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Building Review

1698 Victoria Park Ave

Toronto, Ontario M1R

A 5-storey, 52-unit private rental building built in 1966.

Living score
33/100
Built
1966
Units
52
Storeys
5
City inspection
93/100
Property manager
Future West Living

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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

13 bylaw investigations at this address since Nov 2024.

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 10
  • Zoning 2
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 244526 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 232497 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 219108 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 204243 ZON 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 196718 ZON 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 180995 PRS 00 IR

Show 7 older cases
  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 138023 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 109174 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 239346 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 237871 HEA 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 142644 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 140113 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 237606 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

10 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 4
  • Alterations 3
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Sep 2026

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Not Started

    Plumbing - Proposed conversion of existing garage and storage areas to provide 5 new reisdential units within existing apartment buidling, indoor amenity, and reconfiguration of exterior parking layout.See also 25 263103 ZAP.

    Permit 26 237543 PLB

  • Sep 2026

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Not Started

    HVAC - Proposed conversion of existing garage and storage areas to provide 5 new reisdential units within existing apartment buidling, indoor amenity, and reconfiguration of exterior parking layout.See also 25 263103 ZAP.

    Permit 26 237543 HVA

  • Sep 2026

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related (DR) · Not Started

    Drain - Proposed conversion of existing garage and storage areas to provide 5 new reisdential units within existing apartment buidling, indoor amenity, and reconfiguration of exterior parking layout.See also 25 263103 ZAP.

    Permit 26 237543 DRN

  • Sep 2026

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Not Started

    Proposed conversion of existing garage and storage areas to provide 5 new reisdential units within existing apartment buidling, indoor amenity, and reconfiguration of exterior parking layout.See also 25 263103 ZAP.

    Permit 26 237543 BLD

  • Aug 2023

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

    Plumbing - Proposal for Interior alteration to convert existing car parking spaces to a new residential suites, including interior finishing, HVAC and plumbing finishing for the new suites as per OBC code requirements

    Permit 23 184503 PLB

  • Aug 2023

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

    HVAC - Proposal for Interior alteration to convert existing car parking spaces to a new residential suites, including interior finishing, HVAC and plumbing finishing for the new suites as per OBC code requirements

    Permit 23 184503 HVA

Show 4 older permits
  • Aug 2023

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled

    Proposal for Interior alteration to convert existing car parking spaces to a new residential suites, including interior finishing, HVAC and plumbing finishing for the new suites as per OBC code requirements

    Permit 23 184503 BLD · est. $220,000

  • Apr 2013

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

    Installation of 2" backflow preventor

    Permit 13 149849 PSA

  • Sep 2007

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Repair 32 balconys and 259.15lm of guards.

    Permit 07 258957 BLD

  • Feb 1998

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    FIRE ALARM RETROFIT

    Permit 98 251039 BLD

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

33/ 100

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

  • Transit21

    17 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Sloane (5 Eglinton Line), 990 m.

  • Parks & trees43

    12 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 500 m. 400 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling38

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 3.3 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.4 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby29

    4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Sloane Public School, 400 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities22

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 4 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety64

    1 collision 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

Victoria Village

  • AssaultAbout typical

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

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 65 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (84% of the city median).

  • RobberyLower than most

    Lower than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (60% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Higher than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Higher than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (20% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Higher than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× 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

Don Valley Parkway, 1.9 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmModerate

512 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Astley Gilbert Limited

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
Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 9.2 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 Apartment

Category
Apartment
Zone label
RA (f30.0; a1375; d1.5)
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
  • 1641 Victoria Park Ave · 190 m away

    Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2025-03-21

    The proposed development for the subject lands is for a 16-storey residential apartment building with 126 residential units, with a total Gross Floor Area of approximately 8,976 square metres, and a proposed density of 7.51 times the lot ar

    City record
  • 1641 Victoria Park Ave · 190 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-05-06

    Site Plan Application for a 6-storey residential building having a gross floor area of 2123.7 square metres, and containing 27 residential dwelling units.

    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
BedroomsVictoria VillageNorth York (Southeast) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,251$1,188*$1,491
1 bed$1,608$1,638$1,761
2 beds$1,816$1,890$2,045
3+ beds$1,834$2,238$2,294
All units$1,688$1,842$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, June 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
5
Units
52
Built
1966
Elevators
1
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
First floor, 8:00 AM TO 8:00 PM
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, ground level garage, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
3 outdoor
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
No
Ward
16

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

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