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21 Maynard Ave

Toronto, Ontario M6K

A 12-storey, 117-unit private rental building built in 1964.

Living score
49/100
Built
1964
Units
117
Storeys
12
City inspection
90/100

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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

26 bylaw investigations at this address since Dec 2024; 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 22
  • Garbage 2
  • Not enough heat 2
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 246965 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 236355 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 235683 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 227049 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 227021 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 222265 PRS 00 IR

Show 20 older cases
  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 213477 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 202720 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 198741 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171712 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171711 000 00 IR

  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 139738 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 136670 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 118056 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 117386 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Feb 2026· Closed

    • Underground Parking Level: The walls, floors, ceilings and columns of every parking or storage garage shall bemaintained free of holes, breaks or cracks, and impervious to water. (open)
    • Underground Parking Area: The (stairs, treads, risers, guards, handrails, and/or other appurtenant attachments) and/or their supporting structural members are not maintained in good repair. Namely: accessible ramp to the parking garage not constructed, installed an… (closed)
    • Basement: Exterior door does not prevent the entry of pests. Namely hole/gap underneath dooe (closed)

    Case 26 109611 PRS 00 IV

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 106593 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 106591 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 105838 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 104437 WST 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 268895 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 262945 HEA 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 246119 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 185481 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 183668 WST 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 247396 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

7 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
  • Plumbing and drains 2
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Alterations 1
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Feb 2023

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    REVISE THE BALCONY RAILING INSTALATION DETAIL FROM FACE MOUNT TO SURFACE MOUNT. SEE BUBBLED DETAIL ON S8

    Permit 20 144941 BLD

  • May 2020

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Proposed balcony and exterior wall repairs.

    Permit 20 144941 BLD · est. $850,000

  • Jun 2018

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

    Plumbing - To alter the existing 11-storey residential apartment building containing 118 units by converting the ground floor storage room into a new residential dwelling unit, for a total of 119 units in the building.

    Permit 18 169883 PLB

  • Jun 2018

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

    HVAC - To alter the existing 11-storey residential apartment building containing 118 units by converting the ground floor storage room into a new residential dwelling unit, for a total of 119 units in the building.

    Permit 18 169883 HVA

  • Jun 2018

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled

    To alter the existing 11-storey residential apartment building containing 118 units by converting the ground floor storage room into a new residential dwelling unit, for a total of 119 units in the building.

    Permit 18 169883 BLD · est. $50,000

  • Sep 2015

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

    Install 2.5" backflow prevention device.

    Permit 15 217502 PSA · est. $8,000

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  • May 1996

    Fire and life safety · Unknown · Closed

    INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGH OUT BULDING. ONTARIO FIRE CODE RETROFIT

    Permit 96 016844 FSU · est. $22,000

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

49/ 100

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

  • Transit49

    39.4 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Lansdowne (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 2.4 km.

  • Parks & trees42

    10.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 390 m. 519 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling67

    Within 1 km: 0.45 km of protected lanes, 4.5 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.05 km of shared routes. 9 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby37

    4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Parkdale Collegiate Institute, 200 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities81

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 3 community centres, 7 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety10

    9 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

South Parkdale

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 88 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

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

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Lower than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Auto theftLower than most

    Lower than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (56% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesLower than most

    Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (77% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

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

  • Bicycle theftHigher than most

    Higher than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.2× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (86% of the city median).

  • HomicideAmong the lowest

    Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (57% 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 pollutionModerate

Gardiner Expressway, 360 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmModerate

134 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Moveable Inc

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, 3.4 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

Category
General residential
Zone label
R (d2.0) (x991)
Height limit
23 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
9
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 138 Dowling Ave · 180 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2026-03-10

    Proposal to construct a 14 storey residential purpose-built rental building.

    City record
  • 1497 Queen St W · 290 m away

    Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2026-02-17

    Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to develop a 10 and 7 storey mixed use building with 141 affordable rental units, including 54 rental replacement units, and institutional uses. The development includes 8,341 square metres of gross

    City record
  • 1464 King St W · 130 m away

    Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2024-12-27

    OPA & Rezoning to permit the development of a 13 storey mixed use building with ground-floor retail and daycare uses and a proposed temple with religious residences.

    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
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.

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.

90 / 100City inspection score, June 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
12
Units
117
Built
1964
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Main floor, 24 HOURS
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, ground level garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
10 indoor
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
4

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

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