225 Van Horne Ave
Toronto, Ontario M2J
A 13-storey, 153-unit private rental building built in 1968.
- Property manager
- Homestead Land Holdings Limited
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
7 bylaw investigations at this address since Dec 2024; 2 notices or orders 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 6
- Not enough heat 1
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 229311 PRS 00 IR
- May 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2025· Closed
- The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not maintained. Mainly, area by the kitchen and bathroom (closed)
- Bathroom: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, area by the bottom of bathtub and along wall and bathtub tile to the ceiling. (closed)
- Bathroom: Vanity is not maintained in a satisfactory condition.Namely, damages throughout interior and exterior of vanity and rust presented on holder above. (closed)
Case 25 159641 PRS 00 IV
- May 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 152700 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 132579 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 117166 HEA 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Dec 2024· Closed
- Bedroom: Exterior window not maintained weather-tight.Namely: Child's bedroom window appears to be leaking resulting in what appears to be mold along the window frame. (closed)
- Bedroom: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: The ceiling above the childs bedroom window has water damage. (closed)
- Bedroom – Bedroom: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Mother's bedroom has water damage in the far corner of her bedroom. (closed)
- Bathroom: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely; Bathroom ceiling has water damage. (closed)
Case 24 252527 PRS 00 IV
Show 1 older case
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 249074 PRS 00 IR
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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 1
- Parking garage repair 1
- Fire and life safety 1
- Alterations 1
- Plumbing and drains 1
- Jun 2021
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Balcony repairs and balcony guard replacement (132 balconies)
Permit 21 169840 BLD · est. $700,000
- Jun 2012
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Localized concret and roof soffit repairs on the P1 underground parking garage level, exterior concrete brick repairs and balcony repairs.
Permit 12 195265 BLD
- Jun 2012
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Homestead Land Holdings Limitead Fire Alarm Panel Replacement.
Permit 12 194038 FSU
- Nov 2011
Alterations · Addition(s) · Closed
Underground grarage entrance enclosure
Permit 11 305102 BLD
- Aug 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Install backflow prevention device
Permit 09 154531 PSA · est. $7,000
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
50/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit25
19.4 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Don Mills (4 Sheppard Line), 1.3 km.
- Parks & trees54
15.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 230 m. 334 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling23
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0.9 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.8 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.
- Schools nearby52
9 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Our Lady Of Guadalupe Catholic Elementary School, 340 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities91
Within 1 km: 1 library, 4 community centres, 12 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
Don Valley Village
- AssaultAbout typical
Lower than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (88% of the city median).
- Break and enterLower than most
Lower than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (71% of the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Auto theftHigher than most
Higher than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Higher than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Bicycle theftLower than most
Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (52% of the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Higher than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Higher than 50 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
Highway 404, 780 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, 13.3 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 (f30.0; a1375; d1.5)- Height limit
- 10 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
- 1
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
3075 Don Mills Rd · 120 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2026-02-03
Site Plan Control Application proposes the addition of an A&W take out restaurant to the existing Petro-Canada gas station.
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 | Don Valley Village/Pleasant View | North York (Northeast) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,467 | $1,498 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,758 | $1,815 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,017 | $2,156 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,152 | $2,342 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,976 | $2,081 | $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.
98 / 100City inspection score, July 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 13
- Units
- 153
- Built
- 1968
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Homestead Land Holdings Limited
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- 1 st floor, 24 HR
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Bike parking
- 10 outdoor
- Amenities
- Outdoor pool
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 17
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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