147 Queen St E
Toronto, Ontario M5A
A 7-storey, 76-unit social housing building built in 1900.
- Property manager
- Fred Victor Centre
- Contractor
- Bradley Mechanical Services · 2009
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Issues & maintenance
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City building permits
17 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 5
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 4
- Alterations 4
- Fire and life safety 4
- Jan 2019
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Interior alterations for new Fred Victor centre safe consumption site.
Permit 18 247495 PLB
- Oct 2018
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Interior alterations for new Fred Victor centre safe consumption site.
Permit 18 247495 HVA
- Oct 2018
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Interior alterations for new Fred Victor centre safe consumption site.
Permit 18 247495 BLD
- Feb 2011
Fire and life safety · Building Permit Related(FS) · Closed
FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Permit for interior alterations and additions to existing office / drop in community centre / shelter. Fred Victor Centre - Basement and Ground floor. - See 09 175451 BLD for Building permit for floor 2-9. - S…
Permit 11 119833 FSU
- Jun 2010
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Permit for interior alterations and additions to existing office / drop in community centre / shelter. Fred Victor Centre - Basement and Ground floor. - See 09 175451 BLD for Building permit for floor 2-9. See hvac file for plan…
Permit 10 206639 PLB
- Jun 2010
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed - Dormant
HVAC - Permit for interior alterations and additions to existing office / drop in community centre / shelter. Fred Victor Centre - Basement and Ground floor. - See 09 175451 BLD for Building permit for floor 2-9.
Permit 10 206639 HVA
Show 11 older permits
- Jun 2010
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Closed
Permit for interior alterations and additions to existing office / drop in community centre / shelter. Fred Victor Centre - Basement and Ground floor. - See 09 175451 BLD for Building permit for floor 2-9.
Permit 10 206639 BLD · est. $5,000,000
- Jun 2010
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed
Proposal to install three electromagnetic locks (one on the third, one on the fourth and one on the fifth) to existing apartment building.
Permit 10 199455 FSU · est. $25,000
- Dec 2009
Fire and life safety · Building Permit Related(FS) · Closed
FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Interior alterations to existing residential portion of building (floors 2-9 inclusive) to renovate existing dwelling rooms in "Fred Victor Centre" (reduce # of rooms from 194 to 108) and create new fire pump…
Permit 09 175451
- Oct 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed - Dormant
Proposal to install a backflow preventor in existing alternative housing and commercial building. "Fred Victor Centre".
Permit 09 181198 PSA · by Bradley Mechanical Services
- Oct 2009
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Interior alterations to existing residential portion of building (floors 2-9 inclusive) to renovate existing dwelling rooms in "Fred Victor Centre" (reduce # of rooms from 194 to 108) and create new fire pump room in basement. A…
Permit 09 175451 PLB
- Oct 2009
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Interior alterations to existing residential portion of building (floors 2-9 inclusive) to renovate existing dwelling rooms in "Fred Victor Centre" (reduce # of rooms from 194 to 108) and create new fire pump room in basement. Alter…
Permit 09 175451 HVA
- Oct 2009
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Interior alterations to existing residential portion of building (floors 2-9 inclusive) to renovate existing dwelling rooms in "Fred Victor Centre" (reduce # of rooms from 194 to 108) and create new fire pump room in basement. Alternative…
Permit 09 175451 BLD
- Sep 2008
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed
permit for 29 maglocks on all levels on stairwell exits,
Permit 08 200012 FSU · est. $50,000
- Feb 2006
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - To construct a 1 storey additions to an existing hostel See C. of A. Decision and Final O.M.B Letter. - Addition(s)
Permit 05 211653 PLB
- Feb 2006
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - To construct a 1 storey additions to an existing hostel See C. of A. Decision and Final O.M.B Letter. - Addition(s)
Permit 05 211653 HVA
- Dec 2005
Alterations · Addition(s) · Closed
To construct a 1 storey additions to an existing hostel See C. of A. Decision and Final O.M.B Letter.
Permit 05 211653 BLD · est. $110,000
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
69/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit89
61.6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 7 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Queen (1 Yonge-University Line), 570 m.
- Parks & trees27
8.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 110 m. 437 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling94
Within 1 km: 9.65 km of protected lanes, 0.95 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.55 km of shared routes. 13 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby79
11 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Ecole Elementaire Gabrielle Roy, 330 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities98
Within 1 km: 3 libraries, 5 community centres, 19 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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Safety
Moss Park
- AssaultAmong the highest
Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.4× the city median).
- Break and enterAmong the highest
Higher than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.3× the city median).
- RobberyAmong the highest
Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.6× the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the lowest
Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (48% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesHigher than most
Higher than 88 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Higher than most
Higher than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.7× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the highest
Higher than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (7.2× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (64% of the city median).
- HomicideHigher than most
Higher than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× 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
Gardiner Expressway, 880 m away
15.9 tonnes a year from 3 facilities, mostly Toronto Metropolitan University
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, 600 m
- Sites within 1 km
- 1
Sites currently offering services, from Health Canada, updated 2026-09-15. Sites open and close; check the list for current status.
Zoning
Commercial Residential
- Category
- Mixed use
- Zone label
CR 4.5 (c2.0; r4.0) SS2 (x333)- 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
- 30
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
134 Jarvis St · 120 m away
Site plan · Application Received · submitted 2026-09-02
Proposed commercial parking lot
City record217 Jarvis St · 290 m away
Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2026-03-31
This application proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a 32-storey mixed-use building, containing 315 dwelling units (including 38 replacement rental units), approximately 377 sq. m. of non-residential gross floor
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 | Moss Park/Regent Park | Toronto (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,278* | $1,606 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,987 | $2,042 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,484 | $2,776 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,580* | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,904 | $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.
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.
95 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Social housing
- Storeys
- 7
- Units
- 76
- Built
- 1900
- Elevators
- 3
- Managed by
- Fred Victor Centre
- Heating
- Forced air gas
- Air conditioning
- Individual units
- Laundry
- 2nd floor and 6th floor, 9 AM TO 8 PM
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Bike parking
- 15 indoor, 4 outdoor
- Balconies
- No
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- Yes
- Ward
- 13
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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