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Building Review

2015 Lawrence Ave E

Toronto, Ontario M1R

A 11-storey, 158-unit social housing building built in 1994.

Living score
27/100
Built
1994
Units
158
Storeys
11
City inspection
96/100

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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

6 bylaw investigations at this address since Nov 2024.

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 4
  • Not enough heat 2
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 231987 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 195964 HEA 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 257587 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 241765 HEA 00 IR

  • May 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 168420 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 239419 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

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

  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Jun 2009

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

    install 1 - backflow preventor and expansion tank( DETA-42) in P1

    Permit 09 149714 PSA · est. $4,000

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

27/ 100

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

  • Transit41

    30 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Golden Mile (5 Eglinton Line), 2.0 km.

  • Parks & trees1

    3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 290 m. 217 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling2

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

  • Schools nearby52

    6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: George Peck Public School, 760 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities15

    Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 1 community centre, 6 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety40

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

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Safety

Wexford/Maryvale

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • RobberyHigher than most

    Higher than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× 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 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Higher than most

    Higher than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.7× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 65 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.7× the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the highest

    Higher than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.1× the city median).

  • HomicideAmong the lowest

    Lower than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (48% 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 kmHigh

8.4 tonnes a year from 6 facilities, mostly Radison Manufacturing Company Limited

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, 10.8 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

Commercial Residential

Category
Mixed use
Zone label
CR 3.0 (c3.0; r2.5) SS2 (x724)
Height limit
20 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
BedroomsWexford-MaryvaleScarborough (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,685$1,520$1,491
1 bed$1,667$1,610$1,761
2 beds$1,980$1,843$2,045
3+ beds$1,770$1,932$2,294
All units$1,812$1,754$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.

2016
0.88% lower rent · 1 of 2 units notified

Where several units are listed, the cut shown is the median. 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.

96 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Social housing
Storeys
11
Units
158
Built
1994
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
Central air
Laundry
Second floor, 6.30 AM - 11.30 PM
Pets
Allowed - 2 pets
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
22 indoor
Amenities
Indoor recreation room
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
Yes
Ward
21

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

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