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Building Review

707 St Clair Ave W

Toronto, Ontario M6C

A 7-storey, 130-unit social housing building built in 1982.

Living score
44/100
Built
1982
Units
130
Storeys
7
City inspection
97/100

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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

16 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 1 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 10
  • Graffiti 3
  • Garbage 2
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 240426 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 216528 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 194541 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 192555 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172262 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172261 000 00 IR

Show 10 older cases
  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 164876 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 133516 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 127302 000 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 122533 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    GraffitiBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 115133 GRA 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 221530 WST 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 147640 WST 00 IR

  • Mar 2025

    GraffitiBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 128919 GRA 00 IR

  • Mar 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 124763 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    GraffitiBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 225428 GRA 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.

  • Plumbing and drains 5
  • Alterations 2
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Feb 2025

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Voluntary fire alarm panel replacement/consolidation

    Permit 25 116395 FSU · est. $3,000

  • Sep 2021

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

    install backflow preventor

    Permit 21 207138 PSA · est. $4,500

  • Mar 2021

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed

    HVAC - Ventilations equipment replacement and upgrades and additional area drains in side walk over parking garage

    Permit 21 127281 HVA

  • Mar 2021

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related (DR) · Closed

    Drain - Ventilations equipment replacement and upgrades and additional area drains in side walk over parking garage

    Permit 21 127281 DRN

  • Mar 2021

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Ventilations equipment replacement and upgrades and additional area drains in side walk over parking garage

    Permit 21 127281 BLD

  • Jan 2020

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposed interior alterations to convert existing residential unit into office use and proposed renovation of existing administrative area.

    Permit 20 100201 BLD

Show 3 older permits
  • Apr 2019

    Plumbing and drains · Piping: Other Buildings · Closed

    Replacement of domestic hot water risers to existing retirement home

    Permit 19 136913 PSA · est. $450,000

  • Jun 2010

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

    3" backflow prevention device.

    Permit 10 200320 PSA

  • Jun 2010

    Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Revocation Pending

    Installation of a 2" DCVA backflow prevention device within the basement of this Apartment Building.

    Permit 10 193145 PSA · est. $2,500

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

44/ 100

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

  • Transit14

    12.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: St Clair West (1 Yonge-University Line), 920 m.

  • Parks & trees16

    4.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 200 m. 563 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling63

    Within 1 km: 0.05 km of protected lanes, 5.5 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.65 km of shared routes. 4 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby68

    7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Alphonsus Catholic Elementary School, 490 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities91

    Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 2 community centres, 16 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety64

    1 collision with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.

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Safety

Wychwood

  • AssaultAbout typical

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

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Higher than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Lower than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Lower than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (74% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesLower than most

    Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (66% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Lower than most

    Lower than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (65% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • ShootingsHigher than most

    Higher than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.1× the city median).

  • HomicideAmong the highest

    Higher than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× 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 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
Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 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

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
1
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 573 Christie St · 300 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2021-12-06

    Site Plan Approval for twelve 3-storey back to back townhouse units.

    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
BedroomsWychwoodToronto (West) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,304$1,410$1,491
1 bed$1,681$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 2017). Not resident reviews.

97 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Social housing
Storeys
7
Units
130
Built
1982
Elevators
2
Heating
Electric
Air conditioning
Individual units
Laundry
Seniors building - room in the basement level, 24 HOURS
Pets
Allowed - number of pets permitted
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
12 indoor
Amenities
Indoor recreation room, outdoor rec facilities
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
Yes
Ward
12

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

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