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2531 Lake Shore Blvd W

Toronto, Ontario M8V

A 6-storey, 110-unit private rental building built in 1952.

Living score
45/100
Built
1952
Units
110
Storeys
6
City inspection
81/100
Property manager
Capreit
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Issues & maintenance

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City bylaw and health cases

32 bylaw investigations at this address since Jul 2025; 6 notices or orders to comply; 12 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 27
  • Garbage 3
  • Not enough heat 2
  • Oct 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 248465 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 248382 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 248195 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 248190 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 245918 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 245501 PRS 00 IR

Show 26 older cases
  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Aug 2026· Closed

    • 5th Floor – Hallway: The roof or one of its component is not free from leaks. Namely, the leak in the hallway on the 5th floor. (closed)
    • 5th Floor – Hallway: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. Namely, the ceiling in the 5th Floor hallway. (closed)

    Case 26 226849 PRS 00 IV

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 226835 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Aug 2026· Order Issued

    • Throughout Building: The location and size of openings present a hazard as they are designed with members or attachments between 140 millimetres and 900 millimetres above the level protected by the guard which facilitate climbing. (open)
    • Throughout Building: Required guard does not prevent the passage of a sphere having a diameter more than 100 millimetres. (open)
    • Throughout Building: Required handrails on stairs or ramps are less than 865mm or more than 965mm high (open)

    Case 26 226047 PRS 00 IV

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 225877 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 224522 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Aug 2026· Order Issued

    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: The property is not being kept free of pests. (open)
    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: Repair(s) does not reasonably match existing wall(s). Namely, the foam spray used to seal any openings. (open)

    Case 26 226875 PRS 00 IV

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 223247 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Aug 2026· Closed

    • Every roof of a building and all its components shall be weather-tight and free from leaks,loose, unsecured or unsafe objects and materials, dangerous accumulation of ice and snow,and hazards. Namely, the roof. (closed)
    • Kitchen: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)

    Case 26 216045 PRS 00 IV

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Aug 2026· Closed

    • Every roof of a building and all its components shall be weather-tight and free from leaks,loose, unsecured or unsafe objects and materials, dangerous accumulation of ice and snow,and hazards. Namely, the roof. (closed)
    • Entranceway: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)

    Case 26 216029 PRS 00 IV

  • Jul 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 210581 WST 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 209868 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 209825 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 203856 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 202325 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 201267 HEA 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 197216 WST 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 176874 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171934 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171933 000 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2026· Order Issued

    • Garbage Area: The receptacles shall be containers that are water-tight, equipped with a tight-fitting cover,pest-proof, and shall be maintained in a clean state. Namely, the garbage and recycling bins are in disrepair. (open)
    • Garbage Area: Screening of garbage and refuse on a property shall be a visual screen or fence, of uniformconstruction and appropriate to the nature of the adjacent use, to minimize the visualimpact to persons at grade on adjacent properties or a public… (open)

    Case 26 167293 PRS 00 IV

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 167280 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 148505 WST 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 131720 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 127971 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 205177 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 190831 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

2 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 1
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Nov 2014

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

    Installation of one premise isolation back flow prevention device for existing apartment building.

    Permit 14 252027 PSA · est. $6,000

  • Jun 2014

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Permit Issued

    Exterior repairs to walls and balconies to existing apartment building

    Permit 14 181620 BLD · est. $325,957

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

45/ 100

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

  • Transit30

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

  • Parks & trees38

    13.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 40 m. 164 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling56

    Within 1 km: 1.15 km of protected lanes, 3.7 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.65 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby37

    4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: John English Jr Mdl School , 610 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities64

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 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

Mimico-Queensway

  • AssaultAmong the highest

    Higher than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (5.3× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (88% of the city median).

  • RobberyLower than most

    Lower than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (50% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Higher than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Lower than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (86% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Higher than most

    Higher than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Lower than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 64 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (80% of the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Lower than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (85% 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

Gardiner Expressway, 1.7 km 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
Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 8.5 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 (d1.5) (x778)
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
BedroomsMimicoEtobicoke (South) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,237$1,502$1,491
1 bed$1,399$1,493$1,761
2 beds$1,537$1,762$2,045
3+ beds$2,306-$2,294
All units$1,447$1,630$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
0.70% lower rent · tenants notified
2016
0.58% lower rent · tenants notified
2017
0.83% lower rent · tenants notified
2018
0.57% lower rent · tenants notified
2019
0.54% lower rent · tenants notified
2020
0.53% 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.

81 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
6
Units
110
Built
1952
Elevators
2
Managed by
Capreit Limited Partnership
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
West side of each floor form 1st to 5th floor, 12
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
40 outdoor
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
3

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

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