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Building Review

146 Dowling Ave

Toronto, Ontario M6K

A 7-storey, 68-unit private rental building built in 1973.

Living score
48/100
Built
1973
Units
68
Storeys
7
City inspection
83/100

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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

28 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 27
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 241322 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 197407 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2026· Closed

    • Stairway: A window in a stairway that extends to less than 1,070 millimetres above the landing is protected by a guard that is less than 1,070 millimetres high measured to the top of the guard from the surface of the landing. (closed)

    Case 26 194267 PRS 00 IV

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 194259 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171710 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171709 000 00 IR

Show 22 older cases
  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 164365 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 161012 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 157956 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 157036 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 103757 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 102993 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 238108 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 227620 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 227613 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 191283 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 162095 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 143880 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 143820 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 143809 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 125484 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 249320 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 231485 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 223383 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 223346 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 223296 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 223294 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 223293 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

1 permit 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 1
  • Apr 2009

    Plumbing and drains · Other(PS) · Closed

    Installation of backflow prevention device on Domestic Water.

    Permit 09 127144 PSA

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

48/ 100

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

  • Transit48

    39 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Dundas West (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 2.4 km.

  • Parks & trees46

    12 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 300 m. 476 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling65

    Within 1 km: 0.4 km of protected lanes, 4.4 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.7 km of shared routes. 9 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby37

    4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public School, 350 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities74

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 3 community centres, 6 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety8

    10 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

South Parkdale

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 88 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Higher than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

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

  • Auto theftLower than most

    Lower than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (56% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesLower than most

    Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (77% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

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

  • Bicycle theftHigher than most

    Higher than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.2× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (86% of the city median).

  • HomicideAmong the lowest

    Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (57% 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 pollutionModerate

Gardiner Expressway, 230 m away

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
Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 3.6 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 (d1.0) (x812)
Height limit
11 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
  • 138 Dowling Ave · 40 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2026-03-10

    Proposal to construct a 14 storey residential purpose-built rental building.

    City record
  • 1501 Queen St W · 260 m away

    Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2026-02-17

    Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to develop a 10 and 7 storey mixed use building with 141 affordable rental units, including 54 rental replacement units, and institutional uses. The development includes 8,341 square metres of gross

    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
BedroomsSouth Parkdale/King WestToronto (West) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,436$1,410$1,491
1 bed$1,826$1,798$1,761
2 beds$2,436$2,252$2,045
3+ beds$3,747$3,238$2,294
All units$1,931$1,945$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.

83 / 100City inspection score, June 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
7
Units
68
Built
1973
Elevators
1
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
1st floor, 24/7
Pets
Not allowed
Parking
Underground garage, surface parking
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
4

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

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