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Building Review

225 Cosburn Ave

Toronto, Ontario M4J

A 8-storey, 95-unit private rental building built in 1965.

Living score
39/100
Built
1965
Units
95
Storeys
8
City inspection
89/100
Property manager
Ranee Management

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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

9 bylaw investigations at this address since Feb 2025; 2 notices or orders 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
  • Not enough heat 3
  • Snow and ice 1
  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 191985 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171002 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171001 000 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Not enough heatBylawNotice to comply · Jan 2026· Closed

    • Apartment: The heat supplied to the dwelling unit is below twenty-one (21) degrees Celsius. (open)

    Case 26 110889 HEA 00 IV

  • Jan 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 101907 HEA 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 222425 PRS 00 IR

Show 3 older cases
  • Mar 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Mar 2025· Closed

    • Dwelling Unit – Kitchen: The supplied facility in or on the property is not constructed, installed and/or maintained so that it will function safely and effectively.Namely both kitchen counters, both kitchen cabinets upper and lower, drawers on both sides and the… (closed)
    • Dwelling Unit – Kitchen: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely the wall underneath the kitchen sink behind the cabinet door. (closed)
    • Dwelling Unit: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely the walls in the kitchen. (closed)
    • Dwelling Unit – Kitchen: Previously finished surface in the public area of the property is not maintained in good repair.Namely the ceiling in the kitchen. (closed)

    Case 25 131768 PRS 00 IV

  • Mar 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 130969 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Snow and iceBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 118994 SNI 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.

From City of Toronto open data

Neighbourhood

Living score

39/ 100

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

  • Transit47

    37.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Donlands (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.1 km.

  • Parks & trees9

    4.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 340 m. 436 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling49

    Within 1 km: 1 km of protected lanes, 3.05 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.05 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby37

    4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School, 190 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities44

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 9 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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Safety

Danforth East York

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (73% of the city median).

  • Break and enterAmong the lowest

    Lower than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (45% of the city median).

  • RobberyAmong the lowest

    Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (25% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Lower than 62 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (88% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Higher than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Lower than most

    Lower than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (66% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Lower than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (67% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 52 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

Don Valley Parkway, 760 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmModerate

467 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Bestway Donlands 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, 3.7 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 (d2.0)
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
BedroomsEast York zoneToronto region
Studio$1,339$1,491
1 bed$1,578$1,761
2 beds$1,820$2,045
3+ beds$2,178$2,294
All units$1,715$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.

89 / 100City inspection score, July 2024. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
8
Units
95
Built
1965
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Main floor, 8-10
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, ground level garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Both
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
14

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

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