1691 Gerrard St E
Toronto, Ontario M4L
A 7-storey, 66-unit private rental building built in 1958.
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
16 bylaw investigations at this address since Feb 2025; 4 notices or orders 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 13
- Broken appliance 1
- Not enough heat 1
- Zoning 1
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Closed
- Entranceway: Interior lighting fixtures or lamps have not been installed.Namely, in unit light fixture missing in entranceway is missing. (closed)
- Entranceway: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, above the entrance was repaired not in a good workmanlike manner. (closed)
- Living Room: The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not reasonably smooth and level. Namely, the parquet floor is lifting and not level. (closed)
- Living Room: Exterior window not maintained weather-tight.Namely, livingroom window is not weathertight and has 3-4 inches of water between panes. (closed)
Case 26 232721 PRS 00 IV
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 232099 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 223497 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Broken applianceBylaw· Closed
Case 26 179430 APP 00 IR
- May 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 161671 HEA 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2026· Order Issued
- Laundry Room: Laundry room and the facilities, amenities and associated equipment is not maintained in good repair.Namely: One washing machine and one dryer in the laundry room are not in working order. (open)
- Interior of Building – Basement: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: Ceiling located in the basement is not free of holes and cracks. (open)
Case 26 190078 PRS 00 IV
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- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 145153 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 223445 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 215139 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 205218 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 186858 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply· Closed
- Building: Floor and/or floor covering not kept in a clean and sanitary conditionNamely the carpets and floors throughout the entire building and stairwells are stained, not kept clean. (substantially complete)
- 4th Floor – Stairway: The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not maintained. Namely the landing on the 4th floor stairwell is damaged. (substantially complete)
- Building: The property is not maintained and/or kept clean in accordance with the standards.Namely the light fixtures in the hallways throughout the building have debris and dead insects in the glass cover. (closed)
- Building: The electrical fixtures are not maintained in good working order.Namely, the light fixture in the 5th floor staircase is not functioning and the light bulb by the mailboxes in the lobby is very dim. (closed)
- Building: Repair(s) does not reasonably match existing wall(s)Namely the walls that have previously been repaired and repainted do not match the surrounding area. (open)
- Building: Previously finished wall(s) in the public area of the property is not maintained in good repair.Namely the walls throughout the building have marks/ stains and damage on them. (closed)
- Building: The ventilation system or unit is not kept in good repair and maintained in good working condition at all times.Namely the vents on every floor of the building in the hallways are full of dust and debris and need to be cleaned. (closed)
- Laundry Room: The supplied facility in or on the property is not available for use by the occupants and other users of the property in accordance with the standardsNamely the washer that is out of service and the dryer is unplugged in the laundry room. (closed)
- Building – Exterior Of Building: The exterior walls and their components are not being maintained free from loose or unsecured objects or materials.Namely the exterior lower brick work on the northwest side of the building is not maintained. (open)
Case 25 183441 PRS 00 IV
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 136194 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Feb 2025· Closed
- Bathroom: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)
- Bathroom: Interior door(s), frames(s), glass pane(s), and/or hardware not maintained in good repair. (closed)
- Living Room: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)
- Living Room: Exterior window not maintained weather-tight. (closed)
Case 25 120799 PRS 00 IV
- Feb 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 118058 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 25 117659 ZON 00 IR
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City building permits
1 permit 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 1
- Jun 2018
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposed Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only)
Permit 18 179992 PSA · est. $3,000
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
47/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit13
12.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Coxwell (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.0 km.
- Parks & trees52
14.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 80 m. 397 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling71
Within 1 km: 3.05 km of protected lanes, 2.7 km of bike lanes and trails, 1 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby68
8 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Bowmore Road Jr & Sr Public School , 250 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities74
Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 1 community centre, 13 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety40
3 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
Woodbine Corridor
- AssaultAbout typical
Higher than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (81% of the city median).
- RobberyLower than most
Lower than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (46% of the city median).
- Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (61% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Lower than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (82% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Lower than most
Lower than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (62% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Higher than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× 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
No expressway within 2 km
395 kg a year from 2 facilities, mostly Express 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
- Street Health, 4.6 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 (d1.0) (x7)- 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
- 1
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
4 Newbold Ave · 70 m away
Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2025-04-16
Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendement for a 10-storey residential rental apartment building with a height of 27.2 metres (30.2 metres with the MPH) consisting of 70 rental dwelling units including 13 rental replacement units. An
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 | Woodbine Corridor/Greenwood-Coxwell | Toronto (East) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,525 | $1,213 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,702* | $1,692 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,907 | $1,869 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $1,876* | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,746 | $1,685 | $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.
93 / 100City inspection score, September 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 7
- Units
- 66
- Built
- 1958
- Elevators
- 1
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Basement, 8 AM - 10 PM
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 19
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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