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Building Review

35 Bales Ave

Toronto, Ontario

A 567-unit condominium registered in 2006 (TSCC 1768, 1782).

Living score
66/100
Units
567

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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

2 bylaw investigations at this address since Apr 2025; 1 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 2
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 247082 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 151149 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

4 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
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Alterations 1
  • Feb 2023

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Closed

    HVAC - Proposed Repacement of a Make-up Air Unit on roof.

    Permit 23 118378 HVA

  • Feb 2023

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Permit Issued

    Proposed Repacement of a Make-up Air Unit on roof.

    Permit 23 118378 BLD

  • May 2018

    Plumbing and drains · Piping: Other Buildings · Closed

    Proposal to replace Kitect Piping in 284 units and townhouse units.

    Permit 18 156039 PSA

  • Oct 2009

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

    Installation of backflow preventor, sprinkler room on P1 parking level

    Permit 09 175090 PSA

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.

  • Transit94

    78.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 7 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Sheppard-Yonge (1 Yonge-University Line), 310 m.

  • Parks & trees32

    9 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 310 m. 504 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling31

    Within 1 km: 1.35 km of protected lanes, 0.55 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby93

    6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Cardinal Carter Academy For The Arts, 440 m), plus 12 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities74

    Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 3 community centres, 10 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety31

    5 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

Avondale

  • AssaultLower than most

    Lower than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (58% of the city median).

  • Break and enterLower than most

    Lower than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (63% of the city median).

  • RobberyLower than most

    Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (59% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (45% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Higher than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the lowest

    Lower than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (52% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • ShootingsLower than most

    Lower than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (57% 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

Highway 401, 520 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmModerate

65 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Forest Lawn Mausoleum And Cremation Centre

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, 10.4 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

Not in the city-wide by-law

This site is still governed by a former municipality’s zoning by-law, which the city-wide data does not cover.

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
43
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 17 Johnston Ave · 290 m away

    Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2026-02-06

    OPA & Rezoning Application proposes the development of a 48-storey mixed-use building providing residential and commercial use at grade. The building will provide a total of 479 residential units, being a mix of 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom, and 3-

    City record
  • 19 Poyntz Ave · 260 m away

    Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2025-11-12

    An Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application has been made to the City for the lands municipally known as 15-25 Poyntz Avenue. The proposal is seeking to permit a 51-storey tall building, containing 604 residential units on the

    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
BedroomsWillowdale East/Newtonbrook EastNorth York (Northeast) zoneToronto region
Studio-$1,498$1,491
1 bed$1,847$1,815$1,761
2 beds$2,319$2,156$2,045
3+ beds$2,745$2,342$2,294
All units$2,098$2,081$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
0.55% lower rent · 10 of 34 units notified
2018
0.51% lower rent · 9 of 31 units notified
2019
0.46% lower rent · 12 of 45 units notified

Where several units are listed, the cut shown is the median. Source: City of Toronto, Tenant Notification for Rent Reduction, 2014–2025.

Building facts

From the City of Toronto’s inventory of condominiums registered 2002–2018. Not resident reviews.

Type
Condominium
Units
567
Unit mix
328 one-bed · 233 two-bed · 6 three-bed+
Condo plan
TSCC 1768, 1782
Registered
May 2006

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

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