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Building Review

22 Tichester Rd

Toronto, Ontario M5P

A 4-storey, 32-unit private rental building built in 1938.

Living score
68/100
Built
1938
Units
32
Storeys
4
City inspection
91/100

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Issues & maintenance

Leaks, outages, repairs: dated reports from residents. None filed yet.

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City building permits

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

  • Alterations 6
  • Plumbing and drains 5
  • Fire and life safety 2
  • Jul 2022

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Audibility upgrade, FACP replacement, and installation of magnetic hold-open devices in hallwaysAll existing fire alarm bells will be replaced with horns in the same locations.In-suite Audibility upgrade to conform with retrofit code using…

    Permit 22 179947 FSU

  • Jun 2022

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

    Plumbing - Renovate kitchens, bathrooms of existing residential suites as well asCommon corridors / stairs of building

    Permit 22 157095 PLB

  • Jun 2022

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection

    Renovate kitchens, bathrooms of existing residential suites as well asCommon corridors / stairs of building

    Permit 22 157095 BLD · est. $700,000

  • Aug 2020

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

    Plumbing - Demolition of non-load bearing partition wall. Replacement of some piping and plumbing fixtures.

    Permit 20 178595 PLB

  • Aug 2020

    Alterations · Multiple Projects · Closed

    Demolition of non-load bearing partition wall in exsting suite.. Replacement of some piping and plumbing fixtures.

    Permit 20 178595 BLD · est. $25,000

  • Jul 2020

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

    Plumbing - Proposal for the demolition of a non-load bearing wall in unit 107 in the existing apartment building.

    Permit 20 167315 PLB

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  • Jul 2020

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposal for the demolition of a non-load bearing wall in unit 107 in the existing apartment building.

    Permit 20 167315 BLD · est. $50,000

  • Jun 2020

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

    Plumbing - Proposal to demolish a non-load bearing wall and replacing some piping and plumbing fixturea.

    Permit 20 150777 PLB

  • Jun 2020

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposal to demolish a non-load bearing wall and replacing some piping and plumbing fixtures in unit # 101.

    Permit 20 150777 BLD · est. $25,000

  • Sep 2019

    Alterations · Canopy w/o Enclosure · Cancelled

    Proposal to remove and replace front canopy in existing apartment building.

    Permit 19 219139 BLD · est. $100,000

  • Nov 2013

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Proposal to replace the fire alarm panel in an existing apartment building.

    Permit 13 269670 FSU · est. $2,550

  • Apr 2013

    Alterations · Fire Damage · Closed

    Proposal for interior alterations for fire damage repair to parts of ground, 2nd and 3rd floors of an existing 4 storey apartment building. See fire damage report attached.

    Permit 13 151058 BLD

  • Aug 2009

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

    permit for backflow device to existing apartment building

    Permit 09 157726 PSA · est. $1,500

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

68/ 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), 280 m.

  • Parks & trees72

    21.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 50 m. 404 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling66

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 5.65 km of bike lanes and trails, 3 km of shared routes. 5 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby29

    3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary School, 350 m), plus 4 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 safety80

    1 collision 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

Traffic pollutionLow

No expressway within 2 km

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
Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 3.5 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 Apartment

Category
Apartment
Zone label
RA (d2.5) (x511)
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
19
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 40 Raglan Ave · 260 m away

    Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2022-09-16

    Current proposal since Nov 2025: is for a 37-storey (including Mechanical Penthouse level with indoor and outdoor amenity space), mixed use building with a 174 square metre on site park, a 245 square metre Community Agency Space, and a 19 s

    City record
  • 22 Raglan Ave · 300 m away

    Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2022-04-11

    Dec 2023 revised submission: proposes a 34-storey mixed use with a more slender podium, with no revision to the approved site specific GFA, requiring a Minor Variance approval (Application No. 23 231365 STE 12 MV).June 2023 revised submiss

    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
BedroomsHumewood-CedarvaleYork zoneToronto 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.

91 / 100City inspection score, July 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
4
Units
32
Built
1938
Elevators
0
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 24 HOURS
Pets
Allowed
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Bike parking
10 outdoor
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
No
Ward
12

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

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