75 Forty Second St
Toronto, Ontario M8W
A 4-storey, 28-unit private rental building built in 1960.
- Property manager
- Rentpedia 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
31 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 6 notices or orders to comply; 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 21
- Snow and ice 7
- Not enough heat 2
- Garbage 1
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 238614 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2026· Closed
- Throughout Building: The ventilation system or unit is not kept in good repair and maintained in good working condition at all times. (open)
Case 26 204234 PRS 00 IV
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 191612 PRS 00 IR
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2026· Closed
- Kitchen: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. Namely, the ceiling in the kitchen. (open)
Case 26 182913 PRS 00 IV
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 170063 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2026· Closed
- Lobby: Communication system is not maintained in good repair and in operative condition. Namely, the intercom system (open)
Case 26 154839 PRS 00 IV
Show 25 older cases
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 149994 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Snow and iceBylaw· Closed
Case 26 125800 SNI 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 109703 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Snow and iceBylawNotice to comply · Jan 2026· Closed
- Exterior: Exterior areas including: steps, landings, walks, driveways, parking spaces, ramps have not been cleared of snow and ice within twenty four (24) hours of a snow fall. (closed)
Case 26 109774 SNI 00 IV
- Jan 2026
Snow and iceBylaw· Closed
Case 26 109039 SNI 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 106987 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 105022 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jan 2026· Closed
- Throughout Building: Supplied hot water is not provided with a temperature range from 45 degrees Celsius to 60 degrees Celsius. (closed)
Case 26 103165 PRS 00 IV
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 102991 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jan 2026· Closed
- Throughout Building: The property is not maintained and/or kept clean in accordance with the standards.Namely, dirt and debris observed on the floor throughout the corridors and common areas of the building not maintained. (closed)
Case 26 107000 PRS 00 IV
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 100642 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 25 269790 WST 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Snow and iceBylaw· Closed
Case 25 269754 SNI 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 240386 HEA 00 IR
- Aug 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 213898 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 145952 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 124388 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 123423 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Snow and iceBylaw· Closed
Case 25 118408 SNI 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Snow and iceBylaw· Closed
Case 25 117597 SNI 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Snow and iceBylaw· Closed
Case 25 117589 SNI 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 104505 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 104369 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 24 249182 HEA 00 IR
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 227881 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.
- Balcony repair 1
- Jun 2004
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Replace exist. conc. slab for exist. balconies on apartment building.SEPARATE BUILDING PERMIT REQUIRED FOR GUARDS.
Permit 04 143021 BLD · est. $88,000
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
42/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit44
33.4 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes.
- Parks & trees85
32 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 60 m. 721 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling57
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 5.35 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.3 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby5
2 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Micheline Saint Cyr Elementary School, 130 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities1
Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 0 community centres, 3 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety51
2 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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Map
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About 1.2 km around the building. Select anything on the map for details. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Also worth knowing
Shown for context. None of this is part of the living score.
Safety
Long Branch
- AssaultAbout typical
Lower than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- RobberyLower than most
Lower than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (58% of the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Lower than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (89% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesLower than most
Lower than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (71% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Lower than most
Lower than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (64% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftHigher than most
Higher than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.2× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (68% of the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Higher than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× 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
No expressway within 2 km
21.1 tonnes a year from 2 facilities, mostly FCA Etobicoke Casting 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, 13.6 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 Multiple Dwelling
- Category
- Low-rise residential
- Zone label
RM (x477)- 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
- 1
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
20 Brow Dr · 270 m away
Site plan · Final Approval Completed · submitted 2022-10-14
Long Branch GO Station: Proposed demolition of existing station entrance building, construction of two new station entrance buildings, new pedestrian tunnels to the platform, reconfigured surface parking lot and infrastructure upgrades to L
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 | Long Branch | Etobicoke (South) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | - | $1,502 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,413 | $1,493 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | - | $1,762 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | - | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,357* | $1,630 | $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.
92 / 100City inspection score, July 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 4
- Units
- 28
- Built
- 1960
- Elevators
- 1
- Managed by
- Rentpedia Inc
- Heating
- Forced air gas
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Ground floor, 8 A.M. TO 10 P.M.
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Ground level garage, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- No
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 3
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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