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Building Review

771 Lawrence Ave W

Toronto, Ontario M6A

A 3-storey, 10-unit private rental building built in 1959.

Living score
59/100
Built
1959
Units
10
Storeys
3
City inspection
80/100
Property manager
Silvana McDowell

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Issues & maintenance

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

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From City of Toronto open data

Neighbourhood

Living score

59/ 100

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

  • Transit78

    37.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Lawrence West (1 Yonge-University Line), 720 m.

  • Parks & trees14

    7.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 180 m. 271 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling13

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0.75 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby93

    6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Charles Catholic Elementary School, 130 m), plus 4 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities62

    Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 3 community centres, 7 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety80

    1 collision with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.

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Safety

Yorkdale-Glen Park

  • AssaultHigher than most

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

  • Break and enterAmong the highest

    Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.6× the city median).

  • RobberyAmong the highest

    Higher than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.5× the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.7× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAmong the highest

    Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.2× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the highest

    Higher than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (5.7× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the highest

    Higher than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.4× the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Lower than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (72% 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

Allen Road, 670 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmLow

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
Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 7.5 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 (f21.0; a925; d1.0) (x474)
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
10
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 3080 Dufferin St · 240 m away

    Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2022-08-18

    Proposal for a 26-storey mixed-use building atop of 8-storey podium with 410 residential dwelling units and an automotive service centre. Total gross floor area of approximately 36,029.72 square metres, resulting in a gross density of 2.

    City record
  • 930 Lawrence Ave W · 210 m away

    Subdivision · Under Review · submitted 2022-08-18

    Draft Plan of Subdivision for 4 lots.

    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
BedroomsNorth York (Southwest) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,379$1,491
1 bed$1,567$1,761
2 beds$1,814$2,045
3+ beds$2,243$2,294
All units$1,728$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.

80 / 100City inspection score, August 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
3
Units
10
Built
1959
Elevators
0
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Lower level, 7AM -10:00PM
Pets
Not allowed
Parking
Ground level garage, surface parking
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
No
Ward
8

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

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