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1167 Queen St E

Toronto, Ontario M4M

A 5-storey, 40-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1995.

Living score
45/100
Built
1995
Units
40
Storeys
5
City inspection
83/100

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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

16 bylaw investigations at this address since Feb 2025; 2 notices or orders to comply; 2 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 14
  • Long grass and weeds 1
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 207239 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2026· Order Issued

    • Building Exterior/Interior – Where Required: In a dwelling unit, a window located more than 2,000 millimetres above grade opens within 1,500 millimetres of the floor not leading to a balcony does not employ a controlled sash operation to restrict, when engaged, the opening of the ope… (open)
    • Unit Window Screen(s): 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: Unit window screen found in state of disrepair (missing/damaged). (open)

    Case 26 206024 PRS 00 IV

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 205879 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 205255 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 175420 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 170914 000 00 IR

Show 10 older cases
  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 170913 000 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 125399 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 112858 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 107235 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 107234 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Dec 2025· Closed

    • Kitchen: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. Namely: large hole under kitchen cabinet. (closed)

    Case 25 268583 PRS 00 IV

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 268171 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 231841 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Long grass and weedsBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 217498 LGW 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 119715 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.

  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 4
  • Alterations 3
  • Plumbing and drains 2
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Feb 2023

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Other(MS) · Inspection

    Replacement of 1 makeup air unit located on roof. New exterior ductwork including carbon monoxidedetectors. New GFI receptacle per makeup air unit. Replacement of all supply grilles includingbalancing dampers. Cleaning on existing supply a…

    Permit 23 116726 MSA · est. $160,000

  • Oct 2020

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Closed

    Proposal to replace existing 2 DHW boilers, 2 space heating boilers and 2 DHW storage tanks

    Permit 20 211525 MSA · est. $546,808

  • Jun 2020

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

    Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations of non-conforming residential building to revise administration offices

    Permit 20 152764 PLB

  • Jun 2020

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

    HVAC - Proposed interior alterations of non-conforming residential building to revise administration offices

    Permit 20 152764 HVA

  • Jun 2020

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposed interior alterations of existing apartment building to revise administration offices

    Permit 20 152764 BLD · est. $310,000

  • Aug 2018

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Other(MS) · Closed

    Proposal to replace rooftop air cooled chillers for existing multiunit building

    Permit 18 204470 MSA · est. $205,000

Show 4 older permits
  • Mar 2018

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    Proposal to install 4 maglocks (2 on ground & 2 on garage level) to existing apartment building.

    Permit 18 124545 FSU · est. $4,000

  • Jan 2016

    Alterations · Multiple Projects · Permit Issued

    Proposal for multiple projects to an existing apartment building. Scope of work includes balcony repairs, balcony guard replacement and non structural re-cladding.

    Permit 16 110282 BLD

  • Nov 2010

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

    Proposal to install one backflow prevention device in existing apartment building.

    Permit 10 293039 PSA · est. $4,200

  • Nov 2010

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed - Dormant

    Proposal to construct a new wall at the stairwell on the east face of an existing apartment building from the 2nd to the 5th floors. This is an exterior wall that abuts the neighboring building, so all work to be done from the interior.

    Permit 10 291519 BLD

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

45/ 100

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

  • Transit32

    24.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Donlands (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 2.1 km.

  • Parks & trees14

    5.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 70 m. 466 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling84

    Within 1 km: 2.4 km of protected lanes, 6.95 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.85 km of shared routes. 7 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Bruce Jr Public School, 170 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities91

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 3 community centres, 11 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety24

    6 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

South Riverdale

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Break and enterHigher than most

    Higher than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Higher than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

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

  • Theft from vehiclesHigher than most

    Higher than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the highest

    Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftHigher than most

    Higher than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (4.7× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (77% of the city median).

  • HomicideAmong the lowest

    Lower than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (48% 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, 1.6 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

38.1 tonnes a year from 8 facilities, mostly City Of Toronto Ashbridges Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant

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
Street Health, 3.0 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 (c1.0; r2.0) SS2 (x2224)
Height limit
12 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
3
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 1243 Queen St E · 280 m away

    Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2022-03-17

    Site Plan Control application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 9-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 366.9m2, and a residential gross floor area of 10,088.1m2. A total of 142 dwelling unit

    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
BedroomsRiverdaleToronto (East) zoneToronto region
Studio-$1,213$1,491
1 bed$1,656$1,692$1,761
2 beds-$1,869$2,045
3+ beds-$1,876*$2,294
All units$1,593*$1,685$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; * marks an estimate CMHC rates poor. 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.

83 / 100City inspection score, July 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Toronto Community Housing
Storeys
5
Units
40
Built
1995
Elevators
1
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
On site
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Both
Amenities
Indoor recreation room
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
14

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

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