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Building Review

2121 Bathurst St

Toronto, Ontario M5N

A 11-storey, 210-unit private rental building built in 1964.

Living score
55/100
Built
1964
Units
210
Storeys
11
City inspection
96/100

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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

1 bylaw investigation at this address since Sep 2026; 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 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 235715 PRS 00 IR

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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 10
  • Parking garage repair 2
  • Plumbing and drains 2
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
  • Fire and life safety 2
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Feb 2026

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Revision 01 to Fire Alarm devices on the garbage/Recycle Room on level P2 & Chute Discharge Room in level P-1 to the "Horn-Only" devices.Upgrading the fire separation of the recycling/garbage area and chute discharge rooms in parking level…

    Permit 25 107624 BLD

  • Jun 2025

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Proposal for replacement of ramp slab and construction of support footings

    Permit 25 182073 BLD · est. $200,000

  • Apr 2025

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Permit Issued

    Localized concrete repairs to the garage roof deck/slab at the west side of the property, off Bathurst St.

    Permit 25 142543 BLD

  • Mar 2025

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed

    Plumbing - Upgrading the fire separation of the recycling/garbage area and chute discharge rooms in parking levels P1 & P2.

    Permit 25 107624 PLB

  • Mar 2025

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed

    HVAC - Upgrading the fire separation of the recycling/garbage area and chute discharge rooms in parking levels P1 & P2.

    Permit 25 107624 HVA

  • Jan 2025

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Upgrading the fire separation of the recycling/garbage area and chute discharge rooms in parking levels P1 & P2.

    Permit 25 107624 BLD

Show 13 older permits
  • Sep 2024

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Cancelled

    Proposal for suspended slab replacement

    Permit 24 215789 BLD · est. $20,000

  • Aug 2019

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Proposed parking garage repairs.

    Permit 19 209467 BLD

  • Apr 2018

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Fire alarm panel replacement for elevator upgrade.

    Permit 18 149420 FSU

  • May 2015

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

    Install one backflow preventor in existing apartment building.

    Permit 15 152387 PSA · est. $5,000

  • Mar 2015

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Inspection

    Permit to construct barrier-free access ramp in lobby of existing apartment building.

    Permit 15 127842 BLD · est. $25,000

  • Jan 2015

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled

    MInor interior alterations to ground floor lobby within existing apartment building to accomodate new platform installation adjacent to existing stair/fountain.

    Permit 15 101732 BLD

  • Apr 2014

    Alterations · Multiple Projects · Permit Issued

    Proposal for concrete repairs, waterproofing and railing replacement on the north intercourt of theexisting apartment building.

    Permit 14 143216 BLD · est. $60,000

  • Feb 2013

    Alterations · Multiple Projects · Permit Issued

    Proposal for concrete repairs, waterproofing and railing replacement in existing apartment building.

    Permit 13 114717 BLD · est. $290,000

  • Jul 2012

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Permit for balcony repair to existing apartment building - see 12 207426 BR and 12 208263 WNP For work no permit folders.

    Permit 12 212304 BLD · est. $275,000

  • Mar 2011

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Closed

    Permit to install one new chiller on roof of existing apartment building - see 11 139942 BLD for structural permit

    Permit 11 147581 MSA · est. $409,000

  • Mar 2011

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Proposal to construct structural platform for future chiller on roof top of apartment building.

    Permit 11 139942 BLD · est. $400,000

  • May 2005

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Proposed exterior wall repairs to south east corner of building

    Permit 05 135534 BLD

  • Mar 1998

    Fire and life safety · Unknown · Closed

    'CARRY OUT REMEDIAL WORK TO COMPLY WITH THE RETROFIT PROVISIONS OF THE FIRE CODE, (ONT. REG. 388/97) AS PER NOTICE OF VIOLATION DATED 98/02/27. LG

    Permit 98 013850 FSU · est. $50,000

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From City of Toronto open data

Neighbourhood

Living score

55/ 100

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

  • Transit76

    33.9 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Forest Hill (5 Eglinton Line), 350 m.

  • Parks & trees34

    9.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 210 m. 481 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling48

    Within 1 km: 0.55 km of protected lanes, 2.4 km of bike lanes and trails, 5.35 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, 330 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, 10 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety51

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

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Safety

Forest Hill North

  • AssaultLower than most

    Lower than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (63% of the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Higher than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • RobberyLower than most

    Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (49% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Lower than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (76% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesLower than most

    Lower than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (77% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Lower than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (72% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Lower than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Higher than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Higher than 59 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

Allen Road, 920 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmModerate

654 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Ashford Cleaners

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, 5.4 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

Category
General residential
Zone label
R (d2.0) (x546)
Height limit
Set by the zone

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
BedroomsForest Hill NorthToronto (North) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,535$1,570$1,491
1 bed$1,773$1,892$1,761
2 beds$2,048$2,476$2,045
3+ beds$2,514$2,985$2,294
All units$1,953$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
0.72% lower rent · tenants notified
2018
0.70% lower rent · tenants notified
2019
0.58% lower rent · tenants notified
2020
0.55% 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.

96 / 100City inspection score, June 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
11
Units
210
Built
1964
Elevators
3
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
Central air
Laundry
Sub basement, 24 HOURS
Pets
Allowed - non dangerous breed animals, quiet animals
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
20 indoor
Amenities
Indoor exercise room
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
Yes
Ward
8

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

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