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25 Ordnance St · Toronto

Novus at Garrison Point

City score 100/100 — green category
100 / 100
City of Toronto RentSafeTO rating: Green — satisfactory.

Last evaluated 2025-07-24. Buildings scoring 85–100 are green, 70–84 yellow, 0–69 red — the same thresholds behind the colour-coded signs posted at rental building entrances since June 15, 2026. What the sign colours mean →

Score history: 2025: 100 · 2023: 98

Source: City of Toronto Open Data, RentSafeTO Apartment Building Evaluation.

Our read — from public records & cited coverage
  • BGO purpose-built rental (2020, two towers) in the Ordnance Triangle; scored 99 on its 2022 RentSafeTO evaluation
  • The site sits between two active rail corridors (UP Express runs every 15 minutes ~5am-1am on the northeast side); resident testimony says train noise is not audible inside units but is orientation-dependent - west-facing units face away from both corridors
  • Neighbourhood build-out (Garrison Point condos, SVNTY) was substantially complete by early 2026, retiring the area's main construction-noise complaint; single-access-road congestion via Strachan on event nights remains
  • First occupied after November 2018, so the rent-increase guideline does not apply

Building facts

Year built
2021
Units
333
Storeys
31
Elevators
7
Heating
Forced Air Gas
A/C
Central Air
Pets allowed
YES
Laundry room
NO
Visitor parking
PAID
Non-smoking
YES
Managed by
Bentallgreenoak Residential Services
Ward
Spadina-Fort York

Last TSSA elevator inspection on file with the City: JAN 1, 2021.

Source: City of Toronto Open Data, RentSafeTO Apartment Building Registration (owner-reported).

City evaluation by area

Each common area is scored 1–3 by a City evaluator (3 = no issues observed).

Elevator maintenance
3/3
Common-area pests
3/3
Building cleanliness
3/3
Garbage / compactor room
3/3
Laundry room
3/3
Common-area ventilation
3/3

Short-term rentals

0 active short-term-rental registrations at this address. High counts can mean hotel-style turnover in hallways and elevators.

Source: City of Toronto Open Data, Short Term Rentals Registration (refreshed daily).

Links & coverage

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Pests
Noise
Heat & hot water
Management
Deposit / key money returned
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Known issues worth flagging if you have first-hand knowledge: Kitec plumbing, special assessments, chronic elevator outages, pest treatments, heat/water interruptions, short-term-rental churn.

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