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1407 Royal York Rd

Toronto, Ontario M9P

A 13-storey, 162-unit private rental building built in 1964.

Living score
40/100
Built
1964
Units
162
Storeys
13
City inspection
99/100
Property manager
H&R Property Management

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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

4 bylaw investigations at this address since Jun 2025; 1 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 4
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 240647 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 143755 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 246161 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 177252 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

20 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
  • Fire and life safety 4
  • Alterations 2
  • Parking garage repair 2
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
  • Balcony repair 2
  • Construction 1
  • Dec 2024

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Proposal to restore the exterior brick wall system and perform localized concrete repairs.

    Permit 24 252592 BLD · est. $568,015

  • Mar 2021

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Garage miscellaneous repairs; double wall construction at some deteriorated garage wall areas.

    Permit 21 133038 BLD

  • Mar 2021

    Fire and life safety · Other(FS) · Closed

    Replace the fire department connection piping and provide one feed fron the connection and branch off into the building feeding both the sprinkler and standpipe

    Permit 21 129276 FSU · est. $75,000

  • May 2011

    Plumbing and drains · Site Service · Revision Issued

    REVISION #1-TO SHOW REMOVAL OF NEW STORM MANHOLES AS PER INSPECTOR'S REQUESTSITE SERVICES - New 15-storey apartment building with three underground parking levels.

    Permit 06 158242 STS

  • May 2011

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Revision Issued

    REVISION #1-NEW SIZE OF STORM DRAIN AS REQUESTED BY INSPECTORPlumbing - New 15-storey apartment building with 3 u/g parking levels.

    Permit 06 158242 PLB

  • Jan 2010

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed

    Install a window sprinkler assembly in the walls of an existing ground floor office that is adjacent to the entrance lobby of an existing Apartment Building to comply with an Order under the Fire Code issued by the Toronto Fire Services.

    Permit 10 105616 FSU · est. $8,000

Show 14 older permits
  • Aug 2009

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

    1 Backflow Prevention Device

    Permit 09 163245 PSA · est. $5,000

  • Mar 2009

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

    Plumbing - Construction of a new 30ft by 50ft outdoor pool, deck area, trellis, fencing, retaining walls and pool change and equipment room. The new pool will be used exclusively by the residents of the apartment building; an old pool was…

    Permit 09 114110 PLB

  • Mar 2009

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

    HVAC - Construction of a new 30ft by 50ft outdoor pool, deck area, trellis, fencing, retaining walls and pool change and equipment room. The new pool will be used exclusively by the residents of the apartment building; an old pool was prev…

    Permit 09 114110 HVA

  • Mar 2009

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Construction of a new 30ft by 50ft outdoor pool, deck area, trellis, fencing, retaining walls and pool change and equipment room. The new pool will be used exclusively by the residents of the apartment building; an old pool was previously…

    Permit 09 114110 BLD

  • Dec 2008

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    To install 8 electromagnetic locks on ground floor of existing apartment building.

    Permit 08 231674 FSU · est. $5,000

  • Apr 2008

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Concrete balcony repairs. (Existing guardrails to be temporary removed to facilitate construction and reinstalled upon completion of repair)

    Permit 08 151142 BLD

  • Dec 2007

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Inspection

    Replacement of fire alarm panel and annunciator to basement, ground floor, and roof only

    Permit 07 284931 FSU · est. $13,500

  • Jul 2007

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

    Drain - INSIDE DRAINS - New 15-storey apartment building with three underground parking levels.installatin of inside drains and servces

    Permit 06 158242 DRN

  • Jan 2007

    Plumbing and drains · Site Service · Inspection

    SITE SERVICES - New 15-storey apartment building with three underground parking levels.

    Permit 06 158242 STS

  • Jan 2007

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

    Plumbing - New 15-storey apartment building with 3 u/g parking levels.

    Permit 06 158242 PLB

  • Dec 2006

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

    HVAC - New 15-storey apartment building with 3 u/g parking levels.

    Permit 06 158242 HVA

  • Jul 2006

    Construction · Closed

    New 15-storey apartment building with three underground parking levels.

    Permit 06 158242 BLD

  • Jun 2003

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Underground garage repairs

    Permit 03 140311 BLD

  • May 2003

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Inspection

    Balcony railings replacement to Apartment Building

    Permit 03 132240 BLD · est. $295,000

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

40/ 100

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

  • Transit18

    15.6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes.

  • Parks & trees51

    14.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 210 m. 299 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling41

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 4.1 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.2 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby68

    6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: All Saints Catholic Elementary School, 170 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities12

    Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 1 community centre, 5 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety80

    1 collision 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

Humber Heights-Westmount

  • AssaultLower than most

    Lower than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (70% of the city median).

  • Break and enterLower than most

    Lower than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (67% of the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Higher than 55 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

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

  • Theft from vehiclesLower than most

    Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (65% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Lower than most

    Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (60% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (23% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the highest

    Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.4× 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 kmLow

None reported

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, 10.4 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

Residential Apartment

Category
Apartment
Zone label
RA (x46)
Height limit
Set by the zone

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
1
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 4200 Eglinton Ave W · 180 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2026-07-27

    Proposed two separate above grade buildings with a combined gross floor area of 8330 m2.

    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
BedroomsHumber Heights-WestmountEtobicoke (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio-$1,693$1,491
1 bed-$1,874$1,761
2 beds$2,118$2,200$2,045
3+ beds-$2,529$2,294
All units$2,140$2,162$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 2017). Not resident reviews.

99 / 100City inspection score, December 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
13
Units
162
Built
1964
Elevators
3
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
Central air
Laundry
Basement, 24 HRS
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, ground level garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Amenities
Outdoor pool, indoor exercise room
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
2

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

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