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2 Ancona St

Toronto, Ontario M2R

A 4-storey, 32-unit private rental building.

Living score
49/100
Units
32
Storeys
4
City inspection
74/100

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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

3 bylaw investigations at this address since Apr 2025; 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 2
  • Garbage 1
  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2026· Order to Comply Appealed

    • Bathroom: The supplied facility in or on the property is not constructed, installed and/or maintained so that it will function safely and effectively.Namely, missing light fixtures and broke mirror above the vanity (open)
    • Bathroom: The ventilation system or unit is not kept in good repair and maintained in good working condition at all times.Namely, missing ceiling vent cover (open)
    • Bathroom: Previously finished wall(s) in the public area of the property is not maintained in good repair.Namely, the area across from the vanity. (open)
    • Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, opening inside the closet by the unit door (open)
    • Interior door is not a good fit in its frame.Namely, the interior door leading into the balcony not a good fit in its frame. (open)
    • Interior door(s), frames(s), glass pane(s), and/or hardware not maintained in good repair.Namely, missing bedrooms and bathroom doors throughout the unit. (open)
    • Storm or screen door not maintained in good repair.Namely, only screen door frame exists. (open)
    • The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not maintained. Namely, the floor covering is not present. (open)
    • The supplied facility in or on the property is not constructed, installed and/or maintained so that it will function safely and effectively.Namely, damaged/missing closet doors throughout the unit. (open)
    • Previously finished wall(s) in the public area of the property is not maintained in good repair.Namely, damaged wall and peeling paints throughout the unit (open)
    • Dwelling unit window that is capable of being opened has no screen.Namely, missing screens throughout all unit windows. (open)
    • Bedroom: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, opening at the bottom of bedroom closetNamely, (open)

    Case 26 208933 PRS 00 IV

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order to Comply Appealed

    Case 26 193943 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 151252 WST 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.

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.

  • Transit34

    26.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Finch (1 Yonge-University Line), 2.0 km.

  • Parks & trees45

    13 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 130 m. 341 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling30

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 2.65 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby41

    4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Yorkview Public School, 410 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities81

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 4 community centres, 7 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety80

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

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Also worth knowing

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Safety

Newtonbrook West

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Higher than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • RobberyHigher than most

    Higher than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× 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 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Higher than most

    Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the lowest

    Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (34% 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

38 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Finch Cleaners

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, 12.8 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 Multiple Dwelling

Category
Low-rise residential
Zone label
RM (f21.0; a925; d0.85)
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
7
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 4949 Bathurst St · 250 m away

    Rezoning · OMB Appeal · submitted 2024-09-04

    Zoning By-law Amendment for a 39-storey mixed-use building, containing 491 Dwelling units and commercial uses on the first and second floors.Appealed to the OLT in 2025, settled in 2026.

    City record
  • 237 Finch Ave W · 270 m away

    Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2022-12-12

    Zoning By-law Amendment for 7 blocks (A-F) of 3 connected buildings at 4 storeys each. There will be 122 units in the buildings will range from 1-4 bedrooms. The development has an FSI of 1.92 and a gross floor area of 11,645.69m2.

    City record
  • 43 Finchurst Dr · 280 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-12-12

    Site Plan Approval for 7 blocks (A-F) of 3 connected buildings at 4 storeys each. There will be 122 units in the buildings will range from 1-4 bedrooms. The development has an FSI of 1.92 and a gross floor area of 11,645.69m2.

    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
BedroomsWillowdale West/Newtonbrook WestNorth York (N.Central) zoneToronto region
Studio-$1,471$1,491
1 bed$1,794$1,771$1,761
2 beds$2,108$2,039$2,045
3+ beds$2,620$2,324$2,294
All units$1,994$1,989$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
1.39% lower rent · tenants notified
2015
0.95% lower rent · tenants notified
2016
1.19% 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 2020). Not resident reviews.

74 / 100City inspection score, August 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
4
Units
32
Elevators
1
Heating
Hot water
Laundry
Ground floor, 24 HRS
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Ground level garage, carport, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
18

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

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