506 Dawes Rd
Toronto, Ontario M4B
A 4-storey, 67-unit private rental building built in 1958.
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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
10 bylaw investigations at this address since Apr 2026; 4 notices or orders 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.
- Garbage 4
- Repairs and upkeep 4
- Long grass and weeds 2
- Sep 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 234609 WST 00 IR
- Aug 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 225107 WST 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Aug 2026· Closed
- Bathroom: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (substantially complete)
- Bathroom: The property is not maintained and/or kept clean in accordance with the standards. (substantially complete)
- Bathroom: Ceiling not maintained clean. (substantially complete)
Case 26 212745 PRS 00 IV
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 212693 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Long grass and weedsBylawNotice to comply · Jun 2026· Closed
Case 26 187110 LGW 00 IV
- Jun 2026
GarbageBylawNotice to comply · Jun 2026· Closed
Case 26 187099 WST 00 IV
Show 4 older cases
- Jun 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 186060 WST 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Long grass and weedsBylaw· Closed
Case 26 186057 LGW 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Apr 2026· Closed
- Apartment: An exterior door has a defective locking mechanism.Namely, The internal door beyond the fire door requires a lock due to the access into a bell room inside the apartment. (closed)
- Kitchen: Previously finished surface(s) have marks, stains, graffiti, smoke damage, painted slogans and/or other defacements.Namely, the ceiling in the kitchen is stained and has black spots on it. (closed)
- Kitchen: The supplied appliance(s) is not maintained in good repair and good working order. Namely: the stove under the elements is rusted and beginning to rot away. (closed)
- Entranceway: Exterior door has deteriorated/ineffective weather-proofing. (closed)
Case 26 140524 PRS 00 IV
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 138882 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
1 permit the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Balcony repair 1
- Jul 2006
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Repair existing balconies and replace guards to existing 3 storey apartment building
Permit 06 156183 BLD · est. $116,000
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
53/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit21
17 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Victoria Park (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.3 km.
- Parks & trees71
22.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 150 m. 248 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling48
Within 1 km: 0.6 km of protected lanes, 3.75 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.1 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.
- Schools nearby52
7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: George Webster Elementary School , 380 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities81
Within 1 km: 1 library, 3 community centres, 7 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety80
1 collision 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
O'Connor-Parkview
- AssaultAbout typical
Higher than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (76% of the city median).
- RobberyAmong the lowest
Lower than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (36% of the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Lower than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Lower than 62 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Lower than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (81% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftLower than most
Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (52% of the city median).
- ShootingsAmong the lowest
Lower than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (43% of the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Lower than 71 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (73% 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
No expressway within 2 km
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, 7.6 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
- Category
- Apartment
- Zone label
RA (u67) (x389)- 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.
| Bedrooms | O'Connor-Parkview | East York zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | - | $1,339 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,576 | $1,578 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,831 | $1,820 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,154 | $2,178 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,854 | $1,715 | $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.
96 / 100City inspection score, October 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 4
- Units
- 67
- Built
- 1958
- Elevators
- 1
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- 1st floor, 24 HOUR
- Pets
- Not allowed
- Parking
- Surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 19
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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