53 Widdicombe Hill Blvd
Toronto, Ontario M9R
A 19-storey, 139-unit private rental building built in 1975.
- Property manager
- Quadreal Residential Properties G.P. Inc.
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
4 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024.
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 3
- Garbage 1
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 208606 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 123962 WST 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 189547 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 229216 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
5 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
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
- Alterations 1
- Fire and life safety 1
- Oct 2024
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Cancelled
Plumbing - Proposal for renovating an existing 3 bedroom penthouse unit of 277 m², dividing it into two generously sized two bedroom rental units.
Permit 24 227048 PLB
- Oct 2024
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Cancelled
HVAC - Proposal for renovating an existing 3 bedroom penthouse unit of 277 m², dividing it into two generously sized two bedroom rental units.
Permit 24 227048 HVA
- Oct 2024
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled
Proposal for renovating an existing 3 bedroom penthouse unit of 277 m², dividing it into two generously sized two bedroom rental units.
Permit 24 227048 BLD · est. $500,000
- Feb 2014
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
To replace the fire alarms of the existing multi-unit building.
Permit 14 123047 FSU · est. $22,000
- Nov 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Installation of (1) backflow prevention device in existing apartment building.
Permit 09 190334 PSA · est. $10,000
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
46/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit29
22.9 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes.
- Parks & trees58
15.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 90 m. 409 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling26
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 2.25 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.7 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby68
6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Marcellus Catholic Elementary School, 220 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities31
Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 2 community centres, 6 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
Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview
- AssaultLower than most
Lower than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (66% of the city median).
- Break and enterLower than most
Lower than 76 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (73% of the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Lower than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (72% of the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Higher than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Lower than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Higher than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the lowest
Lower than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (28% of the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about 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
Highway 401, 1.8 km away
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
- Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 12.3 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 (x96)- Height limit
- 14 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
- 2
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
4760 Eglinton Ave W · 110 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2026-07-28
Proposed station comprised of two separate headhouse structures with a gross floor area of 7689 m2.
City record63 Widdicombe Hill Blvd · 210 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-04-29
Site Plan Approval - Proposal to permit the development of two new residential rental apartment buildings on the site.
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 | Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview | Etobicoke (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | - | $1,693 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,966 | $1,874 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,334 | $2,200 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,657 | $2,529 | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,345 | $2,162 | $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.
- 2017
- 2.00% lower rent · tenants notified
- 2018
- 1.35% lower rent · tenants notified
- 2019
- 1.33% lower rent · tenants notified
- 2020
- 1.37% 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 2017). Not resident reviews.
91 / 100City inspection score, August 2024. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 19
- Units
- 139
- Built
- 1975
- Elevators
- 3
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- Central air
- Laundry
- Basement, 24 HOURS
- Pets
- Allowed - 25 pounds or less
- Parking
- Underground garage, ground level garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking, parking deck
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Bike parking
- 20 indoor
- Amenities
- Indoor pool, indoor recreation room, outdoor rec facilities, indoor exercise room, sauna
- Balconies
- No
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- Yes
- Ward
- 2
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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