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Building Review

299 Glenlake Ave

Toronto, Ontario M6P

A 30-storey, 233-unit private rental building built in 1973.

Living score
86/100
Built
1973
Units
233
Storeys
30
City inspection
95/100

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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

23 bylaw investigations at this address since Jan 2025; 2 notices or orders to comply; 5 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 13
  • Not enough heat 10
  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 224395 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 212650 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 211518 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 204131 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 200305 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 199209 PRS 00 IR

Show 17 older cases
  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2026· Order Issued

    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: The ventilation system or unit is not kept in good repair and maintained in good working condition at all times. Namely, in the kitchen and the bathroom. (open)

    Case 26 212003 PRS 00 IV

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 198732 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 196544 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 117551 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 116593 HEA 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 116591 HEA 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 116587 HEA 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Feb 2026· Closed

    • Throughout Building: The heating system or unit is not in good repair and maintained in good working condition. (closed)

    Case 26 115808 PRS 00 IV

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 115803 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 115568 HEA 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 115564 HEA 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 115176 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 113266 HEA 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 110878 HEA 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 270521 HEA 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 108920 HEA 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 104024 HEA 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

4 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.

  • Alterations 3
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Mar 2011

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

    (1) backflow prevention device to B-1 level underground parking mechanical room.

    Permit 11 150974 PSA · est. $10,000

  • Jun 2003

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    repair brick facade on east elevation

    Permit 03 145465 BLD · est. $94,000

  • Mar 2001

    Alterations · Addition(s) · Closed

    Addition of a radio base station cabinet to rooftop. card printed

    Permit 01 119020 CMB · est. $4,000

  • Mar 1999

    Alterations · Unknown · Closed

    INSTALL COMMUNICATION ANTENNA ON ROOF TOP. /ZL

    Permit 99 014240 BLD · est. $95,000

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

86/ 100

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

  • Transit94

    76.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 8 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: High Park (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 340 m.

  • Parks & trees89

    36.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 220 m. 856 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling65

    Within 1 km: 1.95 km of protected lanes, 3 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.1 km of shared routes. 6 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby68

    10 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Keele St Jr School, 310 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities91

    Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 2 community centres, 16 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety95

    0 collisions 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

High Park North

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Higher than 55 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Higher than 52 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

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

  • Auto theftLower than most

    Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (52% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesLower than most

    Lower than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (67% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Lower than most

    Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (60% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftHigher than most

    Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.8× the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the lowest

    Lower than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (35% of the city median).

  • HomicideLower than most

    Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (60% 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

No expressway within 2 km

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, 5.0 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

Category
General residential
Zone label
R (d0.6) (x737)
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
6
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 23 Oakmount Rd · 300 m away

    Rezoning · Appeal Received · submitted 2025-09-09

    Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment application for two residential tall buildings (41-storey and 39-storey respectively) with a 6-storey podium. The proposed development contemplates a total of 873 (including 11 rental replace

    City record
  • 111 Pacific Ave · 60 m away

    Subdivision · Under Review · submitted 2021-10-19

    Draft Plan of Subdivision for two development blocks.

    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
BedroomsHigh Park North/JunctionToronto (West) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,422$1,410$1,491
1 bed$1,863$1,798$1,761
2 beds$2,338$2,252$2,045
3+ beds-$3,238$2,294
All units$2,008$1,945$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
0.87% lower rent · tenants notified
2018
0.59% lower rent · tenants notified
2019
0.56% lower rent · tenants notified
2020
0.55% 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.

95 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
30
Units
233
Built
1973
Elevators
3
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 6 AM - 10 PM
Pets
Not allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Paid
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
Yes
Ward
4

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

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