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225 Morningside Ave

Toronto, Ontario M1E

A 10-storey, 99-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1972.

Living score
41/100
Built
1972
Units
99
Storeys
10
City inspection
92/100
Property manager
Del 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

6 bylaw investigations and 2 public health cases at this address since Jan 2025; 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
  • Bedbugs 1
  • Indoor air quality 1
  • Zoning 1
  • Aug 2026

    ZoningBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 212786 ZON 00 IR

  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 144348 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Indoor air qualityPublic health· Under Investigation

    Case 10868732

  • Jan 2026

    BedbugsPublic health· Under Investigation

    Case 10867957

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 107418 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 204432 PRS 00 IR

Show 2 older cases
  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 142090 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 109670 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

14 permits 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 3
  • Alterations 3
  • Parking garage repair 3
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
  • Fire and life safety 2
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Aug 2022

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

    Plumbing - Laundry room renovation to make it compliant with AODA and TCHC accessibility standards. New Electrical, Plumbing and HVAC systems.

    Permit 22 190593 PLB

  • Aug 2022

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

    HVAC - Laundry room renovation to make it compliant with AODA and TCHC accessibility standards. New Electrical, Plumbing and HVAC systems.

    Permit 22 190593 HVA

  • Aug 2022

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Laundry room renovation to make it compliant with AODA and TCHC accessibility standards. New Electrical, Plumbing and HVAC systems.

    Permit 22 190593 BLD

  • Jan 2022

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

    Plumbing - Proposed interior and exterior accessibility upgrades to common areas.

    Permit 21 207065 PLB

  • Jan 2022

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

    HVAC - Proposed interior and exterior accessibility upgrades to common areas.

    Permit 21 207065 HVA

  • Sep 2021

    Alterations · Addition(s) · Permit Issued

    Proposed interior and exterior accessibility upgrades to common areas.

    Permit 21 207065 BLD

Show 8 older permits
  • Aug 2020

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Exterior concrete ramp at Unit 104

    Permit 20 182580 BLD

  • Mar 2019

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Fire alarm control panel replacement.

    Permit 19 132170 FSU · est. $5,000

  • May 2018

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    parking garage repair

    Permit 18 165392 BLD · est. $1,400,000

  • Feb 2018

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    PROPOSAL TO INSTALL TOTAL OF 1 MAGLOCK ON FIRST FLOOR

    Permit 18 122172 FSU · est. $1,000

  • Dec 2009

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

    To install 1 (one) backflow prevention device

    Permit 09 195898 PSA · est. $5,000

  • Jul 2006

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Inspection

    repairs to ramps for underground parking

    Permit 06 152864 BLD · est. $150,000

  • Aug 2003

    Alterations · Addition(s) · Closed

    TWO NEW EXIT STAIR ENCLOSURES - REF #03-130749. C OF A A175/03SC.

    Permit 03 169914 BLD · est. $30,000

  • May 2003

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    BALCONY REPAIRS, RAILING REPLACEMENT

    Permit 03 130749 BLD · est. $450,000

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

41/ 100

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

  • Transit62

    53.1 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 7 routes.

  • Parks & trees26

    10 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 210 m. 279 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling15

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.75 km of shared routes. 4 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Martin De Porres Catholic Elementary School, 100 m). 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 safety15

    7 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.

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Safety

West Hill

  • AssaultAmong the highest

    Higher than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.1× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Higher than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • RobberyHigher than most

    Higher than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Lower than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAmong the highest

    Higher than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Higher than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 57 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • ShootingsHigher than most

    Higher than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Lower than 53 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

Highway 2A, 1.8 km away

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
Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 19.0 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 Commercial

Category
Apartment
Zone label
RAC (au55.0) (x64)
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
  • 205-207 Morningside Ave · 140 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-02-17

    6-storey rental apartment building. Infill development of apartment site.

    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
BedroomsWest HillScarborough (East) zoneToronto region
Studio-$1,460$1,491
1 bed$1,775$1,633$1,761
2 beds$1,928$1,852$2,045
3+ beds$2,290$2,072$2,294
All units$1,995$1,816$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.

92 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Toronto Community Housing
Storeys
10
Units
99
Built
1972
Elevators
2
Managed by
Del Managment
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
8:00AM TO 8:00PM
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Both
Amenities
Indoor recreation room
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
25

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

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