1442 Lawrence Ave W
Toronto, Ontario M6L
A 13-storey, 214-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
48 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 4 notices or orders to comply; 2 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 39
- Not enough heat 5
- Garbage 3
- Long grass and weeds 1
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
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- Jul 2026
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- Jun 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
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Show 42 older cases
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 182707 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2026· Closed
- Kitchen: The cupboard is not maintained in good repair and good working order.Namely: Kitchen sink cupboard is deteriorated and buckling (closed)
Case 26 206869 PRS 00 IV
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
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- May 2026
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- Apr 2026
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- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Apr 2026· Order Issued
- Lobby: The property is not being kept free of pests.Namely; The lobby area and lobby hallways evidence of live activity of pests (open)
Case 26 149051 PRS 00 IV
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 146360 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2026
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- Mar 2026
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- Mar 2026
GarbageBylawNotice to comply · Mar 2026· Closed
Case 26 131348 WST 00 IV
- Mar 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 129124 WST 00 IR
- Feb 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Mar 2026· Closed
- Laundry Room: Exterior window not maintained weather-tight. (closed)
Case 26 121924 PRS 00 IV
- Feb 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
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- Dec 2025
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- Dec 2025
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- Oct 2025
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- Oct 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
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- Oct 2025
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- Aug 2025
Long grass and weedsBylaw· Closed
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- May 2025
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- Apr 2025
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- Mar 2025
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- Feb 2025
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- Feb 2025
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- Feb 2025
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- Jan 2025
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- Jan 2025
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- Nov 2024
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- Oct 2024
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
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- Oct 2024
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 24 223658 HEA 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
11 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 2
- Plumbing and drains 2
- Parking garage repair 1
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
- Jun 2022
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Inspection
Localized rehabilitation work to improve building water tightness and repair localized corrosion-related structural concrete deterioration within basement and sub-basement storage areas at an existing apartment building.
Permit 22 157254 BLD · est. $144,700
- Jun 2022
Alterations · Other(BA) · Inspection
Proposal for the reconstruction of an existing concrete waste handling pad, compactor shed, and fence enclosure of an existing apartment building.
Permit 22 156194 BLD
- Mar 2020
Alterations · Other(BA) · Permit Issued
Emergency generator replacement and emegency power distribution upgrade
Permit 20 121660 BLD · est. $500,000
- Aug 2017
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Revision Issued
Revision 01: Revised riser location drawingsProposal for the replacement of the fire alarm system.
Permit 17 167267 FSU
- May 2017
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Inspection
Proposal for the replacement of the fire alarm system.
Permit 17 167267 FSU
- Jun 2015
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Permit Issued
Repairs to retaining wall of the underground parking entrance due to vehicle impact. (5m2)
Permit 15 176551 BLD · est. $4,000
Show 5 older permits
- Sep 2014
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Installation of 4" backflow preventer
Permit 14 222837 PSA · est. $2,500
- May 2002
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
INSTALL 36 PLUMBING FIXTURE FOR THE CONVERSION OF RECREATION SPACE TO 9 NEW RENTAL UNITS TO 1442 LAWRENCE AVE W. - Interior Alterations
Permit 02 137034 PLB
- May 2002
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - CONVERSION OF RECREATION SPACE TO 9 NEW RENTAL UNITS TO 1442 LAWRENCE AVE W. - Interior Alterations
Permit 02 137034 HVA
- May 2002
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
CONVERSION OF RECREATION SPACE TO 9 NEW RENTAL UNITS TO 1442 LAWRENCE AVE W.
Permit 02 137034 BLD
- Jan 1996
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed - Dormant
FIRE RETROFIT B95-5930
Permit 96 251009 BLD
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
35/ 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 & trees71
22 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 140 m. 338 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 nearby18
3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Francis Xavier Catholic Elementary School, 340 m), plus 1 private. 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 safety31
5 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
923 kg 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 · 280 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 · 270 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.
75 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 13
- Units
- 214
- Built
- 1967
- Elevators
- 3
- Managed by
- Barney River
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- 2nd floor, 24 HOURS
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- 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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