Toronto · Ward 04 · SOCIAL HOUSING

1709 Bloor St W

Toronto, Ontario · postal area M6P · High Park-Swansea

80 units · 6 storeys · built 1992 · managed by LOYOLA ARRUPE CORPORATION

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RentSafeTO score

evaluated Aug 14, 2025 · proactive score 99 · 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 · 4 recorded since 2018 · last inspection Dec 29, 2025

Investment (5 yrs)

building permits since Aug 2021

Property standards

investigation in the last 2 years · none open now

Building facts

Air conditioningcentral air

Heatinghot water

Laundry roomyes

Parkingunderground garage · ground level garage · garage accessible thru building · surface parking

Visitor parkingfree

Bike parking35 indoor parking spots and 5 outdoor parking spots

Elevators3

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 Areas1 / 3

Garbage/Compactor Room3 / 3

Building Exterior3 / 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 · High Park-Swansea

What rents cost here · Toronto West zone

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

Unit	Vacant units rent for	Sitting tenants pay
bachelor	$1,671	$1,400
1-bedroom	$2,025	$1,787
2-bedroom	$3,050	$2,235
3-bedroom+	—	$3,214

The gap is what moving costs: a vacant 2-bedroom rents about 36% above what sitting tenants pay. Only 12.5% of units changed tenants in the year to the survey. Vacancy rate: 3.9%. Average rents in this zone rose 3.1% 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: Bloor St West at Keele St · 73 m
Stops within 500 m: 8
Bus routes: 41, 80, 89, 189
Streetcars: 505
Subway within 500 m: Line 2
Express (900-series): 941, 989
24-hour night routes: 300, 305, 341
Nearest subway: Keele Station · 121 m
Nearest intersection: Bloor & Indian (East) · 55 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: 40.3%
Renters paying 30%+ of income: 38%
Renters in subsidized housing: 6.9%
Median household income: $101,000
Average household: 2.2 people
Median age: 40.8
Homes in 5+ storey buildings: 32.7%
Moved in the past year: 12.3%
Residents: 25,763

2021 census · High Park-Swansea

Area safety

Whole neighbourhood — not this building

2026 so far (to June): 51 assaults, 32 break-and-enters, 16 auto thefts and 1 robbery — 25% fewer than the same months of 2025

Full year 2025: 120 assaults, 59 break-and-enters, 23 auto thefts and 12 robberies — break-and-enter runs above the typical Toronto neighbourhood; auto theft, robbery and assault below.

311 noise complaints in postal area M6P: 228 in 2026 so far (298 in all of 2025).

Police-reported · whole neighbourhood, not this building

What's nearby

Distances from this building

Parks: Chelsea Avenue Playground 404 m · Lithuania Park 606 m · Bennett Park 710 m
Community centres: Keele Community Centre 404 m · Annette Community Recreation Centre 1.4 km
Libraries: Annette Street 1.2 km · Runnymede 1.2 km

City of Toronto open data · straight-line distances

Schools nearby

Distances from this building

Elementary: Keele St Jr School · 392 m
Middle: Lucy Mccormick Sr School · 1.1 km
Secondary (high school): Humberside Collegiate Institute · 1.1 km
Catholic elementary: St Luigi Catholic Elementary School · 1.1 km
Catholic secondary: Bishop Marrocco Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School · 590 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 04 (Parkdale-High Park) — Gord Perks, councillor_perks@toronto.ca · 416-392-7919.

Score history

Evaluation	Score
Jul 13, 2023	100
Aug 14, 2025	99

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.

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