24 Shaw St
Toronto, Ontario M6J
A 9-storey, 200-unit social housing building built in 1989.
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
8 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 1 notice or order to comply.
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 7
- Not enough heat 1
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 226219 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172743 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172742 000 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2025· Closed
- Interior – 9th Floor: Floor and/or floor covering not kept free from holes, stains, rubbish and debris.Namely, common area hallway carpet floor outside of unit #913 is not free of stains and deteriorated materials. (closed)
Case 25 197582 PRS 00 IV
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 194048 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 180454 PRS 00 IR
Show 2 older cases
- May 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 157630 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 229378 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
9 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Parking garage repair 3
- Alterations 2
- Plumbing and drains 2
- Fire and life safety 2
- Mar 2024
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Repalce Steel Stairs in parking garage;West Stairwell; Ground Level to P3 Slab on grade. Local repairs to Treads and Localized Parking Garage Injection Waterproofing
Permit 24 127807 BLD · est. $139,000
- Jun 2018
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install backflow preventer and expansion tank.
Permit 18 172626 PSA · est. $2,800
- Apr 2014
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Work Not Started
Proposal for garage repairs in existing apartment building for non-profit housing
Permit 14 143734 BLD
- May 2011
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Permit Issued
Proposal for garage repairs in existing apartment building for non-profit housing (15m2).
Permit 11 197622 BLD · est. $71,341
- Dec 2006
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed
6 Maglocks in basement parking area
Permit 06 199609 FSU · est. $7,000
- May 2006
Alterations · Fire Damage · Closed
Repair fire damage to unit #916.
Permit 06 131812 BLD
Show 3 older permits
- Sep 2004
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Parking garage repairs on P1 level and a portion of P2 level.
Permit 04 172598 BLD · est. $2,100
- Nov 2003
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Replacement of existing malfunctioning fire alarm control panel and replacement of 36 existing fire fither handsets for technical compatibility. Existing : unknown/ Proposed : Multi unit residential building
Permit 03 190528 FSU · est. $50,000
- Dec 1991
Plumbing and drains · Unknown · Closed
INSTALL 150MM WEEPERS TO EXISTING STORM PIT TO BE PUMPED TO EXISTING STORM DRAIN
Permit 91 025435 PLB · est. $190,000
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
56/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit61
52.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Ossington (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 2.4 km.
- Parks & trees79
25.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 110 m. 571 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling83
Within 1 km: 1.55 km of protected lanes, 5.55 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.9 km of shared routes. 16 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby18
3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Givins Shaw Jr Public School , 450 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities53
Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 2 community centres, 10 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety31
4 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
West Queen West
- AssaultAbout typical
Higher than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Break and enterHigher than most
Higher than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Lower than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (65% of the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the lowest
Lower than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (34% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Lower than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (85% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Lower than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (75% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the highest
Higher than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.0× the city median).
- ShootingsLower than most
Lower than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (59% 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
Gardiner Expressway, 590 m away
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, 1.9 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) (x705)- Height limit
- 13 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
- 2
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
952 King St W · 290 m away
Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2022-09-08
The proposed development consists of a 17-storey mixed-use building with a height of 52.8 metres to the top of the roof and 58.5 metres to the top of the mechanical penthouse. The building will be comprised of approximately 182 square metre
City record952 King St W · 290 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-09-08
The proposed development consists of a 16-storey mixed-use building, which will have a total height of 50.6 metres to the top of the roof and 56.6 metres to the top of the mechanical penthouse. The building will be comprised of approximatel
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.
| Bedrooms | South Parkdale/King West | Toronto (West) zone | Toronto 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.
87 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Social housing
- Storeys
- 9
- Units
- 200
- Built
- 1989
- Elevators
- 3
- Heating
- Electric
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Ground floor, 15 HOURS
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room
- Balconies
- No
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- Yes
- Ward
- 10
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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