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625 Queen St E

Toronto, Ontario

A 64-unit condominium registered in 2009 (TSCC 2007).

Living score
59/100
Units
64

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Issues & maintenance

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City bylaw and health cases

1 bylaw investigation at this address since May 2022; 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.

  • Zoning 1
  • May 2022

    ZoningBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 22 140765 ZON 00 IR

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City building permits

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

  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 8
  • Plumbing and drains 4
  • Alterations 3
  • Fire and life safety 2
  • Parking garage repair 1
  • Construction 1
  • Demolition 1
  • Feb 2024

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Add on /Ductwork · Refusal Notice

    Revision 01 - new exhaust duct to be in accordance with Ashrae 52-76. Flanged ducting is acceptable. Disconnecting current path of airflow from ecologizer that exits via roof to create

    Permit 23 237815 MSA

  • Jan 2024

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Permit Issued

    Localized garage concrete repairs and waterproofing

    Permit 24 105600 BLD

  • Dec 2023

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Add on /Ductwork · Inspection

    Disconnecting current path of airflow from ecologizer that exits via roof to create

    Permit 23 237815 MSA · est. $20,000

  • Jun 2014

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Special Ventilation System · Closed

    REVISION - To kitchen exhaust.Kitchen exhaust permit for new restaurant greater than 30 seats - see 12 242217 BLD for building permitpermit for interior alterations to create new restaurant greater than 30 seats

    Permit 12 242220 MSA

  • Jun 2014

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

    REVISION - To plunbing and fixtures. Plumbing - permit for interior alterations to create new restaurant greater than 30 seats

    Permit 12 242217 PLB

  • Jun 2014

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

    REVISION - To the HVAC layout in the proposed restaurant. HVAC - permit for interior alterations to create new restaurant greater than 30 seats

    Permit 12 242217 HVA

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  • Jun 2014

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    REVISION - To the layout of the proposed restaurant. interior alterations to existing retail shell for new A2 restaurant.

    Permit 12 242217 BLD

  • Nov 2013

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

    Plumbing - Proposal to convert ground floor vacant space (units 108/109) to a medical clinic in existing 6 storey condominum building with commercial at grade and residential units above.

    Permit 13 268896 PLB

  • Nov 2013

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

    HVAC - Proposal to convert ground floor vacant space (units 108/109) to a medical clinic in existing 6 storey condominum building with commercial at grade and residential units above.

    Permit 13 268896 HVA

  • Nov 2013

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposal to convert ground floor vacant space (units 108/109) to a medical clinic in existing 6 storey condominum building with commercial at grade and residential units above.

    Permit 13 268896 BLD · est. $245,000

  • Sep 2012

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Special Ventilation System · Closed

    Kitchen exhaust permit for new restaurant greater than 30 seats - see 12 242217 BLD for building permitpermit for interior alterations to create new restaurant greater than 30 seats

    Permit 12 242220 MSA · est. $10,000

  • Sep 2012

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

    plumbing - permit for interior alterations to create new restaurant greater than 30 seats

    Permit 12 242217 PLB

  • Sep 2012

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

    HVAC - permit for interior alterations to create new restaurant greater than 30 seats

    Permit 12 242217 HVA

  • Sep 2012

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    interior alterations to existing retail shell for new A2 restaurant.

    Permit 12 242217 BLD · est. $15,000

  • Feb 2009

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    Proposal to install 2 mag locks on P1 and 2 mag locks on P2.

    Permit 09 106776 FSU · est. $1,000

  • Nov 2008

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed

    Sprinklers in connection to BLD 07 219474.

    Permit 08 219904 FSU

  • May 2008

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

    Plumbing - New construction of a 6-storey, 66 residential unit building with 2 retail ground floor units and underground parking.

    Permit 07 219474 PLB

  • May 2008

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

    HVAC - New construction of a 6-storey, 66 residential unit building with 2 retail ground floor units and underground parking.

    Permit 07 219474 HVA

  • May 2007

    Construction · Closed

    New construction of a 6-storey, 66 residential unit building with 2 retail ground floor units and underground parking.

    Permit 07 219474 BLD · est. $17,935,000

  • Aug 2005

    Demolition · Demolition · Closed

    Demolish existing 1 storey Auto Repair shop

    Permit 05 176945 DEM

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From City of Toronto open data

Neighbourhood

Living score

59/ 100

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

  • Transit47

    36.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Broadview (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 2.1 km.

  • Parks & trees62

    19.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 120 m. 173 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling90

    Within 1 km: 5.3 km of protected lanes, 6.05 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.9 km of shared routes. 8 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Queen Alexandra Mdl School, 470 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities98

    Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 3 community centres, 10 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety8

    9 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 2 fatal. Fewer scores higher.

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Also worth knowing

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Safety

South Riverdale

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Break and enterHigher than most

    Higher than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Higher than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Lower than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesHigher than most

    Higher than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the highest

    Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftHigher than most

    Higher than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (4.7× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (77% of the city median).

  • HomicideAmong the lowest

    Lower than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (48% 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 pollutionHigh

Don Valley Parkway, 50 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmModerate

753 kg a year from 2 facilities, mostly Downtown Acura

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, 1.4 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 2.5 (c2.0; r2.0) SS2 (x2294)
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
6
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 653 Queen St E · 90 m away

    Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2022-09-15

    Proposed to retain the existing heritage buildings and construct a nine storey residential building. The building will contain 85 new residential dwelling units with a GFA of about 7186sqm and retail at grade with a GFA of 807sqm. The total

    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
BedroomsRiverdaleToronto (East) zoneToronto region
Studio-$1,213$1,491
1 bed$1,656$1,692$1,761
2 beds-$1,869$2,045
3+ beds-$1,876*$2,294
All units$1,593*$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 inventory of condominiums registered 2002–2018. Not resident reviews.

Type
Condominium
Units
64
Unit mix
45 one-bed · 19 two-bed
Condo plan
TSCC 2007
Registered
April 2009

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

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