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Building Review

921 St Clair Ave W

Toronto, Ontario M6C

A 4-storey, 23-unit private rental building built in 1930.

Living score
43/100
Built
1930
Units
23
Storeys
4
City inspection
84/100

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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

15 bylaw investigations at this address since Feb 2025; 4 notices or orders to comply; 5 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 13
  • Graffiti 1
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 245989 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued

    • Bathroom: Adequate ventilation has not been provided. (open)
    • Bathroom: 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 Dwelling Unit: Exterior window not maintained weather-tight. (open)
    • Throughout Dwelling Unit – Living Room: Exterior window does not prevent the entry of pests. (open)
    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: The window(s) that is capable of being opened has defective hardware. (open)

    Case 26 245788 PRS 00 IV

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 241909 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 197227 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2026· Order Issued

    • Bedroom – Bathroom: Window that is capable of being opened, has a defective locking/latching mechanism. Namely : Bedroom and bathroom window is loose and unstable when attempting to open and equipped with defective locking hardware, preventing window from bei… (open)
    • Bedroom – Bathroom: The window(s) that is capable of being opened has defective hardware.Namely : Bedroom and bathroom window observed to be loose and unstable when attempting to open. (open)
    • Bedroom: Exterior window(s) with broken/cracked glass.Namely: Bedroom window contained cracked glass. Defective locking and hardware and deterioration to the frame and sill observed. (open)

    Case 26 189343 PRS 00 IV

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 187326 PRS 00 IR

Show 9 older cases
  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2026· Closed

    • Living Room: Floor and/or floor covering not kept free from holes, stains, rubbish and debris. (open)

    Case 26 152908 PRS 00 IV

  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 152353 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 136510 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Feb 2026· Closed

    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: The dwelling does not have a heating system capable of maintaining a room temperature of twenty-one degrees Celsius(21?C). Namely living room area radiators do not provide adequate heat for unit 205 but not limited to other units within bu… (open)

    Case 26 115785 PRS 00 IV

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 115677 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 270239 HEA 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    GraffitiBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 221672 GRA 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 198924 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 119640 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

1 permit 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
  • Sep 2018

    Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed

    Proposal to install backflow prevention device.

    Permit 18 226597 PSA

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

43/ 100

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

  • Transit36

    27 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: St Clair West (1 Yonge-University Line), 1.6 km.

  • Parks & trees5

    1.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 380 m. 634 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling51

    Within 1 km: 0.05 km of protected lanes, 4.25 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.5 km of shared routes. 3 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby68

    12 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Oakwood Collegiate Institute, 200 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities74

    Within 1 km: 3 libraries, 1 community centre, 16 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety51

    2 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

Wychwood

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Higher than 52 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Higher than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

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

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Lower than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (74% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesLower than most

    Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (66% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Lower than most

    Lower than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (65% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • ShootingsHigher than most

    Higher than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.1× the city median).

  • HomicideAmong the highest

    Higher than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× 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 kmModerate

218 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Nick's Carstar Collision 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
Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 3.6 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

Category
General residential
Zone label
R (d0.6) (x730)
Height limit
11 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.

Average monthly rent by bedroom type
BedroomsWychwoodToronto (West) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,304$1,410$1,491
1 bed$1,681$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.

2017
1.06% lower rent · tenants notified
2018
0.72% lower rent · tenants notified
2019
0.68% lower rent · tenants notified
2020
0.67% lower rent · tenants notified
2021
0.52% 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 2017). Not resident reviews.

84 / 100City inspection score, June 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
4
Units
23
Built
1930
Elevators
0
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
First floor, 24 HOURS
Pets
Allowed
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
9

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

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