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569 Kingston Rd

Toronto, Ontario M4E

A 4-storey, 15-unit private rental building built in 1940.

Living score
55/100
Built
1940
Units
15
Storeys
4
City inspection
88/100
Property manager
Linfred Investments

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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

2 bylaw investigations at this address since Jul 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.

  • Repairs and upkeep 2
  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2025· Closed

    • Interior of Building – Exit Stairway: The location and size of openings present a hazard as they are designed with members or attachments between 140 millimetres and 900 millimetres above the level protected by the guard which facilitate climbing. (closed)
    • Interior of Building – Exit Stairway: Height of the guard for exit ramps and landings is less than 1,070 millimetres measured vertically to the top of the guard fromthe ramp surface where the difference in elevation between the adjacentground or floor level and the ramp is mor… (closed)
    • Interior of Building – Exit Stairway: The guard is designed that a member, attachment or opening located between 140 millimetres and 900 millimetres above the level being protected facilitates climbing. (closed)
    • Interior of Building – Exit Stairway: Height of the guard for the exit stairs are less than 920 millimetres measured vertically to the top of the guard from a line drawn through the outside edges of the stair nosings. (closed)
    • Interior of Building – Exit Stairway: Required guard does not prevent the passage of a sphere having a diameter more than 100 millimetres. (closed)
    • Exterior Of Building – South Side: The location and size of openings present a hazard as they are designed with members or attachments between 140 millimetres and 900 millimetres above the level protected by the guard which facilitate climbing. (closed)
    • Exterior Of Building – South Side: Height of the guard for exit ramps and landings is less than 1,070 millimetres measured vertically to the top of the guard fromthe ramp surface where the difference in elevation between the adjacentground or floor level and the ramp is mor… (closed)
    • Exterior Of Building – South Side: Required guard does not prevent the passage of a sphere having a diameter more than 100 millimetres. (closed)

    Case 25 197917 PRS 00 IV

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 197839 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

2 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.

  • Alterations 2
  • Oct 2011

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection

    Interior alterations to suite 203 and 303, no new creation of additional bedrooms.(FORMER PERMIT APPLICATION DESCRIPTION -drawings permit for interior alterations to suite 203 and 303 in existing rental apartment building - create 2 bedroo…

    Permit 11 300753 BLD · est. $16,000

  • Jun 2011

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    permit for interior alterations to suite 103 in existing rental apartment building - create a 2 bedroom unit.

    Permit 11 207851 BLD · est. $8,000

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

55/ 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 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Main Street (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.2 km.

  • Parks & trees49

    13.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 330 m. 371 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling34

    Within 1 km: 1.05 km of protected lanes, 0.8 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.15 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby79

    9 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Williamson Road Jr Public School , 460 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities98

    Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 3 community centres, 21 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety95

    0 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

The Beaches

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (83% of the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (78% of the city median).

  • RobberyLower than most

    Lower than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (62% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Lower than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (84% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

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

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Higher than 50 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (76% of the city median).

  • HomicideLower than most

    Lower than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (63% 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 kmModerate

2 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly St John's Norway Cemetery Crematorium

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
Street Health, 6.1 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 2.0 (c0.5; r2.0) SS2 (x2230)
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
3
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 507 Kingston Rd · 230 m away

    Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2022-03-15

    Site Plan Amendment application. Amends the previously approved site plan application under 19 160180 STE 19 SA. Key changes include: revisions to side facade materials, removal of rear canopies, revised rear-facing planter designs, and int

    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
BedroomsThe BeachesToronto (East) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,469$1,213$1,491
1 bed$1,683$1,692$1,761
2 beds$2,141$1,869$2,045
3+ beds$2,183$1,876*$2,294
All units$1,826$1,685$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 2017). Not resident reviews.

88 / 100City inspection score, July 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
4
Units
15
Built
1940
Elevators
0
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 24/7
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Surface parking
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
No
Ward
19

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

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