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Building Review

130 Gowan Ave

Toronto, Ontario M4K

A 12-storey, 160-unit private rental building built in 1968.

Living score
48/100
Built
1968
Units
160
Storeys
12
City inspection
92/100
Property manager
Greenwin Corp.

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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

28 bylaw investigations at this address since Dec 2024; 1 still open.

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 24
  • Not enough heat 3
  • Garbage 1
  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 224713 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 217476 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 216370 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 175709 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 170966 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 170965 000 00 IR

Show 22 older cases
  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 174601 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 162335 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 147253 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 142089 WST 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 126222 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 266068 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 266063 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 265503 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 245586 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 245056 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 220025 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 208606 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 205426 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 171457 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 167540 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 166696 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 123630 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 252836 HEA 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 252773 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 252383 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 249363 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 248435 HEA 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

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

  • Fire and life safety 4
  • Parking garage repair 2
  • Plumbing and drains 2
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Alterations 1
  • Sep 2026

    Fire and life safety · Emergency Lighting · Not Started

    Like-for-like replacement of the existing emergency lighting inverter system.

    Permit 26 242772 FSU · est. $30,000

  • Sep 2023

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Proposal for repairs to the underground parking garage of an existing apartment building.See also 23 180922 WNP.

    Permit 23 205318 BLD

  • Jun 2021

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Cancelled

    Exterior landscaping alterations, local concrete repairs and waterproofing of parking garage

    Permit 21 173819 BLD

  • May 2021

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Install new fire alarm control panel to replace old panels.

    Permit 21 160827 FSU

  • Mar 2021

    Fire and life safety · Other(FS) · Closed

    Proposal to relocate the existing standpipe and sprinkler fire department connections per the approved alternative solution.

    Permit 21 126303 FSU · est. $30,000

  • Aug 2019

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Proposal for local concrete balcony repairs and balcony guard replacement.

    Permit 19 206654 BLD

Show 5 older permits
  • Jan 2015

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

    Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to the ground floor to add 3 new suites (2-2 bedrooms 1-1 bedroom) in existing 12 storey apartment building (total 158 + 3 = 161 dwelling units).

    Permit 15 106343 PLB

  • Jan 2015

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

    HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to the ground floor to add 3 new suites (2-2 bedrooms 1-1 bedroom) in existing 12 storey apartment building (total 158 + 3 = 161 dwelling units).

    Permit 15 106343 HVA

  • Jan 2015

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposal for interior alterations to the ground floor to add 3 new suites (2-2 bedrooms 1-1 bedroom) in existing 12 storey apartment building (total 158 + 3 = 161 dwelling units).

    Permit 15 106343 BLD · est. $100,000

  • Jan 2010

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

    Proposal to install 1 backflow prevention device in an existing apartment building.

    Permit 10 109600 PSA · est. $8,000

  • Oct 2002

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    INSTALL 1 MAGNETIC DOOR LOCK

    Permit 02 185319 FSU · est. $2,500

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Cleared permits and active permits. Contractors are named only on permits filed since 2017.

From City of Toronto open data

Neighbourhood

Living score

48/ 100

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

  • Transit59

    50.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 7 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Pape (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.0 km.

  • Parks & trees23

    8.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 360 m. 363 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling65

    Within 1 km: 1.15 km of protected lanes, 4.35 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.2 km of shared routes. 3 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    5 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Chester Elementary School , 170 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities53

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 10 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety31

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

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Also worth knowing

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Safety

Broadview North

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Higher than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (77% of the city median).

  • RobberyAmong the lowest

    Lower than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (27% of the city median).

  • Auto theftLower than most

    Lower than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (57% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesLower than most

    Lower than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (78% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Lower than most

    Lower than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (68% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).

  • ShootingsHigher than most

    Higher than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.2× the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Higher than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× 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

Don Valley Parkway, 760 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmModerate

467 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Bestway Donlands Cleaners

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
Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 3.1 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 Commercial

Category
Apartment
Zone label
RAC (d2.0)
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
1
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 1030 Pape Ave · 130 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2024-10-22

    Site Plan Approval for the Cosburn Station as part of the Ontario Line Subway

    City record

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
BedroomsBroadview NorthEast York zoneToronto region
Studio$1,463$1,339$1,491
1 bed$1,597$1,578$1,761
2 beds$1,922$1,820$2,045
3+ beds$2,258$2,178$2,294
All units$1,687$1,715$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.

92 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
12
Units
160
Built
1968
Elevators
2
Managed by
Greenwin Inc
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
Individual units
Laundry
Ground floor, 24 HOURS/7 DAYS
Pets
Allowed - no restrictions
Parking
Underground garage, ground level garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking, parking deck
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
15 indoor
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
14

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

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