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25 Cosburn Ave

Toronto, Ontario M4K

A 22-storey, 129-unit private rental building built in 1962.

Living score
57/100
Built
1962
Units
129
Storeys
22
City inspection
91/100
Property manager
Greenwin Corp.

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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

9 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 1 notice or order to comply; 2 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 8
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 241520 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 196891 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 196888 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 119519 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 262125 HEA 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 258262 PRS 00 IR

Show 3 older cases
  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Apr 2026· Closed

    • Exterior yard: Garbage and refuse on a property not screened by a visual screen or fence to minimize visual impact to persons at grade on adjacent properties or a public highway.Namely: The oversize items are placed on the grass, and like garbage bins ar… (open)

    Case 25 253139 PRS 00 IV

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 242294 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 232186 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

8 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 2
  • Fire and life safety 2
  • Alterations 2
  • Parking garage repair 1
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Aug 2019

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Proposal for repairs to garage entrance ramp and visitors parking lot.

    Permit 19 211608 BLD

  • Mar 2015

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

    Plumbing - Proposal to convert 1 storage locker on the ground floor to a 1 bedroom dwelling unit and 6 storage lockers on the 2nd floor to 2 - (1 bedroom dwelling units) and 4 - (3 bedroom dwelling units). In total there will be 7 addition…

    Permit 14 261882 PLB

  • Jan 2015

    Fire and life safety · Building Permit Related(FS) · Closed

    FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Proposal to convert 1 storage locker on the ground floor to a 1 bedroom dwelling unit and 6 storage lockers on the 2nd floor to 2 - (1 bedroom dwelling units) and 4 - (3 bedroom dwelling units). In total there…

    Permit 14 261882 FSU

  • Dec 2014

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposal to convert 1 storage locker on the ground floor to a 1 bedroom dwelling unit and 6 storage lockers on the 2nd floor to 2 - (1 bedroom dwelling units) and 4 - (3 bedroom dwelling units). In total there will be 7 additional dwelling…

    Permit 14 261882 BLD · est. $100,000

  • Jan 2011

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Other(MS) · Closed

    Proposal to disconnect existing pressurization fans to stairwell of existing apartment building.

    Permit 11 110561 MSA · est. $1,000

  • Apr 2010

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Proposal to remove existing fire alarm panel, EVC panel, fire phone panel, existing bells and speakers, and install new panels and speakers for existing apartment building (23 storeys).

    Permit 10 156986 FSU · est. $20,000

Show 2 older permits
  • Jun 2009

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

    Proposal to install a backflow preventor.

    Permit 09 151615 PSA · est. $5,000

  • Aug 2007

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Permit to add 6 windows on second floor or existing apartment building - 2 east 2 west 1 north 1 south

    Permit 07 250726 BLD · est. $15,000

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

57/ 100

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

  • Transit59

    50.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 7 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Chester (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.1 km.

  • Parks & trees80

    28.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 360 m. 444 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling75

    Within 1 km: 0.9 km of protected lanes, 5.85 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.25 km of shared routes. 4 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby29

    4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Chester Elementary School , 160 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities53

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 10 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety31

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

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Safety

Broadview North

  • AssaultAbout typical

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

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (77% of the city median).

  • RobberyAmong the lowest

    Lower than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (27% of the city median).

  • Auto theftLower than most

    Lower than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (57% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesLower than most

    Lower than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (78% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Lower than most

    Lower than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (68% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).

  • ShootingsHigher than most

    Higher than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.2× the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Higher than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× 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

Don Valley Parkway, 540 m 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, 2.9 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 Apartment

Category
Apartment
Zone label
RA (d2.0)
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
5
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 1099 Broadview Ave · 270 m away

    Site plan · Application Received · submitted 2026-04-02

    Site Plan Approval for a 14-storey and 16-storey mixed-use building with 332 residential dwelling units and commercial at-grade.

  • 16 Cosburn Ave · 90 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-04-26

    Applicaton for a 25-storey residential building inclusive of a 6-storey podium having a gross floor area of 19,263 square metres (FSI 8.94). The application includes 299 residential dwelling units, incuding 29 rental replacement units. A

    City record
  • 5 Cosburn Ave · 80 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-04-26

    Application for a 24-storey resdidential building inclusive of a four-storey podium, consisting of 424 residential units. The proposal also consists of 186 vehicle parking spaces and 425 bike parking spaces. The site includes a public pa

    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
BedroomsBroadview NorthEast York zoneToronto region
Studio$1,463$1,339$1,491
1 bed$1,597$1,578$1,761
2 beds$1,922$1,820$2,045
3+ beds$2,258$2,178$2,294
All units$1,687$1,715$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.

91 / 100City inspection score, July 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
22
Units
129
Built
1962
Elevators
2
Managed by
Greenwin Corp.
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Ground floor, 24/7
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
14

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

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