679 Queens Quay W
Toronto, Ontario M5V
A 6-storey, 106-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1988.
- Property manager
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
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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
3 bylaw investigations at this address since Jun 2026.
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 2
- Not enough heat 1
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 222443 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172741 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172740 000 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
9 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 3
- Plumbing and drains 3
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
- Roof and cladding 1
- May 2026
Alterations · Other(BA) · Permit Issued
Proposed garbage enclosure, driveway and planter retaining wall repairs.
Permit 26 167632 BLD · est. $247,000
- Mar 2025
Plumbing and drains · Other(PS) · Inspection
Proposal to replace DCW piping and In-Suite valves and fixtures in an existing apartment building.
Permit 25 135192 PSA
- Dec 2019
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposed new premise isolation backflow preventor installation
Permit 19 262462 PSA · est. $10,000
- Dec 2016
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Interior alterations to portion of basement, ground floor, & 5th floor for accessibility upgrades to universal washroom, entry to laundry, entry to rec room, entry ramp, vestibule lobby at basement, and main entrace of Toronto C…
Permit 16 269212 PLB
- Dec 2016
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Interior alterations to portion of basement, ground floor, & 5th floor for accessibility upgrades to universal washroom, entry to laundry, entry to rec room, entry ramp, vestibule lobby at basement, and main entrace of Toronto Commu…
Permit 16 269212 HVA
- Dec 2016
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Closed
Interior alterations to portion of basement, ground floor, & 5th floor for accessibility upgrades to universal washroom, entry to laundry, entry to rec room, entry ramp, vestibule lobby at basement, and main entrace of Toronto Community Ho…
Permit 16 269212 BLD
Show 3 older permits
- Jul 2015
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Add on /Ductwork · Inspection
make up air unit replacement with duct work
Permit 15 185332 MSA · est. $133,000
- May 2015
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Inspection
Proposal to reclad Apartment Tower A and B along with Townhouse 1 and 2, replace windows on Townhouse 1 and reconstruct the exterior stair cases on Townhouse 1. All buildings are owned by Toronto Community Housing.
Permit 15 162740 BLD
- Apr 2007
Roof and cladding · Re-Roofing/Re-Cladding · Closed
Re-clad portions of east elevation (stucco).
Permit 07 169209 BLD · est. $300,000
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
43/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit21
17.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: St Andrew (1 Yonge-University Line), 1.9 km.
- Parks & trees84
34 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 60 m. 350 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling85
Within 1 km: 1.9 km of protected lanes, 8.4 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 10 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby29
4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: The Waterfront School , 260 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities35
Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 7 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety19
6 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
Fort York-Liberty Village
- AssaultAbout typical
Higher than 57 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).
- Break and enterLower than most
Lower than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (67% of the city median).
- RobberyAmong the lowest
Lower than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (42% of the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the lowest
Lower than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (31% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAmong the lowest
Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (63% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Higher than most
Higher than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the highest
Higher than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.0× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Higher than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Lower than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about 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, 360 m away
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
- 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
Not in the city-wide by-law
This site is still governed by a former municipality’s zoning by-law, which the city-wide data does not cover.
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.
| Bedrooms | South Parkdale/King West | Toronto (West) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,436 | $1,410 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,826 | $1,798 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,436 | $2,252 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $3,747 | $3,238 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,931 | $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.
94 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Toronto Community Housing
- Storeys
- 6
- Units
- 106
- Built
- 1988
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- On site
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Both
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room, outdoor rec facilities, child play area
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 10
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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