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21 Grand Magazine St

Toronto, Ontario

A 325-unit condominium registered in 2011 (TSCC 2163).

Living score
49/100
Units
325
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Issues & maintenance

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City bylaw and health cases

1 bylaw investigation at this address since Oct 2025.

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.

  • Zoning 1
  • Oct 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 235669 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

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

  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 5
  • Plumbing and drains 5
  • Alterations 3
  • Fire and life safety 2
  • Parking garage repair 1
  • Construction 1
  • Feb 2025

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed

    HVAC Revision 01 - Proposed HVAC layout revision to 24-163124 HVA 01-------------------------------------------------------------HVAC - Proposed Interior renovation of existing TD Bank to accommodate for new beauty salons.

    Permit 24 163124 HVA

  • Oct 2024

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled

    Rev 01 - Permit revision to 24 163124 BLD 00 BAProposed Interior renovation of existing TD Bank to accommodate for new beauty salons.

    Permit 24 163124 BLD

  • Jun 2024

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed

    Plumbing - Proposed Interior renovation of existing TD Bank to accommodate for new beauty salons.

    Permit 24 163124 PLB

  • Jun 2024

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed

    HVAC - Proposed Interior renovation of existing TD Bank to accommodate for new beauty salons.

    Permit 24 163124 HVA

  • Jun 2024

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposed Interior renovation of existing TD Bank to accommodate for new beauty salons.

    Permit 24 163124 BLD

  • Sep 2021

    Plumbing and drains · Other(PS) · Permit Issued

    Proposal to install a cogeneration (CHP) unit and install and connect heat exchangers/pipes/pumps from CHP into HVAC and DHW boiler loops (DHW connection point does not connect to potable water)

    Permit 21 208662 PSA · est. $750,000

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  • Sep 2021

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Other(MS) · Application Acceptable

    Proposal to install a cogeneration (CHP) unit and install and connect heat exchangers/pipes/pumps from CHP into HVAC and DHW boiler loops (DHW connection point does not connect to potable water)

    Permit 21 208658 MSA · est. $750,000

  • Dec 2020

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Permit Issued

    Localized repairs to parking garage

    Permit 20 234425 BLD · est. $300,000

  • Jan 2011

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    permit for 5 maglocks in new condo building under construction. 1 maglock on P1 and 4 Maglocks on floor 11.

    Permit 11 110581 FSU · est. $10,000

  • Aug 2010

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed

    Plumbing - Interior alterations to ground floor unit for new bank. Tenant - "TD". Convenience address - 614 Fleet St.

    Permit 10 236496 PLB

  • Aug 2010

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed

    HVAC - Interior alterations to ground floor unit for new bank. Tenant - "TD". Convenience address - 614 Fleet St.

    Permit 10 236496 HVA

  • Aug 2010

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Interior alterations to ground floor unit for new bank. Tenant - "TD". Convenience address - 614 Fleet St.

    Permit 10 236496 BLD

  • Aug 2009

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed

    Shop drawings submitted for sprinkler permit, in conjunction with 07 114720 BLD.

    Permit 09 161170 FSU

  • Jun 2008

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related (DR) · Closed

    Drain - Proposal to construct a new 27 sty condo building with 307 residential units, ground floor retail, at grade parking, & 3 levels of below grade parking. Phase 2 (see 620 Fleet St for Phase 1).

    Permit 07 114720 DRN

  • Mar 2007

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed

    Plumbing - Proposal to construct a new 27 sty condo building with 307 residential units, ground floor retail, at grade parking, & 3 levels of below grade parking. Phase 2 (see 620 Fleet St for Phase 1). ROLLED DRAWINGS

    Permit 07 114720 PLB

  • Mar 2007

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed

    HVAC - Proposal to construct a new 27 sty condo building with 307 residential units, ground floor retail, at grade parking, & 3 levels of below grade parking. Phase 2 (see 620 Fleet St for Phase 1).

    Permit 07 114720 HVA

  • Mar 2007

    Construction · Closed

    Proposal to construct a new 27 sty condo building with 325 residential units, ground floor retail, 1 level of at grade parking, & 3 levels of below grade parking. Phase 2 (see 620 Fleet St for Phase 1).

    Permit 07 114720 BLD

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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.

  • Transit21

    17.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: St Andrew (1 Yonge-University Line), 1.9 km.

  • Parks & trees87

    38.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 160 m. 342 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling89

    Within 1 km: 2.75 km of protected lanes, 8.7 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.55 km of shared routes. 15 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

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

  • Daily amenities44

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 9 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety15

    7 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

Fort York-Liberty Village

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Higher than 57 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).

  • Break and enterLower than most

    Lower than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (67% of the city median).

  • RobberyAmong the lowest

    Lower than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (42% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (31% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAmong the lowest

    Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (63% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Higher than most

    Higher than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.0× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

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

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Lower than 56 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 pollutionModerate

Gardiner Expressway, 160 m away

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
Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 2.2 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

Not in the city-wide by-law

This site is still governed by a former municipality’s zoning by-law, which the city-wide data does not cover.

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
BedroomsSouth Parkdale/King WestToronto (West) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,436$1,410$1,491
1 bed$1,826$1,798$1,761
2 beds$2,436$2,252$2,045
3+ beds$3,747$3,238$2,294
All units$1,931$1,945$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.

2017
0.40% lower rent · 3 of 34 units notified
2018
0.42% lower rent · 3 of 33 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 inventory of condominiums registered 2002–2018. Not resident reviews.

Type
Condominium
Units
325
Unit mix
1 studio · 113 one-bed · 202 two-bed · 9 three-bed+
Condo plan
TSCC 2163
Registered
June 2011

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

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