1577 Lawrence Ave W
Toronto, Ontario M6L
A 15-storey, 350-unit private rental building built in 1970.
- Property manager
- Signet Group Inc.
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
7 bylaw investigations at this address since Jan 2025; 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 5
- Not enough heat 2
- Feb 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 113668 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 230607 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Mar 2025· Closed
- Throughout Dwelling Unit: The dwelling does not have a heating system capable of maintaining a room temperature of twenty-one degrees Celsius(21?C). (open)
Case 25 126572 PRS 00 IV
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 126569 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 119447 HEA 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 117497 HEA 00 IR
Show 1 older case
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 104475 PRS 00 IR
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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.
- Fire and life safety 5
- Parking garage repair 3
- Plumbing and drains 1
- Balcony repair 1
- Alterations 1
- Aug 2026
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Issuance Pending
Rehabilitation of the underground parking garage, podium deck and localized repairs to the exterior walls at 1577 Lawrence Avenue West (asphalt, concrete, masonry, expansion joints, landscaping, electric snow melting cable reconstruction/r…
Permit 26 226733 BLD
- Jun 2021
Fire and life safety · Other(FS) · Closed
PROPOSED: REPLACE FIRE PUMP
Permit 21 176239 FSU · est. $35,000
- Feb 2019
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Concrete repairs of suspended underground parking garage slab in local deteriorated areas, mastic asphalt and waterproofing replacement
Permit 19 117848 BLD · est. $135,000
- Jan 2019
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Replacement of existing fire alarm panel and voice communication control systems
Permit 19 105956 FSU · est. $200,000
- Nov 2018
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Cancelled
Replacement of existing fire alarm panel and voice communication control systems
Permit 18 258913 FSU · est. $200,000
- Jul 2017
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Installation of one premise isolation back flow prevention assembly and expansion tanks.
Permit 17 201748 PSA · est. $5,000
Show 5 older permits
- Aug 2015
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Replace 2134m (7000ft) of balcony railings.
Permit 15 200963 BLD · est. $600,000
- Sep 2011
Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Inspection
To dismantle an existing sprinkler system and to install new Dry Sprinkler System to Underground Parking on P-2 Level - North Side, to Apartment Building.
Permit 11 273770 FSU · est. $45,000
- Apr 2002
Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed
PROPOSED MODIFICATION OF EXISTING SPRINKLERS SYSTEM IN UNDERGROUND GARAGE.
Permit 02 126999 FSU
- Feb 2002
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Inspection
GARAGE REPAIR
Permit 02 111295 BLD
- Jun 1995
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
RETROFIT FIRE
Permit 95 251086 BLD
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
45/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit28
21.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Mount Dennis (5 Eglinton Line), 1.9 km.
- Parks & trees86
36.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 60 m. 381 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 nearby68
7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Gracefield Public School , 430 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities35
Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 3 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety40
4 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
Brookhaven-Amesbury
- AssaultAbout typical
Higher than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Higher than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Higher than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Higher than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 71 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Higher than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Bicycle theftLower than most
Lower than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (42% of the city median).
- ShootingsHigher than most
Higher than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.1× the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Lower than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (78% 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 400, 1.1 km away
496 kg a year from 2 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, 8.8 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
- Category
- Apartment
- Zone label
RA (f30.0; a1375) (x348)- 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
- 2
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
1571 Lawrence Ave W · 130 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2024-08-08
The redevelopment includes the demolition of the existing gas station and construct new gas pumps and canopy, a new convenience store/quick serve restaurant with an associated drive through facility. The existing car wash facilities will be
City record1575 Lawrence Ave W · 90 m away
Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2022-04-27
Proposal for an 11 storey mixed-use mid-rise building containing 118 residential units and 132.2 square metres of retail space located at-grade. 75 vehicular parking spaces and 132 bike parking spaces are proposed.
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 | Brookhaven-Amesbury | North York (Southwest) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,322 | $1,379 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,555 | $1,567 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,656 | $1,814 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,181 | $2,243 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,665 | $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.
- 2014
- 1.40% lower rent · tenants notified
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 2018). Not resident reviews.
86 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 15
- Units
- 350
- Built
- 1970
- Elevators
- 3
- Managed by
- Signet Group Inc
- Heating
- Electric
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Basement, 9 TO 9
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Paid
- Bike parking
- None
- Amenities
- Outdoor rec facilities, child play area
- 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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