189 Cedarvale Ave
Toronto, Ontario M4C
A 6-storey, 78-unit private rental building built in 1950.
- Property manager
- Forest Gate Group
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
12 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 2 notices or orders to comply; 2 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 9
- Not enough heat 2
- Garbage 1
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued
- Building – Throughout: Fixed window within dwelling units that extend to less than 1,000 millimetres from the floor is not protected by a guard to at least 1,000 millimetres above the floor, or designed to withstand the lateral design loads for balcony guards in… (open)
- Stairwells – Throughout: Height of the guard for the exit stairs are less than 1,070 millimetres around landings. (open)
- Stairwells – Throughout: Height of the guard for the exit stairs are less than 920 millimetres measured vertically to the top of the guard from a line drawn through the outside edges of the stair nosings. (open)
- Stairwells – Throughout: The guard is designed that a member, attachment or opening located between 140 millimetres and 900 millimetres above the level being protected facilitates climbing. (open)
Case 26 235453 PRS 00 IV
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 234414 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Apr 2025· Closed
- 5th Floor – 507: The property is not being kept free of pests.namely thoughtout unit 507 (open)
Case 25 144121 PRS 00 IV
- Apr 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 143421 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 111996 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 111481 PRS 00 IR
Show 6 older cases
- Jan 2025
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 25 110120 WST 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 252074 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 24 245050 HEA 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 24 245048 HEA 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 237933 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 230392 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
14 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 4
- Plumbing and drains 3
- Balcony repair 3
- Parking garage repair 2
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
- Apr 2017
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Proposal for underground parking concrete repairs in existing apartment building.
Permit 17 140538 BLD · est. $209,000
- Jun 2014
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - To complete interior alterations to the existing six storey apartment building and move the laundry room to the basement.
Permit 14 172087 PLB
- Jun 2014
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - To complete interior alterations to the existing six storey apartment building and move the laundry room to the basement.
Permit 14 172087 HVA
- Jun 2014
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
To complete interior alterations to the existing six storey apartment building and move the laundry room to the ground floor, maintain same number of dwelling units (79).
Permit 14 172087 BLD · est. $75,000
- Nov 2013
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Closed
Proposal for railing replacement (405m) and concrete repairs (10m2) to existing balconies on apartment building.
Permit 13 263915 BLD · est. $244,000
- Jun 2012
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - permit to convert existing storage / garage area on basement level of existing apartment into 2 rental suites. Please reference previous PPR, C of A and Building permit - 02 115428 BLD for similar proposal - Also note that appli…
Permit 12 184632 PLB
Show 8 older permits
- Jun 2012
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - permit to convert existing storage / garage area on basement level of existing apartment into 2 rental suites. Please reference previous PPR, C of A and Building permit - 02 115428 BLD for similar proposal - Also note that applicant…
Permit 12 184632 HVA
- Jun 2012
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
permit to convert existing storage / garage area on basement level of existing apartment into 2 rental suites. Please reference previous PPR, C of A and Building permit - 02 115428 BLD for similar proposal - Also note that applicant will b…
Permit 12 184632 BLD · est. $75,000
- Dec 2011
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Interior alterations to existing ground floor lobby to incorporate rental office.
Permit 11 330033 BLD
- Apr 2011
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install one backflow prevention device in existing apartment building.
Permit 11 169391 PSA · est. $5,000
- Apr 2007
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Replace balconys on apartment building- phase III.
Permit 07 139255 BLD · est. $150,000
- Mar 2006
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Balcony repairs/replacement
Permit 06 120752 BLD
- Oct 2004
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Balcony repairs (3 balconies) and railing repalcement. exisitng and proposed - highrise apt.
Permit 04 180430 BLD · est. $20,000
- Jul 2004
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Slab reconstruction for parking garage.
Permit 04 155667 BLD
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
57/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit84
51.2 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Woodbine (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 320 m.
- Parks & trees4
3.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 240 m. 381 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling79
Within 1 km: 4.35 km of protected lanes, 0.9 km of bike lanes and trails, 4.1 km of shared routes. 4 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby52
6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Gledhill Jr Public School, 300 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities91
Within 1 km: 1 library, 6 community centres, 13 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety19
7 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
Woodbine-Lumsden
- AssaultAbout typical
Lower than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (85% of the city median).
- Break and enterLower than most
Lower than 88 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (59% of the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Lower than 55 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (62% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Lower than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Lower than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (80% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Higher than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).
- ShootingsHigher than most
Higher than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.1× the city median).
- HomicideHigher than most
Higher than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.7× 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
- Street Health, 5.8 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 Detached
- Category
- Low-rise residential
- Zone label
RD (f6.0; a185; d0.75)- Height limit
- 8.5 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.
| Bedrooms | East York zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,339 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,578 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,820 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,178 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,715 | $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 2017). Not resident reviews.
88 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 6
- Units
- 78
- Built
- 1950
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Forest Gate Group
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- 1st floor, 24/7
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 19
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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