856 Dundas St W
Toronto, Ontario
A 75-unit condominium registered in 2017 (TSCC 2611).
- Living score
- 60/100
- Units
- 75
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
2 bylaw investigations at this address since Feb 2026; 1 notice or order to comply.
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.
- Graffiti 2
- Feb 2026
GraffitiBylawNotice to comply · Feb 2026· Closed
Case 26 122399 GRA 00 IV
- Feb 2026
GraffitiBylaw· Closed
Case 26 122392 GRA 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
17 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Plumbing and drains 5
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 4
- Alterations 4
- Construction 2
- Fire and life safety 1
- Demolition 1
- Apr 2022
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - This is a tenant improvement project for a bakery, and entails fitting out a vacant commercial shell space on the main floor of an existing building.
Permit 22 131583 PLB
- Apr 2022
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - This is a tenant improvement project for a bakery, and entails fitting out a vacant commercial shell space on the main floor of an existing building.
Permit 22 131583 HVA
- Apr 2022
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
This is a tenant improvement project for a bakery, and entails fitting out a vacant commercial shell space on the main floor of an existing building.
Permit 22 131583 BLD
- May 2021
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Construct interior alterations for a dental office
Permit 21 151564 PLB
- May 2021
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Construct interior alterations for a dental office
Permit 21 151564 HVA
- May 2021
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Construct interior alterations for a dental office
Permit 21 151564 BLD · est. $140,000
Show 11 older permits
- Feb 2018
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Permit Issued
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to ground floor. new partitions and finishes, new washroom, change room, universal washroom and shower area. - Keep Cool
Permit 18 114728 PLB
- Feb 2018
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Permit Issued
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to ground floor. new partitions and finishes, new washroom, change room, universal washroom and shower area. - Keep Cool
Permit 18 114728 HVA
- Feb 2018
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Permit Issued
Proposal for interior alterations to ground floor. new partitions and finishes, new washroom, change room, universal washroom and shower area. - Keep Cool
Permit 18 114728 BLD · est. $5,000,000
- May 2015
Construction · Revision Issued
Revsion to assemblies, ground floor plan, mezzanine, 2nd, 3rd floor plans and elevations; re-allocation of dwelling unit types and reduce total number of units from 78 to 77; revised parking level plans including reduction of parking space…
Permit 13 215227 BLD
- Mar 2014
Fire and life safety · Building Permit Related(FS) · Closed
FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Proposal to construct a 8 sty condo with commercial at grade, 2 levels of undground parking, and 78 residential units.
Permit 13 215227 FSU
- Aug 2013
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Proposal to construct a 8 sty condo with commercial at grade, 2 levels of undground parking, and 78 residential units.
Permit 13 215227 PLB
- Aug 2013
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Proposal to construct a 8 sty condo with commercial at grade, 2 levels of undground parking, and 78 residential units.
Permit 13 215227 HVA
- Aug 2013
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related (DR) · Inspection
Drain - Proposal to construct a 8 sty condo with commercial at grade, 2 levels of undground parking, and 78 residential units.
Permit 13 215227 DRN
- Aug 2013
Construction · Inspection
Proposal to construct a 8 sty condo with commercial at grade, 2 levels of undground parking, and 78 residential units.
Permit 13 215227 BLD
- Jul 2013
Demolition · Demolition · Closed
Proposal to demolish existing 2 sty mixed use building. NOTE: Demo includes 854-868 Dundas St W. Also see demo permits for 858-868 Dundas St W (13 211227 DM) and 854 Dundas St W (13 211246 DM).
Permit 13 211242 DEM
- Apr 1997
Alterations · Unknown · Closed
ALTER STORE FRONT AND BUILD ADDITION SOUTH WEST CORNER MAKE INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO RETAIL STORE
Permit 97 015627 BLD · est. $10,000
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
60/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit34
26.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Christie (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.5 km.
- Parks & trees70
18.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 340 m. 615 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling81
Within 1 km: 1.7 km of protected lanes, 5.65 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.45 km of shared routes. 4 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby79
12 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Ecole Elementaire Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 300 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities91
Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 2 community centres, 15 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety24
6 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
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Safety
Trinity-Bellwoods
- AssaultHigher than most
Higher than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
- Break and enterAmong the highest
Higher than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.2× the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Higher than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (51% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesHigher than most
Higher than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Higher than most
Higher than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the highest
Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.5× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (70% 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, 1.5 km 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, 800 m
- Sites within 1 km
- 1
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 2.5 (c1.0; r2.0) SS2 (x1579)- 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.
| Bedrooms | Toronto (West) zone | Toronto 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 inventory of condominiums registered 2002–2018. Not resident reviews.
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 75
- Unit mix
- 2 studio · 54 one-bed · 16 two-bed · 3 three-bed+
- Condo plan
- TSCC 2611
- Registered
- September 2017
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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