71 Talara Dr
Toronto, Ontario M2K
A 3-storey, 29-unit private rental building built in 1959.
- Property manager
- Signet Group Inc.
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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
9 bylaw investigations at this address since Sep 2025; 2 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 6
- Garbage 1
- Not enough heat 1
- Snow and ice 1
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 200634 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171542 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171541 000 00 IR
- Apr 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 144672 WST 00 IR
- Feb 2026
Snow and iceBylaw· Closed
Case 26 121770 SNI 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Oct 2025· Closed
- Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, throughout lobby and hallway areas. (closed)
- The electrical receptacle are not maintained in a safe and complete condition.Namely, missing receptacle cover in the hallway. (closed)
- Adequate ventilation has not been provided.Namely, no ventilation is the hallway. (closed)
- Previously finished wall(s) in the public area of the property is not maintained in good repair.Namely, areas in the lobby and hallway. (closed)
- Driveway(s) and/or similar areas not maintained.Namely, driveway leading to the rear parking lot. (closed)
- Interior door(s), frames(s), glass pane(s), and/or hardware not maintained in good repair.Namely, peel paints on door frames througout the hallway. (closed)
Case 25 239288 PRS 00 IV
Show 3 older cases
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 235175 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Oct 2025· Closed
- Kitchen: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, the area above the kitchen cupboard. (open)
- Kitchen: The supplied facility in or on the property is not constructed, installed and/or maintained so that it will function safely and effectively.Namely, missing oven handle. (open)
- Kitchen: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, the area behind the kitchen cupboard. (open)
- Living Room: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, the ceiling and nearby wall above the sliding door. (open)
Case 25 238379 PRS 00 IV
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 232971 PRS 00 IR
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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.
- Plumbing and drains 2
- Balcony repair 1
- Alterations 1
- Sep 2025
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Demolition of balcony slab.
Permit 25 228663 BLD · est. $5,000
- May 2024
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
To remove old defective 1.5" DCVA and install new 1.5" DCVA backflow preventor including a wye strainer
Permit 24 155974 PSA · est. $3,000
- Oct 2018
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install 1.5" backflow prevention device
Permit 18 243586 PSA · est. $3,700
- Nov 1995
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
FIRE-RETROFIT
Permit 95 251161 BLD
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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.
- Transit62
13.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Bessarion (4 Sheppard Line), 470 m.
- Parks & trees21
7.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 150 m. 408 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling10
Within 1 km: 0.2 km of protected lanes, 0.25 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby37
4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: North York Linc , 310 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities31
Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 6 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, 50 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, 10.7 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
(H) RM (f21.0; a925; d0.85) (x256)- 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
- 13
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
41 Talara Dr · 190 m away
Rezoning · OMB Appeal · submitted 2026-01-06
OPA & Rezoning Application proposes the development of a 43-storey residential building. The building will provide a total of 369 residential units, being a mix of studio, 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom, and 3-bedroom units. A paved access from Talar
City record635 Sheppard Ave E · 280 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 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 2017). Not resident reviews.
82 / 100City inspection score, September 2024. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 3
- Units
- 29
- Built
- 1959
- Elevators
- 1
- Managed by
- Signet Group Inc
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Main floor, 24 HOURS
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Ground level garage, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Bike parking
- 40 indoor
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- No
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 17
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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