Toronto · Ward 05 · TCHC

1620 Lawrence Ave W

Toronto, Ontario · postal area M6L · Rustic

13 units · 3 storeys · built 1955 · managed by DEL MANAGMENT

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RentSafeTO score

80
evaluated Nov 4, 2025 · proactive score 80 · what scores mean

LTB orders, Jan–June 2026

0
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

0
open violations · 11 recorded since 2018 · last inspection Nov 18, 2024

Investment (5 yrs)

0
building permits since Aug 2021

Property standards

8
investigations in the last 2 years · 1 still open

Building facts

Heatinghot water
Laundry roomyes
Parkingunderground garage · garage accessible thru building · surface parking
Visitor parkingpaid
Bike parkingnot available
Elevators0
Sprinklersyes
Fire alarmyes
Barrier-free entranceyes
Pets allowedyes
Non-smokingyes
Hydro metered per unitno
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 Areas2 / 3
Building Exterior2 / 3
Windows3 / 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 · Rustic

What rents cost here · North York Southwest zone

Zone-wide market averages — not this building's rents
UnitVacant units rent forSitting tenants pay
bachelor$1,534$1,372
1-bedroom$1,782$1,562
2-bedroom—$1,814
3-bedroom+—$2,173

† Small sample: CMHC rates this vacant-unit estimate low-reliability and/or finds the vacant-vs-sitting difference not statistically significant.

The gap is what moving costs: a vacant 1-bedroom rents about 14% above what sitting tenants pay. Only 4.9% of units changed tenants in the year to the survey. Vacancy rate: 2.8%. 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: Lawrence Ave West at De Marco Blvd West Side · 125 m
Stops within 500 m: 13
Bus routes: 52, 59
Express (900-series): 952
24-hour night routes: 352
Nearest subway: Lawrence West Station · 3.8 km
Nearest intersection: Lawrence & De Marco · 102 m
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: 62.4%
Renters paying 30%+ of income: 25.1%
Renters in subsidized housing: 50.7%
Median household income: $64,000
Average household: 2.7 people
Median age: 40.4
Homes in 5+ storey buildings: 54.5%
Moved in the past year: 4.9%
Residents: 10,399
2021 census · Rustic

Area safety

Whole neighbourhood — not this building
2026 so far (to June): 31 assaults, 11 auto thefts, 4 break-and-enters and 4 robberies — 21% fewer than the same months of 2025
Full year 2025: 101 assaults, 22 auto thefts, 9 break-and-enters and 2 robberies — assault runs above the typical Toronto neighbourhood; robbery and break-and-enter below.
311 noise complaints in postal area M6L: 70 in 2026 so far (85 in all of 2025).
Police-reported · whole neighbourhood, not this building

What's nearby

Distances from this building
Parks: Olympia Park 179 m · Gracefield Park 258 m · Amesbury Park 486 m
Community centres: Amesbury Sports Complex 209 m · Amesbury Community Centre 540 m
Libraries: Amesbury Park 281 m · Mount Dennis 2.2 km
City of Toronto open data · straight-line distances

Schools nearby

Distances from this building
Elementary: Gracefield Public School · 332 m
Middle: Amesbury Mdl School · 410 m
Secondary (high school): Weston Collegiate Institute · 1.6 km
Catholic elementary: Chaminade College School · 677 m
Catholic secondary: Madonna Catholic Secondary School · 2.7 km
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 05 (York South-Weston) — Frances Nunziata, councillor_nunziata@toronto.ca · 416-392-4091.

Score history

EvaluationScore
Aug 31, 202391
Nov 4, 202580

Fire code violations

11 violation records since 2018 in Toronto Fire Services' high-rise inspection data; 0 currently open. Most frequent:

Source: Toronto Fire Services residential inspection results, refreshed daily. A violation record is a finding at inspection time; open items are those without a recorded close date.

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.