Data Dictionary

Column Type Label Description
AIR_CONDITIONING_TYPE text

Does the building have an Air Conditioner? If so, it is central or in individual units?

AMENITIES_AVAILABLE text

Are there amenities available in the building? If so, what is available? Note: Amenities include outdoor or indoor pool(s), indoor rec. room, child play area and etc.

ANNUAL_FIRE_ALARM_TEST_RECORDS text

This field states whether there is a record of the annual fire alarm and voice communication systems

ANNUAL_FIRE_PUMP_FLOW_TEST_RECORDS text

This tells if an annual fire pump test was recorded

APPROVED_FIRE_SAFETY_PLAN text

This field states whether there is a Toronto Fire Services approved Fire Safety Plan

BALCONIES text

Does the building have balconies?

BARRIER_FREE_ACCESSIBILTY_ENTR text

Does the building have a barrier free accessibility entrance?

BIKE_PARKING text

Is there a dedicated bike parking area? If so, how many indoor parking spots are available and how many outdoor parking spots are available?

CONFIRMED_STOREYS numeric

This is the number of storeys in a building

CONFIRMED_UNITS numeric

This is the number of units in a building

DATE_OF_LAST_INSPECTION_BY_TSSA text

This is the date of the last TSSA inspection for the elevators

DESCRIPTION_OF_CHILD_PLAY_AREA text

This is a description of the child play area, if this amenity is available in the building

DESCRIPTION_OF_INDOOR_EXERCISE_ROOM text

This is the description of the indoor recreational facilities, if this amenity is available in the building

DESCRIPTION_OF_OUTDOOR_REC_FACILITIES text

This is the description of the outdoor recreational facilities, if this amenity is available in the building

ELEVATOR_PARTS_REPLACED text

This field states the parts of the elevators that have been replaced

ELEVATOR_STATUS text

This field states whether the elevator is original or replaced

EMERG_POWER_SUPPLY_TEST_RECORDS text

This is field states whether there are building emergency power supply test records available

EXTERIOR_FIRE_ESCAPE text

Is there an exterior fire escape in the building?

FACILITIES_AVAILABLE text

This field details whether there are recycling and/or organic collection in the building and which facilities are available.

FIRE_ALARM text

Are there fire alarms in the building?

GARBAGE_CHUTES text

Are there garbage chutes in the building?

GREEN_BIN_LOCATION text

This is the location of green bins

HEATING_EQUIPMENT_STATUS text

This field states whether the heating equipment is original or replaced

HEATING_EQUIPMENT_YEAR_INSTALLED text

This is the year heating equipment was installed

HEATING_TYPE text

How is the building heated?

INDOOR_GARBAGE_STORAGE_AREA text

This tells the number of indoor garbage storage areas

INTERCOM text

Does the building have an intercom system?

IS_THERE_A_COOLING_ROOM text

Is there a cooling room in the building?

IS_THERE_EMERGENCY_POWER text

Is there emergency power available?

LAUNDRY_ROOM text

Is there a laundry room in the building?

LAUNDRY_ROOM_HOURS_OF_OPERATION text

This is the hours that the laundry rooms are open

LAUNDRY_ROOM_LOCATION text

This is the location of the laundry rooms

LOCKER_OR_STORAGE_ROOM text

Is there a locker and/or storage room in the building?

NO_BARRIER_FREE_ACCESSBLE_UNITS text

How many units are there in the building that are barrier free accessible units?

NO_OF_ACCESSIBLE_PARKING_SPACES text

How many accessible parking spots are available?

NO_OF_ELEVATORS text

How many elevators are there in the building?

NO_OF_LAUNDRY_ROOM_MACHINES text

This is the number of machines in the laundry room

NON_SMOKING_BUILDING text

Is the building a non-smoking building?

OUTDOOR_GARBAGE_STORAGE_AREA text

This tells the number of outdoor garbage storage areas

PARKING_TYPE text

Does the building have tenant parking? If so, what type of parking is available?

PCODE text

This provides the first 3 digits of the building address postal codes

PET_RESTRICTIONS text

This field contains information about if there any pet restrictions in the building

PETS_ALLOWED text

Are pets allowed in the building?

PROP_MANAGEMENT_COMPANY_NAME text

What is the name of the company who manages this property?

PROPERTY_TYPE text

This field informs users of whether a building is owned privately, through TCHC or social housing

RECYCLING_BINS_LOCATION text

This is the location of recycling bins

RSN numeric

This is the ID number for the building. It can be used to identify unique buildings and to match with future apartment building datasets

SEPARATE_GAS_METERS_EACH_UNIT text

Are the units separately metered for gas?

SEPARATE_HYDRO_METER_EACH_UNIT text

Are the units separately metered for hydro?

SEPARATE_WATER_METERS_EA_UNIT text

Are the units separately metered for water?

SITE_ADDRESS text

This is the location of the building

SPRINKLER_SYSTEM text

Is there a sprinkler system in the building?

SPRINKLER_SYSTEM_TEST_RECORD text

This field states whether there is a record of the annual sprinkler system

SPRINKLER_SYSTEM_YEAR_INSTALLED text

This tells the year the sprinkler system was installed

TSSA_TEST_RECORDS text

This field indicates whether the TSSA test records are available

VISITOR_PARKING text

Is there visitor parking available? If so, is the paid or unpaid parking? Note: both refers to both paid and unpaid parking

WARD text

This is the ward that the building is located in.

WINDOW_TYPE text

What type of windows are there in the building (i.e. single or double paned glass or thermal windows)

YEAR_BUILT text

When was the building built?

YEAR_OF_REPLACEMENT text

This is the year that the elevator was replaced

YEAR_REGISTERED text

This is the year the building was registered in the ABS program

NO_OF_STOREYS int4

This is the number of storeys in a building

IS_THERE_EMERGENCY_POWER? text

Is there emergency power available?

NON-SMOKING_BUILDING text

Is the building a non-smoking building?

NO_OF_UNITS int4

This is the number of units in a building

NO_OF_ACCESSIBLEPARKING_SPACES int4

How many accessible parking spots are available?

FACILITIES_AVAILABLE? text

This field details whether there are recycling and/or organic collection in the building and which facilities are available.

IS_THERE_A_COOLING_ROOM? text

Is there a cooling room in the building?

NO_BARRIERFREE_ACCESSBLE_UNITS int4

How many units are there in the building that are barrier free accessible units?

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