Toronto · Ward 20 · PRIVATE

1140 Kingston Rd

Toronto, Ontario · postal area M1N · Birchcliffe-Cliffside

34 units · 5 storeys · built 1971 · managed by MERKUR PROPERTIES C/O GREENWIN CORP.

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RentSafeTO score

evaluated Jul 22, 2025 · proactive score 93 · what scores mean

LTB orders, Jan–June 2026

no final orders in this period

Rent control

Likely rent-controlled

first occupied before Nov 15, 2018 — the annual guideline (2.1% in 2026) applies · details

Fire code

open violations · 2 recorded since 2018 · last inspection May 8, 2025

Investment (5 yrs)

building permits since Aug 2021

Property standards

investigations in the last 2 years · none open now

Building facts

Heatinghot water

Laundry roomyes

Parkingground level garage · carport · surface parking

Visitor parkingunavailable

Bike parkingnot available

Elevators1

Sprinklersyes

Fire alarmyes

Barrier-free entranceyes

Pets allowedyes

Non-smokingno

Hydro metered per unityes

Gas metered per unitno

Intercomyes

Lockers / storageno

Self-reported by the building owner or manager at RentSafeTO registration; City of Toronto open data.

Inspection breakdown

Laundry Room3 / 3

Parking Areas3 / 3

Garbage/Compactor Room3 / 3

Building Exterior2 / 3

Windows2 / 3

Balcony Guards3 / 3

Common Area Ventilation3 / 3

Common areas scored 0–3 by the City inspector at the latest RentSafeTO evaluation (3 = no issues found). Only areas assessed at this building are shown.

Neighbourhood & getting around · Birchcliffe-Cliffside

What rents cost here · Scarborough Central zone

Zone-wide market averages — not this building's rents

Unit	Vacant units rent for	Sitting tenants pay
bachelor	$1,781	$1,507
1-bedroom	$1,909	$1,601
2-bedroom	$2,276	$1,828
3-bedroom+	$2,343	$1,903

The gap is what moving costs: a vacant 2-bedroom rents about 25% above what sitting tenants pay. Only 8.2% of units changed tenants in the year to the survey. Vacancy rate: 2.7%. Across the City of Toronto, average rents rose 3% over the year (same-structure sample). CMHC Rental Market Survey, October 2025.

Region-wide asking rents (Toronto area (CMA), Q1 2026, Statistics Canada, Quarterly Rent Statistics): bachelor $1,760 · 1-bed $2,110 · 2-bed $2,660 · 3-bed $3,250. Rentals.ca & Urbanation National Rent Report, July 2026: City of Toronto average $2,577 across all unit types.

Getting around

Distances from this building

Nearest stop: Kingston Rd at Blantyre Ave · 35 m
Stops within 500 m: 15
Bus routes: 12, 117, 404
Streetcars: 503
24-hour night routes: 316, 322, 324
Nearest subway: Victoria Park Station · 1.5 km
Nearest intersection: Kingston & Blantyre (East) · 31 m · 17,118 vehicles in the City's latest count

TTC schedule data · routes serving stops within 500 m · straight-line distances · nearest intersection from CornerFacts, our sister site

Who lives in the area

Whole neighbourhood — not this building

Households renting: 34.4%
Renters paying 30%+ of income: 39.9%
Renters in subsidized housing: 18.2%
Median household income: $90,000
Average household: 2.4 people
Median age: 44.4
Homes in 5+ storey buildings: 14%
Moved in the past year: 10%
Residents: 25,904

2021 census · Birchcliffe-Cliffside

Area safety

Whole neighbourhood — not this building

2026 so far (to June): 81 assaults, 42 auto thefts, 13 break-and-enters and 10 robberies — 6% more than the same months of 2025

Full year 2025: 168 assaults, 69 auto thefts, 47 break-and-enters and 19 robberies — auto theft runs above the typical Toronto neighbourhood.

311 noise complaints in postal area M1N: 77 in 2026 so far (112 in all of 2025).

Police-reported · whole neighbourhood, not this building

What's nearby

Distances from this building

Parks: Blantyre Park 96 m · Neville Park Blvd Ravine 404 m · Lynndale Parkette 472 m
Community centres: Adam Beck Community Centre 611 m · Ted Reeve Community Arena 1.5 km
Libraries: Taylor Memorial 1.1 km · Main Street 1.5 km

City of Toronto open data · straight-line distances

Schools nearby

Distances from this building

Elementary: Courcelette Public School · 347 m
Middle: Samuel Hearne Mdl School · 1.5 km
Secondary (high school): Malvern Collegiate Institute · 945 m
Catholic elementary: St John Catholic Elementary School · 1.1 km
Catholic secondary: Neil Mcneil Catholic High School · 300 m

Nearest board-run school by straight-line distance — catchment zones are set by each school board, so confirm with the board's Find Your School tool.

Who to contact about building problems. Put requests to your landlord in writing first. Unresolved property-standards issues go to the City through 311 (RentSafeTO). If 311 doesn't resolve it, your councillor's office can escalate: Ward 20 (Scarborough Southwest) — Parthi Kandavel, Councillor_Kandavel@toronto.ca · 416-392-4052.

Score history

Evaluation	Score
Sep 6, 2023	90
Jul 22, 2025	93

Landlord and Tenant Board orders

How to read these orders and codes →

No final LTB orders were published for this address between January and June 2026. Earlier years will appear as Tribunals Ontario backfills its catalogue to 2021.

Landlord or manager of this building? You can request a correction or add a response that will appear beside this record. Every fact above links to its official source and date.