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140 Simcoe St

Toronto, Ontario

A 320-unit condominium registered in 2005 (TSCC 1667).

Living score
70/100
Units
320
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Issues & maintenance

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City bylaw and health cases

22 bylaw investigations 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.

  • Zoning 21
  • Repairs and upkeep 1
  • Jul 2026

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 210250 ZON 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 133044 ZON 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 133042 ZON 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 133031 ZON 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 132986 ZON 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 123808 ZON 00 IR

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  • Jul 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 192145 ZON 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 176472 ZON 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 176465 ZON 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 176456 ZON 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 176447 ZON 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 176441 ZON 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 176413 ZON 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 176230 ZON 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 176209 ZON 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 176201 ZON 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 176172 ZON 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 176165 ZON 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 176156 ZON 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 176140 ZON 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 176119 ZON 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 250252 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

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

  • Alterations 5
  • Fire and life safety 3
  • Plumbing and drains 3
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
  • Oct 2023

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Permit Issued

    ADDING ELECTRO MAGNETIC LOCKS TO ALL PARKING LEVEL (P1-P4) DOORS LEADING TO STAIRCASES NO.1 AND NO.2

    Permit 23 210438 FSU · est. $25,000

  • Aug 2013

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

    To install a backflor prevention device to the existing multiple unit building.

    Permit 13 219115 PSA · est. $10,000

  • Nov 2007

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

    permit to replace 2 existing boilers - one domestic hot water - one hot water

    Permit 07 280251 MSA · est. $150,000

  • Nov 2005

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed - Dormant

    Interior alterations on ground floor to create a new convienance store with a dry-cleaner's distribution station on ground floor.

    Permit 05 202940 BLD · est. $2,500

  • Nov 2005

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed - Dormant

    Interior alterations to create flower shop.

    Permit 05 201022 BLD · est. $30,000

  • Apr 2005

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

    Plumbing - Make interior alterations to ground floor unit for proposed condominium sales office. - Interior Alterations

    Permit 05 126859 PLB

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  • Apr 2005

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed - Dormant

    Make interior alterations to ground floor unit for proposed condominium sales office.

    Permit 05 126859 BLD · est. $10,000

  • Oct 2004

    Alterations · Canopy w/o Enclosure · Cancelled

    Encroaching canopy over main entrance

    Permit 04 179856 BLD · est. $5,000

  • Aug 2004

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    Install 3 maglocks on P1 parking level.

    Permit 04 165601 FSU · est. $3,000

  • Jun 2003

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed

    Provide shop drawings for sprinkler system in connection with B.P 01-172048

    Permit 03 140357 FSU

  • May 2003

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

    HVAC

    Permit 01 172048 HVA

  • Sep 2002

    Alterations · Shoring · Inspection

    excavation and shoring in connection with bp #01-172048

    Permit 02 176289 BLD

  • Aug 2001

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

    Plumbing - Install fixtures: Parking level 1 - 5 v.f.d.; Parking Level 2: 4 v.f.d.; Parking Level 3: 4 v.f.d.; 1st fl: 1 w.c. 1 w.b., 2 v.f.d.; 2nd fl: 26 w.c., 28 w.b., 21 b.t., 9 shower, 21 2-compt. sinks, 21 w.m.; 3rd to 7th fl: (each f…

    Permit 01 172048 PLB

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

70/ 100

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

  • Transit93

    71.5 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Osgoode (1 Yonge-University Line), 180 m.

  • Parks & trees41

    12.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 300 m. 292 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling98

    Within 1 km: 8.35 km of protected lanes, 2.75 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.8 km of shared routes. 32 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby79

    8 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Contact Alternative School, 540 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities74

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 22 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety8

    10 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.

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Also worth knowing

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Safety

Wellington Place

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).

  • Break and enterHigher than most

    Higher than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Auto theftLower than most

    Lower than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (64% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Higher than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the highest

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

  • Bicycle theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.7× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • HomicideAmong the lowest

    Lower than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (55% 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

Gardiner Expressway, 980 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

178.3 tonnes a year from 4 facilities, mostly Walton Street Steam 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
Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 1.5 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 Employment

Category
Mixed use
Zone label
CRE (x74)
Height limit
30 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
28
Registered short-term rentals at this address
15

  • 180 Simcoe St · 180 m away

    Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2026-08-18

    Proposed development for the Canada Life Campus include: Retention of the existing office buildings with minor alterations at 330 University Avenue, 180 Simcoe Street, and 180 Queen Street West. Demolition of the office building and parking

    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
BedroomsWaterfront Communities-The IslandToronto (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio$2,092$1,606$1,491
1 bed$2,489$2,042$1,761
2 beds$3,114*$2,776$2,045
3+ beds-$3,580*$2,294
All units$2,681$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.

2017
0.39% lower rent · 8 of 109 units notified
2018
0.41% lower rent · 7 of 102 units notified

Where several units are listed, the cut shown is the median. Source: City of Toronto, Tenant Notification for Rent Reduction, 2014–2025.

Building facts

From the City of Toronto’s inventory of condominiums registered 2002–2018. Not resident reviews.

Type
Condominium
Units
320
Unit mix
48 studio · 231 one-bed · 41 two-bed
Condo plan
TSCC 1667
Registered
April 2005

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

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