963-967 Pharmacy Ave
Toronto, Ontario M1R
A 4-storey, 72-unit social housing building built in 1993.
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
5 bylaw investigations at this address since Jun 2026; 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 4
- Not enough heat 1
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Oct 2026· Order Issued
- Throughout Building: Height of the guard for the exit stairs are less than 1,070 millimetres around landings. (open)
- Throughout Building: A window in a stairway that extends to less than 1,070 millimetres above the landing is protected by a guard that is less than 1,070 millimetres high measured to the top of the guard from the surface of the landing. (open)
Case 26 245694 PRS 00 IV
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 245679 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 213325 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 170488 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 170487 000 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
37/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit12
12 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Pharmacy (5 Eglinton Line), 1.0 km.
- Parks & trees81
30.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 210 m. 345 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling28
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 2.35 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.8 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby29
4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Precious Blood Catholic Elementary School, 520 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities12
Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 1 community centre, 5 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety80
1 collision 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
Wexford/Maryvale
- AssaultHigher than most
Higher than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- RobberyHigher than most
Higher than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the highest
Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.2× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAmong the highest
Higher than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Higher than most
Higher than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.7× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Higher than 65 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.7× the city median).
- ShootingsAmong the highest
Higher than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.1× the city median).
- HomicideAmong the lowest
Lower than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (48% 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
No expressway within 2 km
7.4 tonnes a year from 1 facility, mostly Cintas Canada limited
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, 9.6 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
Institutional General
- Category
- Institutional
- Zone label
I (x8)- 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
- 3
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
963 Pharmacy Ave · 30 m away
Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2022-02-08
This Zoning By-law application contemplates the development of a mix of 4-storey stacked townhomes and 3-storey walk-up apartments, consisting of a total of 20 residential dwelling units. All units are proposed as rental. 31% of the propose
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 | Wexford-Maryvale | Scarborough (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,685 | $1,520 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,667 | $1,610 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,980 | $1,843 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $1,770 | $1,932 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,812 | $1,754 | $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.
91 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Social housing
- Storeys
- 4
- Units
- 72
- Built
- 1993
- Elevators
- 2
- Heating
- Forced air gas
- Air conditioning
- Central air
- Laundry
- Main floor, 24 HOURS
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- Yes
- Ward
- 21
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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