842 Richmond St W
Toronto, Ontario
A 20-unit condominium registered in 2015 (TSCC 2436).
- Living score
- 62/100
- Units
- 20
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Issues & maintenance
Leaks, outages, repairs: dated reports from residents. None filed yet.
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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.
- Demolition 1
- Sep 2011
Demolition · Demolition · Closed
Proposal to demolish existing 1 storey SFD-semi dwelling. In conjunction with new 18 unit townhouses to be built on 850 Richmond St W. See aslo 11 240844 STE.
Permit 11 272806 DEM
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
62/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit49
39.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Osgoode (1 Yonge-University Line), 2.1 km.
- Parks & trees81
24.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 130 m. 942 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling85
Within 1 km: 2.6 km of protected lanes, 5.55 km of bike lanes and trails, 3 km of shared routes. 14 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby68
5 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Niagara Street Jr Public School, 290 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities74
Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 11 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety12
8 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
West Queen West
- AssaultAbout typical
Higher than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Break and enterHigher than most
Higher than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Lower than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (65% of the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the lowest
Lower than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (34% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Lower than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (85% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Lower than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (75% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the highest
Higher than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.0× the city median).
- ShootingsLower than most
Lower than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (59% 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
Gardiner Expressway, 820 m away
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, 1.5 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
- Category
- General residential
- Zone label
R (d1.0) (x77)- Height limit
- 18 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
- 6
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
952 King St W · 290 m away
Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2022-09-08
The proposed development consists of a 17-storey mixed-use building with a height of 52.8 metres to the top of the roof and 58.5 metres to the top of the mechanical penthouse. The building will be comprised of approximately 182 square metre
City record952 King St W · 290 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-09-08
The proposed development consists of a 16-storey mixed-use building, which will have a total height of 50.6 metres to the top of the roof and 56.6 metres to the top of the mechanical penthouse. The building will be comprised of approximatel
City record111 Strachan Ave · 220 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2021-12-24
Site plan approval application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 13 storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 138 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 21,122 square metres. The Zo
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 | South Parkdale/King West | Toronto (West) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,436 | $1,410 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,826 | $1,798 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,436 | $2,252 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $3,747 | $3,238 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,931 | $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 inventory of condominiums registered 2002–2018. Not resident reviews.
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 20
- Unit mix
- 8 two-bed · 12 three-bed+
- Condo plan
- TSCC 2436
- Registered
- March 2015
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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