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Building Review

1161 O'Connor Dr

Toronto, Ontario M4B

A 3-storey, 11-unit private rental building built in 1953.

Living score
28/100
Built
1953
Units
11
Storeys
3
City inspection
94/100

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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

7 bylaw investigations at this address since Apr 2025; 1 notice or order 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
  • Garbage 1
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 207256 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2026· Closed

    • Throughout Building: Handrail not provided on at least one side of stairs or ramps less than 1,100mm in widthNamely: Stairwells thought out the building starting on the ground floor leading to the lower level (open)

    Case 26 206942 PRS 00 IV

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 206746 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171404 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171403 000 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 101590 WST 00 IR

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  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 150680 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

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

  • Alterations 4
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 3
  • Plumbing and drains 2
  • Apr 2021

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

    Revision 01 - Revision to approved building permit # 20 132669 HVA 00 MSHVAC - PROPOSED: Interior alteration and finishing upgrade inside existing bedrooms, reconfiguring second bedrooms in the (2- Bedrooms) suites and removing non-load be…

    Permit 20 132669 HVA

  • Mar 2021

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed

    Plumbing - Interior alterations to add one additional unit to basement to an existing 11 unit apartment building for a tatal of 12 dwellings units.

    Permit 21 102969 PLB

  • Mar 2021

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

    HVAC - Interior alterations to add one additional unit to basement to an existing 11 unit apartment building for a tatal of 12 dwellings units.

    Permit 21 102969 HVA

  • Jan 2021

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Interior alterations to add one additional unit to basement to an existing 11 unit apartment building for a tatal of 12 dwellings units.

    Permit 21 102969 BLD · est. $100,000

  • Apr 2020

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed

    Plumbing - PROPOSED: Interior alteration and finishing upgrade inside existing bedrooms, reconfiguring second bedrooms in the (2- Bedrooms) suites and removing non-load bearing wall between the kitchen and living area throughout entire bui…

    Permit 20 132669 PLB

  • Apr 2020

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

    HVAC - PROPOSED: Interior alteration and finishing upgrade inside existing bedrooms, reconfiguring second bedrooms in the (2- Bedrooms) suites and removing non-load bearing wall between the kitchen and living area throughout entire building

    Permit 20 132669 HVA

Show 3 older permits
  • Apr 2020

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    PROPOSED: Interior alteration and finishing upgrade inside existing bedrooms, reconfiguring second bedrooms in the (2- Bedrooms) suites and removing non-load bearing wall between the kitchen and living area throughout entire building

    Permit 20 132669 BLD · est. $250,000

  • Nov 2019

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Cancelled

    Proposal to remove the existing pitched roof to create a new flat roof for the existing 11 unit dwelling.

    Permit 19 250579 BLD

  • Dec 2009

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Proposal to upgrade the fire separation in the stairwells of an existing 2 storey, 11 unit apartment buuilding. Some minor sprinkler work is also proposed.

    Permit 09 195383 BLD · est. $8,000

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

28/ 100

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

  • Transit2

    5 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 1 route. Nearest subway or LRT: O'Connor (5 Eglinton Line), 1.5 km.

  • Parks & trees4

    4.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 160 m. 280 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling9

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.95 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby41

    4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Selwyn Elementary School, 400 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities64

    Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 4 community centres, 8 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety95

    0 collisions 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

Traffic pollutionLow

Don Valley Parkway, 1.4 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

23.9 tonnes a year from 8 facilities, mostly Mondelez Canada Inc East York Bakery

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, 7.4 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 2.5 (c2.5; r1.0) SS2 (x1163)
Height limit
10.5 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
2
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 1450 O'Connor Dr · 190 m away

    Subdivision · Under Review · submitted 2025-07-04

    Draft Plan of Subdivision application to create two development blocks, a new public park block and a new public street. The application also seeks approval by the City of a request that part of the Subject Site be classified as a Class 4

    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
BedroomsO'Connor-ParkviewEast York zoneToronto 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 2019). Not resident reviews.

94 / 100City inspection score, July 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
3
Units
11
Built
1953
Elevators
0
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 24-HOURS
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Carport
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
19

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

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