243 Perth Ave
Toronto, Ontario
A 39-unit condominium registered in 2018 (TSCC 2644).
- Living score
- 60/100
- Units
- 39
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City building permits
8 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 3
- Plumbing and drains 2
- Alterations 2
- Fire and life safety 1
- Nov 2017
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Revision to plumbing as per attached detailed list.
Permit 13 215472 PLB
- Nov 2017
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
Revision to plumbing as per attached detailed list.
Permit 13 215472 HVA
- Oct 2014
Fire and life safety · Building Permit Related(FS) · Closed
FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Proposal to convert existing place of worship into a residential building containing a total of 40 dwelling units; construct a new 4 storey addition w/parking garage below & 19 parking spaces.
Permit 13 215472 FSU
- Aug 2013
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal to convert existing (heritage structure) place of worship into a residential apartment building containing 40 dwelling units complete with 20 parking spaces , 16 of which would be located in a below grade parking struct…
Permit 13 215472 PLB
- Aug 2013
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal to convert existing (heritage structure) place of worship into a residential apartment building containing 40 dwelling units complete with 20 parking spaces , 16 of which would be located in a below grade parking structure…
Permit 13 215472 HVA
- Aug 2013
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Closed
Proposal to convert existing place of worship into a residential building containing a total of 40 dwelling units; construct a new 4 storey addition w/parking garage below & 19 parking spaces.
Permit 13 215472 BLD · est. $5,000,000
Show 2 older permits
- Jul 2001
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Special Ventilation System · Closed
h.v.a.c. install kitchen hood and fire damper in existing kitchen in place of worship. edc
Permit 01 155628 MSA · est. $1,500
- Jul 2001
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
construct new fire escape from 2nd floor level to grade in existing place of worship. edc (card printed)
Permit 01 155597 CMB · est. $6,000
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
60/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit85
55.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Dundas West (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 550 m.
- Parks & trees20
6.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 240 m. 470 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling80
Within 1 km: 2.1 km of protected lanes, 5 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.15 km of shared routes. 6 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby68
10 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Luigi Catholic Elementary School, 200 m), plus 1 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 safety40
4 collisions 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
Junction-Wallace Emerson
- AssaultAbout typical
Higher than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Break and enterHigher than most
Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
- RobberyLower than most
Lower than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (61% of the city median).
- Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (54% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Lower than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (86% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftHigher than most
Higher than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (4.5× the city median).
- ShootingsLower than most
Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (50% 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
No expressway within 2 km
9.2 tonnes a year from 4 facilities, mostly Nitta Gelatin Canada Inc
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, 3.8 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
- Category
- General residential
- Zone label
R (d0.6) (x751)- Height limit
- 13 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
258 Wallace Ave · 250 m away
Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2026-05-14
Standalone Official Plan Amendment application to redesignate the subject site from Core Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas.
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 | Dovercourt/Davenport/Junction | Toronto (West) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,633* | $1,410 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $2,054* | $1,798 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | - | $2,252 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,238 | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,410* | $1,945 | $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; * marks an estimate CMHC rates poor. 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.
- 2017
- 1.07% lower rent · tenants notified
Source: City of Toronto, Tenant Notification for Rent Reduction, 2014–2025.
Building facts
From the City of Toronto’s inventory of condominiums registered 2002–2018. Not resident reviews.
- Type
- Condominium
- Units
- 39
- Unit mix
- 29 one-bed · 10 two-bed
- Condo plan
- TSCC 2644
- Registered
- March 2018
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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