138 Pears Ave
Toronto, Ontario M5R
A 7-storey, 96-unit social housing building built in 1972.
- Property manager
- St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
7 bylaw investigations at this address since Feb 2025; 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 7
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 236757 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 194763 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 190135 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 190131 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Oct 2025· Closed
- Throughout Building: Emergency lighting not provided in principal routes providing access to exit in an open floor area of building.Namely, emergency lighting is not functioning in a good workmanlike manner. (closed)
Case 25 238200 PRS 00 IV
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 229219 PRS 00 IR
Show 1 older case
- Feb 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 119296 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
18 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 7
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 6
- Plumbing and drains 3
- Parking garage repair 1
- Fire and life safety 1
- Aug 2026
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Permit Issued
Garage Emergency Lighting Upgrade
Permit 26 220881 BLD
- Aug 2026
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Permit Issued
HVAC - Parking Garage Repairs.
Permit 26 217251 HVA
- Aug 2026
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Permit Issued
Parking Garage Repairs.
Permit 26 217251 BLD · est. $450,000
- May 2025
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Other(MS) · Inspection
Proposal to Supply and install new VRF's for site.
Permit 25 155584 MSA · est. $1,200,000
- Jun 2013
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Permit Issued
SEE HVAC FOR DRAWINGS - Plumbing - Permit for addition and recladding face of building on north side - increasing size of dwelling units (affordable housing) (277m2).
Permit 12 274772 PLB
- Jun 2013
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Permit for addition and recladding face of building on north side - increasing size of dwelling units (affordable housing) (277m2).
Permit 12 274772 HVA
Show 12 older permits
- Jun 2013
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Revision Issued
Revision to permit for reworking of stairs in vestibule and of the kitchen areas in the units on the north side of the building.
Permit 12 274772 BLD
- Nov 2012
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Inspection
Permit for addition and recladding face of building on north side - increasing size of dwelling units (affordable housing) (277m2).
Permit 12 274772 BLD · est. $250,000
- Aug 2012
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install 1 backflow prevention device in existing apartment building.
Permit 12 236694 PSA · est. $5,000
- Aug 2011
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Permit to install new mechanical room containing emergency generator on roof of existing social housing building.
Permit 11 256560 HVA
- Aug 2011
Alterations · Other(BA) · Inspection
Permit to install new mechanical room containing emergency generator on roof of existing social housing building.
Permit 11 256560 BLD · est. $300,000
- May 2010
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Permit for addition and recladding face of building on south side - increasing size of dwelling units (affordable housing).
Permit 09 117267 HVA
- Mar 2009
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Inspection
Permit for addition and recladding face of building on south side - increasing size of dwelling units (affordable housing).
Permit 09 117267 BLD · est. $500,000
- May 2008
Alterations · Other(BA) · Cancelled
Proposal to construct rear addition to upper ground level of existing seven storey apartment building (affordable housing).
Permit 08 155701 BLD
- Dec 2007
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Proposal to upgrade fire alarm to existing rental housing/hotel building.
Permit 07 286004 FSU
- Jun 2005
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Interior alterations to existing hotel bldg. Ground floor only. SEE NOTICE FROM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OFFICE (FEE EXEMPTION) - Interior Alterations
Permit 05 106779 PLB
- Jun 2005
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Interior alterations to existing hotel bldg. Ground floor only. SEE NOTICE FROM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OFFICE (FEE EXEMPTION) - Interior Alterations
Permit 05 106779 HVA
- Feb 2005
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Interior alterations to existing hotel bldg. Ground floor only. SEE NOTICE FROM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OFFICE (FEE EXEMPTION)
Permit 05 106779 BLD · est. $60,000
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
47/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit59
10.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Dupont (1 Yonge-University Line), 740 m.
- Parks & trees36
10.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 170 m. 441 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling88
Within 1 km: 5.5 km of protected lanes, 5.65 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.55 km of shared routes. 3 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby29
3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Jesse Ketchum Jr & Sr Public School, 560 m), plus 9 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities53
Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 0 community centres, 13 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety10
9 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
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Safety
Annex
- AssaultHigher than most
Higher than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).
- Break and enterAmong the highest
Higher than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).
- RobberyHigher than most
Higher than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).
- Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 76 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (68% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesHigher than most
Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Among the highest
Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.8× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the highest
Higher than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.2× the city median).
- ShootingsAmong the lowest
Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (48% of the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Lower than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (78% 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
No expressway within 2 km
232 kg a year from 2 facilities, mostly Avenue Collision Inc
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, 1.8 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) (x891)- Height limit
- 14 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
- 12
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
126 Avenue Rd · 200 m away
Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2023-03-02
Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit an 11-storey mixed-use building, containing 60 dwelling units (of which 11 are replacement rental units) and 169 square metres of non-residential gross floor area.
City record116 Avenue Rd · 260 m away
Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2022-10-20
The proposal is for a 9-storey (38 metres plus mechanical) mixed-use building with a total of 55 residential dwelling units. The gross floor area is 5,056 square metres, including a retail floor area of 333 square metres proposed at-grade d
City record141 Bedford Rd · 210 m away
Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2021-12-14
Site Plan Approval for a 13-storey mixed-use building with 63 residential units.
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 | University/Annex | Toronto (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,553 | $1,606 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $2,050 | $2,042 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | - | $2,776 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,580* | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,199* | $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.
77 / 100City inspection score, August 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Social housing
- Storeys
- 7
- Units
- 96
- Built
- 1972
- Elevators
- 1
- Managed by
- St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- On the main floor, 24 HOURS A DAY
- Pets
- Allowed - contained in common areas. poop and scoop on main property
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Bike parking
- 20 outdoor
- Balconies
- No
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- Yes
- Ward
- 11
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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