Apartment Building Registration Data
Dataset description:
The Apartment Building Standard (ABS) program is based on a new bylaw Chapter 354, which defines formal criteria to identify all rental apartment buildings in the city with 3 or more...
Source: Apartment Building Registration
Data Dictionary
| Column | Type | Label | Description |
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| AIR_CONDITIONING_TYPE | text | Does the building have an Air Conditioner? If so, it is central or in individual units? |
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| 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. |
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| ANNUAL_FIRE_ALARM_TEST_RECORDS | text | This field states whether there is a record of the annual fire alarm and voice communication systems |
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| ANNUAL_FIRE_PUMP_FLOW_TEST_RECORDS | text | This tells if an annual fire pump test was recorded |
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| APPROVED_FIRE_SAFETY_PLAN | text | This field states whether there is a Toronto Fire Services approved Fire Safety Plan |
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| BALCONIES | text | Does the building have balconies? |
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| BARRIER_FREE_ACCESSIBILTY_ENTR | text | Does the building have a barrier free accessibility entrance? |
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| 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? |
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| CONFIRMED_STOREYS | numeric | This is the number of storeys in a building |
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| CONFIRMED_UNITS | numeric | This is the number of units in a building |
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| DATE_OF_LAST_INSPECTION_BY_TSSA | text | This is the date of the last TSSA inspection for the elevators |
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| DESCRIPTION_OF_CHILD_PLAY_AREA | text | This is a description of the child play area, if this amenity is available in the building |
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| DESCRIPTION_OF_INDOOR_EXERCISE_ROOM | text | This is the description of the indoor recreational facilities, if this amenity is available in the building |
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| DESCRIPTION_OF_OUTDOOR_REC_FACILITIES | text | This is the description of the outdoor recreational facilities, if this amenity is available in the building |
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| ELEVATOR_PARTS_REPLACED | text | This field states the parts of the elevators that have been replaced |
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| ELEVATOR_STATUS | text | This field states whether the elevator is original or replaced |
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| EMERG_POWER_SUPPLY_TEST_RECORDS | text | This is field states whether there are building emergency power supply test records available |
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| EXTERIOR_FIRE_ESCAPE | text | Is there an exterior fire escape in the building? |
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| FACILITIES_AVAILABLE | text | This field details whether there are recycling and/or organic collection in the building and which facilities are available. |
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| FIRE_ALARM | text | Are there fire alarms in the building? |
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| GARBAGE_CHUTES | text | Are there garbage chutes in the building? |
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| GREEN_BIN_LOCATION | text | This is the location of green bins |
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| HEATING_EQUIPMENT_STATUS | text | This field states whether the heating equipment is original or replaced |
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| HEATING_EQUIPMENT_YEAR_INSTALLED | text | This is the year heating equipment was installed |
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| HEATING_TYPE | text | How is the building heated? |
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| INDOOR_GARBAGE_STORAGE_AREA | text | This tells the number of indoor garbage storage areas |
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| INTERCOM | text | Does the building have an intercom system? |
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| IS_THERE_A_COOLING_ROOM | text | Is there a cooling room in the building? |
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| IS_THERE_EMERGENCY_POWER | text | Is there emergency power available? |
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| LAUNDRY_ROOM | text | Is there a laundry room in the building? |
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| LAUNDRY_ROOM_HOURS_OF_OPERATION | text | This is the hours that the laundry rooms are open |
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| LAUNDRY_ROOM_LOCATION | text | This is the location of the laundry rooms |
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| LOCKER_OR_STORAGE_ROOM | text | Is there a locker and/or storage room in the building? |
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| NO_BARRIER_FREE_ACCESSBLE_UNITS | text | How many units are there in the building that are barrier free accessible units? |
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| NO_OF_ACCESSIBLE_PARKING_SPACES | text | How many accessible parking spots are available? |
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| NO_OF_ELEVATORS | text | How many elevators are there in the building? |
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| NO_OF_LAUNDRY_ROOM_MACHINES | text | This is the number of machines in the laundry room |
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| NON_SMOKING_BUILDING | text | Is the building a non-smoking building? |
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| OUTDOOR_GARBAGE_STORAGE_AREA | text | This tells the number of outdoor garbage storage areas |
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| PARKING_TYPE | text | Does the building have tenant parking? If so, what type of parking is available? |
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| PCODE | text | This provides the first 3 digits of the building address postal codes |
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| PET_RESTRICTIONS | text | This field contains information about if there any pet restrictions in the building |
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| PETS_ALLOWED | text | Are pets allowed in the building? |
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| PROP_MANAGEMENT_COMPANY_NAME | text | What is the name of the company who manages this property? |
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| PROPERTY_TYPE | text | This field informs users of whether a building is owned privately, through TCHC or social housing |
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| RECYCLING_BINS_LOCATION | text | This is the location of recycling bins |
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| 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 |
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| SEPARATE_GAS_METERS_EACH_UNIT | text | Are the units separately metered for gas? |
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| SEPARATE_HYDRO_METER_EACH_UNIT | text | Are the units separately metered for hydro? |
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| SEPARATE_WATER_METERS_EA_UNIT | text | Are the units separately metered for water? |
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| SITE_ADDRESS | text | This is the location of the building |
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| SPRINKLER_SYSTEM | text | Is there a sprinkler system in the building? |
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| SPRINKLER_SYSTEM_TEST_RECORD | text | This field states whether there is a record of the annual sprinkler system |
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| SPRINKLER_SYSTEM_YEAR_INSTALLED | text | This tells the year the sprinkler system was installed |
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| TSSA_TEST_RECORDS | text | This field indicates whether the TSSA test records are available |
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| 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 |
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| WARD | text | This is the ward that the building is located in. |
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| WINDOW_TYPE | text | What type of windows are there in the building (i.e. single or double paned glass or thermal windows) |
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| YEAR_BUILT | text | When was the building built? |
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| YEAR_OF_REPLACEMENT | text | This is the year that the elevator was replaced |
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| YEAR_REGISTERED | text | This is the year the building was registered in the ABS program |
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| NO_OF_STOREYS | int4 | This is the number of storeys in a building |
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| IS_THERE_EMERGENCY_POWER? | text | Is there emergency power available? |
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| NON-SMOKING_BUILDING | text | Is the building a non-smoking building? |
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| NO_OF_UNITS | int4 | This is the number of units in a building |
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| NO_OF_ACCESSIBLEPARKING_SPACES | int4 | How many accessible parking spots are available? |
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| FACILITIES_AVAILABLE? | text | This field details whether there are recycling and/or organic collection in the building and which facilities are available. |
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| IS_THERE_A_COOLING_ROOM? | text | Is there a cooling room in the building? |
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| NO_BARRIERFREE_ACCESSBLE_UNITS | int4 | How many units are there in the building that are barrier free accessible units? |
Additional Information
| Field | Value |
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| Data last updated | October 5, 2025 |
| Metadata last updated | October 5, 2025 |
| Created | October 7, 2019 |
| Format | CSV |
| License | open-government-licence-toronto |
| Datastore active | True |
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| Datastore cache last update | 3 weeks ago |
| Extract job | N1_BuildingABS |
| Has views | True |
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| Is datastore cache file | False |
| Is preview | True |
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| Position | 0 |
| Revision id | 20767c30-4854-4092-8080-d107a950295f |
| State | active |
| Url type | datastore |
| Extract Job | N1_BuildingABS |
| Is Datastore Cache File? | False |
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