244 Roncesvalles Ave
Toronto, Ontario M6R
A 4-storey, 22-unit private rental building built in 1967.
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
22 bylaw investigations at this address since Jan 2025; 3 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 17
- Not enough heat 5
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 231000 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 225837 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 224946 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 216446 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 201325 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 197055 PRS 00 IR
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- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 185970 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171750 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171749 000 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Apr 2026· Closed
- Throughout Building: Supplied hot water is not provided with a temperature range from 45 degrees Celsius to 60 degrees Celsius. (open)
Case 26 141976 PRS 00 IV
- Apr 2026
Not enough heatBylawNotice to comply · Apr 2026· Closed
Case 26 141270 HEA 00 IV
- Apr 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 141269 HEA 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 141170 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawNotice to comply · Apr 2026· Closed
- Throughout Building: Supplied hot water is not provided with a temperature range from 45 degrees Celsius to 60 degrees Celsius. (open)
Case 26 141145 PRS 00 IV
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 141128 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 139343 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 139242 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 138781 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 138754 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 138746 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 102551 HEA 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 102142 HEA 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
52/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit4
7.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 1 route. Nearest subway or LRT: Dundas West (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.3 km.
- Parks & trees74
21.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 500 m. 608 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling79
Within 1 km: 0.55 km of protected lanes, 7.4 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.9 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby93
6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Vincent De Paul Catholic Elementary School, 160 m), plus 4 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities31
Within 1 km: 1 library, 0 community centres, 13 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety95
0 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
High Park-Swansea
- AssaultLower than most
Lower than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (68% of the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Higher than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).
- RobberyLower than most
Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (59% of the city median).
- Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (55% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesLower than most
Lower than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (80% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Lower than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (89% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- HomicideLower than most
Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (60% 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
Gardiner Expressway, 800 m away
5.4 tonnes a year from 1 facility, mostly Nestle Foods Group Sterling Road Nestle 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, 3.9 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) (x290)- Height limit
- 11 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
- 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.
| Bedrooms | High Park-Swansea | Toronto (West) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,342 | $1,410 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,479 | $1,798 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,535* | $2,252 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,238 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,498 | $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.
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.
95 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 4
- Units
- 22
- Built
- 1967
- Elevators
- 0
- Managed by
- N/a
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Basement, 24/7
- Pets
- Allowed - maximum 2.
- Parking
- Surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Bike parking
- 22 indoor, 36 outdoor
- Balconies
- No
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 4
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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