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Building Review

8 Park Vista

Toronto, Ontario M4B

A 8-storey, 56-unit private rental building built in 1971.

Living score
53/100
Built
1971
Units
56
Storeys
8
City inspection
96/100

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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

11 bylaw investigations at this address since Dec 2024; 2 notices or orders to comply; 2 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
  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Aug 2026· Order Issued

    • Building – Throughout: Fixed window within dwelling units that extend to less than 1,000 millimetres from the floor is not protected by a guard to at least 1,000 millimetres above the floor, or designed to withstand the lateral design loads for balcony guards in… (open)

    Case 26 222472 PRS 00 IV

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 222359 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171334 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171333 000 00 IR

  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 149298 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 215424 PRS 00 IR

Show 5 older cases
  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 178188 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 147298 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Apr 2025· Closed

    • Lobby: Floor and/or floor covering not kept in a clean and sanitary condition,Common area, lobby: Namely carpet is not kept in a clean and sanitary condition and free from stains. (open)

    Case 25 147310 PRS 00 IV

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 123298 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 254198 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

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

  • Alterations 3
  • Plumbing and drains 2
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Parking garage repair 1
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Aug 2022

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Enclose existing exist stair at ground floor so that it can exist directly to exterior provide fire rated partition araund stair to separate from the loby

    Permit 22 197552 BLD · est. $40,000

  • Jul 2022

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Cancelled

    Enclose existing exist stair at ground floor so that it can exist directly to exterior provide fire rated partition araund stair to separate from the loby

    Permit 22 171470 BLD

  • Dec 2021

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Cancelled

    Plumbing - Interior alterations to convert existing locker room to Bachelor unit, work includes construction of new non load bearing partition walls, additional doors

    Permit 21 242412 PLB

  • Dec 2021

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Cancelled

    HVAC - Interior alterations to convert existing locker room to Bachelor unit, work includes construction of new non load bearing partition walls, additional doors

    Permit 21 242412 HVA

  • Nov 2021

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled

    Interior alterations to convert existing locker room to Bachelor unit, work includes construction of new non-load bearing partition walls, additional doors

    Permit 21 242412 BLD · est. $30,000

  • Jun 2018

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Proposal to replace the existing fire alarm control panel to zone for zone in the existing apartment building.

    Permit 18 171512 FSU · est. $10,000

Show 3 older permits
  • Apr 2016

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

    To install (1) Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only).

    Permit 16 138317 PSA · est. $7,000

  • Aug 2015

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Cancelled

    Localized parking garage repairs.

    Permit 15 205136 BLD

  • Jun 2013

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Proposal for balcony repairs and railing replacement including minor cladding repairs for existing residential apartment building.

    Permit 13 180819 BLD · est. $500,000

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

53/ 100

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

  • Transit16

    14.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Victoria Park (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 820 m.

  • Parks & trees89

    42 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 60 m. 238 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling69

    Within 1 km: 1.05 km of protected lanes, 4.8 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.55 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby37

    4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: George Webster Elementary School , 330 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities67

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 9 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

O'Connor-Parkview

  • AssaultAbout typical

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

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (76% of the city median).

  • RobberyAmong the lowest

    Lower than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (36% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Lower than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Lower than 62 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Lower than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (81% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftLower than most

    Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (52% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the lowest

    Lower than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (43% of the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Lower than 71 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (73% 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 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
Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 7.3 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 Commercial

Category
Apartment
Zone label
RAC (d2.0) (x160)
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
BedroomsO'Connor-ParkviewEast York zoneToronto region
Studio-$1,339$1,491
1 bed$1,576$1,578$1,761
2 beds$1,831$1,820$2,045
3+ beds$2,154$2,178$2,294
All units$1,854$1,715$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.

96 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
8
Units
56
Built
1971
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
2nd floor, 9:00AM TO 10:00PM
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Carport, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
12 outdoor
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
19

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

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