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Building Review

2204 Dufferin St

Toronto, Ontario M6E

A 4-storey, 28-unit private rental building built in 1959.

Living score
53/100
Built
1959
Units
28
Storeys
4
City inspection
72/100
Property manager
2204 - 2208 Dufferin Inc.
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Issues & maintenance

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City bylaw and health cases

20 bylaw investigations at this address since Feb 2025; 4 notices or orders to comply; 1 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 13
  • Garbage 2
  • Graffiti 2
  • Fences 1
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Zoning 1
  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 211002 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172857 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172856 000 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 161843 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 149346 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 101936 WST 00 IR

Show 14 older cases
  • May 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2025· Closed

    • Exterior: Exterior steps, not maintained. (open)
    • Exterior: The floors in the parking or storage garage are not maintained free of holes, breaks or cracks (open)
    • Exterior: Exterior yard that is used for the parking or storage of motorized vehicles or surfaced with a material impervious to water is not maintained so as parking space marking are to be clearly visible. (open)
    • Exterior: The exterior walls and their components are not being maintained in good repair. (open)
    • Exterior Of Building: Dwelling unit window that is capable of being opened has no screen. (open)
    • Exterior Of Building: Chimney, smoke stack or supporting member is not maintained in good repair and/or free from defects. (open)
    • Exterior Of Building: Number Not Clearly Visible (open)
    • Communication system is not maintained in good repair and in operative condition. (open)
    • Emergency contact sign does not indicate current name, address and telephone number of the person responsible for the property and the name and telephone number of the authorized person to contact in case of an emergency on a 24 hour basis. (closed)

    Case 25 165046 PRS 00 IV

  • May 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 164971 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2025

    GraffitiBylawNotice to comply · May 2025· Closed

    Case 25 164334 GRA 00 IV

  • May 2025

    GraffitiBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 161062 GRA 00 IR

  • May 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 158019 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2025· Closed

    • Laundry Room: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (open)
    • Building: The stair, landing and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not maintained. (open)
    • Emergency contact sign does not indicate current name, address and telephone number of the person responsible for the property and the name and telephone number of the authorized person to contact in case of an emergency on a 24 hour basis. (open)

    Case 25 163542 PRS 00 IV

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply· Closed

    • Lobby: Emergency contact sign does not indicate current name, address and telephone number of the person responsible for the property and the name and telephone number of the authorized person to contact in case of an emergency on a 24 hour basis. (open)
    • Lobby: Communication system is not maintained in good repair and in operative condition. (open)
    • Exterior: Exterior steps, not maintained. (open)
    • Exterior Of Building: Dwelling unit window that is capable of being opened has no screen. (open)
    • The exterior walls and their components are not being maintained in good repair. (closed)
    • Exterior Of Building: The exterior walls and their components are not being maintained in good repair. (open)
    • Exterior: Exterior yard that is used for the parking or storage of vehicles or surfaced with a material impervious to water is not provided with suitable marking to indicate parking spaces. (open)
    • Exterior Of Building: Number Not Clearly Visible (open)
    • Exterior Of Building: Chimney, smoke stack or supporting member is not maintained in good repair and/or free from defects. (open)
    • Exterior: The floors in the parking or storage garage are not maintained free of holes, breaks or cracks (open)

    Case 25 160387 PRS 00 IV

  • Feb 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115481 ZON 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115480 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115479 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115478 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115477 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    FencesBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115476 FEN 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115475 WST 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.

From City of Toronto open data

Neighbourhood

Living score

53/ 100

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

  • Transit57

    7.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 1 route. Nearest subway or LRT: Fairbank (5 Eglinton Line), 590 m.

  • Parks & trees9

    4.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 80 m. 447 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling30

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 2.85 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby79

    6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St John Bosco Catholic Elementary School, 260 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities83

    Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 2 community centres, 8 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety64

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

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Safety

Caledonia-Fairbank

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 65 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (84% of the city median).

  • Break and enterLower than most

    Lower than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (60% of the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Lower than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (62% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Higher than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesLower than most

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

  • Theft over $5,000Among the lowest

    Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (35% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Higher than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Higher than 74 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× 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

Allen Road, 1.3 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmModerate

410 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly IAG Collision Centre

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, 5.2 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

Residential Multiple Dwelling

Category
Low-rise residential
Zone label
RM (f12.0; u4; d0.8) (x252)
Height limit
11 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
BedroomsCaledonia-FairbankYork zoneToronto region
Studio$1,233*$1,381$1,491
1 bed$1,584$1,706$1,761
2 beds$1,927$2,067$2,045
3+ beds-$2,547$2,294
All units$1,753$1,864$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.

72 / 100City inspection score, July 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
4
Units
28
Built
1959
Elevators
0
Managed by
2204 - 2208 Dufferin Inc.
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
In the bsement, 8 AM TO 10 PM
Pets
Allowed - dogs must be on leash when in common areas
Parking
Surface parking
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
No
Ward
9

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

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