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Building Review

484 Spadina Ave

Toronto, Ontario M5S

A 16-storey, 166-unit private rental building built in 2021.

Living score
46/100
Built
2021
Units
166
Storeys
16
City inspection
99/100

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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

4 bylaw investigations at this address since Dec 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.

  • Graffiti 2
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Repairs and upkeep 1
  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172723 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172722 000 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    GraffitiBylawNotice to comply · Dec 2025· Closed

    Case 25 269432 GRA 00 IV

  • Dec 2025

    GraffitiBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 268788 GRA 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

13 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 4
  • Construction 3
  • Alterations 2
  • Demolition 2
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Apr 2022

    Construction · Revision Issued

    Revision #2 - impacting fire ratings and spatial separation calculations

    Permit 18 154930 BLD

  • Apr 2021

    Construction · Revision Issued

    REVISION#1: alter design with respect to electrical closets on floors 2-15, as-built.[Proposal to construct a 15 storey mixed use building with ground floor retail and 166 residential rental units. one LL and 1 level u/g parking]

    Permit 18 154930 BLD

  • Mar 2021

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

    Plumbing - Proposal to construct a retail kiosk within the ground floor lobby of an existing purpose built rental building - Interior fit up for a bar/lounge.

    Permit 21 130525 PLB

  • Mar 2021

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposal to construct a retail kiosk within the ground floor lobby of an existing purpose built rental building - Interior fit up for a bar/lounge.

    Permit 21 130525 BLD · est. $100,000

  • Dec 2020

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    Proposal to install 2 maglocks on the mezzanine floor of existing multi-unit building. Door # MZ10 and Door # MZ22

    Permit 20 225860 FSU · est. $3,000

  • Jun 2018

    Demolition · Demolition · Closed

    Proposal to demolish the Silver Dollar Room.

    Permit 18 178356 DEM · est. $150,000

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  • May 2018

    Plumbing and drains · Inside and Outside Drains · Closed

    Drain - Proposal for a new mixed use development with ground floor retail totaling 15 storeys and 305 residential rental units.

    Permit 18 154930 STS · est. $200,000

  • May 2018

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

    Plumbing - Proposal for a new mixed use development with ground floor retail totaling 15 storeys and 305 residential rental units.

    Permit 18 154930 PLB

  • May 2018

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed

    HVAC - Proposal for a new mixed use development with ground floor retail totaling 15 storeys and 305 residential rental units.

    Permit 18 154930 HVA

  • May 2018

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

    Drain - Proposal for a new mixed use development with ground floor retail totaling 15 storeys and 305 residential rental units.

    Permit 18 154930 DRN

  • May 2018

    Construction · Inspection

    Proposal to construct a 15 storey mixed use building with ground floor retail and 166 residential rental units. one LL and 1 level u/g parking

    Permit 18 154930 BLD · est. $39,000,000

  • Jan 2016

    Demolition · Demolition · Inspection

    Proposal to demolish a portion (Waverley Hotel only) of existing three and one storey mixed use building. The retained portion of the building (Silver Dollar Room) is to be repaired and made good.

    Permit 16 106276 DEM

  • Jul 2008

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Cancelled

    Permit to increase occupant load of existing restaurant - capacity of 308 people - basement level. **Comfort Zone**

    Permit 08 181402 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

46/ 100

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

  • Transit30

    23.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Queen's Park (1 Yonge-University Line), 830 m.

  • Parks & trees4

    1.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 320 m. 591 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling93

    Within 1 km: 6.3 km of protected lanes, 5.6 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.05 km of shared routes. 13 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby93

    9 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Lord Lansdowne Jr Sr & Da Vinci, 120 m), plus 7 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities74

    Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 1 community centre, 20 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety19

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

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Safety

University

  • AssaultAmong the highest

    Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.6× the city median).

  • Break and enterAmong the highest

    Higher than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.6× the city median).

  • RobberyAmong the highest

    Higher than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.3× the city median).

  • Auto theftLower than most

    Lower than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (57% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAmong the highest

    Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.1× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the highest

    Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.9× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (19× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

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

  • HomicideHigher than most

    Higher than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× 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 kmHigh

62.6 tonnes a year from 9 facilities, mostly University Of Toronto Central 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, 280 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

Commercial Residential

Category
Mixed use
Zone label
CR 3.0 (c2.0; r2.5) SS2 (x2363)
Height limit
16 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
4
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 309 Augusta Ave · 220 m away

    Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2026-07-22

    Proposed six storey hotel with restaurant components containing 2194sqm of non-residential gross floor area. No parking is proposed.

    City record
  • 333 College St · 180 m away

    Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2025-12-23

    A 20-storey privately-owned student residence building containing 17,649 square metres of residential gross floor area and 60 square metres of retail gross floor area at grade.

    City record
  • 502 Spadina Ave · 40 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-04-20

    Proposed nine-storey mixed-use building with a residential gross floor area of 8,213 square metres, including 109 affordable rental units, and a non-residential gross floor area of 3,185 square metres.

    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
BedroomsUniversity/AnnexToronto (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,553$1,606$1,491
1 bed$2,050$2,042$1,761
2 beds-$2,776$2,045
3+ beds-$3,580*$2,294
All units$2,199*$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 RentSafeTO registry, as reported by the landlord (registered 2021). Not resident reviews.

99 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
16
Units
166
Built
2021
Elevators
2
Heating
Forced air gas
Air conditioning
Central air
Laundry
None on site
Pets
Allowed - acceptable species dogs, cats, fish, birds, small reptiles
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
183 indoor
Amenities
Outdoor pool, indoor recreation room, outdoor rec facilities, indoor exercise room
Balconies
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
Yes
Ward
11

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

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