868 Lawrence Ave E
Toronto, Ontario M3C
A 4-storey, 31-unit private rental building built in 1954.
- Property manager
- Jelcoro Investments
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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
6 bylaw investigations at this address since Jan 2025; 1 notice or order 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 5
- Not enough heat 1
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 240810 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued
- 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 240171 PRS 00 IV
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 240165 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 170614 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 170613 000 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 105689 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
5 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 3
- Balcony repair 1
- Alterations 1
- Apr 2024
Plumbing and drains · Piping: Other Buildings · Closed
Proposed domestic water piping replacement to apartment building throughout.
Permit 24 132467 PSA
- Sep 2017
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Backflow Prevention Devices.
Permit 17 239216 PSA
- Mar 2002
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed - Dormant
BALCONY CONCRETE REPAIR AND GUARDRAIL REPLACEMENT TO A 3 STOREY APARTMENT BUILDING.
Permit 02 120720 BLD
- Apr 2001
Plumbing and drains · Manholes/Catch Basins/Sumps/Interceptors · Closed
INSTALL NEW CATCHBASIN AND 8" STORM SEWER, 2 MH
Permit 01 124820 PSA
- Nov 1994
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed - Dormant
FIRE ALARM
Permit 94 251057 BLD
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
47/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit5
8.4 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Don Valley (5 Eglinton Line), 1.9 km.
- Parks & trees82
26.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 180 m. 924 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling75
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 8.15 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.05 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.
- Schools nearby68
6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Norman Ingram Public School, 460 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities31
Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 6 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety64
1 collision 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
Banbury-Don Mills
- AssaultLower than most
Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (65% of the city median).
- Break and enterHigher than most
Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Higher than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Higher than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Higher than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Bicycle theftLower than most
Lower than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (53% of the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Lower than 74 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
Don Valley Parkway, 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
- Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 7.8 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 Multiple Dwelling
- Category
- Low-rise residential
- Zone label
RM (f21.0; a835; d1.0)- 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
- 2
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
169 The Donway W · 290 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-10-18
Proposal for a 28 storey mixed use tower and podium, a community space, a publicly accessible open space and proposed park. The development will include 570 dwelling units. A total of 446 parking spaces will be provided, which includes 401r
City record895 Lawrence Ave E · 260 m away
Rezoning · OMB Appeal · submitted 2022-07-22
Proposal containing two residential buildings, of which one will contain retail on the ground floor. One building contains a 26-storey (87.2 metres) tower, sitting on an eight storey base building facing. The second building contains a 29-s
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 | Banbury-Don Mills/York Mills | North York (Southeast) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | - | $1,188* | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,628 | $1,638 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,834 | $1,890 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,262 | $2,238 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,789 | $1,842 | $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; * marks an estimate CMHC rates poor. 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.
- 2017
- 0.80% lower rent · tenants notified
- 2018
- 0.55% lower rent · tenants notified
- 2019
- 0.52% lower rent · tenants notified
- 2020
- 0.51% lower rent · tenants notified
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 2018). Not resident reviews.
77 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 4
- Units
- 31
- Built
- 1954
- Elevators
- 0
- Managed by
- Jelcoro Investments
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Basement, 24/7
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Ground level garage, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Bike parking
- 9 outdoor
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- No
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 16
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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