164 Grange Ave
Toronto, Ontario M5T
A 3-storey, 24-unit private rental building built in 1970.
- Property manager
- Grange Apartments Inc.
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
18 bylaw investigations at this address since Jan 2026; 2 notices or orders to comply; 5 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 11
- Garbage 2
- Not enough heat 2
- Fences 1
- Graffiti 1
- Zoning 1
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 179545 PRS 00 IR
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 169457 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 129750 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 129748 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
GraffitiBylaw· Closed
Case 26 126268 GRA 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2026· Order Issued
- Exterior: Exterior walkway not maintained.Namely, the walkway throughout the courtyard of the building is not in a good state of repair. (open)
- Exterior: Exterior walkway not maintained.The walkway located on the west side of the front of the building is not in a good state of good repair. (open)
- Exterior: The exterior walls and their components are not being maintained in good repair.Namely, the walls throughout the courtyard are not in a good state of repair. (open)
- Storage Garage: The accessory building is not constructed and/or maintained in good repair.Namely, the walkway in the storage shed in the courtyard is not in a good state of repair. (open)
- Exterior: The protective/decorative finish on the exterior surfaces is not being maintained in good repair. Namely, there are bricks throughout the exterior of the building that are spawling, damaged, and loose. (open)
- Exterior: The (stairs, treads, risers, guards, handrails, and/or other appurtenant attachments) and/or their supporting structural members are not maintained in good repair.The brick stairs throughout the courtyard are not in a good state of repair. (open)
- Exterior: The (stairs, treads, risers, guards, handrails, and/or other appurtenant attachments) and/or their supporting structural members are not maintained in good repair.Namely, the soffits on the wooden stairs throughout the courtyard are not ma… (open)
- Exterior: Exterior window(s) with broken/cracked glass.Namely, there are broken/cracked windows throughout the exterior of all buildings. (open)
- Exterior: Exterior door is not maintained in good repair.Namely, all doors and frames throughout the courtyard are not in a good state of repair. (open)
- Exterior: The (stairs, treads, risers, guards, handrails, and/or other appurtenant attachments) and/or their supporting structural members are not maintained in good repair.Namely, the wooden stairs and wooden handrails throughout the courtyard are… (open)
- Exterior: The electrical receptacle are not maintained in good working order.Namely, the electrical receptacles are not maintained clean. (open)
- Exterior: Exterior landing not maintained.Namely, the exteior landings throughout the stairs is the courtyard is not in a good state of repair. (closed)
Case 26 150839 PRS 00 IV
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- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2026· Order Issued
- Interior: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, the ceilings on all floors throughout all buildings are not in a good state of repair. (closed)
- Interior: The electrical fixtures are not maintained in good working order.Namely, the electrical fixtures throughout all buildings are not maintained clean. (open)
- Interior: Previously finished wall(s) have marks, stains, graffiti, smoke damage, painted slogans and/or other defacements.Namely, the walls throughout all floors in all buildings are not in a good state of repair. (closed)
- Interior: Interior door(s), frames(s), glass pane(s), and/or hardware not maintained in good repair.Namely, dwelling unit doors and frames throughout all buildings are not in a good state of repair. (open)
- Interior: The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not maintained. Namely, the floors throughout all buildings are not in a good state of repair. (open)
- Lobby: The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not maintained. Namely, there are broken floor tiles in all entrances throughout all buildings. (open)
- Lobby: A separate and secure mail box or mail receptacle has not been provided for each dwelling unit.Namely, the mailboxes throughout all buildings are not in a good state of repair. (open)
- Lobby: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, the wall tiles in all entrances of all buildings are not in a good state of repair. (open)
- Interior: The electrical fixtures are not maintained in good working order.Namely, light fixtures throughout all buildings are missing a cover. (closed)
- Laundry Room: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, the ceiling in the laundry room is not in a good state of repair. (closed)
- Laundry Room: The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not maintained. Namely, the floor in the laundry room/ and floor leading to the stairwell is not in a good state of repair. (open)
- Laundry Room: Lighting in a laundry room is provided at less than 200 lux.Namely, the lighting in the laundry room is provided at less than 200 lux. (closed)
Case 26 150761 PRS 00 IV
- Mar 2026
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 26 122927 ZON 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 122926 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 122925 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 122924 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 122923 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
FencesBylaw· Closed
Case 26 122922 FEN 00 IR
- Mar 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 122921 WST 00 IR
- Feb 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 119455 HEA 00 IR
- Feb 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 119146 HEA 00 IR
- Feb 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 118788 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 106791 WST 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.
- Alterations 1
- Oct 2010
Alterations · Underpinning · Inspection
underpinning a corner section of the building which has expierenced differential settlement.(address includes 168 Grange Av.-convenience address)
Permit 10 282435 BLD · est. $9,000
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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.
- Transit47
36.9 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: St Patrick (1 Yonge-University Line), 1.1 km.
- Parks & trees18
6.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 200 m. 419 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling90
Within 1 km: 5.6 km of protected lanes, 5.35 km of bike lanes and trails, 1 km of shared routes. 11 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby93
11 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Ryerson Community School & Downtown Vocal Music Academy, 100 m), plus 4 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities91
Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 2 community centres, 18 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety0
18 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 2 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
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Safety
Kensington-Chinatown
- AssaultAmong the highest
Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.3× the city median).
- Break and enterAmong the highest
Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.1× the city median).
- RobberyAmong the highest
Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.8× the city median).
- Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (62% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAmong the highest
Higher than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (4.2× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Among the highest
Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (4.8× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the highest
Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (14× the city median).
- ShootingsHigher than most
Higher than 88 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.3× the city median).
- HomicideLower than most
Lower than 76 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (69% 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
Gardiner Expressway, 1.5 km away
400 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly University Of Toronto Wallberg Building
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, 590 m
- Sites within 1 km
- 1
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) (x853)- Height limit
- 13 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
- 0
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
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 | Kensington-Chinatown | Toronto (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | - | $1,606 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | - | $2,042 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | - | $2,776 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,580* | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,497* | $2,163 | $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; * marks an estimate CMHC rates poor. 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.
71 / 100City inspection score, July 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 3
- Units
- 24
- Built
- 1970
- Elevators
- 0
- Managed by
- Grange Apartments Inc.
- Heating
- Electric
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Basement, 8:00 AM TO 10:00 PM
- Pets
- Allowed - no large or dangerous pets
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 10
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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