145 Elm Ridge Dr
Toronto, Ontario M6B
A 9-storey, 53-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1985.
- Property manager
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
7 bylaw investigations at this address since Nov 2024.
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 4
- Not enough heat 3
- Feb 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 116141 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 108651 HEA 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 103180 HEA 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 102028 HEA 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 100015 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 104473 PRS 00 IR
Show 1 older case
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 239478 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.
- Alterations 3
- Plumbing and drains 1
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
- Fire and life safety 1
- Balcony repair 1
- Feb 2025
Alterations · Other(BA) · Revision Issued
REVISION 01: PROPOSAL TO CONSTRUCT ROOF OVER EXISTING UNDERGROUND GARAGE RAMP AS PER COA DECISIONTo create a new opening in existing ungerground garage for future connection to future underground of adjoining development at 165 Elm Ridge D…
Permit 23 196055 BLD
- Aug 2023
Alterations · Other(BA) · Inspection
To create a new opening in existing ungerground garage for future connection to future underground of adjoining development at 165 Elm Ridge Drive, In addition to create a new enclosure over existing garage ramp
Permit 23 196055 BLD · est. $500,000
- Dec 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install 1 back flow preventor in existing apartment building.
Permit 09 197493 PSA · est. $5,000
- Oct 2009
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for structural alterations for replacement of emergency generator in existing apartment building.
Permit 09 170908 HVA
- Sep 2009
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Proposal for structural alterations for replacement of emergency generator in existing apartment building.
Permit 09 170908 BLD · est. $50,000
- Jun 2003
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
fire code retrofit -up grade fire alarm system
Permit 03 140149 FSU · est. $80,000
Show 1 older permit
- May 2003
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
to restore balconies and replace all railings.
Permit 03 138329 BLD · est. $100,000
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
62/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit95
79.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 7 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Cedarvale (1 Yonge-University Line), 420 m.
- Parks & trees36
10.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 50 m. 386 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling56
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 4.6 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.75 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby79
5 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: West Preparatory Jr Public School, 430 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities26
Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 1 community centre, 9 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 North
- AssaultLower than most
Lower than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (63% of the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Higher than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- RobberyLower than most
Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (49% of the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Lower than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (76% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesLower than most
Lower than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (77% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Lower than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (72% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Lower than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Higher than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Higher than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about 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
Allen Road, 40 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
- Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 5.9 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) (x545)- Height limit
- 58 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
- 6
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
131 Lyon Crt · 170 m away
Rezoning · Appeal Received · submitted 2021-11-08
Zoning By-law amendment application to allow a 35-storey mixed-use building with 472 residential units, of which 53 are rental replacement units, and comprising of a residential gross floor area of 33,011.70 square metres and a non-resident
City record131 Lyon Crt · 170 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2021-11-08
Site plan approval application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 35-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 397.50 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 33,011.70 square metres.
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 | Forest Hill North | Toronto (North) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,535 | $1,570 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,773 | $1,892 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,048 | $2,476 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,514 | $2,985 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,953 | $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.
90 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Toronto Community Housing
- Storeys
- 9
- Units
- 53
- Built
- 1985
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- TCH
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Main floor, 7:00 AM- 10:00 PM
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
- Visitor parking
- Paid
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 8
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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