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Building Review

165 Jameson Ave

Toronto, Ontario M6K

A 7-storey, 82-unit private rental building built in 1965.

Living score
49/100
Built
1965
Units
82
Storeys
7
City inspection
89/100

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Issues & maintenance

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City bylaw and health cases

15 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 2 notices or orders 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 10
  • Graffiti 2
  • Not enough heat 2
  • Rooming house 1
  • Jun 2026

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 183425 RMH 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 179630 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 111648 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 269952 HEA 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 269174 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Dec 2025· Closed

    • Bathroom: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (open)
    • Bathroom: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (open)
    • Bedroom: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (open)
    • Bedroom: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (open)

    Case 25 268027 PRS 00 IV

Show 9 older cases
  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 265776 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 251524 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    GraffitiBylawNotice to comply · Nov 2025· Closed

    Case 25 254064 GRA 00 IV

  • Nov 2025

    GraffitiBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 247844 GRA 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 240144 HEA 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 172614 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 167411 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 235708 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 231016 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

4 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 2
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Mar 2019

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Install new Garage Repair/Reconstruction

    Permit 19 125057 BLD

  • Aug 2017

    Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed

    Installation of one premise isolation back flow prevention device in existing apartment building.

    Permit 17 211049 PSA · est. $5,000

  • Mar 2009

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Proposal to repair garage roof slab (P1).

    Permit 09 122083 BLD

  • Jun 2005

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed

    To install 10 sprinkler heads in west and centre storage closet riser on floors 3, 4, 5 6 & 7

    Permit 05 144612 FSU · est. $4,200

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

49/ 100

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

  • Transit49

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

  • Parks & trees44

    11 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 340 m. 523 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling66

    Within 1 km: 0.4 km of protected lanes, 4.65 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.95 km of shared routes. 8 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby37

    4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Holy Family Catholic Elementary School, 130 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities81

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 3 community centres, 7 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, 400 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmModerate

134 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Moveable Inc

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, 3.3 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 (d2.0) (x987)
Height limit
23 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
12
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 138 Dowling Ave · 280 m away

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

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

    City record
  • 1339 King St W · 270 m away

    Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2025-05-26

    Site Plan Control application for a new 10-storey infill residential building with 92 affordable rental units. The existing apartment building ('Phoenix Place') at 1355 King St W will be fully retained on the site.

    City record
  • 1464 King St W · 200 m away

    Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2024-12-27

    OPA & Rezoning to permit the development of a 13 storey mixed use building with ground-floor retail and daycare uses and a proposed temple with religious residences.

    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 2018). Not resident reviews.

89 / 100City inspection score, June 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
7
Units
82
Built
1965
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Main floor, 9 TO 9
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
4

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

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