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170 Fort York Blvd

Toronto, Ontario

A 364-unit condominium registered in 2014 (TSCC 2406).

Living score
49/100
Units
364

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Issues & maintenance

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City building permits

23 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 5
  • Alterations 5
  • Plumbing and drains 5
  • Fire and life safety 5
  • Construction 3
  • Jun 2020

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

    HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations for cannabis retail dispensary in existing retail space

    Permit 20 152575 HVA

  • Jun 2020

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Permit Issued

    Proposal for interior alterations for cannabis retail dispensary in existing retail space

    Permit 20 152575 BLD · est. $100,000

  • May 2020

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Permit Issued

    Water Damage -interior finishes and insulation will require removal and replacement. Make good all areas of fire separation between common corridors and suites.

    Permit 20 146531 BLD

  • Feb 2015

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

    Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to unit 1B for new dental office in existing mixed-use building.

    Permit 15 114704 PLB

  • Feb 2015

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

    HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to unit 1B for new dental office in existing mixed-use building.

    Permit 15 114704 HVA

  • Feb 2015

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposal for interior alterations to unit 1B for new dental office in existing mixed-use building.

    Permit 15 114704 BLD · est. $60,000

Show 17 older permits
  • May 2014

    Construction · Revision Issued

    REVISION: for fire alarm purposes.Proposal to construct a 2 sty library building. New address - 200 Fort York Blvd. Also see active BLD permit for below grade parking connection 11 263561. "Fort York Bathurst Library".actual address 190 Fo…

    Permit 12 109059 BLD

  • Nov 2013

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Permit Issued

    To install 2 mag locks on the ground floor of the existing 29 storey condo building.

    Permit 13 266630 FSU · est. $5,000

  • Sep 2013

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

    Plumbing - Minor interior alterations to existing commercial space on the ground floor for temp sales centre. Library District Condo's. Conveniece address - 180 Fort York Blvd.

    Permit 13 240888 PLB

  • Sep 2013

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

    HVAC - Minor interior alterations to existing commercial space on the ground floor for temp sales centre. Library District Condo's. Conveniece address - 180 Fort York Blvd.

    Permit 13 240888 HVA

  • Sep 2013

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection

    Minor interior alterations to existing commercial space on the ground floor for temp sales centre. Library District Condo's. Convenience address - 180 Fort York Blvd.

    Permit 13 240888 BLD

  • Nov 2012

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Inspection

    Proposed sprinkler permit in conjunction with building permit 12-109059.

    Permit 12 283914 FSU · est. $45,000

  • Oct 2012

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Cancelled

    Revision to Sprinkler permit in conjunction with 11 263561 BLD.

    Permit 12 183914 FSU

  • Jul 2012

    Fire and life safety · Building Permit Related(FS) · Application On Hold

    FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Proposal to construct a 29 sty condo with commercial at grade, 2 levels of below grade parking, and 364 residential units. Note: This permit does not include the above-grade portion of the library block.

    Permit 11 263561 FSU

  • Jun 2012

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

    Plumbing - Proposal to construct a 29 sty condo with commercial at grade, 2 levels of below grade parking, and 364 residential units. Note: This permit does not include the above-grade portion of the library block.

    Permit 11 263561 PLB

  • Jun 2012

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

    HVAC - Proposal to construct a 29 sty condo with commercial at grade, 2 levels of below grade parking, and 364 residential units. Note: This permit does not include the above-grade portion of the library block.

    Permit 11 263561 HVA

  • May 2012

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Permit Issued

    Sprinkler permit in conjunction with 11 263561 BLD.

    Permit 12 183914 FSU

  • Jan 2012

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

    Plumbing - Proposal to construct a 2 sty library building. New address - 200 For York Blvd. Also see active BLD permit for below grade parking connection 11 263561. "Fort York Bathurst Library".

    Permit 12 109059 PLB

  • Jan 2012

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

    HVAC - Proposal to construct a 2 sty library building. New address - 200 For York Blvd. Also see active BLD permit for below grade parking connection 11 263561. "Fort York Bathurst Library".

    Permit 12 109059 HVA

  • Jan 2012

    Construction · Inspection

    Proposal to construct a 2 sty library building. New address - 200 Fort York Blvd. Also see active BLD permit for below grade parking connection 11 263561. "Fort York Bathurst Library".actual address 190 Fort York Blvd.

    Permit 12 109059 BLD

  • Aug 2011

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

    Drain - Proposal to construct a 29 sty condo with commercial at grade, 2 levels of below grade parking, and 364 residential units. This permit does not include the above-grade portion of the library block.

    Permit 11 263561 DRN

  • Aug 2011

    Construction · Inspection

    Proposal to construct a 29 sty condo with commercial at grade, 2 levels of below grade parking, and 364 residential units. Note: This permit does not include the above-grade portion of the library block.

    Permit 11 263561 BLD

  • Sep 2010

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Inspection

    Excavation and Shoring for future condo. - Block # 36

    Permit 10 258324 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

49/ 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 2 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: St Andrew (1 Yonge-University Line), 1.5 km.

  • Parks & trees83

    34 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 160 m. 243 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling98

    Within 1 km: 4.85 km of protected lanes, 9.2 km of bike lanes and trails, 1 km of shared routes. 20 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: City School, 410 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities53

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 11 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety10

    9 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.

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Safety

Harbourfront-CityPlace

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Higher than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (82% of the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Lower than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (69% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (33% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Lower than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (88% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

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

  • Bicycle theftHigher than most

    Higher than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (5.5× the city median).

  • ShootingsLower than most

    Lower than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (61% of the city median).

  • HomicideLower than most

    Lower than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (58% 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 pollutionModerate

Gardiner Expressway, 170 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmLow

None reported

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, 1.9 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

Not in the city-wide by-law

This site is still governed by a former municipality’s zoning by-law, which the city-wide data does not cover.

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
  • 150 Queens Wharf Rd · 270 m away

    Site plan · Application Received · submitted 2026-03-09

    The 2025 Proposal is a 37-storey tower with a total of 268 units and ~350m2 of ground floor non-residential GFA. Of the 268 units, over 50% of the units are larger two- and three-bedroom units and 30% of the total units are planned to be af

    City record
  • 18 Portland St · 300 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-09-08

    Proposal to permit the redevelopment of the site with a 22-storey mixed-use building, having a non-residential gross floor area of 2,770.5 square metres and a residential gross floor area of 13,765.5 square metres. A total of 182 residenti

    City record
  • 18 Portland St · 300 m away

    Rezoning · OMB Approved · submitted 2022-05-25

    Official Plan Amendment for a 23 storey mixed-use building, having a non-residential gross floor area of 2,640 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 14,459.90 square metres. A total of 182 residential dwelling units are prop

    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
BedroomsWaterfront Communities-The IslandToronto (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio$2,092$1,606$1,491
1 bed$2,489$2,042$1,761
2 beds$3,114*$2,776$2,045
3+ beds-$3,580*$2,294
All units$2,681$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.

2017
0.83% lower rent · 1 of 2 units notified
2019
0.48% lower rent · 72 of 141 units notified

Where several units are listed, the cut shown is the median. Source: City of Toronto, Tenant Notification for Rent Reduction, 2014–2025.

Building facts

From the City of Toronto’s inventory of condominiums registered 2002–2018. Not resident reviews.

Type
Condominium
Units
364
Unit mix
62 studio · 218 one-bed · 84 two-bed
Condo plan
TSCC 2406
Registered
September 2014

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

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