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Building Review

12 Vaughan Rd

Toronto, Ontario M6G

A 3-storey, 16-unit private rental building built in 1960.

Living score
64/100
Built
1960
Units
16
Storeys
3
City inspection
89/100

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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

2 bylaw investigations at this address since Jun 2026.

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.

  • Not enough heat 1
  • Repairs and upkeep 1
  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172581 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172580 000 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

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

  • Alterations 2
  • Plumbing and drains 2
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Jun 2016

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Rev01- removal of existing covered vestibule, removal and replacement of existing balconyProposal to convert existing 11 unit residential building to a 16 unit residential building, new units will be created on the first, second and third…

    Permit 15 237195 BLD

  • Oct 2015

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

    Plumbing - Proposal to convert existing 11 unit residential building to a 16 unit residential building, new units will be created on the first, second and third floor.

    Permit 15 237195 PLB

  • Oct 2015

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

    HVAC - Proposal to convert existing 11 unit residential building to a 16 unit residential building, new units will be created on the first, second and third floor.

    Permit 15 237195 HVA

  • Oct 2015

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposal to convert existing 11 unit residential building to a 16 unit residential building, new units will be created on the first, second and third floor. Proposal includes construction of new fire escape at rear.

    Permit 15 237195 BLD · est. $200,000

  • May 2002

    Plumbing and drains · Fixtures/Roof Drains: Other · Cancelled

    Replace cold water lines.

    Permit 02 134963 PSA · est. $2,000

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

64/ 100

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

  • Transit88

    61 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: St Clair West (1 Yonge-University Line), 350 m.

  • Parks & trees67

    17.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 130 m. 586 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling73

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 6.85 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.2 km of shared routes. 4 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby20

    3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Hillcrest Community School, 320 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities53

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 12 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety64

    2 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

Wychwood

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Higher than 52 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Higher than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

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

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Lower than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (74% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesLower than most

    Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (66% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Lower than most

    Lower than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (65% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • ShootingsHigher than most

    Higher than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.1× the city median).

  • HomicideAmong the highest

    Higher than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× 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 kmHigh

11.4 tonnes a year from 1 facility, mostly Toronto Transit Commission Hillcrest Complex

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, 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 3.0 (c1.0; r2.0) SS2 (x1970)
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
22
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 544-546 St Clair Ave W · 290 m away

    Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2025-06-30

    Site Plan Control application to permit a 3 storey addition with a roof top outdoor playground associated with the proposed childcare space at 542 St. Clair Avenue West (eastern portion) to the existing 3 storey place of worship building (C

    City record
  • 536 St Clair Ave W · 250 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-08-23

    Site Plan application for a 35-storey mixed use building comprised of 152 square metres of retail space on the ground floor, and 380 residential units.

    City record
  • 12 Raglan Ave · 280 m away

    Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2022-04-11

    Dec 2023 revised submission: proposes a 34-storey mixed use with a more slender podium, with no revision to the approved site specific GFA, requiring a Minor Variance approval (Application No. 23 231365 STE 12 MV).June 2023 revised submiss

    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
BedroomsWychwoodToronto (West) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,304$1,410$1,491
1 bed$1,681$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 2023). Not resident reviews.

89 / 100City inspection score, July 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
3
Units
16
Built
1960
Elevators
0
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
Individual units
Laundry
1st floor, 24 HOURS
Pets
Allowed - no large animals
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Bike parking
3 outdoor
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
No
Ward
12

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

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