26 Tichester Rd
Toronto, Ontario M5P
A 4-storey, 32-unit private rental building built in 1938.
- Property manager
- Hazelview Property Services Inc
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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
4 bylaw investigations at this address since Sep 2025; 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 3
- Not enough heat 1
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172556 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172555 000 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2025· Closed
- Throughout Building – Boiler Room: The plumbing system is not kept in good working order.Namely : Boiler system not providing hot water to the building. (open)
Case 25 231313 PRS 00 IV
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 230924 PRS 00 IR
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City building permits
13 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 6
- Alterations 6
- Fire and life safety 1
- Jul 2022
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Audibility upgrade, FACP replacement, and installation of magnetic hold-open devices in hallwaysAll existing fire alarm bells will be replaced with horns in the same locations.In-suite Audibility upgrade to conform with retrofit code using…
Permit 22 180006 FSU
- Jun 2022
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Renovate kitchens, bathrooms of existing residential suites as well as Common corridors / stairs of building¿ 22 157100 , at 26 Tichester Rd.¿ 22 156436, at 1535 Bathurst Str.¿ 22 156442, at 1539 Bathurst Str.
Permit 22 157100 PLB
- Jun 2022
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Renovate kitchens, bathrooms of existing residential suites as well as Common corridors / stairs of building
Permit 22 157100 BLD · est. $700,000
- Jul 2020
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for the demolition of a non-load bearing wall in unit 204 in the existing apartment building.
Permit 20 170904 PLB
- Jul 2020
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for the demolition of a non-load bearing wall in unit 204 in the existing apartment building.
Permit 20 170904 BLD · est. $50,000
- Jul 2020
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for the demolition of a non-load bearing wall in unit 101 in the existing apartment building.
Permit 20 167296 PLB
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- Jul 2020
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for the demolition of a non-load bearing wall in unit 101 in the existing apartment building.
Permit 20 167296 BLD · est. $50,000
- Jul 2020
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for the demolition of a non-load bearing wall in unit 201 in the existing apartment building.
Permit 20 167275 PLB
- Jul 2020
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for the demolition of a non-load bearing wall in unit 201 in the existing apartment building.
Permit 20 167275 BLD · est. $50,000
- Mar 2020
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for the demolition of a non-load bearing wall in unit 205.
Permit 20 120255 PLB
- Feb 2020
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for the demolition of a non-load bearing wall in unit 205.
Permit 20 120255 BLD · est. $50,000
- Sep 2019
Alterations · Canopy w/o Enclosure · Cancelled
Proposal to remove and replace front canopy in existing apartment building.
Permit 19 219153 BLD · est. $100,000
- Aug 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
permit for back flow valve in existing apartment building
Permit 09 157719 PSA · est. $1,500
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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), 280 m.
- Parks & trees71
21.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 60 m. 404 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling66
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 5.65 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.95 km of shared routes. 5 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby22
3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary School, 360 m), plus 3 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities53
Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 11 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
Allen Road, 2.0 km away
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 (d2.5) (x511)- 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
- 23
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
40 Raglan Ave · 250 m away
Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2022-09-16
Current proposal since Nov 2025: is for a 37-storey (including Mechanical Penthouse level with indoor and outdoor amenity space), mixed use building with a 174 square metre on site park, a 245 square metre Community Agency Space, and a 19 s
City record18 Raglan Ave · 300 m away
Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2022-04-11
Dec 2023 revised submission: proposes a 34-storey mixed use with a more slender podium, with no revision to the approved site specific GFA, requiring a Minor Variance approval (Application No. 23 231365 STE 12 MV).June 2023 revised submiss
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.
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, September 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 4
- Units
- 32
- Built
- 1938
- Elevators
- 0
- Managed by
- Hazelview Property Services Inc
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Basement, 24 HOURS
- Pets
- Allowed
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Bike parking
- 10 outdoor
- Balconies
- No
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- No
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 12
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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