2135 Avenue Rd
Toronto, Ontario M5M
A 3-storey, 54-unit private rental building built in 1953.
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
8 bylaw investigations at this address since Sep 2020; 1 notice or order 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 5
- Zoning 2
- Not enough heat 1
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 219114 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 181605 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 173053 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 173052 000 00 IR
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2025· Closed
- Throughout Dwelling Unit – Window: In a dwelling unit, a window located more than 2,000 millimetres above grade opens within 1,500 millimetres of the floor not leading to a balcony does not employ a controlled sash operation to restrict, when engaged, the opening of the ope… (closed)
- Throughout Dwelling Unit – Window: All windows in a dwelling unit that are capable of being opened shall be fitted andequipped with screens that are maintained in good repair and free from defects and missingcomponents.Namely, the window screens are missing throughout the d… (closed)
- Throughout Dwelling Unit – Window: All canopies, marquees, signs, awnings, screens, grilles, stairways, pipes, ducts, standpipes,air conditioners and all similar equipment, attachments and their supporting members shallbe maintained in good repair, properly anchored and pro… (closed)
Case 25 181210 PRS 00 IV
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 181208 PRS 00 IR
Show 2 older cases
- Jun 2025
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 25 175709 ZON 00 IR
- Sep 2020
ZoningBylaw· Request Received
Case 20 198356 ZON 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
1 permit the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Plumbing and drains 1
- Jun 2018
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTER
Permit 18 174426 PSA · est. $5,000
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
30/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit40
29.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: York Mills (1 Yonge-University Line), 1.3 km.
- Parks & trees0
0.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 610 m. 344 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling4
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0.05 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby41
4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Armour Heights Public School , 220 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities35
Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 7 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety64
1 collision with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
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Safety
Bedford Park-Nortown
- AssaultAmong the lowest
Lower than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (38% of the city median).
- Break and enterHigher than most
Higher than 88 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Higher than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the highest
Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Lower than 52 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Higher than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).
- Bicycle theftLower than most
Lower than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (50% 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
Highway 401, 350 m away
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, 8.5 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 Multiple Dwelling
- Category
- Low-rise residential
- Zone label
RM (f21.0; a925; d0.85)- 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
- 1
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
190 Ridley Blvd · 140 m away
Site plan · OMB Appeal · submitted 2023-01-18
Site Plan Approval amendment application to permit a 4-storey Apartment House Dwelling plus rooftop amenity area comprised of 20 residential units with a gross floor area of 6321.93 square metres. Parking is proposed within an underground g
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 | Bedford Park-Nortown | North York (Southwest) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,323 | $1,379 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,576 | $1,567 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,943 | $1,814 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,790 | $2,243 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,756 | $1,728 | $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.
- 2014
- 0.50% 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, August 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 3
- Units
- 54
- Built
- 1953
- Elevators
- 1
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Basement, 8:30 AM - 10:00 PM
- Pets
- Allowed - prohibited animals per municipal code
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- No
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 8
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