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Building Review

90 Blackfriar Ave

Toronto, Ontario M9R

A 3-storey, 12-unit private rental building built in 1962.

Living score
14/100
Built
1962
Units
12
Storeys
3
City inspection
71/100
Property manager
Supreme Mortgage

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Issues & maintenance

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City bylaw and health cases

10 bylaw investigations at this address since Jan 2026; 3 notices or orders to comply; 1 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 4
  • Garbage 2
  • Zoning 2
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Snow and ice 1
  • Oct 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 248187 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 173843 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 173842 000 00 IR

  • May 2026

    GarbageBylawNotice to comply · May 2026· Closed

    • Refuse thrown, dumped, deposited on land that is not a highway within the City, including but not limited to; White Truck without License plate located on property. Could be considered a commercial vehicle with plates (open)

    Case 26 155614 WST 00 IV

  • May 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 155603 WST 00 IR

  • May 2026

    ZoningBylawNotice to comply · May 2026· Closed

    Case 26 155561 ZON 00 IV

Show 4 older cases
  • May 2026

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 155505 ZON 00 IR

  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2026· Closed

    • Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Drop Down Ceiling missing a tile on the basement level. Some of the nearby tiles are also damaged and stained. (closed)
    • An exterior door has a defective locking mechanism.The exterior door at the back of the building does not lock properly allowing free access to the building. Locking mechanism appears non functional. (closed)
    • Ceiling not maintained clean.Some of the ceiling tiles on the basement level have stains. (closed)

    Case 26 154576 PRS 00 IV

  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 150142 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Snow and iceBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 109759 SNI 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.

From City of Toronto open data

Neighbourhood

Living score

14/ 100

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

  • Transit7

    9 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes.

  • Parks & trees7

    5.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 390 m. 270 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling2

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby18

    3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Maurice Catholic Elementary School, 660 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities26

    Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 2 community centres, 5 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety40

    3 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.

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Safety

Kingsview Village-The Westway

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Break and enterLower than most

    Lower than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (69% of the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Lower than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Higher than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesHigher than most

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

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Lower than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (76% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (18% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Higher than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× 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 pollutionHigh

Highway 401, 60 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

8.9 tonnes a year from 1 facility, mostly SC Electric Canada Ltd

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, 13.6 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 Multiple Dwelling

Category
Low-rise residential
Zone label
RM (f24.0; au139.0)
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
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.

Average monthly rent by bedroom type
BedroomsKingsview Village-The WestwayEtobicoke (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio-$1,693$1,491
1 bed$1,790$1,874$1,761
2 beds$2,066$2,200$2,045
3+ beds$2,371$2,529$2,294
All units$2,039$2,162$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.

2018
1.11% lower rent · tenants notified
2019
0.70% lower rent · tenants notified
2020
0.62% 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 2024). Not resident reviews.

71 / 100City inspection score, August 2024. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
3
Units
12
Built
1962
Elevators
0
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Downstairs, 10AM TO 10PM
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Surface parking
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
1

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

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