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Building Review

3700 Lawrence Ave E

Toronto, Ontario M1G

A 11-storey, 105-unit private rental building built in 1972.

Living score
43/100
Built
1972
Units
105
Storeys
11
City inspection
90/100

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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

7 bylaw investigations at this address since Sep 2025; 1 notice or order 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.

  • Repairs and upkeep 6
  • Fences 1
  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 138083 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 123741 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 120468 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 239763 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2025· Closed

    • Exterior Of Building: The fence, screen and/or other enclosure around or on the property is not being maintained in good repair.Namely, the north side exterior fence, and west side exterior fence, is not being maintained in good repair. (closed)

    Case 25 226386 PRS 00 IV

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 226369 PRS 00 IR

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  • Sep 2025

    FencesBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 220772 FEN 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

5 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.

  • Fire and life safety 2
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Alterations 1
  • Feb 2023

    Fire and life safety · Other(FS) · Closed

    REPLACEMENT OF BOOSTER PUMP

    Permit 23 109919 FSU

  • May 2019

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Add smoke detectors to existing fire alarm control panel for building elevator modernization requirements. Not a permit to upgrade anything to newest building code

    Permit 19 155950 FSU · est. $10,000

  • Sep 2018

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

    Install one backflow preventor in existing apartment building.

    Permit 18 225160 PSA · est. $2,500

  • Jul 2008

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Inspection

    repair of balconies and exterior walls, replace railings80 balconies and 580L/M RAILING

    Permit 08 178116 BLD · est. $650,000

  • Apr 2002

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    INSTALL WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION ROOM IN EXISTING UPPER MECHANICAL PENTHOUSE

    Permit 02 126594 BLD

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.

  • Transit27

    20.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes.

  • Parks & trees59

    17 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 250 m. 328 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling9

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0.35 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.75 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby79

    6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Tecumseh Sr Public School, 110 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities35

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 3 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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Safety

Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn

  • AssaultAbout typical

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

  • Break and enterAmong the lowest

    Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (50% of the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Higher than 65 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

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

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

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

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Lower than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (78% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Lower than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (56% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 64 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (79% of the city median).

  • HomicideAmong the lowest

    Lower than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (49% 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 pollutionLow

No expressway within 2 km

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
Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 16.6 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 (au67.0) (x43)
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
BedroomsWoburnScarborough (East) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,429$1,460$1,491
1 bed$1,663$1,633$1,761
2 beds$1,867$1,852$2,045
3+ beds$1,937$2,072$2,294
All units$1,811$1,816$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.

2014
0.61% lower rent · tenants notified

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, October 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
11
Units
105
Built
1972
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, FROM 8AM TO 11PM
Pets
Allowed - as per the residential tenancy act
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
8 outdoor
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
24

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

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