Toronto · Ward 04 · SOCIAL HOUSING

515 Parkside Dr

Toronto, Ontario · postal area M6R · High Park-Swansea

75 units · 6 storeys · built 1990 · managed by LOYOLA ARRUPE CORPORATION

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RentSafeTO score

evaluated Aug 15, 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 · 1 recorded since 2018 · last inspection Jun 7, 2021

Investment (5 yrs)

building permits since Aug 2021

Property standards

investigation in the last 2 years · none open now

Building facts

Heatingelectric

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

Elevators2

Sprinklersyes

Fire alarmyes

Barrier-free entranceyes

Pets allowedyes

Non-smokingyes

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

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 Parkside Dr · 71 m
Stops within 500 m: 9
Bus routes: 41, 80, 89, 189, 203
Subway within 500 m: Line 2
Express (900-series): 941, 989
24-hour night routes: 300, 341
Nearest subway: Keele Station · 145 m
Nearest intersection: Keele & Bloor · 76 m · 32,459 vehicles in the City's latest count · red-light camera

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 M6R: 144 in 2026 so far (175 in all of 2025).

Police-reported · whole neighbourhood, not this building

What's nearby

Distances from this building

Parks: Chelsea Avenue Playground 459 m · Lithuania Park 619 m · Bennett Park 668 m
Community centres: Keele Community Centre 418 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 · 407 m
Middle: Lucy Mccormick Sr School · 1.2 km
Secondary (high school): Humberside Collegiate Institute · 1.1 km
Catholic elementary: St Luigi Catholic Elementary School · 1.2 km
Catholic secondary: Bishop Marrocco Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School · 638 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
Jun 23, 2023	96
Aug 15, 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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