25 Lower Simcoe St
Toronto, Ontario
A 706-unit condominium registered in 2015 (TSCC 2450, 2477).
- Living score
- 54/100
- Units
- 706
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
7 bylaw investigations at this address since Sep 2025; 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.
- Zoning 5
- Garbage 1
- Repairs and upkeep 1
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 232390 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2026
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 26 151278 ZON 00 IR
- Apr 2026
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 26 144597 ZON 00 IR
- Mar 2026
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 26 130179 ZON 00 IR
- Mar 2026
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 26 130176 ZON 00 IR
- Mar 2026
ZoningBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 130170 ZON 00 IR
Show 1 older case
- Sep 2025
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 25 218762 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.
City building permits
29 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 9
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 9
- Plumbing and drains 6
- Fire and life safety 4
- Construction 1
- Dec 2017
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Revision to a closed file 17 219419 - New double entry door
Permit 17 270749 BLD
- Oct 2017
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposed fit-out of existing retail space for new tenant *Pet Valu*
Permit 17 219419 PLB
- Aug 2017
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposed fit-out of existing retail space for new tenant *Pet Valu*
Permit 17 219419 HVA
- Aug 2017
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposed fit-out of existing retail space for new tenant *Pet Valu*
Permit 17 219419 BLD · est. $20,000
- Jul 2016
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Revision 01 - Plumbing - Revision to include two new staff washrooms as per the clouded area on drawings (attachment tab for building permit application drawings). Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to existing ground floor retai…
Permit 15 150405 PLB
- Jul 2016
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
Rev 02: Revision to include two new staff washrooms as per the clouded area on drawings (attachment tab for building permit application drawings). REV 01 - to exhaust system
Permit 15 150405 HVA
Show 23 older permits
- Apr 2016
Alterations · Other(BA) · Inspection
Proposed outdoor patios (124.6m2) on north and east side of existing restaurant totalling an additional capacity of 68 seats.
Permit 16 142696 BLD · est. $10,000
- Sep 2015
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
REV 01 - to exhaust system
Permit 15 150405 HVA
- Sep 2015
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Revision Issued
REV - 01 Add Mezzanine Floor, add seasonal outside patio and various ground floor revisions , "Lucky Clover".
Permit 15 150405 BLD
- Sep 2015
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
REV - 01 - HVAC - Interior alteration-first time occupancy: Proposal for "Evviva Breakfast Reastaurant".
Permit 14 224369 HVA
- May 2015
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to existing ground floor retail units for new restaurant, greater than 30 seats - Units 2, 3, 4 and 5, "Lucky Clover". Convenience address is 17 Lower Simcoe St
Permit 15 150405 PLB
- May 2015
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to existing ground floor retail units for new restaurant, greater than 30 seats - Units 2, 3, 4 and 5, "Lucky Clover". Convenience address is 17 Lower Simcoe St
Permit 15 150405 HVA
- May 2015
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Proposal for interior alterations for new restaurant, greater than 30 seats - Units 2, 3, 4 and 5, "Lucky Clover".
Permit 15 150405 BLD
- Feb 2015
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Minor alterations to replace a single door (and affected panels) with a double door (and affected panels). Unit 5. NOTE: See active BLD permit and revision-01 14 259186 BLD for interior alterations to commercial space.
Permit 15 120478 BLD
- Feb 2015
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Revision to expand and include adjacent Unit 5 (19 Lower simcoe St) and delete originally proposed demising wall and double door.
Permit 14 259186 BLD
- Dec 2014
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Interior alterations to ground floor commercial space to construct demising wall, minor alterations to storefront, and mechanical work. Note: See active building permit for new building 09 169347 BLD. Convenience addresses 13-17 Low…
Permit 14 259186 HVA
- Dec 2014
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Interior alterations to ground floor commercial space to construct demising wall, minor alterations to storefront, and mechanical work. Note: See active building permit for new building 09 169347 BLD. Convenience addresses 13-17 Lower Simc…
Permit 14 259186 BLD
- Nov 2014
Fire and life safety · Building Permit Related(FS) · Application On Hold
FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Interior alteration-first time occupancy: Proposal for "Evviva Breakfast Reastaurant".
Permit 14 224369
- Sep 2014
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Interior alteration-first time occupancy: Proposal for "Evviva Breakfast Reastaurant".
Permit 14 224369 PLB
- Sep 2014
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Interior alteration-first time occupancy: Proposal for "Evviva Breakfast Reastaurant".
Permit 14 224369 HVA
- Sep 2014
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Interior alteration-first time occupancy: Proposal for "Evviva Breakfast Reastaurant".
Permit 14 224369 BLD · est. $50,000
- Jan 2014
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Inspection
Install 6 mag locks to both condo towers. 3 mag locks in Tower A and 2 in Tower B all on the second and third floor rec centre.Note: Convenience address for this application is 19 Grand Trunk Cres and 23 Lower Simcoe St.
Permit 14 107902 FSU · est. $6,000
- Jun 2013
Fire and life safety · Building Permit Related(FS) · Application On Hold
FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Proposal to construct 2 condo towers (Tower A -35 sty with 408 residential units & Tower B-16 sty with 300 residential units) on a 5 sty podium, commercial on grade, and 4 levels of below grade parking. Total…
Permit 09 169347 FSU
- Mar 2011
Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Permit Issued
Proposed installation of new sprinkler system for parking garage (levels 1-4) and ground floor. Proposal includes installation of new fire hose cabinets on remaining upper levels.
Permit 11 157569 FSU · est. $50,000
- Sep 2009
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal to construct 2 condo towers (Tower A -35 sty with 408 residential units & Tower B-16 sty with 300 residential units) on a 5 sty podium, commercial on grade, and 4 levels of below grade parking. Total # of residential un…
Permit 09 169347 PLB
- Sep 2009
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Proposal to construct 2 condo towers (Tower A -35 sty with 408 residential units & Towe B-16 sty with 300 residential units) on a 5 sty podium, commercial on grade, and 4 levels of below grade parking. Total # of residential units =…
Permit 09 169347 HVA
- Sep 2009
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related (DR) · Closed
Drain - Proposal to construct 2 condo towers (Tower A -35 sty with 408 residential units & Tower B-16 sty with 300 residential units) on a 5 sty podium, commercial on grade, and 4 levels of below grade parking. Total # of residential units…
Permit 09 169347 DRN
- Sep 2009
Construction · Inspection
Proposal to construct 2 condo towers (Tower A -35 sty with 408 residential units & Tower B-16 sty with 300 residential units) on a 5 sty podium, commercial on grade, and 4 levels of below grade parking. Total # of residential units = 708.…
Permit 09 169347 BLD
- Jan 2007
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal to relocate temp sales office from nearby location. Jan 31/07-Jan31/12
Permit 07 102054 HVA
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
54/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit80
45.1 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Union (1 Yonge-University Line), 540 m.
- Parks & trees60
16.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 60 m. 426 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling87
Within 1 km: 4.15 km of protected lanes, 5.75 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 11 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby5
2 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Bishop Macdonell Catholic Elementary, 920 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities53
Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 2 community centres, 13 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety2
15 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
Harbourfront-CityPlace
- AssaultAbout typical
Higher than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (82% of the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Lower than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (69% of the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the lowest
Lower than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (33% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Lower than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (88% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Higher than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).
- Bicycle theftHigher than most
Higher than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (5.5× the city median).
- ShootingsLower than most
Lower than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (61% of the city median).
- HomicideLower than most
Lower than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (58% 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, 50 m away
48.7 tonnes a year from 2 facilities, mostly Pearl 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
- Street Health, 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
- 1
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 34
200 Queens Quay W · 160 m away
Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2022-04-13
Site Plan Approval for a 59-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 330 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 59422 square metres. 1024 residential dwelling units are proposed, of which, 78 are
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 | Waterfront Communities-The Island | Toronto (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $2,092 | $1,606 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $2,489 | $2,042 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $3,114* | $2,776 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,580* | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,681 | $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.
- 2017
- 0.48% lower rent · tenants notified
- 2018
- 0.50% lower rent · 1 of 2 units notified
- 2019
- 0.43% lower rent · 74 of 82 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
- 706
- Unit mix
- 440 one-bed · 264 two-bed · 2 three-bed+
- Condo plan
- TSCC 2450, 2477
- Registered
- May 2015
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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