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Building Review

15 Penrose Rd

Toronto, Ontario M4S

A 3-storey, 26-unit private rental building built in 1930.

Living score
54/100
Built
1930
Units
26
Storeys
3
City inspection
87/100

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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

5 bylaw investigations at this address since Jul 2025; 1 notice or order to comply.

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 3
  • Not enough heat 2
  • Feb 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 120597 HEA 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 120470 HEA 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Dec 2025· Closed

    • Stairway Landing(s) – Throughout Building: Guard is less than 1,070 millimetres high. (closed)
    • Stairway – Throughout Building: The stair guard when measured vertically from the stair nosing is less than 900 millimetres high. (closed)
    • Stairway – Throughout Building: Height of handrail on stairs or ramp is less than the minimum 800mm (closed)
    • Stairway – Throughout Building: Handrail not provided on two sides of curved stairs or ramps that are 1,100mm or greater (closed)

    Case 25 264743 PRS 00 IV

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 264177 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 191440 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.

From City of Toronto open data

Neighbourhood

Living score

54/ 100

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

  • Transit60

    11.6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Mount Pleasant (5 Eglinton Line), 630 m.

  • Parks & trees18

    5.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 190 m. 554 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling39

    Within 1 km: 0.75 km of protected lanes, 2.15 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.8 km of shared routes. 3 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby93

    7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Hodgson Middle School, 390 m), plus 11 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities74

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 18 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

South Eglinton-Davisville

  • AssaultLower than most

    Lower than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (64% of the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 65 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (83% of the city median).

  • RobberyAmong the lowest

    Lower than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (38% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (26% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAmong the lowest

    Lower than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (53% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the lowest

    Lower than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (54% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 74 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (64% 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, 3.9 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 (d0.6) (x931)
Height limit
10 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
1
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 551 Mount Pleasant Rd · 110 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2023-02-03

    Proposal to fully renovate and partially reconstruct the existing theatre. The existing historic front (west) facade fronting on Mount Pleasant Road will be retained. Construction plans include a new roof, full/new excavated basement, repla

    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.

2017
1.02% lower rent · tenants notified
2018
0.69% lower rent · tenants notified
2019
0.65% lower rent · tenants notified
2020
0.64% lower rent · tenants notified

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.

87 / 100City inspection score, December 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
3
Units
26
Built
1930
Elevators
0
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 24 HOURS
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Surface parking
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Amenities
Outdoor rec facilities
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
No
Ward
12

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

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