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Building Review

1865 Martin Grove Rd

Toronto, Ontario M9V

A 12-storey, 92-unit private rental building built in 1960.

Living score
54/100
Built
1960
Units
92
Storeys
12
City inspection
93/100
Property manager
Marquis Holdings LP

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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

9 bylaw investigations at this address since Apr 2025; 3 notices or orders to comply; 1 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 9
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 231660 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 209087 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 175114 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Apr 2025· Closed

    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (open)
    • Bedroom: Exterior window(s) with broken/cracked glass. (open)
    • Bathroom: The supplied facility in or on the property is not constructed, installed and/or maintained so that it will function safely and effectively. (closed)
    • Bathroom: The ventilation system or unit is not regularly cleaned. (closed)
    • 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. (closed)
    • Storm or screen door not maintained in good repair. (closed)

    Case 25 143486 PRS 00 IV

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Apr 2025· Closed

    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)
    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: The finishing of repairs and/or the materials used shall be reasonbly compatible in design and colour with adjoining decorative finishing materials. (closed)
    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: Floor and/or floor covering not kept free from holes, stains, rubbish and debris. (closed)
    • Bedroom: 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. (closed)
    • Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)
    • Bathroom: Ceiling not maintained clean. (closed)
    • Bathroom: The ventilation system or unit is not regularly cleaned. (closed)
    • Bathroom: Adequate ventilation has not been provided. (closed)
    • Required or provided safety equipment relative to exits and means of egress are not maintained in good working order. Namely: (door closures, coordinating devices, smoke seals, pressurized vestibules, latching devices, hinges, moulding and… (closed)

    Case 25 141583 PRS 00 IV

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 140888 PRS 00 IR

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  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 140522 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Apr 2025· Closed

    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)
    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)
    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: The finishing of repairs and/or the materials used shall be reasonbly compatible in design and colour with adjoining decorative finishing materials. (closed)
    • Kitchen: The cupboard is not maintained in good repair and good working order. (closed)
    • The property has not been repaired in accordance with the standards. (closed)

    Case 25 141490 PRS 00 IV

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 139499 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

6 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
  • Parking garage repair 2
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Mar 2020

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

    HVAC - Proposed interior alterations to unit 205 to convert existing laundry room to suite

    Permit 20 121639 HVA

  • Mar 2020

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled

    Proposed interior alterations to unit 205 to convert existing laundry room to suite

    Permit 20 121639 BLD · est. $45,000

  • Nov 2018

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

    Installation a 2 inch DCVA premise isolation backflow assembly and thermal expansion tank

    Permit 18 257427 PSA

  • Jul 2010

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Inspection

    Proposed slab repair of existing apartment building underground garage roof.

    Permit 10 226563 BLD · est. $182,000

  • Jun 2009

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Inspection

    Repairs to roof of underground garage at existing residential apartment building.

    Permit 09 144979 BLD · est. $93,000

  • Dec 1998

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO BASEMENT

    Permit 98 083737 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

54/ 100

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

  • Transit68

    23.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Albion (6 Finch West Line), 360 m.

  • Parks & trees42

    12.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 270 m. 335 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling12

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0.7 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby68

    9 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Melody Village Jr School, 500 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities74

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 3 community centres, 6 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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Also worth knowing

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Safety

Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • Break and enterAmong the lowest

    Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (37% of the city median).

  • RobberyHigher than most

    Higher than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

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

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Higher than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Lower than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (71% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftLower than most

    Lower than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (51% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the highest

    Higher than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.7× the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Higher than 51 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 kmModerate

997 kg a year from 3 facilities, mostly ORBIS Canada Ltd

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, 18.1 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 (f24.0; au116.0)
Height limit
14 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
BedroomsMount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown/ThistletownEtobicoke (North) zoneToronto region
Studio-$1,342*$1,491
1 bed$1,759$1,718$1,761
2 beds$2,108$2,015$2,045
3+ beds$2,596$2,321$2,294
All units$2,182$2,047$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, November 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
12
Units
92
Built
1960
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
1st floor, 7-11
Pets
Allowed - no dogs allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
1

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

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