135 Rose Ave
Toronto, Ontario M4X
A 15-storey, 239-unit private rental building built in 1964.
- Property manager
- Medallion Corporation
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
14 bylaw investigations at this address since Jan 2025; 3 notices or orders to comply; 5 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 14
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 239506 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 233291 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 212434 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 129057 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 241666 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Oct 2025· Rescheduled
- Stairway: The location and size of openings present a hazard as they are designed with members or attachments between 140 millimetres and 900 millimetres above the level protected by the guard which facilitate climbing. (open)
- Stairway: Height of the guard for the exit stairs are less than 920 millimetres measured vertically to the top of the guard from a line drawn through the outside edges of the stair nosings. (open)
- Stairwell Landing: Height of the guard for the exit stairs are less than 1,070 millimetres around landings. (open)
- Stairway: Required guard does not prevent the passage of a sphere having a diameter more than 100 millimetres. (open)
- Stairway: Required handrails on stairs or ramps are less than 865mm or more than 965mm high. (open)
Case 25 240716 PRS 00 IV
Show 8 older cases
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 25 240630 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2025· Closed
- Parking Area – South West: Garbage bags containing garbage are not stored in a covered garbage receptacle with a secured lid. (closed)
- Parking Area – South West: The exterior garbage storage area is not maintained in a litter free condition, namely broken sections of metal fencing left on the ground. (closed)
- Parking Area – South West: Garbage and refuse on a property not screened by a visual screen or fence to minimize visual impact to persons at grade on adjacent properties or a public highway, specifically, oversized item storage structure does not effectively screen… (closed)
Case 25 190068 PRS 00 IV
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 187316 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 128748 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 107998 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawNotice to comply · Jan 2025· Closed
- Exterior: The yards and /or other part of property is not being kept clean and free from accumulation of junk, rubbish, brush, refuse, litter, garbage and/or other debris.Namely, the exterior of the property and the garbage compactor room have accum… (open)
Case 25 104993 PRS 00 IV
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 104182 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 102382 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
6 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Balcony repair 2
- Alterations 2
- Plumbing and drains 1
- Fire and life safety 1
- May 2016
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
install backflow prevention device
Permit 16 156332 PSA · est. $5,035
- Apr 2008
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Proposal to repair 84 balcanies and replace 710 lin m of guards
Permit 08 144030 BLD
- Oct 2006
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Proposal to repair balconies and replace rails.
Permit 06 185113 BLD
- Jun 1999
Alterations · Unknown · Closed
MAKE INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO 1ST FLOOR FOR ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNIT JNB J.CHU FAM
Permit 99 017882 BLD · est. $5,000
- Sep 1995
Fire and life safety · Unknown · Permit Issued
RETROFIT FIRE ALARM SYSTEM UNDER PART 9 OF THE FIRE CODE. /LM
Permit 95 021257 FSU · est. $64,000
- Sep 1992
Alterations · Unknown · Closed
MAKE INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO GROUND FLOOR SEE C OF A DEC HOLD FOR FINAL SS
Permit 92 021963 BLD · est. $10,000
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
74/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit91
68.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Sherbourne (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 410 m.
- Parks & trees62
19 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 140 m. 237 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling92
Within 1 km: 4.85 km of protected lanes, 7.4 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.75 km of shared routes. 8 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby93
10 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Rose Avenue Jr Public School, 100 m), plus 7 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities53
Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 11 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
Shown for context. None of this is part of the living score.
Safety
North St.James Town
- AssaultAmong the highest
Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- RobberyHigher than most
Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the lowest
Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (26% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Higher than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Bicycle theftHigher than most
Higher than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.7× the city median).
- ShootingsLower than most
Lower than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (59% of the city median).
- HomicideLower than most
Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (66% 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
Don Valley Parkway, 930 m away
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
- Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 560 m
- Sites within 1 km
- 1
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 (d1.0) (x523)- 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
- 3
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
77 Howard St · 100 m away
Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2025-08-25
Zoning By-law Amednement for a 41-storey infill mixed-use building while maintaining the existing 24-storey rental apartment building on site. The proposed new building will comprised of 460 residential units and 420 square metres of non-re
City record240 Wellesley St E · 280 m away
Subdivision · Under Review · submitted 2024-09-30
Draft Plan of Subdivision to establish two development blocks with pedestrian and vehicular connections into and through the subject site. A new public park and publicly-accessible open spaces, framed by the addition of new buildings to be
City record240 Wellesley St E · 280 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-04-27
Site Plan Approval application to permit three new buildings on the lands, comprising a 47-storey mixed-use building with 5,770 square metres of non-residential uses in the lower floors and 620 dwelling units, a 21-storey building with 300
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.
| Bedrooms | North St. James Town | Toronto (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,448 | $1,606 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,739 | $2,042 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,164 | $2,776 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,580* | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,844 | $2,163 | $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; * marks an estimate CMHC rates poor. 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.
74 / 100City inspection score, October 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 15
- Units
- 239
- Built
- 1964
- Elevators
- 3
- Managed by
- Medallion Corporation
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Ground level, 24/7
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Paid
- Bike parking
- 10 outdoor
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 13
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