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Building Review

29 South Station St

Toronto, Ontario M9N

A 13-storey, 128-unit social housing building built in 1984.

Living score
58/100
Built
1984
Units
128
Storeys
13
City inspection
78/100

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Issues & maintenance

Leaks, outages, repairs: dated reports from residents. None filed yet.

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City bylaw and health cases

14 bylaw investigations at this address since May 2025; 3 notices or orders to comply; 2 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 9
  • Not enough heat 4
  • Garbage 1
  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2026· Order Issued

    • The cooling system is not operating to maintain an indoor temperature of twenty-six degrees Celsius (26?C) or less.Cooling System is not capable of maintaining indoor temperature at 26 degrees Celsius or less (closed)
    • The property is not being kept free of pests.Unit Appears to contain cockroaches (open)
    • Exterior window or skylight not maintained in good repair.Caulking of window appears to be stained (closed)

    Case 26 210420 PRS 00 IV

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 210406 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2026· Closed

    • The cooling system is not operating to maintain an indoor temperature of twenty-six degrees Celsius (26?C) or less.Ac System is non functional. (closed)

    Case 26 203500 PRS 00 IV

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 203493 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 202130 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 201334 HEA 00 IR

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  • Jul 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 200202 HEA 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 199375 HEA 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 185153 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Mar 2026· Closed

    • Bathroom: The electrical fixtures are not maintained in good working order. (open)
    • Bedroom: The window(s) that is capable of being opened has defective hardware. (open)

    Case 26 122507 PRS 00 IV

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 118548 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 108102 HEA 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 249944 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 156557 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

4 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 2
  • Parking garage repair 1
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Sep 2025

    Plumbing and drains · Other(PS) · Inspection

    Proposal to replace plumbing systems.

    Permit 25 221786 PSA · est. $1,000,000

  • Feb 2021

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Permit Issued

    Proposal for waterproofing, replacement of surfaces finishes and concrete repairs.

    Permit 21 115114 BLD · est. $1,800,000

  • Jul 2012

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Permit Issued

    Replacement of fire alarm control panel at ground floor, main entrance. Replace amps at basement floor level

    Permit 12 221808 FSU · est. $30,000

  • Sep 2009

    Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed - Dormant

    To install one backflow prevention device.

    Permit 09 169677 PSA · est. $9,000

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

58/ 100

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

  • Transit50

    39.9 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Mount Dennis (5 Eglinton Line), 2.7 km.

  • Parks & trees79

    28.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 280 m. 276 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling44

    Within 1 km: 0.35 km of protected lanes, 3.45 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.65 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby79

    5 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: C R Marchant Mdl School, 210 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities44

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 5 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety40

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

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Safety

Weston

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Higher than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • RobberyHigher than most

    Higher than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).

  • Auto theftHigher than most

    Higher than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Higher than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Lower than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (70% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Lower than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • ShootingsHigher than most

    Higher than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.2× the city median).

  • HomicideAmong the highest

    Higher than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× 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

Highway 400, 1.3 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmLow

None reported

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, 10.3 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

Commercial Residential

Category
Mixed use
Zone label
CR 2.5 (c2.5; r2.5) SS2 (x971)
Height limit
24 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
23
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 1966 Weston Rd · 280 m away

    Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2025-12-17

    Proposed mixed-use development with 45- and 39-storey towers with a shared podium.The applications pertain to the assembly of properties municipally known as 1956-1986 Weston Road and 1, 3, 3a & 5 Little Avenue

    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.

Average monthly rent by bedroom type
BedroomsWestonYork zoneToronto region
Studio$1,562$1,381$1,491
1 bed$1,687$1,706$1,761
2 beds$1,958$2,067$2,045
3+ beds$2,469$2,547$2,294
All units$1,843$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. 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.

78 / 100City inspection score, December 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Social housing
Storeys
13
Units
128
Built
1984
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
Central air
Laundry
Basement, 8-10
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, carport, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
4 outdoor
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
5

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

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