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Building Review

1739 Victoria Park Ave

Toronto, Ontario M1R

A 4-storey, 43-unit private rental building built in 1958.

Living score
34/100
Built
1958
Units
43
Storeys
4
City inspection
92/100

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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

4 bylaw investigations at this address since Jun 2026; 1 notice or order 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 3
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued

    • Throughout Building: Dwelling unit window that is capable of being opened has no screen. (open)
    • Throughout Building: Dwelling unit window that is capable of being opened has screen that is not maintained in good repair and free from defects or missing components. (open)
    • Throughout Building: In a dwelling unit, a window located more than 2,000 millimetres above grade opens within 1,500 millimetres of the floor not leading to a balcony does not employ a controlled sash operation to restrict, when engaged, the opening of the ope… (open)

    Case 26 232544 PRS 00 IV

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 231038 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 170480 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 170479 000 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

7 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 3
  • Alterations 2
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Aug 2025

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Permit Issued

    Proposal to demolish exiting garbage shed

    Permit 25 215551 BLD · est. $2,000

  • Feb 2023

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Proposal to repair the balcony slab (Scope excludes guardrail replacement)

    Permit 23 116410 BLD · est. $50,000

  • Mar 2022

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Proposal to replace existing Fire Control Panel and Annunciator Panel with new Fire Control Panel and new Annunciator Panel

    Permit 22 127206 FSU · est. $3,000

  • Nov 2021

    Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Permit Issued

    Installation of a backflow preventer on the fire sprinkler system.

    Permit 21 240495 PSA · est. $5,000

  • Nov 2019

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

    Proposal to install a backflow prevention device in an existing apartment building.

    Permit 19 249803 PSA · est. $2,500

  • Oct 2019

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Cancelled

    Proposed reconstruction of outdoor garbage enclosure

    Permit 19 234380 BLD · est. $7,000

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  • Jul 2010

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

    To install one (1) new backflow prevention device

    Permit 10 210891 PSA · est. $3,000

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

34/ 100

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

  • Transit50

    40.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Sloane (5 Eglinton Line), 1.4 km.

  • Parks & trees3

    3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 650 m. 361 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling7

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0.1 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.7 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    5 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Wexford Public School, 370 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities44

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 5 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety31

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

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Safety

Wexford/Maryvale

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

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

  • RobberyHigher than most

    Higher than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.2× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAmong the highest

    Higher than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Higher than most

    Higher than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.7× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 65 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.7× the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the highest

    Higher than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.1× the city median).

  • HomicideAmong the lowest

    Lower than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (48% 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 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, 9.6 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 Apartment

Category
Apartment
Zone label
RA (au80.0) (x519)
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
0
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0

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
BedroomsWexford-MaryvaleScarborough (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,685$1,520$1,491
1 bed$1,667$1,610$1,761
2 beds$1,980$1,843$2,045
3+ beds$1,770$1,932$2,294
All units$1,812$1,754$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.

92 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
4
Units
43
Built
1958
Elevators
0
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Ground floor, 9 A.M - 9 P.M
Pets
Allowed - small breed
Parking
Surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
No
Ward
21

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

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