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Building Review

201 Van Horne Ave

Toronto, Ontario M2J

A 18-storey, 245-unit private rental building built in 1966.

Living score
53/100
Built
1966
Units
245
Storeys
18
City inspection
99/100

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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

4 bylaw investigations at this address since Jan 2025.

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.

  • Not enough heat 2
  • Repairs and upkeep 2
  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171528 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171527 000 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 196871 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 106407 HEA 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

8 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.

  • Balcony repair 2
  • Parking garage repair 2
  • Roof and cladding 1
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Alterations 1
  • Sep 2023

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Proposed balcony panel and railing replacement.

    Permit 23 197185 BLD

  • May 2023

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    PROPOSED: BALCONY CONCRETE REPAIRS AND PAINTING

    Permit 23 151269 BLD · est. $576,000

  • May 2015

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Underground parking garage concrete roof slab repairs and waterproofing

    Permit 15 150589 BLD

  • Apr 2014

    Roof and cladding · Re-Roofing/Re-Cladding · Closed

    Proposal to reclad elevator penthouse with metal siding in existing apartment building.

    Permit 14 138919 BLD · est. $11,250

  • May 2011

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Water proofing perimeter of garage foundation wall.

    Permit 11 196070 BLD · est. $35,000

  • Jun 2009

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

    Backflow Prevention Devices

    Permit 09 151764 PSA

Show 2 older permits
  • Jan 2007

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed - Dormant

    On the ground and basement floor.

    Permit 07 105367 FSU

  • Jan 1997

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed - Dormant

    RETROFIT

    Permit 97 251018 BLD

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

53/ 100

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

  • Transit25

    19.4 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Don Mills (4 Sheppard Line), 1.3 km.

  • Parks & trees61

    17.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 310 m. 328 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling22

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0.9 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.75 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    9 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Don Valley Middle School , 360 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities91

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 4 community centres, 11 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety95

    0 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.

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Safety

Don Valley Village

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (88% of the city median).

  • Break and enterLower than most

    Lower than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (71% of the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

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

  • Auto theftHigher than most

    Higher than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

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

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Higher than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftLower than most

    Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (52% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Higher than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Higher than 50 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

Highway 404, 930 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
Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 13.2 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 (f30.0; a1375; d1.5)
Height limit
10 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
1
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 3075 Don Mills Rd · 180 m away

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

    Site Plan Control Application proposes the addition of an A&W take out restaurant to the existing Petro-Canada gas station.

    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
BedroomsDon Valley Village/Pleasant ViewNorth York (Northeast) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,467$1,498$1,491
1 bed$1,758$1,815$1,761
2 beds$2,017$2,156$2,045
3+ beds$2,152$2,342$2,294
All units$1,976$2,081$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.

99 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
18
Units
245
Built
1966
Elevators
3
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Main floor, 24 HOUR
Pets
Not allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
10 outdoor
Amenities
Outdoor pool
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
17

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

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