14 Spadina Rd
Toronto, Ontario M5R
A 6-storey, 103-unit social housing building built in 1972.
- Property manager
- Wigwamen Incorporated
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
1 bylaw investigation at this address since Dec 2024.
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 1
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 252119 PRS 00 IR
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City building permits
18 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Plumbing and drains 7
- Alterations 6
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 3
- Fire and life safety 1
- Roof and cladding 1
- Sep 2023
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed
Supply and installation of a card reader and magnetic locking mechanism on the 6th floor hall to roof patio door.
Permit 23 198616 FSU · est. $12,000
- Dec 2020
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Rev 01: See drawings for more information.Plumbing - Proposal to construct a 3 storey addition to the roof of the lower wing of the existing 3 and 6 storey residential building. The scope of work includes adding 24 new residential apartmen…
Permit 18 133164 PLB
- Dec 2020
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
Rev 01: See drawings for more information.HVAC - Proposal to construct a 3 storey addition to the roof of the lower wing of the existing 3 and 6 storey residential building. The scope of work includes adding 24 new residential apartments,…
Permit 18 133164 HVA
- Aug 2020
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Closed
Rev 01: Revision to architectural and structural design as per bubbled drawings and cover letter.Proposal to construct a 3 storey addition to the roof of the lower wing of the existing 3 and 6 storey residential building. The scope of work…
Permit 18 133164 BLD
- Mar 2018
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal to construct a 3 storey addition to the roof of the lower wing of the existing 3 and 6 storey residential building. The scope of work includes adding 24 new residential apartments, amenity space, including a common room…
Permit 18 133164 PLB
- Mar 2018
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal to construct a 3 storey addition to the roof of the lower wing of the existing 3 and 6 storey residential building. The scope of work includes adding 24 new residential apartments, amenity space, including a common room and…
Permit 18 133164 HVA
Show 12 older permits
- Mar 2018
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Closed
Proposal to construct a 3 storey addition to the roof of the lower wing of the existing 3 and 6 storey residential building. The scope of work includes adding 24 new residential apartments, amenity space, including a common room and outdoo…
Permit 18 133164 BLD · est. $4,000,000
- Jan 2018
Roof and cladding · Re-Roofing/Re-Cladding · Inspection
Proposal to replace existing 4th floor terrace roofing with new roof in existing apartment building, and replace the existing Parapet with a new one
Permit 18 108067 BLD · est. $500,000
- Nov 2014
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - To complete interior alterations to the existing basement washrooms.
Permit 14 249771 PLB
- Nov 2014
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Permit Issued
HVAC - To complete interior alterations to the existing basement washrooms.
Permit 14 249771 HVA
- Nov 2014
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
To complete interior alterations to the existing basement washrooms.
Permit 14 249771 BLD · est. $25,000
- Feb 2011
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - permit for interior alterations to existing apartment building - Interior alterations to 8 units on ground floor.
Permit 10 301221 PLB
- Nov 2010
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
permit for interior alterations to existing apartment building - Interior alterations to 8 units on ground floor.
Permit 10 301221 BLD · est. $160,000
- May 2010
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Minor interior alterations to existing apartment unit. Unit 109.
Permit 10 174780 PLB
- May 2010
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Minor interior alterations to existing apartment unit. Unit 109.
Permit 10 174780 BLD
- Sep 2009
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal to install solar hot water heating system with connection to potable water heating system in an existing apartment building.NO FIXTURES TO BE INSTALLED, CONNECT TO EXISTING HOT WATER TANK.
Permit 09 173505 PLB
- Sep 2009
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Proposal to install solar hot water heating system with connection to potable water heating system in an existing apartment building.
Permit 09 173505 BLD
- May 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install one backflow prevention device for existing apartment building.
Permit 09 141284 PSA · est. $6,000
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
65/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit96
85.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Spadina (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 120 m.
- Parks & trees2
1.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 240 m. 450 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling93
Within 1 km: 6.05 km of protected lanes, 4.95 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.75 km of shared routes. 14 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby52
4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Huron Street Jr Public School , 370 m), plus 12 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities91
Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 2 community centres, 15 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety51
3 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
Annex
- AssaultHigher than most
Higher than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).
- Break and enterAmong the highest
Higher than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).
- RobberyHigher than most
Higher than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).
- Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 76 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (68% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesHigher than most
Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Among the highest
Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.8× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the highest
Higher than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.2× the city median).
- ShootingsAmong the lowest
Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (48% of the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Lower than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (78% 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
No expressway within 2 km
3.7 tonnes a year from 3 facilities, mostly University Of Toronto Lash Miller Chemical Laboratories
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, 1.3 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 2.0 (c2.0; r2.0) SS2 (x2285)- Height limit
- 14 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
- 37
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
173 Lowther Ave · 180 m away
Rezoning · OMB Appeal · submitted 2025-12-02
Lift the hold ('H') application for By-law 410-2024.
City record171 Lowther Ave · 170 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2025-10-17
Site Plan Approval for a 11-storey residential building with 64 dwelling units, including the retention of part of the heritage building at 171 Lowther Avenue.
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.
| Bedrooms | University/Annex | Toronto (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,553 | $1,606 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $2,050 | $2,042 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | - | $2,776 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,580* | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,199* | $2,163 | $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.
97 / 100City inspection score, September 2024. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Social housing
- Storeys
- 6
- Units
- 103
- Built
- 1972
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Wigwamen Incorporated
- Heating
- Electric
- Air conditioning
- Individual units
- Laundry
- Basement, 24/7
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Carport
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Bike parking
- 5 outdoor
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 11
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