2950 Lawrence Ave E
Toronto, Ontario M1P
A 6-storey, 200-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1960.
- Property manager
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
4 bylaw investigations at this address since Sep 2025.
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 3
- Not enough heat 1
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 190981 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 101894 HEA 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 261576 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 228886 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
12 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 5
- Plumbing and drains 3
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 3
- Fire and life safety 1
- Jul 2022
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Laundry room renovation to make it compliant with AODA and TCHC accessibility standards. New Electrical, Plumbing and HVAC systems - lower level
Permit 22 171513 PLB
- Jul 2022
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Laundry room renovation to make it compliant with AODA and TCHC accessibility standards. New Electrical, Plumbing and HVAC systems - - lower level
Permit 22 171513 HVA
- Jul 2022
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Laundry room renovation to make it compliant with AODA and TCHC accessibility standards. New Electrical, Plumbing and HVAC systems - lower level
Permit 22 171513 BLD
- Apr 2022
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Interior alterations for common areas
Permit 22 129316 PLB
- Apr 2022
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Interior alterations for common areas
Permit 22 129316 HVA
- Apr 2022
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Interior alterations for common areas
Permit 22 129316 BLD
Show 6 older permits
- Aug 2019
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Boiler, ventilation, & suite controls retrofit.
Permit 19 208249 BLD · est. $50,000
- Jun 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Closed
Boiler, ventilation, & suite controls retrofit.
Permit 19 179375 MSA · est. $1,679,071
- Apr 2017
Alterations · Other(BA) · Inspection
Replacement of balcony railings and installation of new EIFS cladding
Permit 17 150257 BLD · est. $1,500,000
- Jul 2014
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Permit Issued
Proposal to alter portico at main building entry to accomodate new ramp and minor interior alterations to ground floor.
Permit 14 188271 BLD
- Mar 2012
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
install 1 backflow device
Permit 12 144737 PSA · est. $5,000
- Nov 2008
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Fire Alarm Audibility Upgrade
Permit 08 224852 FSU · est. $90,000
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
48/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit41
30.4 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Kennedy (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 2.8 km.
- Parks & trees91
48 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 80 m. 125 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling71
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 7.35 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.4 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby18
3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Rose Of Lima Catholic Elementary School, 850 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities18
Within 1 km: 1 library, 0 community centres, 7 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety51
2 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
Bendale-Glen Andrew
- AssaultHigher than most
Higher than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- Break and enterLower than most
Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (69% of the city median).
- RobberyAmong the highest
Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.1× the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the highest
Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.3× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesHigher than most
Higher than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Higher than most
Higher than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Higher than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Higher than 50 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- HomicideHigher than most
Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× 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
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
- Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 14.1 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
Institutional General
- Category
- Institutional
- Zone label
I (x87)- Height limit
- Set by the zone
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 | Bendale | Scarborough (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | - | $1,520 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,697 | $1,610 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,664 | $1,843 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $1,659 | $1,932 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,666 | $1,754 | $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.
91 / 100City inspection score, September 2024. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Toronto Community Housing
- Storeys
- 6
- Units
- 200
- Built
- 1960
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- On site
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Paid
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 21
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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