2181 Avenue Rd
Toronto, Ontario M5M
A 4-storey, 64-unit private rental building built in 1950.
- Property manager
- Signet Group Inc.
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
17 bylaw investigations at this address since Feb 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 16
- Not enough heat 1
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 220343 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 212044 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 195589 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 195525 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 188320 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 173057 000 00 IR
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- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 173056 000 00 IR
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 166409 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 128648 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 108789 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 252337 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Oct 2025· Closed
- Throughout Building – Boiler: Every heating and air-conditioning system or unit shall be kept in good repair and maintained in good working condition at all times relevant to the operation of that system.Namely, the boiler associated with providing heat to the dwelling… (closed)
Case 25 239387 PRS 00 IV
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 236869 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 235452 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 235250 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 235227 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 116877 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
5 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
- Fire and life safety 1
- Plumbing and drains 1
- Alterations 1
- Apr 2025
Fire and life safety · Other(FS) · Closed
Proposed relocation of fire department connection
Permit 25 147581 FSU
- Jul 2015
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Repairs to balcony and bricks.
Permit 15 194465 BLD
- May 2015
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install a 2" Back Flow Prevention Device at the municipal water meter in the existing apartment building
Permit 15 164581 PSA · est. $4,000
- Jun 2014
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Exterior repairs to 20 balconies and wall areas
Permit 14 166401 BLD · est. $118,000
- Jan 1997
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
FIRE RETRO APT-BLDG
Permit 97 251012 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
30/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit43
32 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: York Mills (1 Yonge-University Line), 1.2 km.
- Parks & trees1
1.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 650 m. 341 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling8
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0.5 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 , 180 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 safety51
2 collisions 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, 120 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, 8.8 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 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
- 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 | 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
- 0.82% lower rent · tenants notified
- 2015
- 0.50% lower rent · tenants notified
- 2016
- 0.68% 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.
98 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 4
- Units
- 64
- Built
- 1950
- Elevators
- 1
- Managed by
- Signet Group Inc.
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Ground, 24 HOURS
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Ground level garage, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 8
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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