165 Cosburn Ave
Toronto, Ontario M4J
A 6-storey, 83-unit private rental building built in 1950.
- Property manager
- Firm Capital Properties Inc
- Contractor
- The Elim Group · 2022
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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 Dec 2024; 2 notices or orders to comply; 2 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 13
- Not enough heat 1
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 231822 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 225412 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 188915 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 170944 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 170943 000 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2026· Closed
- Balcony: The (verandah, porch, deck, loading dock, ramp, balcony, fire escape or other similar structure, and/or other appurtenant attachment) and/or the supporting structural member is not maintained in good repair.Namely: Metal dividing wall of b… (open)
- Balcony: The protective/decorative finish on the exterior surfaces is not being maintained in good repair.Namely: Exterior balcony window frame and ledge of dwelling unit in disrepair, paint is peeling/cracked. (open)
- Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: Painted surfaces of living room window frames, entryway hallway walls are chipped/cracked. (open)
- Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: Painted surface of entryway ceiling is cracked/chipped. (open)
- Kitchen: The cupboard is not maintained in good repair and good working order.Namely: Wooden cupboard panel under kitchen sink is missing. (open)
- Interior door(s), frames(s), glass pane(s), and/or hardware not maintained in good repair.Namely: Area where balcony door frame meets the wall is deteriorated and not maintained in good condition. (open)
- Exterior window(s) with broken/cracked glass.Namely: Glass window pane above balcony door is cracked. (open)
Case 26 153110 PRS 00 IV
Show 8 older cases
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 146347 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jan 2026· Prosecution Initiated
- 1st Underground Parking Level: The ceilings in the parking or storage garage are not maintained free of holes, breaks or cracks. (open)
- 1st Underground Parking Level: The ceilings in the parking or storage garage are not impervious to water.Namely: Water is leaking from plumbing system causing holes and deterioration. (open)
- 1st Underground Parking Level: The parking or storage garage ceiling painted surface is not maintained in a state of good repair.Namely: Concrete ceiling in deteriorated condition. (substantially complete)
- 1st Underground Parking Level: The floors in the parking or storage garage are not maintained free of holes, breaks or cracks.Namely: Concrete floors in deteriorated condition. (substantially complete)
- 1st Underground Parking Level: The walls in the parking or storage garage are not maintained free of holes, breaks or cracks.Namely: Concrete walls are in deteriorated, water damage, chipping paint. (substantially complete)
Case 26 102967 PRS 00 IV
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Prosecution Initiated
Case 25 270512 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 196909 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 191603 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 173470 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 125854 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 251489 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
3 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Parking garage repair 1
- Fire and life safety 1
- Plumbing and drains 1
- Sep 2022
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Proposal to replace the garage roof slab waterproofing on the north side of building, as well as localized concrete repairs (200m2)
Permit 22 203090 BLD · by The Elim Group
- Dec 2021
Fire and life safety · Other(FS) · Closed
Proposal to upgrade the fire safety in an existing apartment building including new lobby sprinklers, window sprinklers and relocation of the existing fire hose cabinet.
Permit 21 244715 FSU
- Jul 2018
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install backflow prevention device.
Permit 18 191065 PSA
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
34/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit48
37.9 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Pape (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.1 km.
- Parks & trees2
1.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 180 m. 458 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling51
Within 1 km: 1.25 km of protected lanes, 2.6 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.65 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby37
4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: William Burgess Elementary School, 320 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities44
Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 9 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety24
5 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
Danforth East York
- AssaultAbout typical
Lower than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (73% of the city median).
- Break and enterAmong the lowest
Lower than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (45% of the city median).
- RobberyAmong the lowest
Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (25% of the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Lower than 62 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (88% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Lower than most
Lower than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (66% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Lower than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (67% of the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 52 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
Don Valley Parkway, 830 m away
467 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Bestway Donlands Cleaners
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, 3.5 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 (d2.0)- Height limit
- Set by the zone
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
1030 Pape Ave · 300 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2024-10-22
Site Plan Approval for the Cosburn Station as part of the Ontario Line Subway
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 | East York zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,339 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,578 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,820 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,178 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,715 | $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
- 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, September 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 6
- Units
- 83
- Built
- 1950
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Firm Capital Properties Inc
- Heating
- Forced air gas
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- 1st and 4th floors, 24 HOURS
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, parking deck
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 14
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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