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1643 Bloor St W

Toronto, Ontario M6P

A 3-storey, 24-unit private rental building built in 1930.

Living score
71/100
Built
1930
Units
24
Storeys
3
City inspection
76/100

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Issues & maintenance

Leaks, outages, repairs: dated reports from residents. None filed yet.

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City bylaw and health cases

6 bylaw investigations at this address since Jun 2026; 1 notice or order 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 3
  • Garbage 2
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 237258 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 224813 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    GarbageBylawNotice to comply · Aug 2026· Closed

    • Exterior Of Building: Owner of land failed to clean and clear refuse that has been thrown, placed, dumped or deposited, including but not limited to the side of the building. (open)

    Case 26 213548 WST 00 IV

  • Jul 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 202721 WST 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171752 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171751 000 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

4 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.

  • Alterations 2
  • Plumbing and drains 2
  • Feb 2026

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection

    Proposal to repair and reinstate a portion of the dwelling due to fire loss.

    Permit 26 118471 BLD

  • Oct 2021

    Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed

    Revision 01. Size change for Backflow Prevention Devices (Water Only) from 1" to 1-1/4",Size change for Water Service from 1" to 1-1/4",Size change for Water Distribution Piping from 1" to 1-1-1/4"

    Permit 21 139044 PSA

  • Apr 2021

    Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed

    Install a 1" DCVA backflow preventer

    Permit 21 139044 PSA · est. $4,700

  • Apr 1990

    Alterations · Unknown · Closed

    INTERIOR ALTERATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL UNIT ON GROUND FLOOR. 'VACANT POSSESSION NOT REQUIRED' DOUBLE FEE OF $50 IS DUE ** REVISED FEE OWING DUE TO WORK START $130.00 LP

    Permit 90 017152 BLD · est. $9,000

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

71/ 100

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

  • Transit99

    123.8 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 11 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Dundas West (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 270 m.

  • Parks & trees81

    27.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 370 m. 714 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling66

    Within 1 km: 2.25 km of protected lanes, 3 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.6 km of shared routes. 5 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby85

    6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Bishop Marrocco Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School, 340 m), plus 3 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities31

    Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 1 community centre, 14 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety15

    6 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 2 fatal. Fewer scores higher.

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Safety

High Park-Swansea

  • AssaultLower than most

    Lower than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (68% of the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Higher than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).

  • RobberyLower than most

    Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (59% of the city median).

  • Auto theftLower than most

    Lower than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (55% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesLower than most

    Lower than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (80% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Lower than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (89% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

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

  • HomicideLower than most

    Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (60% 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, 1.8 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

5.4 tonnes a year from 1 facility, mostly Nestle Foods Group Sterling Road Nestle Canada Inc

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, 4.2 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

Category
General residential
Zone label
R (d0.6) (x290)
Height limit
11 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
4
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 1730 Bloor St W · 270 m away

    Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2025-08-27

    Zoning By-law Amendment for a 25-storey mixed-use building and a total of 200 residential units with retail and office at grade.

    City record
  • 1728 Bloor St W · 230 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2023-03-03

    Site Plan Approval for a 19-storey mixed use building with a total of 99 new dwelling units. The building will have a total gross floor area (GFA) of 6860 square metres, including a retail gross floor area of 86.8 square metres, resulting i

    City record
  • 1728 Bloor St W · 230 m away

    Rezoning · OMB Approved · submitted 2023-03-03

    Zoning By-law Amendment for a 19-storey mixed use building with a total of 89 new dwelling units. The building will have a total gross floor area (GFA) of 7,015 square metres, including a retail gross floor area of 55 square metres, resulti

    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
BedroomsHigh Park-SwanseaToronto (West) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,342$1,410$1,491
1 bed$1,479$1,798$1,761
2 beds$1,535*$2,252$2,045
3+ beds-$3,238$2,294
All units$1,498$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; * 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.

2019
1.56% lower rent · tenants notified
2020
0.79% 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 2019). Not resident reviews.

76 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
3
Units
24
Built
1930
Elevators
0
Heating
Hot water
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
No
Ward
4

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

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