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Building Review

170 Erskine Ave

Toronto, Ontario M4P

A 4-storey, 31-unit private rental building built in 1957.

Living score
61/100
Built
1957
Units
31
Storeys
4
City inspection
91/100

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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

6 bylaw investigations at this address since Jun 2026; 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 5
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Closed

    • Throughout Building: In a dwelling unit, a window located more than 2,000 millimetres above grade opens within 1,500 millimetres of the floor not leading to a balcony does not employ a controlled sash operation to restrict, when engaged, the opening of the ope… (open)

    Case 26 231302 PRS 00 IV

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Closed

    • Stairway: A window in a stairway that extends to less than 1,070 millimetres above the landing is protected by a guard that is less than 1,070 millimetres high measured to the top of the guard from the surface of the landing. (open)

    Case 26 231212 PRS 00 IV

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 231200 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 231198 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 170766 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 170765 000 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.

  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Jul 2018

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

    Proposal to install a backflow prevention device for existing apartment building

    Permit 18 195756 PSA · est. $5,000

  • Mar 2001

    Fire and life safety · Multiple Projects · Closed - Dormant

    Install fire alarm and emergency lighting systems.

    Permit 01 122205 FSU · est. $20,000

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

61/ 100

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

  • Transit64

    16.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Mount Pleasant (5 Eglinton Line), 510 m.

  • Parks & trees66

    19.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 140 m. 344 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling39

    Within 1 km: 0.4 km of protected lanes, 2.15 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.2 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby93

    8 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Northern Secondary School, 320 m), plus 9 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities31

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 0 community centres, 11 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety64

    2 collisions 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

North Toronto

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (87% of the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Lower than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (29% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAmong the lowest

    Lower than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (52% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Lower than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (70% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftHigher than most

    Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.3× the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the lowest

    Lower than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (45% 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 pollutionLow

No expressway within 2 km

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
Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 5.0 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 (d0.6) (x916)
Height limit
38 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
6
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 241 Redpath Ave · 180 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2026-02-03

    Site Plan Amendment Application in response to the additional 5-storeys approved at the North York Committee of Adjustment on June 12, 2025, approving additional height and density among other performance standards.

    City record
  • 133 Erskine Ave · 160 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-04-06

    Proposed Development consists of a new 31-storey (102 metres in height) residential building with 296 new condominium units and 26 rental replacement units for a total of 322 dwelling units. The total residential gross floor area (GFA) is 2

    City record
  • 133 Erskine Ave · 160 m away

    Rezoning · OMB Approved · submitted 2021-12-23

    Revised Zoning By-law Amendment Application for a 35-storey mixed-use building containing 366 residential units (340 new residential dwelling units and 26 rental replacement units). The development will also have grade-level retail at the n

    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
BedroomsMount Pleasant WestToronto (North) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,593$1,570$1,491
1 bed$1,973$1,892$1,761
2 beds$2,528$2,476$2,045
3+ beds$3,523$2,985$2,294
All units$2,075$2,057$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
0.82% lower rent · tenants notified
2017
0.81% lower rent · tenants notified
2018
0.55% lower rent · tenants notified
2019
0.53% 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.

91 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
4
Units
31
Built
1957
Elevators
1
Heating
Forced air gas
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 8 AM- 10 PM
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Bike parking
10 outdoor
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
15

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

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