661 Dufferin St
Toronto, Ontario M6K
A 13-storey, 112-unit social housing building built in 1967.
- Property manager
- Loft Community Services
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
7 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 2 notices or orders to comply; 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 1
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 244152 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172839 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172838 000 00 IR
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Oct 2024· Closed
- Throughout Dwelling Unit: The property is not being kept free of conditions which may encourage infestation. (substantially complete)
- Throughout Dwelling Unit: The property is not being kept free of pests. (substantially complete)
Case 24 223787 PRS 00 IV
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Oct 2024· Closed
- Throughout Dwelling Unit: The property is not maintained and/or kept clean in accordance with the standards.Namely, waste, rubbish and debris including animal feces and urine, to be removed from the property, ceilings, walls, floors and floor surfaces cleaned, sani… (substantially complete)
- Throughout Dwelling Unit: Immediate action has not been taken to eliminate an unclean, condition. Namely but not limited to, the removal from the property of waste, rubbish and debris to affirm, rooms, doors, passageways and exits shall be maintained free from haza… (substantially complete)
- Throughout Dwelling Unit: The property has not been repaired in accordance with the standards. -Every wall and ceiling shall be repaired and maintained clean and free of any deteriorated surface material. Namely interior ceilings and walls to be cleaned, repaired a… (substantially complete)
Case 24 223719 PRS 00 IV
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 222815 PRS 00 IR
Show 1 older case
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 222771 PRS 00 IR
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City building permits
19 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 9
- Plumbing and drains 6
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
- Fire and life safety 2
- Nov 2022
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Refusal Notice
HVAC - A new 200 KW self-contained, outdoor natural gas generator to back-up life safety system.
Permit 22 232947 HVA
- Nov 2022
Alterations · Other(BA) · Permit Issued
A new 200 KW self-contained, outdoor natural gas generator to back-up life safety system.
Permit 22 232947 BLD · est. $1,000,000
- Apr 2017
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Cancelled
Plumbing - INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO CONVERT ONE BEDROOM SUITE BACK INTO TWO BACHELOR SUITES AS PREVIOUSLY EXISTED. ADD ONE NEW KITCHENETTE AND REINSTATE ONE KITCHENETTE AND ONE WASHROOM LOCATIONS WHERE PREVIOUSLY EXISTED
Permit 17 139494 PLB
- Apr 2017
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled
INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO CONVERT ONE BEDROOM SUITE BACK INTO TWO BACHELOR SUITES AS PREVIOUSLY EXISTED. ADD ONE NEW KITCHENETTE AND REINSTATE ONE KITCHENETTE AND ONE WASHROOM LOCATIONS WHERE PREVIOUSLY EXISTED
Permit 17 139494 BLD · est. $75,000
- Jan 2017
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations to add an addition washroom to the space
Permit 17 101523 PLB
- Jan 2017
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Proposed interior alterations to add an addition washroom to the space
Permit 17 101523 BLD · est. $45,000
Show 13 older permits
- Aug 2016
Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Permit Issued
Installation of sprinkler system
Permit 16 201196 FSU · est. $322,050
- May 2011
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - permit for interior alterations to washrooms and recladding the West elevation and portions of North and East Elevations.
Permit 11 200831 PLB
- May 2011
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Closed
permit for interior alterations to washrooms and recladding the West elevation and portions of North and East Elevations.
Permit 11 200831 BLD · est. $250,000
- Dec 2010
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Proposal to replace existing fire alarm system and devices in existing 13-storey apartment building.
Permit 10 321528 FSU · est. $76,000
- Feb 2010
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install 1 backflow prevention device in an existing nursing home.
Permit 10 116044 PSA · est. $6,000
- Dec 2007
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Proposal to install a rooftop telecommunication facility on exsitng building roof.
Permit 07 287137 BLD
- May 2005
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Other(MS) · Cancelled
HVAC - 13th floor and Basement. (new make up air unit, domestic water booster pumps, domestic hot water recirculation system.
Permit 05 132355 MSA · est. $20,000
- May 2005
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Closed
Retaining wall reconstruction , reroofing, sliding door and balcony replacement, balcony slab restoration.
Permit 05 132342 BLD · est. $400,000
- Apr 2003
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Interior alterations to basement for common living areas (library, billiard room, tuck shop)
Permit 03 124346 BLD · est. $15,000
- Apr 2003
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled
CREATED IN ERROR Make interior alterations to basement for common living areas (library, billiard room, tuck shop)
Permit 03 124342 BLD · est. $15,000
- Nov 2002
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - INSTALL on ground floor: 1 k.s., in coffee room area in existing senior citizens apartment building. - cost included
Permit 02 190551 PLB
- Nov 2002
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
make interior alterations to ground floor in administrative office area in senior citizens apartment building.
Permit 02 190551 BLD · est. $40,000
- Jan 2001
Plumbing and drains · Install/Alter Plumbing - only · Closed
Install plumbing fixtures - floors 2--11 inclusive - 10 ks, 1 wb, 1 shower, 1 wc (on each floor) of apartments. Cost included in BP01-105801.(old w-20/new w18)
Permit 01 105811 PLB
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
48/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit42
31.4 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Dufferin (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.1 km.
- Parks & trees26
8.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 380 m. 453 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling75
Within 1 km: 0.5 km of protected lanes, 5.4 km of bike lanes and trails, 5.95 km of shared routes. 4 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby68
11 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Helen Catholic Elementary School, 420 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities74
Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 3 community centres, 14 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety15
7 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
Little Portugal
- AssaultAbout typical
Higher than 64 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Higher than 52 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Higher than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the lowest
Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (48% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Higher than most
Higher than 76 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- Bicycle theftHigher than most
Higher than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.5× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 74 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (67% 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, 1.8 km away
6.6 tonnes a year from 2 facilities, mostly Mondelez Canada Inc Gladstone 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, 2.4 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
Residential
- Category
- General residential
- Zone label
R (d1.0) (x810)- Height limit
- 11 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
1478 Dundas St W · 80 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2023-02-15
The proposed SPA application will facilitate the development of an 8-storey mixed usebuilding containing 57 residential dwelling units totalling 3,966 square metres ofresidential gross floor area and 372 square metres of commercial gross fl
City record646 Dufferin St · 60 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2023-02-14
The proposed SPA application will facilitate the development of an 8-storey apartmentbuilding containing 135 residential dwelling units, 40 parking spaces within one levelof underground parking, and 137 bicycle parking spaces. The total gro
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 | Toronto (West) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,410 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,798 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,252 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $3,238 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,945 | $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. 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.
96 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Social housing
- Storeys
- 13
- Units
- 112
- Built
- 1967
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Loft Community Services
- Heating
- Electric
- Air conditioning
- Individual units
- Laundry
- Basement, 24
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- Yes
- Ward
- 9
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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