1496 Queen St W
Toronto, Ontario M6K
A 4-storey, 12-unit private rental building built in 1870.
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
7 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 2 notices or orders 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 3
- Garbage 2
- Graffiti 2
- May 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 158610 WST 00 IR
- May 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 156866 WST 00 IR
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2025· Closed
- Stairway: Required handrails on stairs or ramps are less than 865mm or more than 965mm high (open)
Case 25 188321 PRS 00 IV
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 182609 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2025
GraffitiBylawNotice to comply · Apr 2025· Closed
Case 25 148566 GRA 00 IV
- Apr 2025
GraffitiBylaw· Closed
Case 25 138126 GRA 00 IR
Show 1 older case
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 228040 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
17 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 6
- Plumbing and drains 4
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 4
- Fire and life safety 3
- Nov 2018
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Interior alterations (8m2) for new tenant Tattoo shop - Unit 2
Permit 18 255800 PLB
- Nov 2018
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Interior alterations (8m2) for new tenant Tattoo shop - Unit 2
Permit 18 255800 BLD · est. $2,800
- May 2016
Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Permit Issued
Proposal for new sprinklers
Permit 16 157862 FSU
- Sep 2015
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for make interior alterations to merge rear ground floor commercial units into 1 unit and interior alterations to the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors to create 12 dwelling units
Permit 15 159224 PLB
- Sep 2015
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for make interior alterations to merge rear ground floor commercial units into 1 unit and interior alterations to the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors to create 12 dwelling units
Permit 15 159224 HVA
- Sep 2015
Fire and life safety · Building Permit Related(FS) · Application On Hold
FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Proposal for make interior alterations to merge rear ground floor commercial units into 1 unit and interior alterations to the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors to create 12 dwelling units
Permit 15 159224 FSU
Show 11 older permits
- Jul 2015
Alterations · Interior Demolition · Closed
Interior demo of existing commercial spaces on 1st-4th floors (inclusice). No change of Use.
Permit 15 195003 BLD
- May 2015
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Proposal for make interior alterations to merge rear ground floor commercial units into 1 unit and interior alterations to the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors to create 12 dwelling units
Permit 15 159224 BLD · est. $2,000,000
- May 2015
Fire and life safety · Building Permit Related(FS) · Application On Hold
FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Proposal for interior alterations to ground floor for 35 seat restaurant, "A & W"
Permit 15 148039 FSU
- Apr 2015
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to ground floor for 35 seat restaurant, "A & W"
Permit 15 148039 PLB
- Apr 2015
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to ground floor for 35 seat restaurant, "A & W"
Permit 15 148039 HVA
- Apr 2015
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations to ground floor for 35 seat restaurant, "A & W"
Permit 15 148039 BLD
- Jul 2008
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
Revision to show HVAC in cafe at the front.
Permit 08 108958 HVA
- Jun 2008
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Interior alterations to GF to convert to Offices/Storage and less than 30 seats restaurant.. Install fire alarm system. Note existing building is 4 storey plus basement. Part 3.
Permit 08 108958 PLB
- Feb 2008
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled
Interior alterations to front GF unit to convert to Cafe/restaurant < 30 seats.
Permit 08 113402 BLD · est. $40,000
- Feb 2008
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - (Rear - 3 MacDonnell Ave) Interior alterations to rear of GF to convert to Offices/Storage. Shared public corridor with future front unit ( seperate Permit)
Permit 08 108958 HVA
- Feb 2008
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Interior alterations to GF to convert to Offices/Storage and less than 30 seats restaurant.. Install fire alarm system. Note existing building is 4 storey plus basement. Part 3.
Permit 08 108958 BLD · est. $20,000
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
52/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit49
39.4 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Lansdowne (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 2.1 km.
- Parks & trees25
7 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 200 m. 557 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling73
Within 1 km: 0.7 km of protected lanes, 4.75 km of bike lanes and trails, 4 km of shared routes. 8 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby68
8 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Parkdale Collegiate Institute, 180 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities91
Within 1 km: 1 library, 5 community centres, 11 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety10
9 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
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Safety
Roncesvalles
- AssaultHigher than most
Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- Break and enterHigher than most
Higher than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.7× the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Lower than 52 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (50% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Lower than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (89% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Lower than most
Lower than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (65% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftHigher than most
Higher than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.3× the city median).
- ShootingsLower than most
Lower than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (56% of the city median).
- HomicideHigher than most
Higher than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× 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, 580 m away
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, 3.3 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
Commercial Residential
- Category
- Mixed use
- Zone label
CR 2.5 (c1.0; r2.0) SS2 (x1766)- Height limit
- 14 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
- 9
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
1501 Queen St W · 270 m away
Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2026-02-17
Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to develop a 10 and 7 storey mixed use building with 141 affordable rental units, including 54 rental replacement units, and institutional uses. The development includes 8,341 square metres of gross
City record1437 Queen St W · 50 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2023-05-17
The application proposes to demolish the existing buildings and construct a new 12-storey mixed use building containing 249 dwelling units. The proposed redevelopment consists of 17,576 sq. m total gross floor area (GFA), which results in a
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 | Roncesvalles | Toronto (West) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,286 | $1,410 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,495 | $1,798 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,708 | $2,252 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,238 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,528 | $1,945 | $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. Not resident reviews.
90 / 100City inspection score, June 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 4
- Units
- 12
- Built
- 1870
- Elevators
- 1
- Ward
- 4
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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