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Building Review

17 Mc Cormack St

Toronto, Ontario M6N

A 4-storey, 61-unit social housing building built in 1994.

Living score
40/100
Built
1994
Units
61
Storeys
4
City inspection
98/100

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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

19 bylaw investigations at this address since Nov 2024; 1 notice or order to comply; 4 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 18
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued

    • The ventilation system or unit is not regularly cleaned. (open)

    Case 26 244842 PRS 00 IV

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 240290 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 232722 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 228956 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 226176 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 226141 PRS 00 IR

Show 13 older cases
  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 219841 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 211116 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 197253 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 173444 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 173443 000 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 156836 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 111797 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 233068 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 200133 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 198798 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 134082 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 249812 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 234027 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

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

  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
  • Plumbing and drains 2
  • Alterations 1
  • May 2018

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Closed

    Replacement of the two make up air units . Associated controls and ducting is include.

    Permit 18 155712 MSA

  • Sep 2016

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Closed

    Stand alone mechanical permit to replace the boiler in an existing apartment building.

    Permit 16 221967 MSA

  • Mar 2015

    Plumbing and drains · Fixtures/Roof Drains: Other · Permit Issued

    Proposal to install new kitchen sink and dishwasher on the 3rd floor of existing apartment building.

    Permit 15 128277 PSA · est. $10,000

  • Jan 2010

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

    installation of one backflow prevention device

    Permit 10 108381 PSA

  • Oct 2002

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Inspection

    construct sotrage shed at flank of property. CARD PRINTED

    Permit 02 182916 BLD · est. $2,000

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

40/ 100

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

  • Transit39

    28.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Keelesdale (5 Eglinton Line), 1.6 km.

  • Parks & trees16

    8.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 170 m. 225 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling33

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 3.1 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby68

    6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Harwood Public School, 490 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities26

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 5 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety80

    1 collision 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

Junction Area

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • Break and enterHigher than most

    Higher than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Higher than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Higher than 65 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAmong the highest

    Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Higher than most

    Higher than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.7× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftHigher than most

    Higher than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.1× the city median).

  • ShootingsLower than most

    Lower than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (57% of the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Lower than 55 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about 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

No expressway within 2 km

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

65.8 tonnes a year from 4 facilities, mostly ICS Universal Drum Reconditioning GP 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, 6.0 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) (x360)
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
6
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 65 Mc Cormack St · 210 m away

    Rezoning · OMB Appeal · submitted 2022-03-17

    Proposed development of 10 & 12 storey buildings containing 263 units which will include approximately 21,465 square metres of gross floor area, comprised of approximately 19,209 square metres of residential space, 2,256 square metres of no

    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 North/JunctionToronto (West) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,422$1,410$1,491
1 bed$1,863$1,798$1,761
2 beds$2,338$2,252$2,045
3+ beds-$3,238$2,294
All units$2,008$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. 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.

98 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Social housing
Storeys
4
Units
61
Built
1994
Elevators
1
Heating
Electric
Air conditioning
Central air
Laundry
2nd floor, 24/7
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
5 indoor
Amenities
Indoor recreation room
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
Yes
Ward
5

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

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