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Building Review

1650 Bathurst St

Toronto, Ontario M5P

A 3-storey, 25-unit private rental building built in 1930.

Living score
40/100
Built
1930
Units
25
Storeys
3
City inspection
92/100

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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

26 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 2 notices or orders to comply; 3 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 8
  • Zoning 3
  • Long grass and weeds 2
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Aug 2026· Order Issued

    • Throughout Building: Stairwell Landing: Guard is less than 1,070 millimetres high. (open)
    • Throughout Building: Stairway: The stair guard when measured vertically from the stair nosing is less than 900 millimetres high. (open)

    Case 26 235395 PRS 00 IV

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 235359 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    ZoningBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 208581 ZON 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Long grass and weedsBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 208579 LGW 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172484 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172483 000 00 IR

Show 20 older cases
  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 204192 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 204176 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 163737 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 136253 ZON 00 IR

  • Mar 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 136242 ZON 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 117023 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 248594 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 248514 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Dec 2024· Closed

    • Mechanical Room – Throughout Building: The heating system or unit is not in good repair and maintained in good working condition.Namely: The heating system is not providing heat throughout the building (open)

    Case 24 247537 PRS 00 IV

  • Dec 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 247517 HEA 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 247500 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 247479 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 247374 HEA 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 246991 HEA 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 246989 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 246988 HEA 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 246937 HEA 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 241957 HEA 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 224369 HEA 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Long grass and weedsBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 224355 LGW 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

2 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 1
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Jan 2021

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Permit Issued

    Proposal to replace the fire alarm panel in basement electrical room to an existing apartment building

    Permit 21 109594 FSU · est. $6,000

  • Oct 2020

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Proposed masonry repairs and balcony railing replacement

    Permit 20 202659 BLD · est. $420,000

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

40/ 100

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

  • Transit3

    6.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 1 route. Nearest subway or LRT: Forest Hill (5 Eglinton Line), 800 m.

  • Parks & trees78

    23.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 250 m. 662 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling56

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 4.75 km of bike lanes and trails, 4.15 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby29

    3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Cedarvale Community School , 630 m), plus 5 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities40

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 8 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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Safety

Humewood-Cedarvale

  • AssaultLower than most

    Lower than 88 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (57% of the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Higher than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).

  • RobberyAmong the lowest

    Lower than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (25% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Lower than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (86% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesLower than most

    Lower than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (71% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Lower than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (75% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Higher than 54 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

Traffic pollutionLow

Allen Road, 1.1 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmLow

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, 4.5 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 Multiple Dwelling

Category
Low-rise residential
Zone label
RM (u4) (x253)
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
1
  • 1647 Bathurst St · 80 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-04-13

    Site Plan Approval application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 4-storey back-to-back townhouse development containing a total of 10 dwelling units, and having a gross floor area of 2006 square metres.

    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
BedroomsHumewood-CedarvaleYork zoneToronto 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
1.05% lower rent · tenants notified
2015
0.83% lower rent · tenants notified
2016
1.11% 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.

92 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
3
Units
25
Built
1930
Elevators
0
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 6AM-11PM
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Ground level garage
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
No
Ward
12

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

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