250 Heath St W
Toronto, Ontario M5P
A 17-storey, 81-unit private rental building built in 1975.
- Property manager
- WJ Properties
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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
20 bylaw investigations at this address since Feb 2025; 1 notice or order to comply; 4 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 11
- Garbage 5
- Not enough heat 2
- Snow and ice 2
- Sep 2026
GarbageBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 246002 WST 00 IR
- Sep 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 233269 WST 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 227792 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 172434 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 172433 000 00 IR
- May 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 164188 WST 00 IR
Show 14 older cases
- Feb 2026
GarbageBylawNotice to comply · Feb 2026· Closed
- West Side of Property: 844-17C Failure to keep waste on the premises between collections (open)
- 844-17C Failure to keep waste on the premises between collections (open)
Case 26 122042 WST 00 IV
- Feb 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 118088 WST 00 IR
- Feb 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 111594 HEA 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Snow and iceBylaw· Closed
Case 26 105262 SNI 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 242393 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 228250 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 218155 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 208883 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 196130 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 195572 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 195570 PRS 00 IR
- May 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 163317 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 127022 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Snow and iceBylaw· Closed
Case 25 117723 SNI 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
5 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
- Parking garage repair 2
- Balcony repair 1
- Apr 2023
Plumbing and drains · Other(PS) · Permit Issued
Pool renovation - re-waterproofing, retiling and new mechanical
Permit 23 134783 PSA
- Mar 2023
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Revision Issued
REV 01: Proposal for additional structural concrete slab repairs of a portion of the garage roof slab.Localized repairs to parking garage of existing residential building[This parking facility operates as a private garage ancillary to the…
Permit 20 118964 BLD
- Feb 2020
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Inspection
Localized repairs to parking garage of existing residential building[This parking facility operates as a private garage ancillary to the dwelling units.]
Permit 20 118964 BLD · est. $12,000,000
- Mar 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install 1 backflow prevention devise on the exisitng water line.
Permit 09 113382 PSA
- May 2003
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed - Dormant
Replacement of Balcony Guards & Balcony Slab Repairs to Apartment Building
Permit 03 137279 BLD · est. $200,000
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
66/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit88
61 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: St Clair West (1 Yonge-University Line), 330 m.
- Parks & trees76
22.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 150 m. 606 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling65
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 5.15 km of bike lanes and trails, 5.2 km of shared routes. 4 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby29
3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary School, 190 m), plus 7 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities40
Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 8 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
Forest Hill South
- AssaultAmong the lowest
Lower than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (44% of the city median).
- Break and enterAmong the highest
Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.4× the city median).
- RobberyLower than most
Lower than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (58% of the city median).
- Auto theftHigher than most
Higher than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAmong the lowest
Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (63% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Higher than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (74% 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
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
- Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 3.5 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 Apartment
- Category
- Apartment
- Zone label
RA (u80) (x509)- Height limit
- 24 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
- 5
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
390 Spadina Rd · 170 m away
Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2025-12-15
The Proposed Development, and Zoning By-law Amendment, is comprised of a new 14-storey mixed use building with ground floor retail uses and residential uses on floors two through fourteen. In total, 54 residential units are proposed, and th
City record429 Walmer Rd · 200 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-08-18
May 2023 resubmission: The application has been revised as follows: A 73.5 metre (19-storey inclusive of mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building is proposed with 17,930 square metres of gross floor area of which 200 square metres is non-re
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 | Humewood-Cedarvale | York zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,394 | $1,381 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,817 | $1,706 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,419 | $2,067 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $2,547 | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,015 | $1,864 | $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.
- 2014
- 1.25% lower rent · tenants notified
- 2015
- 0.91% lower rent · tenants notified
- 2016
- 1.11% 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.
93 / 100City inspection score, September 2024. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 17
- Units
- 81
- Built
- 1975
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- WJ Properties
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- Central air
- Laundry
- Main floor, 8AM - 10 PM
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Bike parking
- 50 indoor
- Amenities
- Indoor pool, indoor exercise room, sauna
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 12
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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