284 St Helen's Ave
Toronto, Ontario
A 33-unit condominium registered in 2004 (TSCC 1610).
- Living score
- 61/100
- Units
- 33
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
2 bylaw investigations at this address since Mar 2026.
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 2
- Sep 2026
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 26 235808 ZON 00 IR
- Mar 2026
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 26 127797 ZON 00 IR
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City building permits
10 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 4
- Plumbing and drains 2
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
- Fire and life safety 2
- Mar 2010
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Revocation Pending
Proposal to install 1 backflow preventor in existing condo.
Permit 10 126125 PSA · est. $3,850
- Jan 2004
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Alter plan by reconfiguring stairwell &bicycle storage area on basement, ground, second & third floor; in connection with permit #01-173424 BLD.
Permit 04 105477 BLD
- Oct 2003
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
Revisions to existing floor plans ( additional res.unit) under BP# 01-173424. HVAC - Make interior alterations for 33 live/work units and 17 industrial units (as per industrial uses stipulated in the committee of adjustment decision). . Al…
Permit 01 173424 HVA
- Oct 2003
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Revisions to existing floor plan layout building b, by creating 2 additional industrial units, uses limited to those set out in the committee of adjustment decision dated jan 18 01 BP# 01-173424.Make interior alterations for 33 live/work u…
Permit 01 173424 BLD
- Jun 2003
Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed
Alter plans as approved under file 01 - 173424 by providing shop drawings for sprinkler system.
Permit 03 146586 FSU
- May 2003
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
INSTALL DRAINS AND FIXTURES: SEE DATA SHEET
Permit 01 173424 PLB
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- Apr 2003
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Make interior alterations for 33 live/work units and 17 industrial units (as per industrial uses stipulated in the committee of adjustment decision). . Also alter all elevations for additional openings. see c. of a. decision - Inter…
Permit 01 173424 HVA
- Feb 2003
Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed
Provide shop drawings for sprinkler system in connection with B.P 01-173424 cost included
Permit 03 108493 FSU
- Jun 2002
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Make interior alterations to portion of ground floor for temporary sales office.
Permit 02 149973 BLD · est. $20,000
- Aug 2001
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Make interior alterations for 33 live/work units and 17 industrial units (as per industrial uses stipulated in the committee of adjustment decision). . Also alter all elevations for additional openings. see c. of a. decision
Permit 01 173424 BLD · est. $2,000,000
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
61/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit89
64.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Lansdowne (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 290 m.
- Parks & trees4
4 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 280 m. 315 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling82
Within 1 km: 2.4 km of protected lanes, 4.85 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.4 km of shared routes. 7 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby85
12 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Saint Frere Andre Secondary School, 530 m), plus 3 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities31
Within 1 km: 1 library, 0 community centres, 10 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety80
1 collision with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.
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Safety
Dufferin Grove
- AssaultAmong the highest
Higher than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).
- Break and enterHigher than most
Higher than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).
- RobberyAmong the highest
Higher than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).
- Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 88 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (52% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesHigher than most
Higher than 76 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Higher than most
Higher than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the highest
Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (9.3× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 71 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (72% of the city median).
- HomicideAmong the highest
Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.4× 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
No expressway within 2 km
12.1 tonnes a year from 2 facilities, mostly Nitta Gelatin Canada 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, 3.3 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 (d0.6)- 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
- 8
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 2
221 Sterling Rd · 210 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2024-11-07
Site Plan Approval for three residential towers of 27, 24 and 21 storeys in height. There will be a total gross floor area of 55,236.7 square metres and a total of 861 condominium units and 58 rental replacement units.
City record1405 Bloor St W · 270 m away
Site plan · Refused · submitted 2023-08-10
Proposed 19-storey residential mixed-use building (69.8 metres in height), stepping down to 14-, 9- and 4-storeys to the south. A total gross floor area of 21,298 square metres is proposed, comprised of 20,948 square metres of residential g
City record1301 Bloor St W · 140 m away
Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2022-08-09
The Site is proposed to be redeveloped with a new 28-storey (plus mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building. A total gross floor area of 18,392 square metres is proposed, consisting of 18,145 square metres of residential uses and 247 square
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 | Toronto (West) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,410 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,798 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,252 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $3,238 | $2,294 |
| All units | $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 inventory of condominiums registered 2002–2018. Not resident reviews.
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 33
- Unit mix
- 33 one-bed
- Condo plan
- TSCC 1610
- Registered
- June 2004
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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