730 St Clarens Ave

Toronto, Ontario M6H

A 18-storey, 275-unit private rental building built in 1974.

Living score: 44/100
Built: 1974
Units: 275
Storeys: 18
City inspection: 89/100

Property manager: Akelius Canada Ltd

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Issues & maintenance

Leaks, outages, repairs: dated reports from residents. None filed yet.

City bylaw and health cases

12 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
Not enough heat 1
Zoning 1

Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 242977 PRS 00 IR
Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 241357 PRS 00 IR
Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172817 000 00 IR
Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172816 000 00 IR
May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 156546 PRS 00 IR
Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 126214 PRS 00 IR

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Mar 2026
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 26 123364 ZON 00 IR
Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 228862 PRS 00 IR
Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 195444 PRS 00 IR
Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 186720 PRS 00 IR
Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 242243 PRS 00 IR
Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 231135 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

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

Heating, cooling and ventilation 17
Alterations 16
Plumbing and drains 15
Fire and life safety 6
Balcony repair 1
Parking garage repair 1

Mar 2025
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Issuance Pending
Plumbing - Interior cosmetic upgrades including washer/ dryer addition for 3 units; unit 101, unit 102 and unit 103.
Permit 25 127596 PLB
Mar 2025
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Issuance Pending
HVAC - Interior cosmetic upgrades including washer/ dryer addition for 3 units; unit 101, unit 102 and unit 103.
Permit 25 127596 HVA
Mar 2025
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Examiner's Notice Sent
Interior cosmetic upgrades including washer/ dryer addition for 3 units; unit 101, unit 102 and unit 103.
Permit 25 127596 BLD · est. $60,000
Aug 2022
Fire and life safety · Other(FS) · Closed
Proposal to relocate existing Sprinkler and Standpipe Fire Dept Connections to side of building facing Dupont street in response Toronto Fire Services Inspection Order issued by inspector Shahin (Shawn) Mangha, dated April 19, 2022
Permit 22 189934 FSU
Jun 2020
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Permit Issued
Construct interior alterations
Permit 20 161269 BLD · est. $950,000
Dec 2019
Plumbing and drains · Piping: Other Buildings · Closed
Proposal to replace domestic water pipe throughout building.
Permit 19 256039 PSA

Show 50 older permits

Sep 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Permit Issued
HVAC - Proposal to construct structural steel support platform on the rooftop of an existing building for new MUA unit.
Permit 19 217276 HVA
Sep 2019
Alterations · Other(BA) · Permit Issued
Proposal to construct structural steel support platform on the rooftop of an existing building for new MUA unit.
Permit 19 217276 BLD
Jun 2019
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Cancelled
Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations to unit 101 in existing apartment building.
Permit 19 172474 PLB
Jun 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Cancelled
HVAC - Proposed interior alterations to unit 101 in existing apartment building.
Permit 19 172474 HVA
Jun 2019
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled
Proposed interior alterations to unit 101 in existing apartment building.
Permit 19 172474 BLD
Jun 2019
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Cancelled
Plumbing - interior alterations to unit 102
Permit 19 171095 PLB
Jun 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Cancelled
HVAC - interior alterations to unit 102
Permit 19 171095 HVA
Jun 2019
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled
interior alterations to unit 102
Permit 19 171095 BLD
Jun 2019
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Cancelled
Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations in Unit 1805
Permit 19 168771 PLB
Jun 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Cancelled
HVAC - Proposed interior alterations in Unit 1805
Permit 19 168771 HVA
Jun 2019
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled
Proposed interior alterations in Unit 1805
Permit 19 168771 BLD · est. $18,550
Apr 2019
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Permit Issued
Proposal for changes to the roof railing of an existing residential apartment building
Permit 19 134697 BLD · est. $50,000
Feb 2019
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed
Proposal to install one electromagnetic lock in garage level 1.
Permit 19 113767 FSU · est. $2,000
Jan 2019
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Issuance Pending
Plumbing - Interior alterations to unit 303
Permit 19 102848 PLB
Jan 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Issuance Pending
HVAC - Interior alterations to unit 303
Permit 19 102848 HVA
Jan 2019
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Refusal Notice
Interior alterations to unit 303
Permit 19 102848 BLD · est. $50,000
Jan 2019
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Issuance Pending
Plumbing - Interior Alterations to Unit 314
Permit 19 102660 PLB
Jan 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Issuance Pending
HVAC - Interior Alterations to Unit 314
Permit 19 102660 HVA
Jan 2019
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Refusal Notice
Interior Alterations to Unit 314
Permit 19 102660 BLD
Jan 2019
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Issuance Pending
Plumbing - Interior alterations to unit 715
Permit 19 102654 PLB
Jan 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Issuance Pending
HVAC - Interior alterations to unit 715
Permit 19 102654 HVA
Jan 2019
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Refusal Notice
Interior alterations to unit 715
Permit 19 102654 BLD
Jan 2019
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Issuance Pending
Plumbing - Interior Alterations to Unit 1212
Permit 19 102651 PLB
Jan 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Issuance Pending
HVAC - Interior Alterations to Unit 1212
Permit 19 102651 HVA
Jan 2019
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Refusal Notice
Interior Alterations to Unit 1212
Permit 19 102651 BLD
Jan 2019
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Issuance Pending
Plumbing - Interior Alterations to Unit 1207
Permit 19 102639 PLB
Jan 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Issuance Pending
HVAC - Interior Alterations to Unit 1207
Permit 19 102639 HVA
Jan 2019
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Refusal Notice
Interior Alterations to Unit 1207
Permit 19 102639 BLD
Jan 2019
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Issuance Pending
Plumbing - Interior alterations to unit 711
Permit 19 102620 PLB
Jan 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Issuance Pending
HVAC - Interior alterations to unit 711
Permit 19 102620 HVA
Jan 2019
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Refusal Notice
Interior alterations to unit 711
Permit 19 102620 BLD
Jan 2019
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Issuance Pending
Plumbing - Interior Alterations to Unit 1017
Permit 19 102576 PLB
Jan 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Issuance Pending
HVAC - Interior Alterations to Unit 1017
Permit 19 102576 HVA
Jan 2019
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Refusal Notice
Interior Alterations to Unit 1017
Permit 19 102576 BLD
Jan 2019
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Issuance Pending
Plumbing - Interior Alterations to Unit 1007
Permit 19 102555 PLB
Jan 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Issuance Pending
HVAC - Interior Alterations to Unit 1007
Permit 19 102555 HVA
Jan 2019
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Refusal Notice
Interior Alterations to Unit 1007
Permit 19 102555 BLD
Jan 2019
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Issuance Pending
Plumbing - Interior alterations to unit 408
Permit 19 102545 PLB
Jan 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Issuance Pending
HVAC - Interior alterations to unit 408
Permit 19 102545 HVA
Jan 2019
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Refusal Notice
Interior alterations to unit 408
Permit 19 102545 BLD
Jan 2019
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Issuance Pending
Plumbing - Interior alterations to unit # 103
Permit 19 102541 PLB
Jan 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Issuance Pending
HVAC - Interior alterations to unit # 103
Permit 19 102541 HVA
Jan 2019
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Refusal Notice
Interior alterations to unit # 103
Permit 19 102541 BLD
Dec 2017
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Closed
Revision #1: Replace exisitng furance and duct workProposal to replace existing furnace and duct work on main floor.
Permit 17 266458 MSA
Nov 2017
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Closed
Proposal to replace existing furnace and duct work on main floor.
Permit 17 266458 MSA
May 2016
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Inspection
Garage Repair/Reconstruction
Permit 16 162316 BLD · est. $600,000
May 2016
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
REV. #1 - Replace Fire Alarm Panel and Alteration to Fire Alarm System and Audibility UpgradeRevise submission of 16-142574-FSU-00replace fire alarm control panel and audibility upgrade
Permit 16 142574 FSU
Apr 2016
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
replace fire alarm control panel and audibility upgrade
Permit 16 142574 FSU · est. $300,000
Feb 2016
Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed
Proposal to install sprinklers in the parking garage of an existing apartment building
Permit 16 114797 FSU
Dec 2015
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed
Proposal to install 4 maglocks in the parking garage of an existing apartment building - Levels B1 and B2.
Permit 15 269999 FSU · est. $5,000

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

44/ 100

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

Transit33
25.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Lansdowne (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 930 m.
Parks & trees49
14.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 270 m. 258 street trees within 300 m.
Cycling72
Within 1 km: 0.25 km of protected lanes, 6.5 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.9 km of shared routes. 5 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
Schools nearby52
11 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Luigi Catholic Elementary School, 680 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
Daily amenities40
Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 8 licensed child care centres.
Road safety31
3 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 2 fatal. Fewer scores higher.

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Transit30Parks & trees20Cycling10Schools nearby15Daily amenities15Road safety10

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Safety

Junction-Wallace Emerson

AssaultAbout typical
Higher than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
Break and enterHigher than most
Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
RobberyLower than most
Lower than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (61% of the city median).
Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (54% of the city median).
Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
Theft over $5,000About typical
Lower than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (86% of the city median).
Bicycle theftHigher than most
Higher than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (4.5× the city median).
ShootingsLower than most
Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (50% 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

Traffic pollutionLow

No expressway within 2 km

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

9.2 tonnes a year from 4 facilities, mostly Nitta Gelatin Canada Inc

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, 3.6 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

Category: General residential
Zone label: R (d0.6) (x740)
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: 1
Registered short-term rentals at this address: 0

213 Emerson Ave · 210 m away
Rezoning · OMB Appeal · submitted 2022-04-05
Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to increase the approved height and density onsite to accomodate additional purpose built and affordable rental dwelling units. On Block 3, Tower 3A increases by 13 storeys and Tower 3B increases b
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
Bedrooms	Dovercourt/Davenport/Junction	Toronto (West) zone	Toronto region
Studio	$1,633*	$1,410	$1,491
1 bed	$2,054*	$1,798	$1,761
2 beds	-	$2,252	$2,045
3+ beds	-	$3,238	$2,294
All units	$2,410*	$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; * 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 2017). Not resident reviews.

89 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored

Type: Private rental
Storeys: 18
Units: 275
Built: 1974
Elevators: 2
Managed by: Akelius Canada Ltd
Heating: Forced air gas
Air conditioning: Individual units
Laundry: First floor, 6AM - 10PM
Pets: Allowed
Parking: Underground garage, ground level garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking: Free
Balconies: No
Smoke-free building: No
Sprinklers: Yes
Cooling room: No
Ward: 9

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

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