688 Sheppard Ave E
Toronto, Ontario M2K
A 4-storey, 35-unit private rental building built in 1958.
- Property manager
- Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.
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Issues & maintenance
Leaks, outages, repairs: dated reports from residents. None filed yet.
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City building permits
4 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
- Plumbing and drains 1
- Alterations 1
- Apr 2014
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
replace fire alarm panel
Permit 14 140143 FSU · est. $6,000
- Apr 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Install one 2 inch backflow preventer with expansion tank
Permit 09 130519 PSA
- Apr 2007
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Upgrade existing fire alarm system
Permit 07 145885 FSU
- Mar 1997
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
FIRE PUMP
Permit 97 251042 BLD
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
47/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit62
13.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Bessarion (4 Sheppard Line), 240 m.
- Parks & trees42
11.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 200 m. 433 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling11
Within 1 km: 0.1 km of protected lanes, 0.45 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby41
4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: North York Linc , 120 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities22
Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 4 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety95
0 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
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Safety
Bayview Village
- AssaultLower than most
Lower than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (70% of the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Higher than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Lower than 62 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (84% of the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Higher than 50 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Higher than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Higher than 50 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 64 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (80% 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
Highway 401, 410 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
- Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 11.1 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 Multiple Dwelling
- Category
- Low-rise residential
- Zone label
RM (f24.0; a1100; d0.75)- 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
- 22
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
680 Sheppard Ave E · 30 m away
Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2026-05-07
OPA & Rezoning Application proposes the development of two towers at 37 and 28 storeys on a shared six-storey podium with a total of 789 residential units, inclusive of 47 rental replacement units. A total of approximately 70 square metres
City record635 Sheppard Ave E · 130 m away
Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2025-07-10
Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a 30-storey building with residential and commercial uses. The building proposes 351 residential units. Vehicle access is from Greenbriar Road, leading to a three lev
City record22 Greenbriar Rd · 290 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-12-21
Site Plan Application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 32-storey residential building having a gross floor area of 33,690 square metres and containing 518 residential dwelling units. A total of 215 vehicle parking spaces ar
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 | Bayview Village | North York (Northeast) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | - | $1,498 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | - | $1,815 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | - | $2,156 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $2,342 | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,438 | $2,081 | $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 2019). Not resident reviews.
85 / 100City inspection score, July 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 4
- Units
- 35
- Built
- 1958
- Elevators
- 0
- Managed by
- Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Basement, 24/7
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- No
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 17
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