630 Queen St E
Toronto, Ontario
A 98-unit condominium registered in 2013 (TSCC 2304).
- Living score
- 59/100
- Units
- 98
Reviews
No reviews yet
If you live here, or used to, you know things a listing never mentions.
Issues & maintenance
Leaks, outages, repairs: dated reports from residents. None filed yet.
Sign in to report a problem or maintenance work here.
City bylaw and health cases
1 bylaw investigation at this address since Oct 2025.
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.
- Not enough heat 1
- Oct 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 241126 HEA 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
26 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 9
- Alterations 7
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 6
- Fire and life safety 2
- Construction 1
- Demolition 1
- Jun 2025
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Cancelled
Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations to convert veterinary office to car dealership.
Permit 25 177088 PLB
- Jun 2025
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Cancelled
HVAC - Proposed interior alterations to convert veterinary office to car dealership.
Permit 25 177088 HVA
- Jun 2025
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled
Proposed interior alterations to convert car dealership to veterinary office.
Permit 25 177088 BLD
- Mar 2025
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for demising existing retail unit #100 into two separate retail units, #100 and #101, with no change to existing occupancy.
Permit 25 125103 PLB
- Mar 2025
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for demising existing retail unit #100 into two separate retail units, #100 and #101, with no change to existing occupancy.
Permit 25 125103 HVA
- Mar 2025
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for demising existing retail unit #100 into two separate retail units, #100 and #101, with no change to existing occupancy.
Permit 25 125103 BLD · est. $100,000
Show 20 older permits
- Dec 2024
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for Re-demising Units 102-103 by converting a vacant ground floor space (Unit 103) adjacent to the existing Darkhorse Cafe (Unit 102), into a separate Group D occupancy within a mixed-use (commercial/residential) buildi…
Permit 24 253461 PLB
- Dec 2024
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for Re-demising Units 102-103 by converting a vacant ground floor space (Unit 103) adjacent to the existing Darkhorse Cafe (Unit 102), into a separate Group D occupancy within a mixed-use (commercial/residential) building.…
Permit 24 253461 HVA
- Dec 2024
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for Re-demising Units 102-103 by converting a vacant ground floor space (Unit 103) adjacent to the existing Darkhorse Cafe (Unit 102), into a separate Group D occupancy within a mixed-use (commercial/residential) building. Scope i…
Permit 24 253461 BLD · est. $100,000
- May 2020
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Cancelled
Plumbing - Alterations and plumbing work in washrooms - ground floor - Dark Horse Cafe
Permit 20 148276 PLB
- May 2020
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled
Alterations and plumbing work in washrooms - ground floor - Dark Horse Cafe
Permit 20 148276 BLD
- Oct 2014
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to convert vacant ground floor space into a restuarant/cafe, more than 30 seats.
Permit 14 231163 PLB
- Oct 2014
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to convert vacant ground floor space into a restuarant/cafe, more than 30 seats.
Permit 14 231163 HVA
- Oct 2014
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations to convert vacant ground floor space into a restuarant/cafe, more than 30 seats.
Permit 14 231163 BLD
- Jun 2014
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to convert vacant space into a sales office for future condo development across the street.
Permit 14 168124 PLB
- Jun 2014
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to convert vacant space into a sales office for future condo development across the street.
Permit 14 168124 HVA
- Jun 2014
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Proposal for interior alterations to convert vacant space into a sales office for future condo development across the street.
Permit 14 168124 BLD
- Jan 2013
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed
Proposal to install 7 electromagnetic locks in total on the ground floor, P1, P2 and P3 level in existing condominium building.
Permit 13 107462 FSU · est. $14,000
- Jan 2012
Fire and life safety · Building Permit Related(FS) · Closed
FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Proposal to construct a 8 sty condo with commercial on ground floor, 3 levels of below grade parking, and 98 residential units. Also see active SHORING permit 11 134250. - FEES PAID UNDER BUILDING PERMIT
Permit 11 164894 FSU
- Jun 2011
Plumbing and drains · Site Service · Inspection
Site servicing permit for new condo - see 11 164894 BLD for building permit.
Permit 11 212934 STS · est. $10,000
- Apr 2011
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Proposal to construct a 8 sty condo with commercial on ground floor, 3 levels of below grade parking, and 98 residential units. Also see active SHORING permit 11 134250.
Permit 11 164894 PLB
- Apr 2011
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Proposal to construct a 8 sty condo with commercial on ground floor, 3 levels of below grade parking, and 98 residential units. Also see active SHORING permit 11 134250.
Permit 11 164894 HVA
- Apr 2011
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related (DR) · Inspection
Drain - Proposal to construct a 8 sty condo with commercial on ground floor, 3 levels of below grade parking, and 98 residential units. Also see active SHORING permit 11 134250.
Permit 11 164894 DRN
- Apr 2011
Construction · Inspection
Proposal to construct a 8 sty condo with commercial on ground floor, 3 levels of below grade parking, and 98 residential units. Also see active SHORING permit 11 134250.
Permit 11 164894 BLD
- Feb 2011
Alterations · Shoring · Closed
Shoring permit for new condo - Stand alone - New Permit Submitted at a later date.
Permit 11 134250 BLD · est. $17,000,000
- Aug 2009
Demolition · Demolition · Closed
Proposal to demo existing 1 sty retail building.
Permit 09 156620 DEM
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
59/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit48
37.7 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 & trees64
21 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 120 m. 139 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, 430 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities98
Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 3 community centres, 12 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety5
10 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 3 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
What matters to you?
Change how much each category counts. The score above updates as you go; nothing is saved.
Map
Turn layers on and off to see what is around the building.
About 1.2 km around the building. Select anything on the map for details. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Also worth knowing
Shown for context. None of this is part of the living score.
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
Don Valley Parkway, 90 m away
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 · 80 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.
| Bedrooms | Riverdale | Toronto (East) zone | Toronto 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
- 98
- Unit mix
- 3 studio · 67 one-bed · 28 two-bed
- Condo plan
- TSCC 2304
- Registered
- April 2013
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
Discussion
Sign in to join the discussion.
No questions yet. Ask the first one.