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Building Review

1050 Markham Rd

Toronto, Ontario M1H

A 19-storey, 295-unit private rental building built in 1967.

Living score
58/100
Built
1967
Units
295
Storeys
19
City inspection
97/100
Property manager
Capreit

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Issues & maintenance

Leaks, outages, repairs: dated reports from residents. None filed yet.

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City bylaw and health cases

6 bylaw investigations at this address since Jan 2025; 1 still open.

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 4
  • Garbage 1
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 245559 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 184539 WST 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 246664 HEA 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 209417 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 184575 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 102303 PRS 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

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

  • Parking garage repair 3
  • Balcony repair 2
  • Alterations 2
  • Plumbing and drains 2
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Jun 2020

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Cancelled

    Localized repair of exterior walls entailing localized concrete sections chipping and re-instatement at shear walls and balcony slabs. Spalled and cracked bricks to be replaced.

    Permit 20 152831 BLD

  • Apr 2020

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed

    HVAC - interior alterations to alter heat & power

    Permit 20 137801 HVA

  • Apr 2020

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    interior alterations to alter heat & power. The construction of the new emergency generator room,mechanical ducts extension to the existing underground garage , alteration of the existing garage area, reduction of the existing parking spac…

    Permit 20 137801 BLD · est. $200,000

  • Mar 2018

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Proposed concrete and waterproofing repair in the garbage room of the existing Apartment building. Scope of work includes removal of existing waterproofing membrane, removal of delaminated concrete and replace the reinforcing steel, place…

    Permit 18 133159 BLD

  • Dec 2014

    Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Inspection

    Proposal to install back flow prevention device in the existing apartment building.

    Permit 14 259821 PSA · est. $10,000

  • Mar 2012

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    balcony repairs to 288 balconies

    Permit 12 141600 BLD · est. $1,000,000

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  • Apr 2010

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Rev #1 - Change scope of work for parking garage repairs to include total area re-construction repair of parking garage for high rise

    Permit 10 123450 BLD

  • Apr 2010

    Alterations · Fire Damage · Closed

    Repair of garbage shute due to minor fire

    Permit 10 148127 BLD

  • Feb 2010

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    repair of parking garage for high rise

    Permit 10 123450 BLD · est. $2,000,000

  • Oct 2001

    Plumbing and drains · Piping: Other Buildings · Closed

    INSTALL NEW WATER SERVICE

    Permit 01 186846 PSA · est. $30,000

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Cleared permits and active permits. Contractors are named only on permits filed since 2017.

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.

  • Transit53

    44 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 8 routes.

  • Parks & trees66

    20.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 160 m. 244 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling60

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 6.1 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby93

    6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Bellmere Jr Public School, 390 m), plus 4 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities40

    Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 3 community centres, 4 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety31

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

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Also worth knowing

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Safety

Woburn North

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Higher than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 71 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (77% of the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Higher than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Higher than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesHigher than most

    Higher than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Lower than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Lower than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (61% of the city median).

  • ShootingsHigher than most

    Higher than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Higher than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about 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

Highway 401, 1.2 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

1.5 tonnes a year from 2 facilities, mostly AT Designs

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, 16.6 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 (x18)
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
7
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 1151 Markham Rd · 200 m away

    Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2026-04-27

    Zoning By law amendment Application to remove the hold in By-law 1262-2024 associated with the Rezoning application File no. 22 130491 ESC 24 OZ.

    City record
  • 2201 Ellesmere Rd · 260 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2025-12-30

    The proposed development will include a three (3) storey addition to the existing Place of Worship and a new parking structure. The existing 1-storey building will remain in place while the proposed 3-storey building is constructed (2 addit

    City record
  • 1050 Markham Rd · 0 m away

    Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2024-07-03

    The applicant proposes two new residential buildings and retain the existing rental apartment. The new residential buildings are comprised of one 37 storey residential building (Building A) with 438 units and one 15 storey residential bui

    City record

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
BedroomsWoburnScarborough (East) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,429$1,460$1,491
1 bed$1,663$1,633$1,761
2 beds$1,867$1,852$2,045
3+ beds$1,937$2,072$2,294
All units$1,811$1,816$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.

2014
0.57% lower rent · tenants notified
2016
0.56% lower rent · tenants notified

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.

97 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
19
Units
295
Built
1967
Elevators
3
Managed by
Capreit
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 7:30AM TO 11:00PM
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
Visitor parking
Paid
Bike parking
24 outdoor
Amenities
Child play area
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
24

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

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