270 Spadina Ave
Toronto, Ontario
A 95-unit condominium registered in 2017 (TSCC 2582).
- Living score
- 52/100
- Units
- 95
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City building permits
18 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Plumbing and drains 7
- Alterations 4
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 3
- Construction 2
- Demolition 2
- Nov 2017
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to ground floor unit for new restauarant, less than 30 seats - Unit 3, "Papparoti"
Permit 17 269729 PLB
- Nov 2017
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to ground floor unit for new restauarant, less than 30 seats - Unit 3, "Papparoti"
Permit 17 269729 HVA
- Nov 2017
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations to ground floor unit for new restauarant, less than 30 seats - Unit 3, "Papparoti"
Permit 17 269729 BLD
- Aug 2017
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to existing vacant commercial space on the ground floor for new restaurant, greater than 30 seats - Units 1 & 2, "Goubuli Chinese Cuisine"
Permit 17 210886 PLB
- Aug 2017
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - includes a new kitchen exhaustProposal for interior alterations to existing vacant commercial space on the ground floor for new restaurant, greater than 30 seats - Units 1 & 2, "Goubuli Chinese Cuisine"
Permit 17 210886 HVA
- Aug 2017
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations to existing vacant commercial space on the ground floor for new restaurant, greater than 30 seats - Units 1 & 2, "Goubuli Chinese Cuisine"
Permit 17 210886 BLD
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- Feb 2016
Construction · Revision Issued
REVISION - interior layout changes to bicycle parking, bathrooms and CACF equipment as per the CoA decision (MV A0530/15TEY).
Permit 14 128197 BLD
- Mar 2014
Plumbing and drains · Inside and Outside Drains · Permit Issued
Drain - Proposal to construct a new 11-storey mixed use condominium building containing 95 residential units with retail uses on the ground floor. Scope of work includes 2 floors below grade underground parking garage.
Permit 14 128197 STS
- Mar 2014
Demolition · Demolition · Closed
Revision to demo permit to include all floors below grade in 4 storey cinema., INCLUDING SHORING TO SUPPORT THE EXISTING FOUNDATION WALL BELOW GRADE.
Permit 13 259978 DEM
- Mar 2014
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal to construct a new 11-storey mixed use condominium building containing 95 residential units with retail uses on the ground floor. Scope of work includes 2 floors below grade underground parking garage.
Permit 14 128197 PLB
- Mar 2014
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Proposal to construct a new 11-storey mixed use condominium building containing 95 residential units with retail uses on the ground floor. Scope of work includes 2 floors below grade underground parking garage.
Permit 14 128197 HVA
- Mar 2014
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related (DR) · Closed
Drain - Proposal to construct a new 11-storey mixed use condominium building containing 95 residential units with retail uses on the ground floor. Scope of work includes 2 floors below grade underground parking garage.
Permit 14 128197 DRN
- Mar 2014
Construction · Inspection
Proposal to construct a new 11-storey mixed use condominium building containing 95 residential units with retail uses on the ground floor. Scope of work includes 2 floors below grade underground parking garage.
Permit 14 128197 BLD
- Nov 2013
Demolition · Demolition · Closed
Proposal to demolish existing 4 storey cinema (858m2) for future developments. This permit for the above grade demoltion ONLY. ( Ground floor and above only ):Dec 18th, 2013
Permit 13 259978 DEM
- Aug 2012
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Cancelled
Plumbing - Interior alterations to 2nd floor commercial space to convert to condo sales centre.
Permit 12 226849 PLB
- Aug 2012
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled
Interior alterations to 2nd floor commercial space to convert to condo sales centre.
Permit 12 226849 BLD
- Dec 2011
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install 1 backflow prevention device in an existing multi use, commercial building.
Permit 11 325334 PSA · est. $1,000
- Nov 2008
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Cancelled
Proposal to construct a new addition and interior alterations to the ground floor for new retail use and a new parking ramp at the rear. Examiner please verify fees.
Permit 08 221788 BLD · est. $150,000
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
52/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit36
27 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: St Patrick (1 Yonge-University Line), 840 m.
- Parks & trees21
6.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 370 m. 483 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling93
Within 1 km: 7 km of protected lanes, 5 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.5 km of shared routes. 11 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby93
11 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Ogden Jr Public School, 350 m), plus 4 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities91
Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 2 community centres, 21 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety5
11 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 2 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
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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
Gardiner Expressway, 1.5 km away
57.5 tonnes a year from 7 facilities, mostly University Of Toronto Central 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, 620 m
- Sites within 1 km
- 1
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 5.0 (c2.5; r4.0) SS2 (x2346)- Height limit
- 28 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.
| Bedrooms | Kensington-Chinatown | Toronto (Central) zone | Toronto 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 inventory of condominiums registered 2002–2018. Not resident reviews.
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 95
- Unit mix
- 24 studio · 45 one-bed · 9 two-bed · 17 three-bed+
- Condo plan
- TSCC 2582
- Registered
- April 2017
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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