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167 Church St

Toronto, Ontario M5B

A 28-storey, 388-unit private rental building built in 2005.

Living score
73/100
Built
2005
Units
388
Storeys
28
City inspection
99/100
Contractor
Alpha Developments Inc · 2026

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Issues & maintenance

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City bylaw and health cases

7 bylaw investigations at this address since Jan 2025.

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.

  • Zoning 3
  • Repairs and upkeep 2
  • Garbage 1
  • Rooming house 1
  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 192217 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 185892 ZON 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 184675 ZON 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 184666 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 205693 ZON 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 186780 WST 00 IR

Show 1 older case
  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 100682 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

29 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 11
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 9
  • Alterations 7
  • Fire and life safety 2
  • Jan 2026

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Application Acceptable

    Plumbing - Proposed 2 storey brick/wood siding dwelling c/w front and rear covered porch entry. Exterior basement walkout stairs. Finished basement. New hvac system.

    Permit 26 107314 PLB · by Alpha Developments Inc

  • Jan 2026

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

    HVAC - Proposed 2 storey brick/wood siding dwelling c/w front and rear covered porch entry. Exterior basement walkout stairs. Finished basement. New hvac system.

    Permit 26 107314 HVA · by Alpha Developments Inc

  • Jan 2026

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related (DR) · Application On Hold

    Drain - Proposed 2 storey brick/wood siding dwelling c/w front and rear covered porch entry. Exterior basement walkout stairs. Finished basement. New hvac system.

    Permit 26 107314 DRN · by Alpha Developments Inc

  • Mar 2024

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

    Plumbing - Interior renovation of existing condo property management office, lobbies and other amenities like mail room, fitness room, party room, co-working spaces and meeting rooms for tenants.

    Permit 24 121535 PLB

  • Mar 2024

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

    HVAC - Interior renovation of existing condo property management office, lobbies and other amenities like mail room, fitness room, party room, co-working spaces and meeting rooms for tenants.

    Permit 24 121535 HVA

  • Mar 2024

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled

    Interior renovation of existing condo property management office, lobbies and other amenities like mail room, fitness room, party room, co-working spaces and meeting rooms for tenants.

    Permit 24 121535 BLD · est. $4,000,000

Show 23 older permits
  • Oct 2020

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

    Rev 01 - Proposal to revise exhaust location from the ecology unit.HVAC - Interior alterations to unit 3 - A &W Restaurant

    Permit 20 163723 HVA

  • Jul 2020

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

    Plumbing - Interior alterations to unit 3 - A &W Restaurant

    Permit 20 163723 PLB

  • Jul 2020

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

    HVAC - Interior alterations to unit 3 - A &W Restaurant

    Permit 20 163723 HVA

  • Jul 2020

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposal for interior alterations to unit 3 on the ground floor for a new tenant - 'A&W Restaurant'.

    Permit 20 163723 BLD · est. $450,000

  • Jan 2020

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

    Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations for a new tenant fit out - Wine Rack

    Permit 20 102723 PLB

  • Jan 2020

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

    HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations for a new tenant fit out - Wine Rack

    Permit 20 102723 HVA

  • Jan 2020

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposal for interior alterations for a new tenant fit-out - "Wine Rack"

    Permit 20 102723 BLD · est. $110,000

  • Jun 2015

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

    4" dcva bfp installation

    Permit 15 169440 PSA · est. $13,929

  • Oct 2009

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposed interior alterations to ground floor retails space (Area 61 sq m)

    Permit 09 180223 BLD · est. $10,000

  • Nov 2008

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

    Plumbing - Proposal for interior alteration to a nail salon. Unable to print application form

    Permit 08 225056 PLB

  • Nov 2008

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

    HVAC - Proposal for interior alteration to a nail salon.Unable to print application form

    Permit 08 225056 HVA

  • Nov 2008

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposal for interior alteration to a nail salon.

    Permit 08 225056 BLD · est. $50,000

  • Feb 2007

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

    HVAC - Make interior alterations to commercial unit in new building for a SubWay restaurant.

    Permit 07 111371 HVA

  • Mar 2006

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    Install 5 total maglocks on 1st floor and P1 level of apartment building(some retail).

    Permit 06 114917 FSU · est. $5,000

  • Aug 2005

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

    Plumbing - Construct new mixed use building- 388 residential units with approximately 1100 sq. m. of commercial space. - New Building

    Permit 04 100118 PLB

  • May 2005

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed

    Sprinkler Permit to accompany BP#04-100118.

    Permit 05 129380 FSU · est. $1,000

  • Sep 2004

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

    Site servicing for new condominium development; in connection with permit #04-100118 MU.

    Permit 04 177862 DRN

  • Jan 2004

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

    HVAC - alterations to portion of 2nd floor to create washrooms --existing place of amusement - Interior Alterations

    Permit 02 106204 HVA

  • Jan 2004

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

    HVAC - Construct new mixed use building- 393 residential units, approximately 1100 sq. m. of commercial space. - New Building FOR PLANS SEE BUILDING PERMIT FILE.

    Permit 04 100118 HVA

  • Jan 2002

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

    Plumbing - 2nd fl: 8 w.c., 4 urinals, 5 w.b.--existing place of amusement "it"

    Permit 02 106204 PLB

  • Jan 2002

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled

    alterations to portion of 2nd floor to create washrooms --existing place of amusement

    Permit 02 106204 BLD · est. $15,000

  • Apr 2001

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

    Install fixtures on 3rd floor; 8 wc, 4 urinals, 4 hand basins. cost included in 01 126721

    Permit 01 126722 PLB

  • Apr 2001

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled

    Increase occupant load from 850 to 1191 persons and do interior alterations on 3rd floor to increase washroom facilities. Change use from place of amusment to restaurant and enterianment facility.

    Permit 01 126721 CMB · est. $6,000

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

73/ 100

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

  • Transit82

    48.6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Queen (1 Yonge-University Line), 350 m.

  • Parks & trees47

    13.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 160 m. 310 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling99

    Within 1 km: 10.55 km of protected lanes, 1.5 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.65 km of shared routes. 19 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby93

    8 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Michael'S Choir School - Gymnasium Bldg, 180 m), plus 5 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities98

    Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 4 community centres, 13 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety3

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

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Safety

Downtown Yonge East

  • AssaultAmong the highest

    Higher than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (4.0× the city median).

  • Break and enterAmong the highest

    Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).

  • RobberyAmong the highest

    Higher than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (4.1× the city median).

  • Auto theftLower than most

    Lower than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (59% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAmong the highest

    Higher than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.5× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the highest

    Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.8× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (17× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Higher than 64 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× 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, 1.0 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

145.1 tonnes a year from 4 facilities, mostly Walton Street Steam 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
Street Health, 680 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 3.0 (c2.0; r3.0) SS1 (x2556)
Height limit
18 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
22
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 134 Jarvis St · 170 m away

    Site plan · Application Received · submitted 2026-09-02

    Proposed commercial parking lot

    City record
  • 217 Jarvis St · 250 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.

Average monthly rent by bedroom type
BedroomsChurch-Yonge CorridorToronto (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,698$1,606$1,491
1 bed$1,922$2,042$1,761
2 beds$2,536$2,776$2,045
3+ beds-$3,580*$2,294
All units$2,008$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.

99 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
28
Units
388
Built
2005
Elevators
4
Heating
Forced air gas
Air conditioning
Central air
Laundry
None on site
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
Visitor parking
Paid
Bike parking
120 indoor
Amenities
Indoor recreation room, outdoor rec facilities, indoor exercise room
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
Yes
Ward
13

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

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