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Building Review

195 Barrington Ave

Toronto, Ontario M4C

A 17-storey, 234-unit private rental building built in 1967.

Living score
74/100
Built
1967
Units
234
Storeys
17
City inspection
95/100
Property manager
Ranee Management

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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 Jan 2025; 2 notices or orders 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 9
  • Zoning 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued

    • Building – Throughout: Fixed window within dwelling units that extend to less than 1,000 millimetres from the floor is not protected by a guard to at least 1,000 millimetres above the floor, or designed to withstand the lateral design loads for balcony guards in… (open)

    Case 26 235499 PRS 00 IV

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 235485 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 212682 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 201205 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 198733 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawNotice to comply · Jul 2025· Closed

    Case 25 202768 PRS 00 IV

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  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 202713 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 175952 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 118246 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 109784 ZON 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

8 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 2
  • Parking garage repair 2
  • Alterations 2
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Mar 2024

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Proposal for railing replacement and minor balcony repairs - 216 Balconies to be repaired and 1300 Linear metres railing to be replaced

    Permit 24 129593 BLD · est. $300,000

  • Jun 2023

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Proposed concrete repairs and waterproofing in an existing apartment building.

    Permit 23 168103 BLD · est. $80,000

  • Jan 2022

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Localized Balcony Repairs and Localized Railing Replacement

    Permit 22 108056 BLD

  • Sep 2019

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Proposal for new concrete beam for entrance hatchway into hydro vault room in existing apartment building.

    Permit 19 217086 BLD · est. $25,000

  • Dec 2012

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Inspection

    Proposal to repair concrete slab and install a waterproof membrane to exisitng underground parking garage for existing apartment building at the same address

    Permit 12 290933 BLD · est. $225,000

  • May 2009

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Proposal for concrete balcony repairs of the concrete edge on 168 balconies.

    Permit 09 141372 BLD · est. $210,500

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  • May 2009

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

    Proposal to install 1 backflow prevention device to the existing water line.

    Permit 09 135949 PSA · est. $6,000

  • Dec 2005

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed - Dormant

    Voice communication upgrade, to install new speakers in all suites of 18 storey building and 2 parking garage and 2 basement levels.

    Permit 05 209560 FSU · est. $40,000

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

74/ 100

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

  • Transit65

    17.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Main Street (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 670 m.

  • Parks & trees83

    35 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 80 m. 210 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling81

    Within 1 km: 2.35 km of protected lanes, 4.95 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.5 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby68

    7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Secord Elementary School , 290 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities91

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 6 community centres, 11 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety64

    1 collision 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

Taylor-Massey

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Higher than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Break and enterLower than most

    Lower than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (66% of the city median).

  • RobberyHigher than most

    Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Auto theftLower than most

    Lower than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (57% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Lower than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the lowest

    Lower than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (51% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • ShootingsLower than most

    Lower than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (55% 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 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
Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 6.7 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 (u503) (x383)
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
3
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 90 Eastdale Ave · 140 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2024-07-10

    Site Plan Approval for a 41-storey (129.6 metres in height excluding the 6 storey mechnical penthouse) residential development with a six-storey podium including 547 dwelling units of which 35 are rental replacement and 11 are affordable re

    City record
  • 2 Secord Ave · 260 m away

    Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2024-03-08

    Zoning By-law Amendment for a 40-storey (126 metres plus 6 metre MPH) high-rise residential development, with a 6-storey podium. The proposal will contain 535 dwelling unit and comprise of 38,806 m2 residential gross floor area, two levels

    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
BedroomsCrescent TownEast York zoneToronto region
Studio$1,208$1,339$1,491
1 bed$1,457$1,578$1,761
2 beds$1,674$1,820$2,045
3+ beds$1,855$2,178$2,294
All units$1,526$1,715$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.

95 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
17
Units
234
Built
1967
Elevators
3
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 8-10
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Both
Amenities
Child play area
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
19

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

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