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Building Review

710 Spadina Ave

Toronto, Ontario M5S

A 7-storey, 62-unit private rental building built in 1959.

Living score
71/100
Built
1959
Units
62
Storeys
7
City inspection
87/100

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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

1 bylaw investigation at this address since Jul 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 1
  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 207423 PRS 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

1 permit the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.

  • Parking garage repair 1
  • Jul 2006

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Repair and alteration to existing Concrete parking garage ramp. Present and proposed use: apartment building

    Permit 06 155644 BLD · est. $25,000

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

71/ 100

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

  • Transit96

    88.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Spadina (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 230 m.

  • Parks & trees6

    1.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 350 m. 635 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling97

    Within 1 km: 7.35 km of protected lanes, 5.55 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.15 km of shared routes. 14 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby93

    7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Central Technical School, 480 m), plus 14 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities74

    Within 1 km: 3 libraries, 1 community centre, 18 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety64

    2 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

University

  • AssaultAmong the highest

    Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.6× the city median).

  • Break and enterAmong the highest

    Higher than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.6× the city median).

  • RobberyAmong the highest

    Higher than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.3× the city median).

  • Auto theftLower than most

    Lower than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (57% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAmong the highest

    Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.1× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the highest

    Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.9× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (19× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

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

  • HomicideHigher than most

    Higher than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× 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 kmHigh

62.1 tonnes a year from 7 facilities, mostly University Of Toronto Central Steam Plant

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, 960 m
Sites within 1 km
1

Sites currently offering services, from Health Canada, updated 2026-09-15. Sites open and close; check the list for current status.

Zoning

Residential

Category
General residential
Zone label
R (d1.0) (x522)
Height limit
13 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
26
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 425 Bloor St W · 170 m away

    Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2022-10-12

    Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a 30-storey mixed-use building, containing 472 dwelling units and 798 square metres of non-residential gross floor area.

    City record
  • 425 Bloor St W · 170 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-10-12

    Proposal for a 30-storey building with retail units at grade along Bloor Street West. Overall, the proposal will introduce 472 residential units and 798 square metres of retail gross floor area.

    City record
  • 334 Bloor St W · 210 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-04-27

    Site Plan Approval for a 36-storey mixed-use building containing 431 residential dwelling units (including 24 rental dwelling replacement units), retail at-grade and in the concourse levels and 2 levels of office space. The site includes a

    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
BedroomsUniversity/AnnexToronto (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,553$1,606$1,491
1 bed$2,050$2,042$1,761
2 beds-$2,776$2,045
3+ beds-$3,580*$2,294
All units$2,199*$2,163$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; * marks an estimate CMHC rates poor. 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 2026). Not resident reviews.

87 / 100City inspection score, August 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
7
Units
62
Built
1959
Elevators
1
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
Individual units
Laundry
Basement, 7AM-MIDNIGHT
Pets
Not allowed
Parking
Underground garage, parking deck
Visitor parking
Paid
Bike parking
20 indoor
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
11

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

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