Toronto · Ward 11 · PRIVATE

42 Barton Ave

Toronto, Ontario · postal area M6G · Annex

24 units · 4 storeys · built 1929 · managed by TYNDALLWOOD INVESTMENTS LTD

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RentSafeTO score

100
evaluated Jul 28, 2026 · proactive score 100 · 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

no violations in Toronto Fire's high-rise inspection records

Investment (5 yrs)

no permits on file since Aug 2021

Property standards

3
investigations in the last 2 years · none open now

Building facts

Heatinghot water
Laundry roomyes
Parkingsurface parking
Visitor parkingunavailable
Bike parking0 indoor parking spots and 15 outdoor parking spots
Elevators0
Sprinklersyes
Fire alarmyes
Barrier-free entranceno
Pets allowedno
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
Building Exterior3 / 3
Windows3 / 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 · Annex

What rents cost here · Toronto Central zone

Zone-wide market averages — not this building's rents
UnitVacant units rent forSitting tenants pay
bachelor$1,790$1,599
1-bedroom$2,321$2,036
2-bedroom$3,128$2,766
3-bedroom+—$3,556

The gap is what moving costs: a vacant 2-bedroom rents about 13% above what sitting tenants pay. Only 11.8% 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: Bathurst St at Barton Ave · 152 m
Stops within 500 m: 11
Bus routes: 7, 126
Streetcars: 511
Subway within 500 m: Line 2
24-hour night routes: 300, 307
Nearest subway: Bathurst Station · 310 m
Nearest intersection: Markham & Barton · 45 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: 59.1%
Renters paying 30%+ of income: 46.1%
Renters in subsidized housing: 6.8%
Median household income: $85,000
Average household: 1.8 people
Median age: 39.6
Homes in 5+ storey buildings: 54.5%
Moved in the past year: 22.2%
Residents: 38,487
2021 census · Annex

Area safety

Whole neighbourhood — not this building
2026 so far (to June): 210 assaults, 78 break-and-enters, 24 robberies and 23 auto thefts — 21% more than the same months of 2025
Full year 2025: 416 assaults, 149 break-and-enters, 45 auto thefts and 31 robberies — break-and-enter, assault and robbery run above the typical Toronto neighbourhood; auto theft below.
311 noise complaints in postal area M6G: 227 in 2026 so far (237 in all of 2025).
Police-reported · whole neighbourhood, not this building

What's nearby

Distances from this building
Parks: Monsignor Fraser College Park 148 m · Ed And Anne Mirvish Parkette 260 m · St. Alban'S Square 300 m
Community centres: William H. Bolton Arena 371 m · Native Youth Resource Centre 455 m
Libraries: Palmerston 317 m · Spadina Road 765 m
City of Toronto open data · straight-line distances

Schools nearby

Distances from this building
Elementary: Palmerston Avenue Jr Public School · 89 m
Middle: Essex Jr Sr & Hawthorne Two Bilingual · 664 m
Secondary (high school): Central Technical School · 726 m
Catholic elementary: Monsignor Fraser College - Annex Campus · 84 m
Catholic secondary: St Mary Catholic Academy Secondary School · 1.8 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 11 (University-Rosedale) — Dianne Saxe, Councillor_Saxe@toronto.ca · 416-392-4009.

Score history

EvaluationScore
Sep 11, 202494
Jul 28, 2026100

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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