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Building Review

805 Bloor St W

Toronto, Ontario M6G

A 4-storey, 24-unit social housing building built in 1989.

Living score
73/100
Built
1989
Units
24
Storeys
4
City inspection
86/100

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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

3 bylaw investigations at this address since Nov 2024.

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 2
  • Garbage 1
  • Apr 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 141654 WST 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 121684 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 243972 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

7 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
  • Oct 2022

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

    Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations to the basement and ground floor.

    Permit 22 214619 PLB

  • Oct 2022

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

    HVAC - Proposed interior alterations to the basement and ground floor.

    Permit 22 214619 HVA

  • Oct 2022

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposed interior alterations to the basement and ground floor levels.

    Permit 22 214619 BLD

  • Aug 2012

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Permit Issued

    This is for the addition of a telecommunication tower cabinet and antennae on the roof of this multi unit building. This is for BELL CANADA, This is a multi unit building.

    Permit 12 234792 BLD · est. $75,000

  • Feb 2011

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Proposal to install new fire alarm control panel, lobby annunciator, fire bells and install new fire alarm horn in all dwelling units and commercial units. Existing building is mixed use w/ commercial on ground and residential above.

    Permit 11 119220 FSU · est. $23,000

  • Jan 2010

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

    Proposal to install one backflow prevention device. Building comprised of residential and offices.

    Permit 10 111110 PSA · est. $2,000

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  • Mar 2004

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Installation of pcs radio antennas and radio cabinets on rooftop.

    Permit 04 113755 BLD · est. $50,000

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

73/ 100

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

  • Transit91

    69.6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Christie (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 290 m.

  • Parks & trees58

    13 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 40 m. 693 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling85

    Within 1 km: 3.55 km of protected lanes, 5.25 km of bike lanes and trails, 4 km of shared routes. 7 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby68

    12 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: West End Alternative School , 140 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities91

    Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 2 community centres, 13 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety19

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

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Also worth knowing

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Safety

Palmerston-Little Italy

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (87% of the city median).

  • Break and enterHigher than most

    Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Higher than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (42% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesLower than most

    Lower than 88 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (67% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

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

  • Bicycle theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (7.5× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Higher than 52 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • HomicideAmong the highest

    Higher than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.1× 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

Traffic pollutionLow

No expressway within 2 km

Industrial releases within 1 kmModerate

357 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Dupont Auto Collision

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, 1.6 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

Commercial Residential

Category
Mixed use
Zone label
CR 3.0 (c1.0; r2.5) SS2 (x1570)
Height limit
16 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
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
BedroomsToronto (West) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,410$1,491
1 bed$1,798$1,761
2 beds$2,252$2,045
3+ beds$3,238$2,294
All units$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. 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.

86 / 100City inspection score, September 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Social housing
Storeys
4
Units
24
Built
1989
Elevators
1
Heating
Electric
Air conditioning
Individual units
Laundry
Main floor, 24 HOURS
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
3 outdoor
Amenities
Indoor recreation room
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
Yes
Ward
11

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

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