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Building Review

1019 Bloor St W

Toronto, Ontario M6H

A 3-storey, 26-unit private rental building built in 1928.

Living score
61/100
Built
1928
Units
26
Storeys
3
City inspection
63/100

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Issues & maintenance

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City bylaw and health cases

20 bylaw investigations at this address since Feb 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 15
  • Garbage 2
  • Fences 1
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Zoning 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 239732 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 174786 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172841 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172840 000 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 174508 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 159661 PRS 00 IR

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  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 157967 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 157844 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 155698 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 195893 WST 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 172825 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2025· Closed

    • Fire Escape: The required guard(s) and/or handrail(s) are not installed securely or maintained in good repair.Namely, the guards and handrails have the following deficiencies:The landings are below 1070 mm. The handrails to the stairs are below 900 mmT… (closed)
    • Exterior Of Building: The exterior walls and their components are not being maintained free from loose or unsecured objects or materials.Namely, brick spalling including but not limited to: the Rusholme side of the building and around the back of the building n… (closed)
    • Exterior Of Building: The electrical connections are not maintained in good working order.Namely, numerous loose cables unsecured around the perimeter of the building. (closed)
    • Exterior Of Building: The yard does not have suitable ground cover to prevent unstable soil conditions or erosion.Namely, the side lawn is patchy and sparse. (closed)
    • Exterior Of Building: The property is not maintained and/or kept clean in accordance with the standards.Namely, 2 areas on Rusholme side are stained with significant bird feces. (closed)
    • Exterior Of Building: Exterior door is not maintained in good repair.Namely, the archway to the door around 381 Rusholme requires paint refinishing. (closed)
    • Entranceway: Exterior door not maintained weather-tight.Namely the entrance to 1023 Bloor West, lower weather stripping is falling off. (closed)

    Case 25 172529 PRS 00 IV

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2025· Closed

    • Lobby: The (stairs, treads, risers, guards, handrails, and/or other appurtenant attachments) and/or their supporting structural members are not maintained in good repair.Namely, the stairs in the lobby of 381 Rusholme are damaged. (closed)
    • Apartment: Floor and/or floor covering not kept free from holes, stains, rubbish and debris.Numerous stains throughout all three addresses on multiple floors. (closed)
    • Apartment: The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not maintained. Namely, the carpet is frayed in numerous places in all 3 addresses. (closed)
    • Building: Previously finished wall(s) in the public area of the property are not renewed or refinished, when necessary, to maintain a similar appearance.Namely, the walls have gouges out of them. Specifically, but not limited to the lobbies of all 3… (closed)
    • 2nd Floor: Exterior door has defective hardware.Namely a walkthrough door on the 2nd floor of 1023 Bloor St W is missing the door knob. (closed)
    • Building: The stair guard when measured vertically from the stair nosing is less than 900 millimetres high.Namely, the handrails in 2 of the 3 buildings (381 Rusholme and 1021 Bloor St W) measure between 635 and 711 mm. (closed)
    • Building: Guard is less than 1,070 millimetres high.Namely, the height of the handrails on the landings is 838 mm in 381 Rusholme and 1021 Bloor St W. (closed)

    Case 25 172467 PRS 00 IV

  • Feb 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 116714 ZON 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 116713 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 116712 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 116711 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 116710 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    FencesBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 116709 FEN 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 116708 WST 00 IR

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Bylaw investigation activity (open cases, and those closed in the last two years) and residential health hazards.

City building permits

1 permit the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.

  • Alterations 1
  • Apr 2015

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Inspection

    Proposal for fire shutters and fire exit door on east elevation. Refer to attached Fire Services Violation Notice and Approval Letter. Convenience address is 381 Rusholme Rd.

    Permit 15 142784 BLD

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From City of Toronto open data

Neighbourhood

Living score

61/ 100

Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.

  • Transit95

    79.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Dufferin (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 380 m.

  • Parks & trees35

    8.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 90 m. 560 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling86

    Within 1 km: 2.95 km of protected lanes, 6.3 km of bike lanes and trails, 4.35 km of shared routes. 7 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    12 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Mary Catholic Academy Secondary School , 330 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities53

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 14 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety10

    9 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.

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Also worth knowing

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Safety

Dufferin Grove

  • AssaultAmong the highest

    Higher than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).

  • Break and enterHigher than most

    Higher than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).

  • RobberyAmong the highest

    Higher than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).

  • Auto theftLower than most

    Lower than 88 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (52% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesHigher than most

    Higher than 76 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Higher than most

    Higher than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (9.3× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 71 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (72% of the city median).

  • HomicideAmong the highest

    Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.4× 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

Traffic pollutionLow

No expressway within 2 km

Industrial releases within 1 kmLow

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
Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 2.3 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

Commercial Residential

Category
Mixed use
Zone label
CR 3.0 (c1.0; r2.5) SS2 (x1570)
Height limit
16 m

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.

Average monthly rent by bedroom type
BedroomsToronto (West) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,410$1,491
1 bed$1,798$1,761
2 beds$2,252$2,045
3+ beds$3,238$2,294
All units$1,945$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.

63 / 100City inspection score, July 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
3
Units
26
Built
1928
Elevators
0
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
None on site
Pets
Allowed - small pets: cats, hamsters.
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Bike parking
5 outdoor
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
No
Ward
9

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.

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