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Building Review

66 Spadina Rd

Toronto, Ontario M5R

A 11-storey, 75-unit private rental building built in 1965.

Living score
66/100
Built
1965
Units
75
Storeys
11
City inspection
91/100

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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

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 243738 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

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

  • Alterations 4
  • Plumbing and drains 3
  • Balcony repair 3
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 3
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Parking garage repair 1
  • Oct 2024

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

    Plumbing - Plumbing work related to renovation of one on-site dwelling. Issued building permit number: 21 121170 BLD 00 BA

    Permit 21 121170 PLB

  • Feb 2024

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Proposed remedial work to modify the existing reailing and guards in exit stairs.

    Permit 24 118015 BLD · est. $38,000

  • Nov 2023

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

    Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to existing 1 storey garage to create a dwelling unit

    Permit 23 223138 PLB

  • Nov 2023

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

    HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to existing 1 storey garage to create a dwelling unit

    Permit 23 223138 HVA

  • Nov 2023

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Permit Issued

    Proposal for interior alterations to existing 1 storey garage to create a dwelling unit

    Permit 23 223138 BLD

  • Jul 2021

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

    HVAC - Proposal to convert one existing ancillary building to residential occupancy, including interior and exterior alterations

    Permit 21 121170 HVA

Show 9 older permits
  • May 2021

    Fire and life safety · Building Permit Related(FS) · Closed

    FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - interior alterations in basement to create fitness room

    Permit 21 152218 FSU

  • May 2021

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

    Plumbing - interior alterations in basement to create fitness room

    Permit 21 152218 PLB

  • May 2021

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

    HVAC - interior alterations in basement to create fitness room

    Permit 21 152218 HVA

  • May 2021

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    interior alterations in basement to create fitness room

    Permit 21 152218 BLD · est. $100,000

  • Feb 2021

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Permit Issued

    Proposal to convert one existing ancillary building to a garden suite, including interior and exterior alterations

    Permit 21 121170 BLD

  • Feb 2020

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Proposal for localized concrete repair within the parking garage and podium deck, including repair to the waterproofing systems.

    Permit 20 119924 BLD

  • Sep 2019

    Alterations · Canopy w/o Enclosure · Inspection

    Proposal to construct an entry canopy for existing apartment building.

    Permit 19 229379 BLD · est. $75,000

  • May 2019

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Proposal for localized concrete repairs to balcony slabs and exterior wall repair in an existing apartment building.

    Permit 19 151910 BLD

  • Oct 2012

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Cancelled

    Proposal to repair 26 balconies (concrete repairs) and 335.36m of guard replacements.

    Permit 12 260712 BLD · est. $60,000

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

66/ 100

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

  • Transit96

    85.4 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Spadina (1 Yonge-University Line), 130 m.

  • Parks & trees4

    2.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 300 m. 490 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling90

    Within 1 km: 5.35 km of protected lanes, 5.25 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.1 km of shared routes. 10 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Huron Street Jr Public School , 250 m), plus 13 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities74

    Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 1 community centre, 19 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

Annex

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • Break and enterAmong the highest

    Higher than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).

  • RobberyHigher than most

    Higher than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).

  • Auto theftLower than most

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

  • Theft from vehiclesHigher than most

    Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the highest

    Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.8× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.2× the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the lowest

    Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (48% of the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Lower than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (78% 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 kmHigh

11.6 tonnes a year from 3 facilities, mostly Toronto Transit Commission Hillcrest Complex

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, 1.5 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

Category
General residential
Zone label
R (d2.0) (x901)
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
11
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 173 Lowther Ave · 260 m away

    Rezoning · OMB Appeal · submitted 2025-12-02

    Lift the hold ('H') application for By-law 410-2024.

    City record
  • 171 Lowther Ave · 250 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2025-10-17

    Site Plan Approval for a 11-storey residential building with 64 dwelling units, including the retention of part of the heritage building at 171 Lowther Avenue.

    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
BedroomsUniversity/AnnexToronto (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,553$1,606$1,491
1 bed$2,050$2,042$1,761
2 beds-$2,776$2,045
3+ beds-$3,580*$2,294
All units$2,199*$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 2018). Not resident reviews.

91 / 100City inspection score, August 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
11
Units
75
Built
1965
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Main floor, 9 TO 9
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
11

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

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