100City inspection score, August 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Social housing
- Storeys
- 7
- Units
- 164
- Built
- 1994
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Vincentpaul Family Homes Corporation
- Heating
- Forced air gas
- Air conditioning
- Central air
- Laundry
- Main floor, 8:00 AM TO 10:00 PM MON-SUN
- Pets
- Allowed - as per city by-laws
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
- Visitor parking
- Both
- Bike parking
- 10 outdoor
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room, outdoor rec facilities, child play area
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 19
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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