1531 Bathurst St
Toronto, Ontario M5P
A 4-storey, 32-unit private rental building built in 1943.
- Property manager
- Hazelview Properties Services Inc.
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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
14 bylaw investigations at this address since Aug 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 8
- Not enough heat 5
- Long grass and weeds 1
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 232680 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 226713 PRS 00 IR
- May 2026
Long grass and weedsBylaw· Closed
Case 26 163263 LGW 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 145625 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 134096 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 116841 PRS 00 IR
Show 8 older cases
- Dec 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 262449 HEA 00 IR
- Nov 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 252117 HEA 00 IR
- Nov 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 251120 HEA 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 243656 HEA 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Oct 2025· Closed
- Building: The heating system or unit is not in good repair and maintained in good working condition.Namely;Repair boiler system parts so that boiler is in good working condition. (closed)
Case 25 243178 PRS 00 IV
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 243028 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 240906 HEA 00 IR
- Aug 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 216363 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
8 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Fire and life safety 3
- Alterations 3
- Plumbing and drains 2
- Jul 2023
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Inspection
The existing Fire Alarm Control Panel and Annunciator to be replaced with a new MIRCOM FA-1000 Fire Alarm Control Panel and Annunciator in the same locations.All existing fire alarm bells will be replaced with horns in the same locations.I…
Permit 23 174453 FSU · est. $20,000
- Jul 2022
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Cancelled
Audibility upgrade, FACP replacement, and installation of magnetic hold-open devices in hallwaysAll existing fire alarm bells will be replaced with horns in the same locations.In-suite Audibility upgrade to conform with retrofit code using…
Permit 22 180012 FSU
- Jun 2022
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to renovate kitchens and bathrooms of residential suites as well as common corridors and stairs of an existing apartment building. See also 21 241835 WNP.
Permit 22 156424 PLB
- Jun 2022
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations to renovate kitchens and bathrooms of residential suites as well as common corridors and stairs of an existing apartment building. See also 21 241835 WNP.
Permit 22 156424 BLD
- Sep 2019
Alterations · Canopy w/o Enclosure · Cancelled
Proposal to remove and replace front canopy in existing apartment building.
Permit 19 219171 BLD · est. $100,000
- Jul 2019
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Proposal for upgrades to an existing fire alarm system as a result of a Toronto Fire services approved Alternative Solution in the existing Apartment Building.
Permit 19 184528 FSU · est. $10,000
Show 2 older permits
- Mar 2011
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Proposal for multiple projects to an existing 4 storey apartment building due to fire. Scope of work includes interior altetrations to fourth floor (units #401,# 403 and #405), repair exterior cladding and partial re-roofing.
Permit 11 158225 BLD
- Aug 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
permit for installation of back flow valve to existing apartment building
Permit 09 157715 PSA · est. $1,500
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
65/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit88
61 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: St Clair West (1 Yonge-University Line), 300 m.
- Parks & trees70
21 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 80 m. 403 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling66
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 5.75 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.75 km of shared routes. 5 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby22
3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary School, 400 m), plus 3 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities53
Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 11 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety64
2 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.
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About 1.2 km around the building. Select anything on the map for details. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Also worth knowing
Shown for context. None of this is part of the living score.
Safety
Forest Hill South
- AssaultAmong the lowest
Lower than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (44% of the city median).
- Break and enterAmong the highest
Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.4× the city median).
- RobberyLower than most
Lower than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (58% of the city median).
- Auto theftHigher than most
Higher than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAmong the lowest
Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (63% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Higher than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (74% 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
Allen Road, 2.0 km 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, 3.5 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 Apartment
- Category
- Apartment
- Zone label
RA (d2.5) (x511)- Height limit
- 24 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
- 35
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
146 Vaughan Rd · 250 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2026-06-24
Site Plan Control application to allow a 57.25-metre (17 storeys) mixed-use apartment building containing 110 residential units (including 6 affordable rental units) and a 59.6-square metre ground floor commercial-retail space.
City record40 Raglan Ave · 200 m away
Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2022-09-16
Current proposal since Nov 2025: is for a 37-storey (including Mechanical Penthouse level with indoor and outdoor amenity space), mixed use building with a 174 square metre on site park, a 245 square metre Community Agency Space, and a 19 s
City record536 St Clair Ave W · 290 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-08-23
Site Plan application for a 35-storey mixed use building comprised of 152 square metres of retail space on the ground floor, and 380 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 | Humewood-Cedarvale | York zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,394 | $1,381 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,817 | $1,706 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,419 | $2,067 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $2,547 | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,015 | $1,864 | $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.
- 2014
- 0.56% lower rent · tenants notified
- 2016
- 0.55% 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.
93 / 100City inspection score, July 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 4
- Units
- 32
- Built
- 1943
- Elevators
- 0
- Managed by
- Hazelview Properties Services Inc
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- Individual units
- Laundry
- Basement, 24 HOURS
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room
- Balconies
- No
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 12
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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