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22 Mc Caul St

Toronto, Ontario M5T

A 11-storey, 139-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1991.

Living score
69/100
Built
1991
Units
139
Storeys
11
City inspection
81/100

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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

2 bylaw investigations at this address since Dec 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 2
  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 179890 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 253627 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

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

  • Alterations 5
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 4
  • Plumbing and drains 4
  • Fire and life safety 2
  • Jan 2025

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Permit Issued

    To replace the existing fire backflow with new detection backflow.

    Permit 25 107049 FSU

  • Feb 2024

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

    HVAC - Addition of stairwell exhaust ventilation

    Permit 24 118034 HVA

  • Feb 2024

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Addition of stairwell ventilation relief

    Permit 24 118034 BLD

  • Apr 2021

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

    Revision #02 - Plumbing - New sink in basement shower room and changes to the exhaust fan notes.Revision 01: reconfiguration of entrance addition of new office, moved meeting room, moved IT closet to keep it in its current location, new ca…

    Permit 20 150203 PLB

  • Apr 2021

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

    Revision #02 - Plumbing - New sink in basement shower room and changes to the exhaust fan.Revision 01: reconfiguration of entrance addition of new office, moved meeting room, moved IT closet to keep it in its current location, new cabinet…

    Permit 20 150203 HVA

  • Sep 2020

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

    Revision 01: reconfiguration of entrance addition of new office, moved meeting room, moved IT closet to keep it in its current location, new cabinet in octagonal room to house existing security equipmentPlumbing - Proposal for new TCHC off…

    Permit 20 150203 PLB

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  • Sep 2020

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

    Revision 01: reconfiguration of entrance addition of new office, moved meeting room, moved IT closet to keep it in its current location, new cabinet in octagonal room to house existing security equipmentHVAC - Proposal for new TCHC office…

    Permit 20 150203 HVA

  • Sep 2020

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Revision 01: reconfiguration of entrance addition of new office, moved meeting room, moved IT closet to keep it in its current location, new cabinet in octagonal room to house existing security equipment.Proposal for new TCHC office space…

    Permit 20 150203 BLD

  • May 2020

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

    Plumbing - Proposal for new TCHC office space for tenant's services in existing residential apartment buildings. Work includes interior renovations of existing office space - renovations are limited to the ground floor.

    Permit 20 150203 PLB

  • May 2020

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

    HVAC - Proposal for new TCHC office space for tenant's services in existing residential apartment buildings. Work includes interior renovations of existing office space - renovations are limited to the ground floor.

    Permit 20 150203 HVA

  • May 2020

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposal for new TCHC office space for tenant's services in existing residential apartment buildings. Work includes interior renovations of existing office space - renovations are limited to the ground floor.

    Permit 20 150203 BLD · est. $134,385

  • Jun 2013

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Permit Issued

    Proposal for interior alterations to install new exiting corridor in south west unit of existing apartment building - "TCHC - Toronto Community Housing Corp"

    Permit 13 191510 BLD

  • May 2010

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Inspection

    Proposal to repair and reconstruct the roof of an existing 11 storey apartment building.

    Permit 10 176340 BLD

  • Dec 2009

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

    Proposal to install 1 back flow preventor in existing apartment building.

    Permit 09 197468 PSA · est. $5,000

  • Sep 2009

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed - Dormant

    Permit to replace fire alarm panel in existing apartment building

    Permit 09 168987 FSU · est. $30,000

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

69/ 100

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

  • Transit79

    40.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Osgoode (1 Yonge-University Line), 280 m.

  • Parks & trees40

    11.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 110 m. 403 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling98

    Within 1 km: 8.9 km of protected lanes, 3.3 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.9 km of shared routes. 19 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby85

    7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Contact Alternative School, 280 m), plus 3 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities91

    Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 2 community centres, 24 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety15

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

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Safety

Kensington-Chinatown

  • AssaultAmong the highest

    Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.3× the city median).

  • Break and enterAmong the highest

    Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.1× the city median).

  • RobberyAmong the highest

    Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.8× the city median).

  • Auto theftLower than most

    Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (62% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAmong the highest

    Higher than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (4.2× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the highest

    Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (4.8× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (14× the city median).

  • ShootingsHigher than most

    Higher than 88 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.3× the city median).

  • HomicideLower than most

    Lower than 76 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (69% 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

Gardiner Expressway, 1.3 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

179 tonnes a year from 6 facilities, mostly Walton Street Steam Plant

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, 1.2 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

Commercial Residential

Category
Mixed use
Zone label
CR (x57)
Height limit
18 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
10
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 180 Simcoe St · 200 m away

    Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2026-08-18

    Proposed development for the Canada Life Campus include: Retention of the existing office buildings with minor alterations at 330 University Avenue, 180 Simcoe Street, and 180 Queen Street West. Demolition of the office building and parking

    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
BedroomsKensington-ChinatownToronto (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio-$1,606$1,491
1 bed-$2,042$1,761
2 beds-$2,776$2,045
3+ beds-$3,580*$2,294
All units$1,497*$2,163$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; * marks an estimate CMHC rates poor. 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.

81 / 100City inspection score, July 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Toronto Community Housing
Storeys
11
Units
139
Built
1991
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Main floor of building
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Both
Amenities
Indoor recreation room
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
10

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

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