300 Shaw St
Toronto, Ontario M6J
A 3-storey, 32-unit social housing building built in 1966.
- Contractor
- Trace Consulting Group Ltd · 2021
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
1 bylaw investigation at this address since Jun 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.
- Not enough heat 1
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172698 000 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
11 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 4
- Fire and life safety 3
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
- Balcony repair 1
- Construction 1
- Mar 2021
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
install backflow preventor
Permit 21 123533 PSA · est. $5,000 · by Trace Consulting Group Ltd
- Jul 2019
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Inspection
Proposed balcony crack repairs
Permit 19 196970 BLD · est. $70,000
- Aug 2018
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Closed
Proposal to install a VRF cooling system to replace the window a/c units in the existing assisted live apartment building.
Permit 18 215755 MSA · est. $495,000
- Feb 2016
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
To replace an existing defective fire alarm panel.
Permit 16 116390 FSU · est. $15,000
- May 2011
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
permit to install one 2" back flow device in basement of existing apartment building
Permit 11 194699 PSA · est. $2,000
- May 2008
Fire and life safety · Standpipes · Closed
Proposal to install 2 standpipes into new apartment building in connection with building permit #05-107936.
Permit 08 162491 FSU · est. $3,000
Show 5 older permits
- Mar 2008
Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Inspection
Install new sprinklers; in connection with permit #05-107936 BLD NB.
Permit 08 121655 FSU · est. $80,000
- Sep 2007
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Move location of Catch Basin and 20 feet of pipe.Plumbing - New 31-Unit apppartment building for handi-capped residence. - New Building
Permit 05 107936 PLB
- Mar 2005
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - New 31-Unit apppartment building for handi-capped residence. - New Building
Permit 05 107936 PLB
- Mar 2005
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - New 31-Unit apppartment building for handi-capped residence. - New Building
Permit 05 107936 HVA
- Feb 2005
Construction · Closed
New 31-Unit apppartment building for handi-capped residence.
Permit 05 107936 BLD · est. $60,000,000
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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.
- Transit30
23 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Ossington (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.5 km.
- Parks & trees71
18.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 130 m. 732 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling68
Within 1 km: 0.65 km of protected lanes, 4.7 km of bike lanes and trails, 4.6 km of shared routes. 4 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby79
11 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Pope Francis Catholic Elementary School, 210 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities53
Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 16 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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Also worth knowing
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Safety
Trinity-Bellwoods
- AssaultHigher than most
Higher than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
- Break and enterAmong the highest
Higher than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.2× the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Higher than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (51% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesHigher than most
Higher than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Higher than most
Higher than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the highest
Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.5× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (70% 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
6.6 tonnes a year from 2 facilities, mostly Mondelez Canada Inc Gladstone 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, 1.4 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 (d1.0) (x806)- 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
- 4
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
1113 Dundas St W · 140 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2026-04-01
Site Plan Approval for a 10 storey residential building with 74 dwelling units, 23 of which will be affordable housing and a one-storey ancillary building at the rear of the site.
City record108 Harrison St · 260 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2026-02-02
Site Plan Approval for renovations to the existing building at 108 Harrison Street to serve as a municipal shelter.
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 RentSafeTO registry, as reported by the landlord (registered 2017). Not resident reviews.
90 / 100City inspection score, July 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Social housing
- Storeys
- 3
- Units
- 32
- Built
- 1966
- Elevators
- 2
- Heating
- Electric
- Air conditioning
- Individual units
- Laundry
- Basement, 24/7
- Pets
- Not allowed
- Parking
- Carport, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- Yes
- Ward
- 11
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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