21 Tichester Rd
Toronto, Ontario M5P
A 12-storey, 117-unit private rental building built in 1956.
- Property manager
- Beaux Properties Management
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
3 bylaw investigations at this address since Aug 2025; 1 notice or order 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 3
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Oct 2025· Closed
- Stairway Landing(s) – Throughout Building: Height of the guard for the exit stairs are less than 1,070 millimetres around landings. (closed)
- Stairway – Throughout Building: 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. (closed)
- Stairway – Throughout Building: Required guard does not prevent the passage of a sphere having a diameter more than 100 millimetres. (closed)
- Stairway – Throughout Building: Required handrails on stairs or ramps are less than 865mm or more than 965mm high (closed)
- Stairway – Throughout Building: The guard is designed that a member, attachment or opening located between 140 millimetres and 900 millimetres above the level being protected facilitates climbing. (closed)
- Stairway – Throughout Building: Handrails on both sides of stair or ramp 1,100mm in width or more not provided (closed)
Case 25 244262 PRS 00 IV
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 244230 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 218161 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
19 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 13
- Plumbing and drains 5
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
- Aug 2026
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Permit Issued
Proposal for interior alterations to remove non-load bearing wall, kitchen and bathroom renovations.
Permit 26 220077 BLD · est. $15,000
- Mar 2026
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Cancelled
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations - removal of non load bearing wall.
Permit 26 130924 PLB
- Mar 2026
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Proposal for interior alterations - removal of non load bearing wall.
Permit 26 130924 BLD · est. $15,000
- Jul 2025
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for removal non load bearing wall for unit 1103
Permit 25 188285 BLD · est. $15,000
- Oct 2024
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Proposed non loading bearing wall removal.
Permit 24 221575 BLD
- Mar 2023
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Interior alterations kitchen renovation, non-load bearing wall removal, bathroom renovation - unit 407
Permit 23 121243 BLD · est. $15,000
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- Feb 2023
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Interior alterations to existing residential unit #605 by removing a non load bearing wall as well as altering the kitchen and the bathroom.
Permit 23 115109 BLD
- Nov 2022
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to a residential suite - UNIT 307
Permit 22 229466 PLB
- Nov 2022
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations to a residential suite - UNIT 307
Permit 22 229466 BLD
- Sep 2022
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Cancelled
Plumbing - PROPOSED KITCHEN RENOVATION, NON LOAD BEARINGWALL REMOVAL, BATHROOM RENOVATION
Permit 22 205620 PLB
- Sep 2022
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
PROPOSED KITCHEN RENOVATION, NON LOAD BEARINGWALL REMOVAL, BATHROOM RENOVATION
Permit 22 205620 BLD · est. $15,000
- Jul 2022
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Cancelled
Plumbing - interior alterations to unit 704
Permit 22 172978 PLB
- Jul 2022
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
interior alterations to unit 704
Permit 22 172978 BLD · est. $15,000
- Jun 2021
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations in unit 1003
Permit 21 172331 BLD
- Jan 2020
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install a backflow prevention device in an existing apartment building.
Permit 20 104052 PSA
- Jun 2010
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Proposal to for interior alterations to reconstruct walls for two apartment suites 101 and 110 for existing apartment building.
Permit 10 145350 BLD
- Apr 2010
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Proposal to construct a new concrete floor (slab on grade) on the ground floor of existing aprtment building. See also 09 190765 BLD.
Permit 10 145350 BLD
- Nov 2009
Alterations · Interior Demolition · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations by temporarily displacing 2 existing dwelling units for the demolition of interior partitions and concrete slab on grade, all located within the 1-storey (West end) portion of the of the existing apartment…
Permit 09 190765 BLD
- Jun 2009
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Other(MS) · Closed - Dormant
Permit to change heating system in existing apartment building from steam to hot water. Rads, Pipes and Risers.
Permit 09 149713 MSA · est. $1,200,000
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
67/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit88
61 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: St Clair West (1 Yonge-University Line), 200 m.
- Parks & trees73
22.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 80 m. 374 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling69
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 5.7 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.85 km of shared routes. 6 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby29
3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary School, 240 m), plus 6 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities53
Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 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
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
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
- Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 3.4 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
- Category
- Apartment
- Zone label
RA (u64) (x507)- Height limit
- 24 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
15 Raglan Ave · 300 m away
Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2021-11-01
Site plan Approval application to facilitate the redevelopment of the sites for a 28-storey residential building having a gross floor area of 15407.2 square metres. A total of 210 dwelling units are proposed.
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.
| Bedrooms | Humewood-Cedarvale | York zone | Toronto 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.
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.
90 / 100City inspection score, October 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 12
- Units
- 117
- Built
- 1956
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Beaux Properties Management
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Ground, 24 HOURS
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Paid
- Bike parking
- 30 outdoor
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 12
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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