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1544 Dundas St W

Toronto, Ontario M6K

A 8-storey, 95-unit private rental building built in 2016.

Living score
55/100
Built
2016
Units
95
Storeys
8
City inspection
96/100
Property manager
Bentallgreenoak

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Issues & maintenance

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City building permits

14 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
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 4
  • Plumbing and drains 2
  • Fire and life safety 2
  • Construction 1
  • Demolition 1
  • Mar 2019

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Rev 03 - Proposed revision to washroom area.Interior alterations to commercial unit on the ground floor for new restaurant. Occupant Load = 80. Tenant - "The Good Fork".

    Permit 18 227648 BLD

  • Mar 2019

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

    Revision 02 - kitchen exhaust hoodRevision 1: Changes to duct layout.HVAC - Includes Kitchen Exhaust - Interior alterations to commercial unit on the ground floor for new restaurant. Occupant Load = 80. Tenant - "The Good Fork".

    Permit 18 227648 HVA

  • Mar 2019

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Revision 02 - Kitchen exhaust systemRevision 1: Structural work for a new entrance doorInterior alterations to commercial unit on the ground floor for new restaurant. Occupant Load = 80. Tenant - "The Good Fork".

    Permit 18 227648 BLD

  • Jan 2019

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

    Revision 1: Changes to duct layout.HVAC - Includes Kitchen Exhaust - Interior alterations to commercial unit on the ground floor for new restaurant. Occupant Load = 80. Tenant - "The Good Fork".

    Permit 18 227648 HVA

  • Jan 2019

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Revision 1: Structural work for a new entrance doorInterior alterations to commercial unit on the ground floor for new restaurant. Occupant Load = 80. Tenant - "The Good Fork".

    Permit 18 227648 BLD

  • Sep 2018

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

    Plumbing - Interior alterations to commercial unit on the ground floor for new restaurant. Occupant Load = 80. Tenant - "The Good Fork".

    Permit 18 227648 PLB

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  • Sep 2018

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

    HVAC - Includes Kitchen Exhaust - Interior alterations to commercial unit on the ground floor for new restaurant. Occupant Load = 80. Tenant - "The Good Fork".

    Permit 18 227648 HVA

  • Sep 2018

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Interior alterations to commercial unit on the ground floor for new restaurant. Occupant Load = 80. Tenant - "The Good Fork".

    Permit 18 227648 BLD

  • Jan 2016

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    Proposal to install 1 maglock on the ground floor of an existing 8 storey mixed use building.

    Permit 16 104693 FSU · est. $1,500

  • Oct 2014

    Fire and life safety · Building Permit Related(FS) · Closed

    FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Proposal for a new 8 storey residential commercial building with 95 residential units and 2 levels of underground parking with 59 spaces.

    Permit 13 273728 FSU

  • Dec 2013

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

    Plumbing - Proposal for a new 8 storey residential commercial building with 95 residential units and 2 levels of underground parking with 59 spaces.

    Permit 13 273728 PLB

  • Dec 2013

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

    HVAC - Proposal for a new 8 storey residential commercial building with 95 residential units and 2 levels of underground parking with 59 spaces.

    Permit 13 273728 HVA

  • Dec 2013

    Construction · Closed

    Proposal for a new 8 storey residential commercial building with 95 residential units and 2 levels of underground parking with 59 spaces.

    Permit 13 273728 BLD · est. $15,000,000

  • Oct 2009

    Demolition · Demolition · Closed

    Proposal to demo existing auto repair and service bay and maintain vacant land in accordance with Chapter 629-24 of the Toronto Municipal Code.

    Permit 09 184050 DEM

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

55/ 100

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

  • Transit42

    31.4 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Dufferin (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.1 km.

  • Parks & trees36

    9.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 310 m. 488 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling78

    Within 1 km: 0.7 km of protected lanes, 5.45 km of bike lanes and trails, 6.75 km of shared routes. 5 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby79

    11 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Shirley St Jr & City View Alternative, 330 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities91

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 3 community centres, 14 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety19

    6 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

Little Portugal

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Higher than 64 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Higher than 52 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

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

  • Auto theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (48% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

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

  • Theft over $5,000Higher than most

    Higher than 76 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftHigher than most

    Higher than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.5× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 74 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (67% 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

Gardiner Expressway, 1.7 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

12 tonnes a year from 3 facilities, mostly Mondelez Canada Inc Gladstone Plant

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, 2.5 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

Commercial Residential

Category
Mixed use
Zone label
CR 2.5 (c1.0; r2.0) SS2 (x1584)
Height limit
16 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
3
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 1478 Dundas St W · 160 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2023-02-15

    The proposed SPA application will facilitate the development of an 8-storey mixed usebuilding containing 57 residential dwelling units totalling 3,966 square metres ofresidential gross floor area and 372 square metres of commercial gross fl

    City record
  • 646 Dufferin St · 100 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2023-02-14

    The proposed SPA application will facilitate the development of an 8-storey apartmentbuilding containing 135 residential dwelling units, 40 parking spaces within one levelof underground parking, and 137 bicycle parking spaces. The total gro

    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.

Average monthly rent by bedroom type
BedroomsToronto (West) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,410$1,491
1 bed$1,798$1,761
2 beds$2,252$2,045
3+ beds$3,238$2,294
All units$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 (registered 2017). Not resident reviews.

96 / 100City inspection score, July 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
8
Units
95
Built
2016
Elevators
2
Managed by
Bentallgreenoak
Heating
Forced air gas
Air conditioning
Central air
Laundry
None on site
Pets
Allowed - 25 pounds or less
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
Visitor parking
Paid
Bike parking
95 indoor, 25 outdoor
Amenities
Indoor recreation room, indoor exercise room
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
Yes
Ward
9

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

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