68 Merton St
Toronto, Ontario
A 156-unit condominium registered in 2016 (TSCC 2552).
- Living score
- 53/100
- Units
- 156
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
3 bylaw investigations at this address since Feb 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.
- Zoning 2
- Repairs and upkeep 1
- Jan 2026
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 26 108976 ZON 00 IR
- Aug 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 214147 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 25 112640 ZON 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
12 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 4
- Plumbing and drains 3
- Balcony repair 2
- Alterations 1
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
- Construction 1
- Aug 2024
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Revision 01 - Changes to restore 150 balconies on an existing apartment building.Proposed isolated guardrail installation
Permit 22 213500 BLD
- Oct 2022
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Proposed isolated guardrail installation
Permit 22 213500 BLD
- Jan 2017
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed
Proposal to install 2 maglocks on each of the north exterior exit doors on the ground floor of an existing apartment building.
Permit 17 108143 FSU · est. $2,000
- Nov 2016
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Revision Issued
Revision 01- as per ST examiners noticePlumbing - To construct a 14 storey condo building containing 156 suites, underground parking which includes commercial parking spaces, a green roof, and outdoor and indoor amenity space.( One floor a…
Permit 13 228385 PLB
- Jul 2016
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Cancelled
Proposal to install 1 electromagnetic lock on the ground floor at exit stair B.
Permit 16 187239 FSU
- Apr 2016
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed
Proposal to install 2 maglocks in the p1 garage and elevator lobby
Permit 16 140690 FSU · est. $5,000
Show 6 older permits
- Aug 2015
Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Inspection
Proposal to install sprinklers and standpipe for new condo currently under construction
Permit 15 205474 FSU
- Sep 2014
Plumbing and drains · Inside and Outside Drains · Inspection
Drain - To construct a 13 storey condo building containing 148 suites, underground parking including a commercial parking garage235931.44 x 0.60 =141558.86
Permit 13 228385 STS
- Oct 2013
Alterations · Shoring · Closed
Stand alone shoring for remedial purposes.
Permit 13 250671 BLD
- Aug 2013
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - To construct a 14 storey condo building containing 156 suites, underground parking which includes commercial parking spaces, a green roof, and outdoor and indoor amenity space.( One floor added)
Permit 13 228385 PLB
- Aug 2013
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - To construct a 13 storey condo building containing 148 suites, underground parking which includes commercial parking spaces, a green roof, and outdoor and indoor amenity space.
Permit 13 228385 HVA
- Aug 2013
Construction · Inspection
To construct a 14-storey plus mechanical penthouse apartment building containing 156 suites, underground parking including a commercial parking garage235931.44 x 0.60 =141558.86
Permit 13 228385 BLD · est. $24,446,600
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
53/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit80
45 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Davisville (1 Yonge-University Line), 260 m.
- Parks & trees13
8.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 100 m. 129 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling65
Within 1 km: 1.3 km of protected lanes, 3.7 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.2 km of shared routes. 6 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby29
3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Davisville & Spectrum School, 250 m), plus 8 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 safety40
3 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
South Eglinton-Davisville
- AssaultLower than most
Lower than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (64% of the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 65 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (83% of the city median).
- RobberyAmong the lowest
Lower than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (38% of the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the lowest
Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (26% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAmong the lowest
Lower than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (53% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Among the lowest
Lower than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (54% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Higher than 74 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (64% 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
No expressway within 2 km
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, 3.3 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
Commercial Residential
- Category
- Mixed use
- Zone label
CR 2.0 (c2.0; r2.0) SS2 (x2495)- Height limit
- 21 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
- 21
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
22 Davisville Ave · 260 m away
Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2026-04-15
The current proposal seeks to add an additional 10 storeys to each tower resulting in a total height of 48 and 55 storeys (165.3 metres and 186.3 metres to the top of the mechanical penthouses), inclusive of the previously approved 5 and 7-
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 | Mount Pleasant West | Toronto (North) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,593 | $1,570 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,973 | $1,892 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,528 | $2,476 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $3,523 | $2,985 | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,075 | $2,057 | $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 inventory of condominiums registered 2002–2018. Not resident reviews.
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 156
- Unit mix
- 119 one-bed · 37 two-bed
- Condo plan
- TSCC 2552
- Registered
- November 2016
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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