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Building Review

675 Dovercourt Rd

Toronto, Ontario M6H

A 3-storey, 11-unit private rental building built in 1940.

Living score
69/100
Built
1940
Units
11
Storeys
3
City inspection
45/100

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Issues & maintenance

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City bylaw and health cases

16 bylaw investigations at this address since Feb 2025; 4 notices or orders to comply.

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 8
  • Graffiti 3
  • Garbage 2
  • Fences 1
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Zoning 1
  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172885 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172884 000 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 245708 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    GraffitiBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 148540 GRA 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    GraffitiBylawNotice to comply · Apr 2025· Closed

    Case 25 145087 GRA 00 IV

  • Apr 2025

    GraffitiBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 144049 GRA 00 IR

Show 10 older cases
  • Feb 2025

    GarbageBylawNotice to comply · Apr 2025· Closed

    Case 25 145079 WST 00 IV

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Apr 2025· Closed

    • Entranceway: The light standard(s) supporting artificial light is not kept in good repair and in good working order. (closed)
    • Exterior: The exterior columns and their components are not being maintained in good repair. (closed)
    • Exterior Of Building – Throughout Building: The exterior walls and their components are not being maintained in good repair.Namely, exterior wall bricks are spalling. (closed)
    • Exterior – Throughout Building: The exterior walls and their components are not being maintained in good repair.Namely, mortar is not free of damaged or deteriorated materials. (closed)
    • Exterior: The supporting member(s) of equipment/attachments appurtenant to the building are not properly anchored, namely, the (canopy, marquee, sign, awning, screen, grille, stairway, pipe, duct, standpipe, air conditioner, Etc).Namely, loose wirin… (closed)
    • Exterior Of Building: Required guard does not prevent the passage of a spherical object having a diameter of 100 millimetres (closed)
    • Exterior guard at a single family dwelling located less than 1.8 metres above the finished ground level is less than 900 millimetres high. (closed)
    • Exterior Of Building: The stair guard when measured vertically from the stair nosing is less than 900 millimetres high. (closed)
    • Exterior Of Building: Landing Guard is less than 1,070 millimetres high. (closed)
    • Exterior Of Building: The required guard has members, attachments or openings that will facilitate climbing. (closed)
    • Exterior: Equipment/attachment appurtenant to the building is not properly anchored, namely, the (canopy, marquee, sign, awning, screen, grille, stairway, pipe, duct, standpipe, air conditioner. Etc).Namely, all exterior air conditioners (closed)
    • Exterior: Exterior walkway not maintained. (closed)

    Case 25 145038 PRS 00 IV

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Apr 2025· Closed

    • Stairway: Required guard does not prevent the passage of a spherical object having a diameter of 100 millimetres (closed)
    • Stairway: The stair guard when measured vertically from the stair nosing is less than 900 millimetres high. (closed)
    • Interior of Building: The lighting fixture is not protected from damage by the provision of wired glass or other suitable means of protection. (closed)
    • Interior: Interior lighting fixtures or lamps are not maintained. (closed)
    • Interior of Building: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)
    • Interior of Building: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)
    • Interior: Previously finished surface(s) in the public area of the property are not renewed or refinished, when necessary, to maintain a similar appearance. (closed)
    • Interior: Door(s), passageway(s) and/or exit(s), not maintained free from hazardous condition, obstruction and impediments. (closed)
    • Interior: Interior door(s), frames(s), glass pane(s), and/or hardware not maintained in good repair. (closed)
    • Exterior: Exterior door, window, skylight or basement hatchway not maintained in good repair. (closed)
    • Entranceway: Dwelling unit is not connected by two way voice communication system and security locking release mechanism to the principle entrance of the building. (closed)
    • Laundry Room: Laundry room and the facilities, amenities and associated equipment is not maintained in a clean condition. (closed)

    Case 25 144807 PRS 00 IV

  • Feb 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115384 ZON 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115383 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115382 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115381 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115380 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    FencesBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115379 FEN 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115378 WST 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.

From City of Toronto open data

Neighbourhood

Living score

69/ 100

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

  • Transit89

    64.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Ossington (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 400 m.

  • Parks & trees52

    11.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 320 m. 686 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling86

    Within 1 km: 2.95 km of protected lanes, 5.9 km of bike lanes and trails, 4.7 km of shared routes. 9 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby68

    10 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Mary Catholic Academy Secondary School , 350 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities74

    Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 1 community centre, 15 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety24

    5 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

Palmerston-Little Italy

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (87% of the city median).

  • Break and enterHigher than most

    Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Higher than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (42% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesLower than most

    Lower than 88 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (67% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Lower than 52 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (7.5× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Higher than 52 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • HomicideAmong the highest

    Higher than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.1× 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

6 tonnes a year from 1 facility, 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, 2.0 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 (d0.6) (x735)
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
0
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0

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
BedroomsToronto (West) zoneToronto 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 2023). Not resident reviews.

45 / 100City inspection score, July 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
3
Units
11
Built
1940
Elevators
0
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 24 HOURS
Pets
Allowed
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
No
Ward
9

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

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