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Building Review

35 Spencer Ave

Toronto, Ontario M6K

A 7-storey, 80-unit private rental building built in 1960.

Living score
50/100
Built
1960
Units
80
Storeys
7
City inspection
93/100

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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

21 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 4 notices or orders to comply.

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.

  • Garbage 10
  • Repairs and upkeep 8
  • Not enough heat 2
  • Zoning 1
  • Apr 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 139166 WST 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    GarbageBylawNotice to comply · Apr 2026· Closed

    Case 26 137923 WST 00 IV

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 132744 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 132727 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 132689 WST 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Feb 2026· Closed

    • Bedroom: The heating system or unit is not in good repair and maintained in good working condition. (open)

    Case 26 113040 PRS 00 IV

Show 15 older cases
  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 113033 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 109409 HEA 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 109395 WST 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawNotice to comply · Jan 2026· Closed

    Case 26 106530 PRS 00 IV

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 103043 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 102638 WST 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 102628 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 177964 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 155431 WST 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 145217 WST 00 IR

  • Mar 2025

    GarbageBylawNotice to comply · Mar 2025· Closed

    Case 25 126315 WST 00 IV

  • Mar 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 125486 WST 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 105675 HEA 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 245722 ZON 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 223119 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.

  • Balcony repair 1
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Parking garage repair 1
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Jan 2017

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Inspection

    Proposal to replace balcony guards on 29 balconies in existing apartment building.

    Permit 17 111145 BLD · est. $300,000

  • Oct 2010

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

    permit for one backflow device in basement of existing apartment building

    Permit 10 271140 PSA · est. $10,000

  • Feb 2008

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Replace existing concrete ramp (entrance on SW portion of property) to below grade parking garage.

    Permit 08 114414 BLD · est. $40,000

  • Mar 1998

    Fire and life safety · Unknown · Closed

    CARRY OUT REMEDIAL WORK IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE RETROFIT PROVISIONS OF THE FIRE CODE BY UPGRADING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM (FIRE DEPT.STAMPED PLANS) (W19)/SP

    Permit 98 014204 FSU · est. $20,000

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

50/ 100

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

  • Transit52

    42.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Dufferin (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 2.8 km.

  • Parks & trees69

    19.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 320 m. 461 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling66

    Within 1 km: 0.15 km of protected lanes, 5.75 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.85 km of shared routes. 5 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby14

    3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public School, 500 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities74

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 3 community centres, 6 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety12

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

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Safety

South Parkdale

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 88 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Higher than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Lower than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Auto theftLower than most

    Lower than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (56% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesLower than most

    Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (77% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftHigher than most

    Higher than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.2× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (86% of the city median).

  • HomicideAmong the lowest

    Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (57% 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

Traffic pollutionModerate

Gardiner Expressway, 260 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmModerate

134 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Moveable 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, 3.2 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 (d2.0) (x811)
Height limit
23 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
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
BedroomsSouth Parkdale/King WestToronto (West) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,436$1,410$1,491
1 bed$1,826$1,798$1,761
2 beds$2,436$2,252$2,045
3+ beds$3,747$3,238$2,294
All units$1,931$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.

93 / 100City inspection score, July 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
7
Units
80
Built
1960
Elevators
2
Heating
Forced air gas
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Main floor, 8.00 AM- 8.00 PM
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
20 outdoor
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
4

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

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