165 La Rose Ave
Toronto, Ontario M9P
A 12-storey, 211-unit private rental building built in 1979.
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
3 bylaw investigations at this address since Jun 2025; 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 3
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 247229 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 230539 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 179979 PRS 00 IR
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City building permits
28 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Plumbing and drains 8
- Alterations 8
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 7
- Fire and life safety 3
- Balcony repair 2
- Jul 2026
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Permit Issued
building envelope repairs
Permit 26 197354 BLD
- Jun 2025
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations to install laundry equipment to suite 403. No added area. No change of use.
Permit 25 179561 PLB
- Jun 2025
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Proposed interior alterations to install laundry equipment to suite 403. No added area. No change of use.
Permit 25 179561 HVA
- Jun 2025
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Proposed interior alterations to install laundry equipment to suite 403. No added area. No change of use.
Permit 25 179561 BLD · est. $5,000
- Jun 2025
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations to install laundry equipment to suite 603. No added area. No change of use.
Permit 25 179546 PLB
- Jun 2025
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposed interior alterations to install laundry equipment to suite 603. No added area. No change of use.
Permit 25 179546 HVA
Show 22 older permits
- Jun 2025
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Proposed interior alterations to install laundry equipment to suite 603. No added area. No change of use.
Permit 25 179546 BLD · est. $5,000
- May 2025
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to install laundry equipment.
Permit 25 156628 PLB
- May 2025
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to install laundry equipment.
Permit 25 156628 HVA
- May 2025
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Proposal for interior alterations to install laundry equipment.
Permit 25 156628 BLD · est. $5,000
- Jan 2025
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for a laundry addition to suite 216. no added area, no change of use.
Permit 25 109105 PLB
- Jan 2025
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for a laundry addition to suite 216. no added area, no change of use.
Permit 25 109105 HVA
- Jan 2025
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for a laundry addition to suite 216. no added area, no change of use.
Permit 25 109105 BLD · est. $5,000
- Sep 2024
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Interior alterations to laundry suite 1012, no added area and no change of use - unit 1015
Permit 24 211771 PLB
- Sep 2024
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Interior alterations to laundry suite 1012, no added area and no change of use - unit 1015
Permit 24 211771 HVA
- Sep 2024
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Interior alterations to laundry suite 1012, no added area and no change of use - unit 1015
Permit 24 211771 BLD · est. $5,000
- Apr 2024
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Interior alterations to unit 713
Permit 24 139504 PLB
- Apr 2024
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Interior alterations to unit 713
Permit 24 139504 HVA
- Apr 2024
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Interior alterations to unit 713
Permit 24 139504 BLD
- Jan 2024
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Laundry addition to suite 607. No added area. No change of use.
Permit 24 106322 PLB
- Jan 2024
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Laundry addition to suite 607. No added area. No change of use.
Permit 24 106322 HVA
- Jan 2024
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Laundry addition to suite 607. No added area. No change of use.
Permit 24 106322 BLD · est. $5,000
- Mar 2023
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Revision Issued
Revision 01. Fire Alarm Annunciator Panel Replacement
Permit 21 182257 FSU
- Jan 2023
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Proposed Fire Alarm replacement to meet elevator recall capabilities in an existing apartment building.
Permit 23 101105 FSU
- Jul 2021
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Inspection
Fire Alarm Annunciator Panel Replacement
Permit 21 182257 FSU
- Dec 2020
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Backflow preventer installation
Permit 20 232909 PSA · est. $11,300
- Jun 2019
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Proposal for localized repairs to the slab edge, walls and balcony slab top surface
Permit 19 172884 BLD · est. $540,000
- May 2016
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Proposed for localized wall repairs on exterior concrete walls within existing apartment building.
Permit 16 153101 BLD
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
40/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit18
15.6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes.
- Parks & trees51
15 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 250 m. 298 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling41
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 4.1 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.2 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby68
6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: All Saints Catholic Elementary School, 220 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities12
Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 1 community centre, 5 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety80
1 collision with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
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Safety
Humber Heights-Westmount
- AssaultLower than most
Lower than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (70% of the city median).
- Break and enterLower than most
Lower than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (67% of the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Higher than 55 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Lower than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesLower than most
Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (65% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Lower than most
Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (60% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the lowest
Lower than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (23% of the city median).
- ShootingsAmong the highest
Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.4× 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
No expressway within 2 km
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, 10.3 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 Apartment Commercial
- Category
- Apartment
- Zone label
RAC (f24.0; u210; au67.0; d1.5) (x115)- 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
4200 Eglinton Ave W · 270 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2026-07-27
Proposed two separate above grade buildings with a combined gross floor area of 8330 m2.
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 | Humber Heights-Westmount | Etobicoke (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | - | $1,693 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | - | $1,874 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,118 | $2,200 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $2,529 | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,140 | $2,162 | $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
- 0.53% lower rent · tenants notified
- 2016
- 0.51% 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.
97 / 100City inspection score, December 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 12
- Units
- 211
- Built
- 1979
- Elevators
- 3
- Managed by
- Realstar
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- Central air
- Laundry
- Mainfloor, 8AM - 9PM
- Pets
- Allowed - 20 lb or smaller dogs
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Amenities
- Outdoor pool, indoor recreation room, outdoor rec facilities, indoor exercise room, sauna
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- Yes
- Ward
- 2
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