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Building Review

88 Spadina Rd

Toronto, Ontario

A 5-storey, 91-unit private rental building built in 2009.

Living score
62/100
Built
2009
Units
91
Storeys
5
City inspection
91/100

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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

17 bylaw investigations at this address since Mar 2025; 3 notices or orders to comply; 3 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 15
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Zoning 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 232570 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 203487 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 196136 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172702 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172701 000 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2026· Order Issued

    Case 26 211408 PRS 00 IV

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  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 160160 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 109203 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 238114 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 231870 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 231531 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2025· Closed

    • Dwelling Unit – Bathroom: The ventilation system or unit is not kept in good repair and maintained in good working condition at all times. (open)

    Case 25 202793 PRS 00 IV

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 201694 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2025· Closed

    • Dwelling Unit – Bathroom: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, bathroom walls near the toilet are not free of damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)

    Case 25 198198 PRS 00 IV

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 195197 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 147909 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 127583 ZON 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.

  • Fire and life safety 2
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Roof and cladding 1
  • Feb 2013

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Permit Issued

    Proposal to restore balcony slabs and railing guards on all floors of existing 22-storey apartment building fronting Bernard St

    Permit 13 124719 BLD · est. $1,500,000

  • Dec 2009

    Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Permit Issued

    Proposal to install 2 backflow preventors. Convenience address - 100 Spadina Rd.

    Permit 09 192980 PSA · est. $5,000

  • Nov 2009

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    Proposal to install 4 electromagnetic locks in an existing apartment building. 1 lock on the ground floor entrance and 3 locks on the underground parking, level P1. Convenience address is 100 Spadina Road.

    Permit 09 184214 FSU · est. $4,500

  • Dec 2008

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed

    sprinkler permit for new rental apt building - 8850.95m2 (5490m2 paid under building permit 06 199648 BLD) fees charged for 3360.75m2

    Permit 08 226735 FSU · est. $90,000

  • Nov 2002

    Roof and cladding · Re-Roofing/Re-Cladding · Closed

    repair and replace delaminated concrete on shearwalls on east and west elevations

    Permit 02 191047 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

62/ 100

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

  • Transit96

    88 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Spadina (1 Yonge-University Line), 270 m.

  • Parks & trees7

    3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 210 m. 502 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling86

    Within 1 km: 4.2 km of protected lanes, 5.45 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.05 km of shared routes. 6 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Huron Street Jr Public School , 300 m), plus 13 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities74

    Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 1 community centre, 18 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety40

    4 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

Annex

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • Break and enterAmong the highest

    Higher than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).

  • RobberyHigher than most

    Higher than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).

  • Auto theftLower than most

    Lower than 76 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (68% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesHigher than most

    Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the highest

    Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.8× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.2× the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the lowest

    Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (48% of the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Lower than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (78% 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

Traffic pollutionLow

No expressway within 2 km

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

11.6 tonnes a year from 3 facilities, mostly Toronto Transit Commission Hillcrest Complex

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, 1.7 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 (d2.0) (x901)
Height limit
13 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
2
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 40 Walmer Rd · 300 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2025-09-04

    Site Plan Approval for a 25-storey building with a mix of rental replacement units (33 units) and condominium ownership units, totalling 253 units.

    City record
  • 40 Walmer Rd · 300 m away

    Rezoning · OMB Approved · submitted 2023-10-24

    Zoning By-law Amendment application was appealed to Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT Case No. OLT-24-000316). On April 29, 2025, OLT issued a partial order approving a 25-storey residential building (including 33 replacement rental units), final

    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.

Average monthly rent by bedroom type
BedroomsUniversity/AnnexToronto (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,553$1,606$1,491
1 bed$2,050$2,042$1,761
2 beds-$2,776$2,045
3+ beds-$3,580*$2,294
All units$2,199*$2,163$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.

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.

91 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
5
Units
91
Built
2009
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
Central air
Laundry
3rd floor, 24
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
Visitor parking
Paid
Bike parking
70 indoor
Amenities
Indoor recreation room, indoor exercise room, sauna
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
11

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

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