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Building Review

740 Midland Ave

Toronto, Ontario M1K

A 5-storey, 87-unit private rental building built in 1959.

Living score
46/100
Built
1959
Units
87
Storeys
5
City inspection
95/100

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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

9 bylaw investigations at this address since Nov 2024; 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 4
  • Garbage 3
  • Not enough heat 2
  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 201437 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 157562 HEA 00 IR

  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 153146 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 109823 HEA 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 199633 WST 00 IR

  • May 2025

    GarbageBylawNotice to comply · May 2025· Closed

    Case 25 159551 WST 00 IV

Show 3 older cases
  • May 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 154894 WST 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2025· Closed

    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: Floor and/or floor covering not kept free from holes, stains, rubbish and debris.Namely: Parquest flooring throughout unit is missing or lifting. (closed)
    • Kitchen: The cupboard is not maintained in good repair and good working order.Namely: Kitchen cabinets below sink have significant water damage and missing broken doors. (closed)
    • Bathroom – bath: Vanity is not maintained in a satisfactory condition.Namely: The medicine cabinet is damaged and missing the door. (closed)
    • Bathroom: The supplied facility in or on the property is not kept in a satisfactory working condition.Namely: The bathtub surface is worn and stained. (closed)
    • Bedroom: Exterior window(s) with broken/cracked glass.Namely: Cracked window in bedroom. (closed)

    Case 25 168654 PRS 00 IV

  • Nov 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 236856 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

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

  • Balcony repair 2
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Alterations 1
  • Jan 2021

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Balcony concrete repairs and railing replacement - 32 Balconies

    Permit 21 110286 BLD · est. $300,000

  • Jan 2021

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    balcony repair, replace railings 32 total

    Permit 21 110033 BLD · est. $300,000

  • Aug 2019

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

    Install one back flow prevention device.

    Permit 19 203059 PSA · est. $7,000

  • Feb 2010

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Replace guards and handrails on interior stairwells for 2 five storey apt. buildings

    Permit 10 121700 BLD · est. $15,000

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

46/ 100

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

  • Transit59

    9 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Kennedy (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 660 m.

  • Parks & trees5

    5.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 270 m. 217 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling9

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0.45 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby79

    6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: S/E Year Round Alternative & Scarborough Centre, 100 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities67

    Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 3 community centres, 9 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety40

    4 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

Kennedy Park

  • AssaultAmong the highest

    Higher than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.4× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • RobberyHigher than most

    Higher than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.7× the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Lower than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAmong the highest

    Higher than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.7× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Higher than most

    Higher than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Lower than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the highest

    Higher than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.7× the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Lower than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (79% 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

1.7 tonnes a year from 2 facilities, mostly D Crupi And Sons Limited Brimley Asphalt 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
Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 11.9 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 Apartment

Category
Apartment
Zone label
RA (au80.0) (x500)
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
0
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0

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
BedroomsKennedy ParkScarborough (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio-$1,520$1,491
1 bed$1,638$1,610$1,761
2 beds$2,073$1,843$2,045
3+ beds-$1,932$2,294
All units$1,874$1,754$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.

95 / 100City inspection score, September 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
5
Units
87
Built
1959
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Main floor, 7AM-10PM
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
20

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

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