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Building Review

97 Northcliffe Blvd

Toronto, Ontario M6H

A 3-storey, 10-unit private rental building built in 1910.

Living score
46/100
Built
1910
Units
10
Storeys
3
City inspection
95/100

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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

3 bylaw investigations at this address since May 2025; 1 notice or order to comply.

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 2
  • Long grass and weeds 1
  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2025· Closed

    • Throughout Building – Stairwell: Height of handrail on stairs or ramp is less than the minimum 800mm.Namely, throughout the building stairwells. (closed)
    • Throughout Building – Stairwell: Guard is less than 1,070 millimetres high.Namely, throughout the building stairwells. (closed)

    Case 25 191071 PRS 00 IV

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 191025 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2025

    Long grass and weedsBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 164393 LGW 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

4 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.

  • Alterations 2
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Jan 2026

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Vehicle Impact Damage Repairs to restore to pre-loss condition

    Permit 26 110082 BLD · est. $25,000

  • Jul 2001

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed

    Alter HVAC System on ground floor dwelling unit. cost incl: BPA: 01-148489

    Permit 01 156081 MSA

  • Jun 2001

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed

    Install fixtures on first floor for proposed dwelling unit: 1 kitchen sink, 1 shower, 1 w.c., 1 w.b. cost incl. 01 - 148489

    Permit 01 148503 PLB

  • Jun 2001

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Make alterations to a portion of the first floor for an additional dwelling unit. (see c. of a. decision)

    Permit 01 148489 CMB · est. $28,000

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

46/ 100

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

  • Transit52

    42.1 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Dufferin (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 2.0 km.

  • Parks & trees1

    0.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 780 m. 501 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling46

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 3.85 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.05 km of shared routes. 4 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby68

    10 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Clare Catholic Elementary School, 150 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities91

    Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 2 community centres, 11 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety15

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

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Safety

Corso Italia-Davenport

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Higher than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • RobberyHigher than most

    Higher than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.7× the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Lower than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Higher than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Higher than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftHigher than most

    Higher than 76 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.2× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

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

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Higher than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about 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, 3.9 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
BedroomsDovercourt/Davenport/JunctionToronto (West) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,633*$1,410$1,491
1 bed$2,054*$1,798$1,761
2 beds-$2,252$2,045
3+ beds-$3,238$2,294
All units$2,410*$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; * 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.

2017
1.14% lower rent · 2 of 2 units notified
2019
0.71% lower rent · 2 of 2 units notified
2020
0.70% lower rent · 2 of 2 units notified
2021
0.62% lower rent · 1 of 2 units notified

Where several units are listed, the cut shown is the median. 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.

95 / 100City inspection score, July 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
3
Units
10
Built
1910
Elevators
0
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 24HR.
Pets
Allowed
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
No
Ward
9

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

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