426 University Ave
Toronto, Ontario
A 318-unit condominium registered in 2014 (TSCC 2375).
- Living score
- 71/100
- Units
- 318
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
1 bylaw investigation at this address since Dec 2025.
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 1
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 270269 PRS 00 IR
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City building permits
8 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Construction 2
- Fire and life safety 2
- Plumbing and drains 2
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
- Demolition 1
- Jan 2014
Construction · Closed
REVISION: To increase the occupancy loads on the 2-5 levels of the existing 42 storey high rise building to a greater number than oringinally submitted.Construction of a new 42 storey high rise building with residential and assembly occupa…
Permit 10 153762 BLD
- Nov 2013
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed
To install 4 electromagnetic locks to the area occupied Royal Canadian Military Institute.
Permit 13 264102 FSU · est. $4,000
- Mar 2012
Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Inspection
Sprinkler permit for new multi unit commercial residential building - Fees paid under building permit = 10 153762 BLD
Permit 12 137473 FSU · est. $50,000
- Nov 2011
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Construction of a new 42 storey high rise building with residential and assembly occupancies. 36 stories of this building will be residential units and storey's 1 thru 6 will be assembly occupancies. There are also 4 below grade…
Permit 10 153762 PLB
- Nov 2011
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Construction of a new 42 storey high rise building with residential and assembly occupancies. 36 stories of this building will be residential units and storey's 1 thru 6 will be assembly occupancies. There are also 4 below grade par…
Permit 10 153762 HVA
- Dec 2010
Plumbing and drains · Inside and Outside Drains · Inspection
Drain - Construction of a new 42 storey high rise building with residential and assembly occupancies. 36 stories of this building will be residential units and storey's 1 thru 6 will be assembly occupancies. There are also 4 below grade pa…
Permit 10 153762 STS
Show 2 older permits
- Apr 2010
Construction · Closed
Construction of a new 42 storey high rise building with residential and assembly occupancies. 36 stories of this building will be residential units and storey's 1 thru 6 will be assembly occupancies. There are also 4 below grade parking le…
Permit 10 153762 BLD · est. $50,000,000
- Mar 2010
Demolition · Demolition · Closed
Proposal to demolish existing 3 storey office building, "Royal Canadian Military Institute". Future highrise development to be applied for at a later date.
Permit 10 129668 DEM
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
71/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit82
48.9 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: St Patrick (1 Yonge-University Line), 80 m.
- Parks & trees33
10.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 280 m. 332 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling98
Within 1 km: 9.4 km of protected lanes, 3 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.95 km of shared routes. 19 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby85
10 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Contact Alternative School, 150 m), plus 3 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities91
Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 2 community centres, 21 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety40
4 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
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Safety
Kensington-Chinatown
- AssaultAmong the highest
Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.3× the city median).
- Break and enterAmong the highest
Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.1× the city median).
- RobberyAmong the highest
Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.8× the city median).
- Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (62% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAmong the highest
Higher than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (4.2× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Among the highest
Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (4.8× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the highest
Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (14× the city median).
- ShootingsHigher than most
Higher than 88 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.3× the city median).
- HomicideLower than most
Lower than 76 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (69% 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
Gardiner Expressway, 1.4 km away
196.4 tonnes a year from 10 facilities, mostly Walton Street Steam Plant
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, 1.2 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
Commercial Residential
- Category
- Mixed use
- Zone label
CR 7.8 (c4.5; r4.8) SS1 (x2262)- Height limit
- 76 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
- 35
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
190 Simcoe St · 270 m away
Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2026-08-18
Proposed development for the Canada Life Campus include: Retention of the existing office buildings with minor alterations at 330 University Avenue, 180 Simcoe Street, and 180 Queen Street West. Demolition of the office building and parking
City record63 Centre Ave · 180 m away
Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2026-02-27
Official Plan Amendment regarding a proposed 41-storey mixed-use building penetrating the protected City Hall View Corridor. An associated Zoning By-law Amendment application (22 204655 STE 10 OZ) is being considered concurrently.
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.
| Bedrooms | Kensington-Chinatown | Toronto (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | - | $1,606 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | - | $2,042 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | - | $2,776 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,580* | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,497* | $2,163 | $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; * marks an estimate CMHC rates poor. 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 inventory of condominiums registered 2002–2018. Not resident reviews.
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 318
- Unit mix
- 318 one-bed
- Condo plan
- TSCC 2375
- Registered
- April 2014
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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