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Building Review

301 Dixon Rd

Toronto, Ontario M9R

A 16-storey, 225-unit private rental building built in 1964.

Living score
43/100
Built
1964
Units
225
Storeys
16
City inspection
97/100

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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

20 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 4 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 10
  • Not enough heat 7
  • Garbage 1
  • Snow and ice 1
  • Zoning 1
  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Aug 2026· Closed

    • Interior of Building: Elevator part(s) and appendages are not maintained in good repair and operational. Namely : (lighting fixtures, lamps, elevator buttons, floor indicators and ventilation fans): Namely 3rd elevator not functioning (closed)

    Case 26 218132 PRS 00 IV

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 207424 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 126412 HEA 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 124934 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 112358 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 101587 HEA 00 IR

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  • Jan 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 100240 WST 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Dec 2025· Closed

    • The dwelling does not have a heating system capable of maintaining a room temperature of twenty-one degrees Celsius(21?C). (open)

    Case 25 261439 PRS 00 IV

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 261434 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 261414 HEA 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    Not enough heatBylawNotice to comply · Nov 2025· Closed

    Case 25 248661 HEA 00 IV

  • Nov 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 248142 HEA 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 218510 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 199711 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2025· Prosecution Initiated

    • Exterior walkway not maintained. (open)
    • Driveway(s) and/or similar areas not maintained. (open)

    Case 25 162956 PRS 00 IV

  • May 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Prosecution Initiated

    Case 25 160104 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Snow and iceBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 118383 SNI 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 104910 HEA 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 250903 HEA 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 224701 ZON 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.

  • Parking garage repair 2
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Aug 2025

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Examiner's Notice Sent

    Proposal for localized suspended concrete slab, column, soffit and asphalt repairs. Wholesale pedestrian walkway replacement.

    Permit 25 217054 BLD · est. $300,000

  • Apr 2021

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Proposal for balcony repairs and re-cladding for the existing apartment building.

    Permit 21 147801 BLD

  • Nov 2009

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Inspection

    To repair two parking garage ramps.

    Permit 09 191436 BLD · est. $120,000

  • Nov 2009

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

    Proposed 3-inch backflow prevention device for existing office building.

    Permit 09 188770 PSA · est. $6,900

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

43/ 100

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

  • Transit32

    25 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes.

  • Parks & trees55

    15.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 170 m. 314 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling11

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0.95 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby68

    7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Maurice Catholic Elementary School, 340 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities40

    Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 2 community centres, 8 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety51

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

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Safety

Kingsview Village-The Westway

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Break and enterLower than most

    Lower than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (69% of the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Lower than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Higher than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesHigher than most

    Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Lower than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (76% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (18% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Higher than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× 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 401, 910 m 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, 12.8 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 Apartment Commercial

Category
Apartment
Zone label
RAC (f30.0; u225; au116.0)
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.

Average monthly rent by bedroom type
BedroomsKingsview Village-The WestwayEtobicoke (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio-$1,693$1,491
1 bed$1,790$1,874$1,761
2 beds$2,066$2,200$2,045
3+ beds$2,371$2,529$2,294
All units$2,039$2,162$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.

97 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
16
Units
225
Built
1964
Elevators
3
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Main floor, 7 A.M. TO 10 P.M.
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Ground level garage, surface parking, parking deck
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
10 outdoor
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
2

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

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