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Building Review

666 Ontario St

Toronto, Ontario M4X

A 19-storey, 231-unit private rental building built in 1965.

Living score
73/100
Built
1965
Units
231
Storeys
19
City inspection
86/100
Property manager
Greenwin Corp.

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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

17 bylaw investigations at this address since Apr 2025; 1 notice or order to comply; 2 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 13
  • Not enough heat 2
  • Snow and ice 1
  • Zoning 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 242192 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 229674 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 228653 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 224969 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 224804 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 221377 PRS 00 IR

Show 11 older cases
  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 215378 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 213800 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 207031 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172171 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172170 000 00 IR

  • Apr 2026

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 148671 ZON 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 115198 HEA 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 115197 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Snow and iceBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 106419 SNI 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2025· Closed

    • The property is not being kept free of pests. (open)

    Case 25 152173 PRS 00 IV

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 151055 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

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

  • Fire and life safety 2
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Alterations 1
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Parking garage repair 1
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Apr 2026

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Other(MS) · Permit Issued

    Proposal for ventilation louver & duct retrofit.

    Permit 26 139822 MSA · est. $191,625

  • Jan 2015

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Proposal to install a new FACP complete with voice communication system amplifiers in the electrical room and remove the existing fire alarm voice communication amplifiers in the workshop on the basement level. Also a new Fire Alarm Annunc…

    Permit 15 107832 FSU · est. $18,000

  • May 2014

    Alterations · Multiple Projects · Closed

    To complete exterior alterations to reapir exterior wall and garage leakage, A new balconey railing will also be installed to Units 804 and 806.

    Permit 14 156767 BLD · est. $160,000

  • Aug 2009

    Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed

    Install 1 backflow prevention device.

    Permit 09 155552 PSA

  • Jul 2008

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Permit for parking garage repair to existing apartment building

    Permit 08 186467 BLD · est. $130,000

  • Apr 2001

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    balcony repair and guard replacement - 17floors

    Permit 01 130084 CMB

Show 1 older permit
  • Jul 1997

    Fire and life safety · Unknown · Closed

    CARRY OUT REMEDIAL WORK TO COMPLY WITH RETROFIT PART 9 PROVISION OF THE FIRE CODE. BP

    Permit 97 018756 FSU · est. $14,000

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

73/ 100

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

  • Transit86

    56 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Sherbourne (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 370 m.

  • Parks & trees56

    15.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 230 m. 393 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling90

    Within 1 km: 5.4 km of protected lanes, 5.1 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.55 km of shared routes. 11 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby93

    10 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Rose Avenue Jr Public School, 100 m), plus 9 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities74

    Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 1 community centre, 12 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety24

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

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Safety

North St.James Town

  • AssaultAmong the highest

    Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • RobberyHigher than most

    Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (26% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Higher than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Higher than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftHigher than most

    Higher than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.7× the city median).

  • ShootingsLower than most

    Lower than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (59% of the city median).

  • HomicideLower than most

    Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (66% 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

Don Valley Parkway, 1.1 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmLow

None reported

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
Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 410 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 (d1.0) (x104)
Height limit
Set by the zone

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
16
Registered short-term rentals at this address
2
  • 77 Howard St · 160 m away

    Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2025-08-25

    Zoning By-law Amednement for a 41-storey infill mixed-use building while maintaining the existing 24-storey rental apartment building on site. The proposed new building will comprised of 460 residential units and 420 square metres of non-re

    City record
  • 240 Wellesley St E · 220 m away

    Subdivision · Under Review · submitted 2024-09-30

    Draft Plan of Subdivision to establish two development blocks with pedestrian and vehicular connections into and through the subject site. A new public park and publicly-accessible open spaces, framed by the addition of new buildings to be

    City record
  • 137 Isabella St · 290 m away

    Rezoning · OMB Appeal · submitted 2024-02-26

    Zoning By-law Amendment for a 69-storey residential building containing 823 dwelling units. The existing 7-storey apartment building and 3-storey single detached dwelling on the site would be demolished. The 61 demolished rental units would

    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
BedroomsNorth St. James TownToronto (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,448$1,606$1,491
1 bed$1,739$2,042$1,761
2 beds$2,164$2,776$2,045
3+ beds-$3,580*$2,294
All units$1,844$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.

86 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
19
Units
231
Built
1965
Elevators
3
Managed by
Greenwin Corp.
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 24/7
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking, parking deck
Visitor parking
Paid
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
13

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

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