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Building Review

378 Markham St

Toronto, Ontario M6G

A 4-storey, 17-unit private rental building built in 1900.

Living score
51/100
Built
1900
Units
17
Storeys
4
City inspection
95/100

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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

3 bylaw investigations at this address since Jun 2026; 1 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 2
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 211794 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172668 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172667 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

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

  • Alterations 3
  • Aug 2025

    Alterations · Multiple Projects · Closed

    Revision 02: Revision includes demo of unsafe front covered porch and balconies. Replacement of front entry with smaller stair in same location. REVISION 01 Revision to permit to include: change from side addition enclosed stair to new fir…

    Permit 20 170527 BLD

  • Jan 2024

    Alterations · Multiple Projects · Closed

    REVISION 01 Revision to permit to include: change from side addition enclosed stair to new fire stair. Reinstating existing stair in south west corner. Fire shutters instead of fire rated windows. Refer to 20 170527 BLD 00 BA Proposal for…

    Permit 20 170527 BLD

  • Jul 2020

    Alterations · Multiple Projects · Closed

    Proposal for interior alterations to reconfigure existing and new slab in existing boiler room. Proposed to demolish the existing electrical shed and fire exit and to construct new side addition to include new electrical room and exit stai…

    Permit 20 170527 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

51/ 100

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

  • Transit25

    19.9 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Bathurst (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 890 m.

  • Parks & trees20

    3.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 440 m. 756 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling89

    Within 1 km: 4.85 km of protected lanes, 6.35 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.95 km of shared routes. 7 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby85

    11 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: King Edward Jr & Sr Public School, 240 m), plus 3 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities98

    Within 1 km: 4 libraries, 3 community centres, 13 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety31

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

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Safety

Palmerston-Little Italy

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (87% of the city median).

  • Break and enterHigher than most

    Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Higher than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (42% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesLower than most

    Lower than 88 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (67% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Lower than 52 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (7.5× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Higher than 52 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • HomicideAmong the highest

    Higher than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.1× 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 kmModerate

163 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly The University Of Toronto Earth Sciences Building

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, 620 m
Sites within 1 km
1

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 (d0.6) (x735)
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
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
BedroomsToronto (West) zoneToronto 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.

2014
0.82% lower rent · tenants notified
2015
0.60% lower rent · tenants notified
2016
0.84% lower rent · tenants notified
2019
1.01% 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 2019). Not resident reviews.

95 / 100City inspection score, July 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
4
Units
17
Built
1900
Elevators
0
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, NO RESTRICTIONS
Pets
Allowed
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
11

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

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