2 Secord Ave
Toronto, Ontario M4C
A 22-storey, 303-unit private rental building built in 1971.
- Property manager
- Preston Group
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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
14 bylaw investigations at this address since Nov 2023; 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 9
- Not enough heat 5
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 242943 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 195284 PRS 00 IR
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 154052 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 265002 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Nov 2025· Closed
- The exterior walls and their components are not being maintained free from loose or unsecured objects or materials. (closed)
Case 25 254485 PRS 00 IV
- Nov 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 254436 PRS 00 IR
Show 8 older cases
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 202716 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 109605 HEA 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 108912 HEA 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 248238 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 24 245377 HEA 00 IR
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 226882 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2024
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 24 223075 HEA 00 IR
- Nov 2023
Not enough heatBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 23 222315 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
10 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Parking garage repair 4
- Fire and life safety 2
- Plumbing and drains 2
- Alterations 1
- Balcony repair 1
- Sep 2025
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed
Proposal to install 4 (four) electromagnetic locks in 2 (two) below grade parking levels.
Permit 25 219518 FSU · est. $5,000
- Apr 2024
Plumbing and drains · Site Service · Permit Issued
Site services for construction of a new public park 2,100m2 in size.
Permit 24 132823 STS
- Mar 2017
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Proposal for concrete slab repair to the parking garage access ramp in an existing apartment building.
Permit 17 137013 BLD
- Apr 2015
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Proposal to replace the roof of an existing apartment building.
Permit 15 146257 BLD
- Nov 2014
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Permit Issued
Installation of a premise isolation backflow preventer
Permit 14 256579 PSA
- Jul 2014
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Proposal for concrete repair on the ramp for the underground parking garage in the existing apartment building.
Permit 14 192051 BLD · est. $20,000
Show 4 older permits
- Mar 2013
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Proposal for localized parking garage repairs to existing apartment building (400m2)
Permit 13 132421 BLD · est. $100,000
- Feb 2009
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Fire alarm permit to add audibility speakers in each unit. 22 stories. Speakers in association with fire alarm
Permit 09 107941 FSU · est. $60,000
- Dec 2008
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Underground garage repairs as a result of hydro vault blowing explosion.
Permit 08 231727 BLD
- Dec 2003
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
REPAIR 270 BALCONIES
Permit 03 199632 BLD · est. $100,000
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
80/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit98
100.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 10 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Main Street (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 460 m.
- Parks & trees81
31.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 300 m. 320 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling80
Within 1 km: 2.75 km of protected lanes, 4.1 km of bike lanes and trails, 4.4 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.
- Schools nearby68
7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Secord Elementary School , 90 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities74
Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 6 community centres, 12 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety51
2 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
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
No expressway within 2 km
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
- Street Health, 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 · 170 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 record2 Secord Ave · 90 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.
| Bedrooms | Crescent Town | East York zone | Toronto 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.
97 / 100City inspection score, August 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 22
- Units
- 303
- Built
- 1971
- Elevators
- 3
- Managed by
- Preston Group
- Heating
- Electric
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Basement, 24 HOURS
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Bike parking
- 30 indoor
- Amenities
- Outdoor pool, indoor recreation room, sauna
- 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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