900 Queen St W
Toronto, Ontario M6J
A 3-storey, 22-unit social housing building built in 1996.
- Property manager
- Artscape Non-profit Housing Inc.
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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
5 bylaw investigations at this address since May 2026; 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 3
- Graffiti 1
- Not enough heat 1
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 236179 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
GraffitiBylaw· Closed
Case 26 210399 GRA 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172773 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172772 000 00 IR
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 157000 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 4
- Alterations 1
- Oct 2013
Plumbing and drains · Fixtures/Roof Drains: Other · Closed
Proposal to replace domestic hot water service (1/2 - 2 1/2 - 1100 ft) in existing apartment building.
Permit 13 254331 PSA · est. $50,000
- Jan 2011
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install one backflow prevention device for apartment building.
Permit 11 102900 PSA · est. $2,500
- Mar 2003
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Make alterations to existing elevator shaft and replace freight elevator.
Permit 03 118386 BLD · est. $133,000
- Aug 1995
Plumbing and drains · Unknown · Closed - Dormant
INSTALL FIX. 2ND & 3RD FL: 8 LAUNDRY SINKS (ON EACH FLOOR) GROUND FL: 6 LAUNDRY SINKS COST INCL. UNDER FILE 363841(B)990 LP
Permit 95 019626 PLB · est. $10
- Mar 1995
Plumbing and drains · Unknown · Closed - Dormant
INSTALL FIX. 2ND & 3RD FL: 8 W.C, 8 W.B., 8 2-COMPT. KIT SINK, 8 BATHTUBS, GROUND FL: 6 W.C., 6 2-COMPT. KIT SINK, 6 BATHTUBS, BSMT: 6 W.C., 5 W.B., 1 KIT.SINK, 1 SLOP SINK 1 LAUNDRY SINK, 2 WASH/MACH, 5 ART/STUDIO SINKS,13 FLOOR DRAINS 4"…
Permit 95 013700 PLB
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
59/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit49
39.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Ossington (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 2.1 km.
- Parks & trees78
22 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 120 m. 871 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling81
Within 1 km: 1.5 km of protected lanes, 4.8 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.05 km of shared routes. 14 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby68
6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Givins Shaw Jr Public School , 210 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities53
Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 2 community centres, 12 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety24
5 collisions 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
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, 870 m away
647 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Autosonic Service Station Inc
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, 1.6 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
Commercial Residential
- Category
- Mixed use
- Zone label
CR 3.0 (c1.5; r2.5) SS2 (x1160)- 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 RentSafeTO registry, as reported by the landlord (registered 2017). Not resident reviews.
94 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Social housing
- Storeys
- 3
- Units
- 22
- Built
- 1996
- Elevators
- 1
- Managed by
- Artscape Non-profit Housing Inc.
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Basement, 24 HOURS A DAY
- Pets
- Allowed - must remain on leash in common areas
- Parking
- Surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Bike parking
- 13 indoor, 5 outdoor
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room, outdoor rec facilities
- Balconies
- No
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 10
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