1440 Lawrence Ave W
Toronto, Ontario M6L
A 13-storey, 207-unit private rental building built in 1967.
- Property manager
- Barney River
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
10 bylaw investigations at this address since Dec 2024; 1 notice or order to comply.
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 6
- Long grass and weeds 2
- Garbage 1
- Not enough heat 1
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 165975 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 256352 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 216827 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Long grass and weedsBylawNotice to comply · Jul 2025· Closed
Case 25 197931 LGW 00 IV
- Jul 2025
Long grass and weedsBylaw· Closed
Case 25 196504 LGW 00 IR
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 177225 PRS 00 IR
Show 4 older cases
- May 2025
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 25 157584 WST 00 IR
- Apr 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 151605 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 24 245997 HEA 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 245996 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
9 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 4
- Fire and life safety 2
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
- Parking garage repair 1
- Plumbing and drains 1
- Jul 2020
Alterations · Other(BA) · Permit Issued
Proposal to reconstruct the retaining wall located at the entrance of existing mixed use building.
Permit 20 171442 BLD
- Mar 2020
Alterations · Other(BA) · Permit Issued
Emergency generator replacement and emegency power distribution upgrade
Permit 20 121648 BLD · est. $500,000
- Jul 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Proposal for concrete repairs and waterproofing to underground parking garage for existing apartment building.
Permit 18 177478 HVA
- Jun 2018
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Inspection
Proposal for concrete repairs and waterproofing to underground parking garage for existing apartment building.
Permit 18 177478 BLD · est. $100,000
- Aug 2017
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Revision Issued
Revision #01 - Changed riser location on the drawings replacement of fire alarm system & audibiliy upgrade.Proposal for the replacement of the fire alarm system.
Permit 17 167230 FSU
- May 2017
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Inspection
Proposal for the replacement of the fire alarm system.
Permit 17 167230 FSU
Show 3 older permits
- Sep 2014
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Installation of 4" backflow preventer
Permit 14 222845 PSA · est. $2,500
- Apr 2002
Alterations · Other(BA) · Inspection
INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT CABINET ON ROOFTOP AND TWO COMMUNICATION ANTENNAS.
Permit 02 131496 BLD
- Dec 1995
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed - Dormant
FIRE RETROFIT
Permit 95 251171 BLD
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
33/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit37
27.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Keelesdale (5 Eglinton Line), 2.0 km.
- Parks & trees68
21 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 200 m. 274 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling2
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby14
3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Francis Xavier Catholic Elementary School, 390 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities26
Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 1 licensed child care centre.
- Road safety24
6 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
Maple Leaf
- AssaultLower than most
Lower than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (64% of the city median).
- Break and enterLower than most
Lower than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (67% of the city median).
- RobberyAmong the lowest
Lower than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (37% of the city median).
- Auto theftHigher than most
Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesLower than most
Lower than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (80% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Lower than most
Lower than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (61% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the lowest
Lower than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (23% of the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 64 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (80% 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
Highway 401, 1.4 km away
1.1 tonnes a year from 4 facilities, mostly Highlight Auto Collision
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, 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 Apartment Commercial
- Category
- Apartment
- Zone label
RAC (f30.0; a1375; d1.5)- 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
- 4
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
2351 Keele St · 230 m away
Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2025-08-07
Scoped OPA for entire plaza site and zoning by-law submission for phase 1 tower.
City record2355 Keele St · 210 m away
Rezoning · OMB Appeal · submitted 2022-09-15
Proposal to redevelop the Lands with a new 25-storey residential tower and associated 4-storey above-grade parking structure
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 | Maple Leaf | North York (Southwest) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | - | $1,379 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,755 | $1,567 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,206 | $1,814 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $2,243 | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,039 | $1,728 | $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.
80 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 13
- Units
- 207
- Built
- 1967
- Elevators
- 3
- Managed by
- Barney River
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Basement, 24 HOURS
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Paid
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 5
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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