Toronto · Ward 03 · PRIVATE

2688 Bloor St W

Toronto, Ontario · postal area M8X · Kingsway South

21 units · 4 storeys · built 1949 · managed by ORCHARD APARTMENTS (BLOOR) INC

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RentSafeTO score

evaluated Jul 14, 2026 · proactive score 92 · 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 Dec 5, 2025

Investment (5 yrs)

building permits since Aug 2021

Property standards

investigations in the last 2 years · 2 still open · 3 open deficiencies

Building facts

Heatinghot water

Laundry roomyes

Parkingground level garage · surface parking

Visitor parkingunavailable

Bike parkingnot available

Elevators0

Sprinklersno

Fire alarmyes

Barrier-free entranceno

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 Areas2 / 3

Building Exterior3 / 3

Windows3 / 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 · Kingsway South

What rents cost here · Etobicoke Central zone

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

Unit	Vacant units rent for	Sitting tenants pay
bachelor	—	$1,689
1-bedroom	$2,185	$1,864
2-bedroom	$2,539	$2,185
3-bedroom+	$2,612	$2,496

The gap is what moving costs: a vacant 2-bedroom rents about 16% above what sitting tenants pay. Only 6.3% of units changed tenants in the year to the survey. Vacancy rate: 1.9%. Average rents in this zone rose 4.1% 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 Old Mill Trail · 163 m
Stops within 500 m: 4
Bus routes: 66, 149
Subway within 500 m: Line 2
24-hour night routes: 300
Nearest subway: Old Mill Station · 206 m
Nearest intersection: Bloor St W & Old Mill Trl · 160 m · 17,525 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: 18.7%
Renters paying 30%+ of income: 48.8%
Renters in subsidized housing: 0%
Median household income: $184,000
Average household: 2.6 people
Median age: 48
Homes in 5+ storey buildings: 19.2%
Moved in the past year: 8.3%
Residents: 10,329

2021 census · Kingsway South

Area safety

Whole neighbourhood — not this building

2026 so far (to June): 16 assaults, 15 break-and-enters, 12 auto thefts and 1 robbery — about the same as the same months of 2025

Full year 2025: 53 assaults, 28 break-and-enters, 13 auto thefts and 3 robberies — break-and-enter runs above the typical Toronto neighbourhood; robbery, auto theft and assault below.

311 noise complaints in postal area M8X: 22 in 2026 so far (53 in all of 2025).

Police-reported · whole neighbourhood, not this building

What's nearby

Distances from this building

Parks: Kingsway Gate Parkette 219 m · Home Smith Park 292 m · Old Mill Parkette 378 m
Community centres: Swansea Community Recreation Centre 1.8 km · Lambton Arena 1.8 km
Libraries: Brentwood 1.4 km · Swansea Memorial 1.6 km

City of Toronto open data · straight-line distances

Schools nearby

Distances from this building

Elementary: Sunnylea Jr School · 1.2 km
Middle: Lambton Kingsway Jr Mdl School · 1.4 km
Secondary (high school): Western Technical Commercial School · 2.0 km
Catholic elementary: St Pius X Catholic Elementary School · 1.0 km
Catholic secondary: St Oscar Romero Catholic Secondary School · 3.6 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 03 (Etobicoke-Lakeshore) — Amber Morley, Councillor_Morley@toronto.ca · 416-397-9273.

Score history

Evaluation	Score
Aug 21, 2024	92
Jul 14, 2026	92

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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