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Building Review

123 La Rose Ave

Toronto, Ontario M9P

A 15-storey, 259-unit social housing building built in 1982.

Living score
40/100
Built
1982
Units
259
Storeys
15
City inspection
98/100

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Issues & maintenance

Leaks, outages, repairs: dated reports from residents. None filed yet.

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City bylaw and health cases

1 bylaw investigation at this address since Dec 2025.

A case starts with a complaint or an officer’s visit, so it is not a finding against the building. In a condo, a complaint about one unit is filed under the building’s address.

  • Repairs and upkeep 1
  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 269111 PRS 00 IR

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Bylaw investigation activity (open cases, and those closed in the last two years) and residential health hazards.

City building permits

12 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.

  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 3
  • Plumbing and drains 3
  • Parking garage repair 2
  • Alterations 2
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Aug 2022

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Other(MS) · Inspection

    Proposal to upgrade the diesel fuel system for the existing emergency generator in an existing apartment building.

    Permit 22 194366 MSA

  • Feb 2018

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Permit Issued

    Replacement of existing fire alarm panel.

    Permit 18 116841 FSU · est. $25,000

  • Apr 2017

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Repairs to localized podium deck leading to underground parking garage

    Permit 17 139645 BLD

  • Oct 2015

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection

    Plumbing - Permit for interior alterations to ground floor mechanical room.

    Permit 15 235115 PLB

  • Oct 2015

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection

    HVAC - Permit for interior alterations to ground floor mechanical room.

    Permit 15 235115 HVA

  • Oct 2015

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection

    Permit for interior alterations to ground floor mechanical room.

    Permit 15 235115 BLD · est. $38,000

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  • Jan 2012

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Permit Issued

    Repair to balcony slab and balcony guardrail installation.

    Permit 12 109269 BLD · est. $1,200,000

  • Mar 2010

    Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Inspection

    To install one backflow prevention device.

    Permit 10 140581 PSA · est. $6,000

  • Jun 2005

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Parking garage partial membrane replacement. removal of outside planters on garage deck, waterproof planter areas, reinstall planter curbs overburden.

    Permit 05 152898 BLD · est. $60,000

  • Jan 2005

    Plumbing and drains · Other(PS) · Inspection

    Replace existing domestic water lines (copper) in a 17-storey residential apartment building.

    Permit 05 102179 PSA

  • Jun 1998

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed - Dormant

    INT. ALTS. TO SENIOR'S APARTMENT BLDG.

    Permit 98 083797 HVA

  • Jun 1998

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed - Dormant

    INT. ALTS. TO SENIOR'S APARTMENT BLDG.

    Permit 98 083797 BLD

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From City of Toronto open data

Neighbourhood

Living score

40/ 100

Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.

  • Transit18

    15.6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Mount Dennis (5 Eglinton Line), 2.8 km.

  • Parks & trees70

    20.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 220 m. 400 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling52

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 5.25 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.2 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby37

    4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Demetrius Catholic Elementary School, 50 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities2

    Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 0 community centres, 4 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety95

    0 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.

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Safety

Humber Heights-Westmount

  • AssaultLower than most

    Lower than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (70% of the city median).

  • Break and enterLower than most

    Lower than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (67% of the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Higher than 55 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Lower than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesLower than most

    Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (65% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Lower than most

    Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (60% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (23% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the highest

    Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.4× the city median).

How often police recorded each crime for every resident of the whole neighbourhood, averaged over 2023–2025. Places many people visit but few live in, like downtown, rank high for that reason alone, so this is not part of the living score.

Air

Traffic pollutionLow

No expressway within 2 km

Industrial releases within 1 kmLow

None reported

Bands: traffic is high within 150 m of an expressway and moderate within 500 m; industrial is moderate under a tonne a year and high above. The industrial bands are ours, for orientation only: ChemTRAC totals mix substances of very different toxicity. Releases are self-reported to the City’s ChemTRAC program. For today’s readings see Air Quality Ontario.

Supervised consumption services

Nearest site
Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 10.1 km
Sites within 1 km
0

Sites currently offering services, from Health Canada, updated 2026-09-15. Sites open and close; check the list for current status.

Zoning

Residential Apartment

Category
Apartment
Zone label
RA (x49)
Height limit
Set by the zone

Zoning By-law 569-2013, from City of Toronto open data. Exceptions (“x” numbers) and site-specific amendments can change what is allowed; check the City’s zoning map before relying on it.

Nearby change

Open planning applications within 300 m
0
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0

Rezonings, site plans and subdivisions submitted in the last five years and still open.

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Data as of 2026-10-03. Transit from TTC weekday schedules; parks, trees, cycling, schools, libraries, community centres, child care, collisions, crime, expressways, ChemTRAC releases, planning applications and short-term rental registrations from open.toronto.ca; Bike Share stations from Bike Share Toronto; supervised consumption sites from Health Canada.

From CMHC and the City of Toronto

Rent

Average rents nearby

Monthly rent in purpose-built rental apartments, October 2025.

Average monthly rent by bedroom type
BedroomsHumber Heights-WestmountEtobicoke (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio-$1,693$1,491
1 bed-$1,874$1,761
2 beds$2,118$2,200$2,045
3+ beds-$2,529$2,294
All units$2,140$2,162$1,917

Averages over every unit, including long tenancies under rent control, so they run below what a new lease costs today. Condominium units rented out by their owners are not included. “-” means too few units were surveyed to publish. Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey, under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

Rent reductions after property-tax cuts

When a rental property’s tax falls by more than 2.49%, Ontario law cuts its rents by a matching share, and the City writes to the tenants.

The City’s lists for 2014–2025 have no rent-reduction notices for this address.

Source: City of Toronto, Tenant Notification for Rent Reduction, 2014–2025.

Building facts

From the City of Toronto’s RentSafeTO registry, as reported by the landlord (registered 2017). Not resident reviews.

98 / 100City inspection score, December 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Social housing
Storeys
15
Units
259
Built
1982
Elevators
2
Heating
Electric
Air conditioning
Individual units
Laundry
2nd floor, 8AM - 10PM
Pets
Allowed - 1 pet under 20 pounds
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Amenities
Indoor recreation room, indoor exercise room
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
Yes
Ward
2

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.

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