859 Kennedy Rd
Toronto, Ontario M1K
A 5-storey, 34-unit private rental building built in 1957.
- Property manager
- Alto Properties Inc.
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
10 bylaw investigations at this address since Jun 2026; 3 notices or orders to comply; 6 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 9
- Not enough heat 1
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued
- Throughout Building: Height of the guard for the exit stairs are less than 1,070 millimetres around landings. (open)
- Throughout Building: A window in a stairway that extends to less than 1,070 millimetres above the landing is protected by a guard that is less than 1,070 millimetres high measured to the top of the guard from the surface of the landing. (open)
Case 26 241954 PRS 00 IV
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 241942 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued
- Throughout Building: Dwelling unit window that is capable of being opened has no screen. (open)
- Throughout Building: Dwelling unit window that is capable of being opened has screen that is not maintained in good repair and free from defects or missing components. (open)
- Throughout Building: In a dwelling unit, a window located more than 2,000 millimetres above grade opens within 1,500 millimetres of the floor not leading to a balcony does not employ a controlled sash operation to restrict, when engaged, the opening of the ope… (open)
Case 26 241925 PRS 00 IV
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 241921 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued
- Bathroom: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: The ceiling has a water leak an is wet to the touch. (open)
- Bathroom: The plumbing system is not kept free from leaks or defects.Namely: The bathtub spout constantly leaks/drips. (open)
- Bathroom: Vanity is not maintained in a satisfactory condition.Namely: The floor of the vanity has water damage. (open)
- Bathroom – Bathroom: The plumbing system is not kept in good working order.Namely: The pipes under the vanity sink are leaking. (open)
Case 26 233541 PRS 00 IV
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 230737 PRS 00 IR
Show 4 older cases
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 229970 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 194385 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 170518 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 170517 000 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
2 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 1
- Balcony repair 1
- Oct 2023
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposed: Installation of a Premise Backflow Preventer
Permit 23 215920 PSA · est. $15,000
- Jun 2008
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
balcony repair and railing restoration
Permit 08 176312 BLD · est. $120,000
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
70/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit86
56 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 9 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Ionview (5 Eglinton Line), 760 m.
- Parks & trees53
15.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 110 m. 307 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling45
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 3.95 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.15 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby79
5 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Ionview Public School, 380 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities62
Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 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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Also worth knowing
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Safety
Ionview
- AssaultAbout typical
Higher than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Break and enterLower than most
Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (55% of the city median).
- RobberyLower than most
Lower than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (55% of the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Lower than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (73% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Lower than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (89% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Lower than 71 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (74% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Lower than 57 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (84% of the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Higher than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about 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
No expressway within 2 km
200 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Unibody & Frame Centre
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, 11.6 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
Residential Apartment
- Category
- Apartment
- Zone label
RA (au67.0) (x710)- 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.
| Bedrooms | Ionview | Scarborough (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,546 | $1,520 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,594 | $1,610 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,695 | $1,843 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $1,962 | $1,932 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,661 | $1,754 | $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.
79 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 5
- Units
- 34
- Built
- 1957
- Elevators
- 1
- Managed by
- Alto Properties Inc.
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Main level, 8 AM - 11 PM
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Ground level garage, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- No
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 21
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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