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141 Erskine Ave

Toronto, Ontario M4P

A 13-storey, 160-unit private rental building built in 1962.

Living score
60/100
Built
1962
Units
160
Storeys
13
City inspection
91/100
Property manager
Q Residential

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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

12 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 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 9
  • Not enough heat 2
  • Zoning 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 246491 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 227115 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 170754 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 170753 000 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Feb 2026· Closed

    • Dwelling Unit: The dwelling does not have a heating system capable of maintaining a room temperature of twenty-one degrees Celsius(21C).Namely, the heating system is not capable of maintaining a room temperature of 21 degrees Celsius throughout the unit. (closed)

    Case 26 114108 PRS 00 IV

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 110926 PRS 00 IR

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  • Jan 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 110917 HEA 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 110910 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 122482 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 102567 ZON 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 233458 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 232520 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

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

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

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Proposal for concrete repairs to the suspended ground floor slab and soffit of an existing apartment buiilding. See also 22 186151 UNS.

    Permit 22 210181 BLD

  • Feb 2022

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

    Plumbing - Interior alteration to create residential suite inside the existing office, and new indoor (amenity space)room at basement level, and exterior concrete pavement for outdoor amenity space

    Permit 22 109933 PLB

  • Feb 2022

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

    HVAC - Interior alteration to create residential suite inside the existing office, and new indoor (amenity space)room at basement level, and exterior concrete pavement for outdoor amenity space

    Permit 22 109933 HVA

  • Feb 2022

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Permit Issued

    Interior alteration to create residential suite inside the existing office, and new indoor (amenity space) room at basement level, and exterior concrete pavement for outdoor amenity space

    Permit 22 109933 BLD · est. $180,000

  • Nov 2014

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

    To install a premise backflow prevention device.

    Permit 14 256990 PSA · est. $11,100

  • Oct 2005

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Replace balcony guards approximately 592 linear m

    Permit 05 193044 BLD

Show 1 older permit
  • May 2003

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Cancelled

    Install fire sprinkler in garbage chute rooms throughout building.

    Permit 03 137552 FSU · est. $9,000

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

60/ 100

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

  • Transit71

    26 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Mount Pleasant (5 Eglinton Line), 450 m.

  • Parks & trees47

    13.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 100 m. 303 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling46

    Within 1 km: 0.55 km of protected lanes, 2.35 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.75 km of shared routes. 4 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby93

    8 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Northern Secondary School, 300 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 safety31

    4 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.

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Safety

North Toronto

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (87% of the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

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

  • Auto theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (29% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAmong the lowest

    Lower than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (52% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Lower than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (70% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftHigher than most

    Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.3× the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the lowest

    Lower than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (45% 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

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
Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 4.9 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) (x912)
Height limit
38 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
9
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 241 Redpath Ave · 70 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2026-02-03

    Site Plan Amendment Application in response to the additional 5-storeys approved at the North York Committee of Adjustment on June 12, 2025, approving additional height and density among other performance standards.

    City record
  • 250 Roehampton Ave · 280 m away

    Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2025-12-08

    Zoning By-law Amendment for a 59-storey residential building with a height of 190 m (excluding the mechanical penthouse). The proposed redevelopment consists of a total gross floor area (GFA) of 48,233.4 sq. m., which results in a total Flo

    City record
  • 77 Erskine Ave · 230 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-09-19

    Proposal to demolish the existing 4-storey rental apartment and construct a new 35-storey residential building containing 377 residential units, including 36 replacement rental dwelling units. The proposal consists of 23,973.0 sq. m of resi

    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
BedroomsMount Pleasant WestToronto (North) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,593$1,570$1,491
1 bed$1,973$1,892$1,761
2 beds$2,528$2,476$2,045
3+ beds$3,523$2,985$2,294
All units$2,075$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.

91 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
13
Units
160
Built
1962
Elevators
2
Managed by
Q Residential
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 8AM TO 10PM
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking, parking deck
Visitor parking
Free
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
15

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

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