4001 Bayview Ave
Toronto, Ontario M2M
A 12-storey, 234-unit private rental building built in 1971.
- Property manager
- Sterling Karamar Property Management
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
10 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 7
- Not enough heat 3
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 173881 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 173880 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171548 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171547 000 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 151695 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 246537 PRS 00 IR
Show 4 older cases
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Oct 2025· Closed
- The tree, plant, limb or branch, which is located on the property is dead and has not been removed or otherwise pruned to remove the dead portion.Namely, 8 dead trees throughout property as indicated by Urban Forestry Notice (open)
Case 25 246320 PRS 00 IV
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 246230 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 245513 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2024
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 24 223731 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
8 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 3
- Fire and life safety 2
- Alterations 2
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
- Apr 2022
Plumbing and drains · Site Service · Closed
Site drainage, storm lateral and storm water management to existing residential high rise
Permit 22 140347 STS · est. $400,000
- Jan 2018
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Installation of smoke detectors connected to nearest initiating device in the ground floor lobby area of the existing building.
Permit 18 106816 FSU · est. $10,000
- Mar 2017
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations to the pool change rooms. Adding barrier free ramps
Permit 17 132637 PLB
- Mar 2017
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposed interior alterations to the pool change rooms. Adding barrier free ramps
Permit 17 132637 HVA
- Mar 2017
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposed interior alterations to the pool change rooms. Adding ramps.
Permit 17 132637 BLD · est. $130,000
- Nov 2015
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Install 4" backflow preventer
Permit 15 258403 PSA · est. $2,200
Show 2 older permits
- Apr 2011
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Inspection
Replace fire alarm panel on parking level 1
Permit 11 169427 FSU
- Jun 1999
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed - Dormant
SPRINKLER CONVERSION
Permit 99 251290 BLD
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
35/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit29
22.6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Finch (1 Yonge-University Line), 3.0 km.
- Parks & trees60
17.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 70 m. 313 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling17
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 1.4 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby18
3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Steelesview Public School, 550 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities1
Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 0 community centres, 2 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
Bayview Woods-Steeles
- AssaultLower than most
Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (55% of the city median).
- Break and enterHigher than most
Higher than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
- RobberyLower than most
Lower than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (57% of the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Lower than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (74% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Lower than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (85% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Lower than most
Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (65% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Lower than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (57% of the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Higher than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about 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
No expressway within 2 km
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
- Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 14.8 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
Open Space Natural
- Category
- Open space
- Zone label
ON- 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.
| Bedrooms | Bayview Woods-Steeles/Hillcrest Village | North York (Northeast) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | - | $1,498 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $2,192 | $1,815 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,622 | $2,156 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,585 | $2,342 | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,511 | $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.
- 2014
- 1.14% lower rent · tenants notified
- 2015
- 0.83% lower rent · tenants notified
- 2016
- 0.80% 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.
92 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 12
- Units
- 234
- Built
- 1971
- Elevators
- 3
- Managed by
- Sterling Karamar Property Management
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- Central air
- Laundry
- Basement, 8AM-11PM
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Amenities
- Indoor pool, indoor recreation room, indoor exercise room, sauna
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- Yes
- Ward
- 17
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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