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Building Review

1765 Lawrence Ave E

Toronto, Ontario M1R

A 7-storey, 103-unit private rental building built in 1964.

Living score
31/100
Built
1964
Units
103
Storeys
7
City inspection
85/100

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Issues & maintenance

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City bylaw and health cases

22 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 2 notices or orders to comply.

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 15
  • Snow and ice 4
  • Garbage 1
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Zoning 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 240718 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 223132 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 189507 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 180371 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Snow and iceBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 131184 SNI 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 114037 PRS 00 IR

Show 16 older cases
  • Jan 2026

    Snow and iceBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 105850 SNI 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 104386 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 270020 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Snow and iceBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 270019 SNI 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Snow and iceBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 265790 SNI 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 262477 WST 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 237109 ZON 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 233280 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 233276 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2025· Closed

    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: The property is not being kept free of pests.Namely: There are mice in the unit. They are entering the unit through holes around the radiators. (closed)

    Case 25 220222 PRS 00 IV

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 218316 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Aug 2025· Closed

    • Bathroom: The supplied facility in or on the property is not kept in a satisfactory working condition.Namely: The bathtub surface is worn. (closed)
    • Throughout Building: Adequate ventilation shall be provided to all areas of the buidling.Namely: The hallway ventilation was found to be turned off. It is required to be on 24/7 and able to change the air in the hallway every hour. (closed)
    • Bathroom: The ventilation system or unit is not kept in good repair and maintained in good working condition at all times.Namely: The bathroom ventilation does not work. No power. Tenant states it was making loud sounds so the superintendent shut it… (closed)
    • Bathroom: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: Plaster repairs to bathroom ceiling not completed. Plaster repairs have not been sanded or refinished. (closed)
    • Bathroom: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: Paster repairs to bathroom walls have not been sanded or refinshed. (closed)
    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: The property is not being kept free of pests.Namely: Mice entering the unit from behind the raidiators in the living room and dining room. (closed)

    Case 25 213366 PRS 00 IV

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 209766 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 209751 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 195561 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 225687 HEA 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.

  • Alterations 2
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Roof and cladding 1
  • May 2018

    Alterations · Fire Damage · Closed

    Proposed fire damage repair and replacing plumbing fixtures to existing apartment unit 407, no interior layout changes or addition.

    Permit 18 158879 BLD

  • Jun 2013

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    replace glass balcony panels with flat steel balcony panels

    Permit 13 184709 BLD · est. $135,000

  • Nov 2010

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

    Install one 2-1/2" backflow preventor

    Permit 10 295121 PSA · est. $5,000

  • Mar 2010

    Roof and cladding · Re-Roofing/Re-Cladding · Closed

    Replacing brick on exterior, non structural tuck pointing

    Permit 10 127321 BLD · est. $25,000

  • Oct 2009

    Alterations · MGO Remediation · Closed

    MGO Remediation

    Permit 09 182346 BLD · est. $1,000

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

31/ 100

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

  • Transit50

    39.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Sloane (5 Eglinton Line), 1.9 km.

  • Parks & trees0

    0.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 550 m. 195 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling2

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

  • Schools nearby52

    6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Wexford Public School, 310 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities35

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 7 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety24

    5 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

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

No expressway within 2 km

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, 10.0 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

Commercial Residential

Category
Mixed use
Zone label
CR 2.5 (c2.5; r2.5) SS2 (x716)
Height limit
20 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
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.

2014
0.87% lower rent · tenants notified
2015
0.65% lower rent · tenants notified
2016
0.90% lower rent · tenants notified

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.

85 / 100City inspection score, December 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
7
Units
103
Built
1964
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Ground floor of building, 7 AM TO 11 PM
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
15 indoor
Amenities
Child play area
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
21

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

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