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Building Review

1420 Kingston Rd

Toronto, Ontario M1N

A 4-storey, 36-unit private rental building built in 1955.

Living score
25/100
Built
1955
Units
36
Storeys
4
City inspection
94/100
Property manager
Akelius Canada Ltd

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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 Jul 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 2
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Zoning 1
  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171110 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171109 000 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 241592 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 25 192934 ZON 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

24 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 9
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 7
  • Alterations 6
  • Roof and cladding 2
  • Aug 2024

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

    Plumbing - Proposal to renovate existing storage room, 1 storage room to remain, two group C units added.

    Permit 24 206076 PLB

  • Aug 2024

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

    HVAC - Proposal to renovate existing storage room, 1 storage room to remain, two group C units added.

    Permit 24 206076 HVA

  • Aug 2024

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled

    Proposal to renovate existing storage room, 1 storage room to remain, two group C units added.

    Permit 24 206076 BLD · est. $65,000

  • May 2024

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

    Plumbing - Proposal for plumbing system crawl space main pipe replacement

    Permit 24 149882 PLB

  • May 2024

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

    HVAC - Proposal for plumbing system crawl space main pipe replacement

    Permit 24 149882 HVA

  • May 2024

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection

    Proposal for plumbing system crawl space main pipe replacement

    Permit 24 149882 BLD · est. $350,000

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  • Oct 2023

    Roof and cladding · Re-Roofing/Re-Cladding · Closed

    Revision - to install Exterior Insulation and Finish System (EIFS) on existing brick clad exterior wall in the rear facade of 4 storey residential building. All other facades were already approved.

    Permit 22 187422 BLD

  • Aug 2022

    Roof and cladding · Re-Roofing/Re-Cladding · Closed

    Install Exterior Insulation and Finish System (EIFS) on existing brick clad exterior walls of 4 storey residential building.

    Permit 22 187422 BLD

  • Jun 2020

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

    Plumbing - Cosmetic upgrade fro unit # 301

    Permit 20 154499 PLB

  • Jun 2020

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

    HVAC - Cosmetic upgrade for unit # 301

    Permit 20 154499 HVA

  • Jun 2020

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Cosmetic upgrade for unit # 301

    Permit 20 154499 BLD

  • May 2019

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

    Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations to existing apartment building. Replacing hot water heaters in boiler room and replacing existing hot and cold water risers. Installing fire rated panels at ground and fourth floor corridors to acce…

    Permit 19 148662 PLB

  • May 2019

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled

    Proposed interior alterations to existing apartment building. Replacing hot water heaters in boiler room and replacing existing hot and cold water risers. Installing fire rated panels at ground and fourth floor corridors to access shut off…

    Permit 19 148662 BLD

  • Feb 2019

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

    Plumbing - Interior alterations to an existing apartment building unit # 104

    Permit 19 115475 PLB

  • Feb 2019

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

    HVAC - Interior alterations to an existing apartment building unit # 104

    Permit 19 115475 HVA

  • Feb 2019

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Interior alterations to an existing apartment building unit # 104

    Permit 19 115475 BLD

  • Jan 2019

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

    Rev 1 - Proposed revision to hvac plan.HVAC - Proposal to convert an office unit into a new studio apartment on the ground floor of the existing apartment building.

    Permit 17 247200 HVA

  • Nov 2018

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

    REVSISION 2 - Proposed revision to plumbing layout.Plumbing - Proposal to convert an office unit into a new studio apartment on the ground floor of the existing apartment building.

    Permit 17 247200 PLB

  • Oct 2018

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

    PS - Proposed revision to plumbing layout.Plumbing - Proposal to convert an office unit into a new studio apartment on the ground floor of the existing apartment building.

    Permit 17 247200 PLB

  • Oct 2018

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

    Rev 1 - Proposed revision to hvac plan.HVAC - Proposal to convert an office unit into a new studio apartment on the ground floor of the existing apartment building.

    Permit 17 247200 HVA

  • Oct 2017

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

    Plumbing - Proposal to convert an office unit into a new studio apartment on the ground floor of the existing apartment building.

    Permit 17 247200 PLB

  • Oct 2017

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

    HVAC - Proposal to convert an office unit into a new studio apartment on the ground floor of the existing apartment building.

    Permit 17 247200 HVA

  • Oct 2017

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposal to convert an office unit into a new studio apartment on the ground floor of the existing apartment building.

    Permit 17 247200 BLD

  • Apr 2009

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

    To install a backflow prevention device.

    Permit 09 130576 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

25/ 100

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

  • Transit11

    11.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Victoria Park (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.6 km.

  • Parks & trees37

    11.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 430 m. 351 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling15

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0.55 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.35 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby7

    2 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Birch Cliff Public School, 720 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities35

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 7 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

Birchcliffe-Cliffside

  • AssaultAbout typical

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

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (88% of the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Lower than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (65% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Higher than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Lower than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Lower than most

    Lower than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (65% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Lower than 71 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (62% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the lowest

    Lower than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (35% 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

No expressway within 2 km

Industrial releases within 1 kmModerate

361 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Tip Top Auto Collision Car Sales Ltd

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, 8.5 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

Residential Detached

Category
Low-rise residential
Zone label
RD (f12.0) (x254)
Height limit
9 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
0
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0

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
BedroomsScarborough (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,520$1,491
1 bed$1,610$1,761
2 beds$1,843$2,045
3+ beds$1,932$2,294
All units$1,754$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 2018). Not resident reviews.

94 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
4
Units
36
Built
1955
Elevators
0
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 24/7
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Surface parking
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
20

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

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