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Building Review

2253 Jane St

Toronto, Ontario M3M

A 3-storey, 11-unit private rental building built in 1965.

Living score
43/100
Built
1965
Units
11
Storeys
3
City inspection
99/100

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Issues & maintenance

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From City of Toronto open data

Neighbourhood

Living score

43/ 100

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

  • Transit20

    16.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes.

  • Parks & trees75

    24.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 130 m. 346 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling34

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 3 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    5 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Chalkfarm Public School, 430 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities53

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 3 community centres, 2 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety31

    4 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

Oakdale-Beverley Heights

  • AssaultAmong the highest

    Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.4× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Higher than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • RobberyHigher than most

    Higher than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesHigher than most

    Higher than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Higher than most

    Higher than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • ShootingsHigher than most

    Higher than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.2× the city median).

  • HomicideLower than most

    Lower than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (61% 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

Highway 401, 840 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmModerate

520 kg a year from 2 facilities, mostly Blue Bonnet 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
Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 11.5 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 Multiple Dwelling

Category
Low-rise residential
Zone label
RM (f21.0; a835; d1.0)
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
BedroomsDownsviewNorth York (Northwest) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,169$1,167$1,491
1 bed$1,522$1,517$1,761
2 beds$1,736$1,751$2,045
3+ beds$1,912$1,966$2,294
All units$1,665$1,700$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.

2021
0.78% 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.

99 / 100City inspection score, July 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
3
Units
11
Built
1965
Elevators
0
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 9AM-9PM
Pets
Not allowed
Parking
Ground level garage, surface parking
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
No
Ward
6

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

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