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Building Review

130 Old Forest Hill Rd

Toronto, Ontario M5P

A 6-storey, 42-unit private rental building built in 1967.

Living score
58/100
Built
1967
Units
42
Storeys
6
City inspection
97/100

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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

11 bylaw investigations at this address since Nov 2024; 1 notice or order to comply; 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 8
  • Garbage 1
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Snow and ice 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 245334 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 240075 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172414 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172413 000 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Snow and iceBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 110297 SNI 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 208211 PRS 00 IR

Show 5 older cases
  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 176488 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115883 WST 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 248704 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Dec 2024· Closed

    • Dwelling Unit – Bedroom: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)
    • Dwelling Unit – Throughout Dwelling Unit: Repair(s) does not reasonably match existing wall(s) (closed)

    Case 24 252728 PRS 00 IV

  • Nov 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 235938 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

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

  • Alterations 6
  • Plumbing and drains 3
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 3
  • Fire and life safety 2
  • Dec 2019

    Alterations · Addition(s) · Revision Issued

    REV01: changes as per drawings

    Permit 18 158491 BLD

  • Aug 2018

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

    Proposal to install a 2 inch backflow prevention device.

    Permit 18 204521 PSA · est. $2,000

  • May 2018

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

    Plumbing - Proposal for a 7th floor addition to create a penthouse to existing apartment building

    Permit 18 158491 PLB

  • May 2018

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

    HVAC - Proposal for a 7th floor addition to create a penthouse to existing apartment building

    Permit 18 158491 HVA

  • May 2018

    Alterations · Addition(s) · Inspection

    Proposal for a 7th floor addition to create a penthouse to existing apartment building

    Permit 18 158491 BLD · est. $150,000

  • Dec 2017

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Cancelled

    Construct a garbage enclosure

    Permit 17 278156 BLD · est. $20,000

Show 8 older permits
  • Dec 2017

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

    Revision 1. Revised the mechanical drawings according to the revision in building permit.

    Permit 16 127435 HVA

  • Apr 2017

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Revision Issued

    Rev 02 - change to roof framing and wall framing details, clarification of construction to the addition at the rearRev01- Proposal to construct an addition to the penthouse dwelling unit. Proposal includes demolition of existing wall on gr…

    Permit 16 127435 BLD

  • Nov 2016

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Permit Issued

    Extend fire alarm system for renovations to the Penthouse suite. Relocate fire hose cabinet to opposite side of the hall.

    Permit 16 257613 FSU

  • Jun 2016

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Revision Issued

    Rev01- Proposal to construct an addition to the penthouse dwelling unit. Proposal includes demolition of existing wall on grid-line B/ 1&4, and extend the area of the master bedroom and build a new wall on gridline A/ 1&4, add a roof above…

    Permit 16 127435 BLD

  • Mar 2016

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

    Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to the penthouse unit in existing apartment building.

    Permit 16 127435 PLB

  • Mar 2016

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

    HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to the penthouse unit in existing apartment building.

    Permit 16 127435 HVA

  • Mar 2016

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection

    Proposal for interior alterations to the penthouse unit in existing apartment building.

    Permit 16 127435 BLD · est. $75,000

  • Apr 1999

    Fire and life safety · Unknown · Closed

    ALTER EXISTING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. ALSO INSTALL 3 ELECTRO- MAGNETIC LOCKING DEVICES IN BASEMENT. (CONV. ADDRESS 777 EGLINTON AV W.) /LM

    Permit 99 014986 FSU · est. $12,000

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

58/ 100

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

  • Transit76

    33.9 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Forest Hill (5 Eglinton Line), 190 m.

  • Parks & trees32

    8.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 360 m. 547 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling49

    Within 1 km: 0.65 km of protected lanes, 2.35 km of bike lanes and trails, 5.45 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby85

    5 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, 270 m), plus 3 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities40

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 8 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety51

    3 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

Forest Hill South

  • AssaultAmong the lowest

    Lower than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (44% of the city median).

  • Break and enterAmong the highest

    Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.4× the city median).

  • RobberyLower than most

    Lower than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (58% of the city median).

  • Auto theftHigher than most

    Higher than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAmong the lowest

    Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (63% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (74% of 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

Allen Road, 960 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmModerate

654 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Ashford 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, 5.1 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

Category
General residential
Zone label
R (d2.0) (x543)
Height limit
18 m

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
BedroomsToronto (North) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,570$1,491
1 bed$1,892$1,761
2 beds$2,476$2,045
3+ beds$2,985$2,294
All units$2,057$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.

97 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
6
Units
42
Built
1967
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
Individual units
Laundry
Basement floor, 24 HOURS
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
25 indoor, 10 outdoor
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
12

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

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