257 Torrens Ave
Toronto, Ontario M4J
A 3-storey, 17-unit private rental building built in 1950.
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
16 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 1 notice or order 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 13
- Garbage 2
- Not enough heat 1
- Jul 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 205872 HEA 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 198670 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 152269 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 102269 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 263948 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 254468 PRS 00 IR
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- Nov 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 247875 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 247873 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2025
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 25 247868 WST 00 IR
- Jun 2025
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 25 180489 WST 00 IR
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 173067 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 143284 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 240431 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Nov 2024· Closed
- Entranceway: The supplied piece(s) of equipment and/or appliance(s) in or on the property is not kept in a satisfactory working condition. (closed)
Case 24 240473 PRS 00 IV
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 238098 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 229425 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
10 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 7
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
- Plumbing and drains 1
- Jul 2026
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Issuance Pending
HVAC - Interior alterations to a portion of existing indoor parking to create two new rental units.
Permit 26 209206 HVA
- Jul 2026
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Examiner's Notice Sent
Interior alterations to a portion of existing indoor parking to create two new rental units.
Permit 26 209206 BLD
- Jul 2022
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal to constuct interior alterations to convert existing storage room into a new apartment unit 104 and removal of the existing garage doors.
Permit 22 183431 PLB
- Jul 2022
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal to constuct interior alterations to convert existing storage room into a new apartment unit 104 and removal of the existing garage doors.
Permit 22 183431 HVA
- Jul 2022
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal to constuct interior alterations to convert existing storage room into a new apartment unit 104 and removal of the existing garage doors.
Permit 22 183431 BLD
- Jul 2020
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Proposal for interior alterations for unit 202, 204 and 306 to existing Apartment Building.
Permit 20 167996 BLD
Show 4 older permits
- Feb 2020
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Revision Issued
Revision 02: Interior alterations to Units 102, 203, 205, 207, and 301.Revision 01: inclusion of unit 304 to the scope of work.Proposed interior alterations to apartment units 201, 206, 302, 303, 305, & 307.
Permit 19 212390 BLD
- Nov 2019
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Revision Issued
Revision 01: inclusion of unit 304 to the scope of work.Proposed interior alterations to apartment units 201, 206, 302, 303, 305, & 307.
Permit 19 212390 BLD
- Aug 2019
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Proposed interior alterations to apartment units 201, 206, 302, 303, 305, & 307.
Permit 19 212390 BLD
- Oct 2018
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for the installation of new fire rated partition as per order given by Toronto Fire Services
Permit 18 238052 BLD · est. $10,000
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
45/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit45
34.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Donlands (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.3 km.
- Parks & trees58
14.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 320 m. 513 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling59
Within 1 km: 1.35 km of protected lanes, 3.75 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.8 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.
- Schools nearby37
4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School, 350 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities44
Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 9 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety19
6 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
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Safety
Old East York
- AssaultAbout typical
Higher than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Break and enterAmong the lowest
Lower than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (45% of the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Lower than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (87% of the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Higher than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Lower than most
Lower than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (68% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Higher than 62 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Higher than 61 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
Don Valley Parkway, 540 m away
467 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Bestway Donlands Cleaners
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, 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 Detached
- Category
- Low-rise residential
- Zone label
RD (f6.0; a185; d0.75)- Height limit
- 8.5 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 | East York zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,339 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,578 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,820 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,178 | $2,294 |
| All units | $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.
- 2017
- 0.54% lower rent · tenants notified
- 2018
- 0.54% 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.
94 / 100City inspection score, July 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 3
- Units
- 17
- Built
- 1950
- Elevators
- 0
- Heating
- Forced air gas
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Main floor, 8:00AM TO 1I:00 PM
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Ground level garage, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Balconies
- No
- 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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