6 Henry St
Toronto, Ontario M5T
A 4-storey, 105-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1978.
- Property manager
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
8 bylaw investigations at this address since Jul 2025; 1 still open.
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 6
- Not enough heat 2
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 182014 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172694 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172693 000 00 IR
- Feb 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 111483 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 110186 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 266682 PRS 00 IR
Show 2 older cases
- Dec 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 266681 HEA 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 199710 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
14 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 5
- Alterations 5
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
- Fire and life safety 1
- Balcony repair 1
- Jun 2024
Plumbing and drains · Other(PS) · Closed
Proposed plumbing system - mechanical stand alone
Permit 24 161038 PSA · est. $10,000
- Sep 2022
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Permit Issued
HVAC - Proposal for structural upgrades to replace the boilers and the associated pumps in the mechanical penthouse of an existing apartment building.
Permit 22 201091 HVA
- Sep 2022
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Permit Issued
Proposal for structural upgrades to replace the boilers and the associated pumps in the mechanical penthouse of an existing apartment building.
Permit 22 201091 BLD
- Aug 2021
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Revision 01 - for pergola Alteration to existing outdoor patio.
Permit 21 107676 BLD
- Jan 2021
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Alteration to existing outdoor patio.
Permit 21 107676 BLD · est. $50,000
- May 2019
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to the laundry room of an existing apaprtment building.Address includes 6-28 Henry St.
Permit 19 155891 PLB
Show 8 older permits
- May 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to the laundry room of an existing apaprtment building.Address includes 6-28 Henry St.
Permit 19 155891 HVA
- May 2019
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations to the laundry room of an existing apartment building.Address includes 6-28 Henry St.
Permit 19 155891 BLD
- Jun 2015
Plumbing and drains · Other(PS) · Permit Issued
Proposal for underground drainage replacement to apartment building.
Permit 15 170308 PSA · est. $150,000
- Apr 2015
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Installation of one four inch premise isolation back flow prevention device
Permit 15 142879 PSA
- Jul 2014
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - To construct a elevator sump pit.
Permit 14 188085 PLB
- Jul 2014
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
To construct a elevator sump pit in an existing apartment building. (Toronto Community Housing).
Permit 14 188085 BLD · est. $110,000
- May 2005
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Inspection
Upgrade fire alarm system.
Permit 05 137552 FSU · est. $220,000
- Jul 2003
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Balcony and guard replacement (property included 6-28 Henry St., 181 - 203 beverley St., 5- 11 Cecil St.)
Permit 03 158539 BLD · est. $300,000
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
65/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit86
57.6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Queen's Park (1 Yonge-University Line), 470 m.
- Parks & trees9
4.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 180 m. 434 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling97
Within 1 km: 8 km of protected lanes, 4.5 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.95 km of shared routes. 17 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby93
9 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Beverley & Subway Academy Two, 160 m), plus 4 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities91
Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 2 community centres, 23 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety4
13 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. 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, 1.9 km away
192.4 tonnes a year from 11 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, 760 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
Residential
- Category
- General residential
- Zone label
R (f4.5; d1.0) (x835)- Height limit
- 13 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
- 8
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
191 College St · 280 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-08-28
Related App 22 150580 STE 11 OZSite Plan application for proposal for a 31-storey mixed-use building containing 492 purpose-built rental units. The proposed non-residential gross floor area is 1,379 square metres, and the proposed resident
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 RentSafeTO registry, as reported by the landlord (registered 2017). Not resident reviews.
92 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Toronto Community Housing
- Storeys
- 4
- Units
- 105
- Built
- 1978
- Elevators
- 1
- Managed by
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- On site
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 11
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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