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Building Review

1915 Martin Grove Rd

Toronto, Ontario M9V

A 7-storey, 136-unit private rental building built in 1972.

Living score
49/100
Built
1972
Units
136
Storeys
7
City inspection
86/100

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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

10 bylaw investigations at this address since Feb 2025; 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 8
  • Snow and ice 2
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 236383 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Aug 2026· Closed

    • Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Walls have damaged and deteriorated materials (closed)
    • The supplied appliance(s) is not maintained in good repair and good working order. Namely:The Fridge does not close properly, and the sealing material is loose. There is also a leak located in the fridge (closed)
    • Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Ceiling throughout the unit has damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)
    • The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not maintained. Wooden Parquet flooring has loose and deteriorated materials. (closed)

    Case 26 214502 PRS 00 IV

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 212523 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 165106 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 159549 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 150051 PRS 00 IR

Show 4 older cases
  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 138802 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 117322 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Snow and iceBylawNotice to comply · Feb 2025· Closed

    Case 25 118298 SNI 00 IV

  • Feb 2025

    Snow and iceBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 117838 SNI 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

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

  • Balcony repair 1
  • Alterations 1
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Parking garage repair 1
  • Jun 2020

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Proposed concrete repair to the facade, 120 balconies and replacement of 135m of balcony railings on the ground floor for the existing apartment building.

    Permit 20 159267 BLD · est. $900,000

  • May 2011

    Alterations · MGO Remediation · Closed

    MGO Remediation - No Structural work within UNIT 616.

    Permit 11 185465 BLD · est. $1,000

  • Apr 2010

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

    Install 1 Backflow Prevention Device to basement mechanical room next to water meter to Appartment Building.

    Permit 10 150673 PSA · est. $15,000

  • Jul 2002

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Underground parking garage repairs to apartment building.

    Permit 02 154922 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.

  • Transit62

    13.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Albion (6 Finch West Line), 700 m.

  • Parks & trees53

    14.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 80 m. 387 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling14

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

  • Schools nearby68

    8 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Claireville Jr School, 390 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities22

    Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 2 community centres, 4 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety51

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

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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

624 kg a year from 2 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, 18.4 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.

86 / 100City inspection score, June 2024. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
7
Units
136
Built
1972
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 8AM TO 10PM
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
No
Ward
1

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

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