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1705 Bathurst St

Toronto, Ontario M5P

A 3-storey, 10-unit private rental building built in 1937.

Living score
64/100
Built
1937
Units
10
Storeys
3
City inspection
79/100

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Issues & maintenance

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City bylaw and health cases

13 bylaw investigations at this address since Feb 2025; 2 notices or orders to comply; 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 8
  • Garbage 2
  • Fences 1
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Zoning 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 244858 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172583 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172582 000 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 209505 WST 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2025· Closed

    • Rear – Parking Area: Exterior yard that is used for the parking or storage of motorized vehicles or surfaced with a material impervious to water is not maintained in good repair, free from cracks, holes and ruts.Namely: Driveway and parking surfaces are not fr… (open)
    • Exterior – South: The (stairs, treads, risers), and/or their supporting structural members are not being maintained free from defects/hazards.Namely:South exterior entrance door steps are cracking not free of hazard. (closed)
    • Exterior – South: The exterior walls and their components are not being maintained in good repair.Namely:South entrance wall not free of stains. (closed)
    • Exterior – Walkway: Exterior walkway not maintained.Namely:Main entrance and north entrance walkway or not free of cracks/holes. (closed)

    Case 25 170174 PRS 00 IV

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2025· Closed

    • Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely:Main entrance interior walls on the stairs not free of deteriorated materials (bubbling). (open)
    • North – Stairway: Previously finished wall(s) in the public area of the property is not maintained in good repair.Namely;North stairwell walls require re-paint and refinish. (open)
    • Previously finished surface in the public area of the property is not maintained in good repair.Namely;North stairwell ceiling requires re-paint and refinish. (open)
    • South – Stairway: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely;South stairwell wallpapper peeling throughout. (open)

    Case 25 169385 PRS 00 IV

Show 7 older cases
  • Feb 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115163 ZON 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115162 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115161 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115160 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115159 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    FencesBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115158 FEN 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115157 WST 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.

From City of Toronto open data

Neighbourhood

Living score

64/ 100

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

  • Transit73

    31.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Forest Hill (5 Eglinton Line), 460 m.

  • Parks & trees61

    14.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 310 m. 655 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling64

    Within 1 km: 0.35 km of protected lanes, 5.1 km of bike lanes and trails, 4.45 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Cedarvale Community School , 540 m), plus 5 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities62

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 7 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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Safety

Forest Hill South

  • AssaultAmong the lowest

    Lower than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (44% of the city median).

  • Break and enterAmong the highest

    Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.4× the city median).

  • RobberyLower than most

    Lower than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (58% of the city median).

  • Auto theftHigher than most

    Higher than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAmong the lowest

    Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (63% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (74% 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

Allen Road, 970 m 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, 4.8 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 (u4; d1.0) (x946)
Height limit
11 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
0
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0

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
BedroomsToronto (North) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,570$1,491
1 bed$1,892$1,761
2 beds$2,476$2,045
3+ beds$2,985$2,294
All units$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.

2017
0.59% 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 2024). Not resident reviews.

79 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
3
Units
10
Built
1937
Elevators
0
Heating
Electric
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Lower level, 24/7
Pets
Allowed - cats and service dogs
Parking
Surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
5 outdoor
Amenities
Outdoor rec facilities, child play area
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
No
Ward
12

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

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