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Building Review

419 Markham Rd

Toronto, Ontario M1J

A 12-storey, 160-unit private rental building built in 1970.

Living score
45/100
Built
1970
Units
160
Storeys
12
City inspection
90/100
Property manager
1597180 Ontario Inc

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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; 3 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 17
  • Not enough heat 2
  • Snow and ice 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 246454 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued

    • Bathroom: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, the bathroom ceiling is not maintained free of cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (open)
    • Bathroom – Bathtub: The supplied facility in or on the property is not constructed, installed and/or maintained so that it will function safely and effectively.Namely, the bathtub caulking is not maintained. (open)
    • Bathroom: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, the bathroom walls are not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (open)

    Case 26 232403 PRS 00 IV

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 217141 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 201208 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 165002 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 146538 PRS 00 IR

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  • Jan 2026

    Snow and iceBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 110431 SNI 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 264477 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 243868 HEA 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 241196 HEA 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Dec 2025· Closed

    • Bathroom: Maximum temperature of hot water supplied by fittings to fixtures in a residential occupancy exceeds 49 degrees Celsius.Namely, the maximum temperature of hot water supplied by fittings to bathroom fixtures in a residential occupancy excee… (closed)
    • Kitchen: Maximum temperature of hot water supplied by fittings to fixtures in a residential occupancy exceeds 49 degrees Celsius.Namely, the maximum temperature of hot water supplied by fittings to kitchen fixtures in a residential occupancy exceed… (closed)

    Case 25 263583 PRS 00 IV

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 240304 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 238638 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 160379 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 142234 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Mar 2025· Closed

    • Kitchen: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, the ceiling, throughout the kitchen is not maintained free of cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)
    • Kitchen: The supplied facility in or on the property is not kept in a satisfactory working condition.Namely, the kitchen stove is not kept in a satisfactory working condition. (closed)
    • Dining Room: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, the walls, throughout the dining room, are not maintained free of cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)
    • Living Room: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, the walls, throughout the living room, are not maintained free of cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)
    • Bedroom: The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not maintained. Namely, the floor tiling, located in the bedroom, is not maintained. (closed)
    • Bathroom: The supplied facility in or on the property is not constructed, installed and/or maintained so that it will function safely and effectively.Namely, the bathtub is not maintained in good condition. (closed)
    • Bathroom: The plumbing system is not kept free from leaks or defects.Namely, the bathtub faucet is not kept free from leaks or defects. (closed)

    Case 25 129826 PRS 00 IV

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 120689 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Mar 2025· Closed

    • Bathroom: The supplied facility in or on the property is not constructed, installed and/or maintained so that it will function safely and effectively.Namely, the bathtub is not maintained in good condition. (closed)

    Case 25 123646 PRS 00 IV

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 116443 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 231676 PRS 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

6 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 2
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Parking garage repair 1
  • Alterations 1
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Jun 2015

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Proposal to repair and restore existing exterior concrete balcony slabs and concrete ballustrades and replacement of a portion of concrete ballustrade with glass guards.

    Permit 15 172759 BLD · est. $260,000

  • May 2015

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

    Install one backflow preventor in existing apartment building.

    Permit 15 152305 PSA · est. $10,000

  • Apr 2011

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Permit Issued

    underground parking garage repairs, slab

    Permit 11 171334 BLD · est. $950,000

  • Jun 2007

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed

    Plumbing - Repairs to interior of apt. unit due to fire damage

    Permit 07 236641 PLB

  • Jun 2007

    Alterations · Fire Damage · Closed

    Repairs to interior of apt. unit due to fire damage

    Permit 07 236641 BLD

  • Sep 1996

    Fire and life safety · Fire Doors Retrofit · Closed

    FIRE RETROFIT UPGRADE

    Permit 96 200117 000 · est. $35,000

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

45/ 100

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

  • Transit19

    16 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes.

  • Parks & trees71

    24.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 170 m. 141 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling20

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 1.65 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby29

    4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Cedar Drive Jr Public School, 670 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities91

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 4 community centres, 10 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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Also worth knowing

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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, 15.6 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) (x50)
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
1
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 399 Markham Rd · 100 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2024-09-11

    A proposal to renovate the existing 15-storey rental apartment building, to allow the addition of 20 new residential units, on the ground and basement level, increasing the total number of residential units to 270. An addition of 179.21 sq

    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.

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.

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, November 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
12
Units
160
Built
1970
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 9-9
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, ground level garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Both
Amenities
Outdoor rec facilities, child play area
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
24

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

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