485 Kingston Rd
Toronto, Ontario M4L
A 9-storey, 115-unit private rental building built in 1958.
- Property manager
- Twelvestone Realty Advisors 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
12 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 1 notice or order to comply; 3 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 9
- Garbage 1
- Not enough heat 1
- Zoning 1
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 245478 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Aug 2026· Order Issued
- Dwelling Unit: In a dwelling unit, a window located more than 2,000 millimetres above grade opens within 1,500 millimetres of the floor not leading to a balcony does not employ a controlled sash operation to restrict, when engaged, the opening of the ope… (open)
- Dwelling Unit: In a dwelling unit, a window located more than 2,000 millimetres above grade opens within 1,500 millimetres of the floor not leading to a balcony does not employ a controlled sash operation to restrict, when engaged, the opening of the ope… (open)
Case 26 218681 PRS 00 IV
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 218433 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 183435 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171290 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171289 000 00 IR
Show 6 older cases
- May 2026
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 26 169152 ZON 00 IR
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 159293 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 126722 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 108433 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 106594 WST 00 IR
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 232043 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
8 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 4
- Plumbing and drains 2
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
- Fire and life safety 1
- Mar 2023
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled
Replacement of the existing rear access to the building with a new barrier free ramp and a stair
Permit 23 127630 BLD
- Dec 2021
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal to add three new fire rated doors.
Permit 21 244708 BLD · est. $20,000
- Nov 2016
Plumbing and drains · Piping: Other Buildings · Closed
replace & repair existing sanitary risers to suites
Permit 16 249268 PSA · est. $10,000
- Aug 2015
Plumbing and drains · Fixtures/Roof Drains: Other · Closed
Proposed fixtures for installation of washer and dryers to suites.
Permit 15 210737 PSA · est. $65,000
- Jun 2012
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Cancelled
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to ground floor of existing apartment building. Scope of work includes converting a portion of existing office and storage area to 1 additional residential suite and new office area.
Permit 12 198849 HVA
- Jun 2012
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled
Proposal for interior alterations to ground floor of existing apartment building. Scope of work includes converting a portion of existing office and storage area to 1 additional residential suite and new office area.
Permit 12 198849 BLD
Show 2 older permits
- Mar 2010
Alterations · Canopy w/o Enclosure · Closed
Permit to install entrance canopy at rear of existing apartment building
Permit 10 132164 BLD · est. $15,000
- Sep 1997
Fire and life safety · Unknown · Closed
CARRY OUT REMEDIAL WORK TO COMPLY WITH THE RETROFIT PART 9 PROVISIONS OF THE FIRE CODE. BP
Permit 97 021819 FSU · est. $65,000
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
49/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit27
21 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Woodbine (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.3 km.
- Parks & trees17
6.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 250 m. 448 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling41
Within 1 km: 1.3 km of protected lanes, 0.95 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.55 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby68
8 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Norway Jr Public School , 260 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities98
Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 3 community centres, 22 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
The Beaches
- AssaultAbout typical
Lower than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (83% of the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (78% of the city median).
- RobberyLower than most
Lower than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (62% of the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Lower than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (84% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Lower than 57 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Higher than 50 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Higher than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (76% of the city median).
- HomicideLower than most
Lower than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (63% 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
No expressway within 2 km
2 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly St John's Norway Cemetery Crematorium
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
- Street Health, 5.8 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
- Category
- General residential
- Zone label
R (d1.0) (x102)- Height limit
- 11 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
- 3
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
507 Kingston Rd · 80 m away
Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2022-03-15
Site Plan Amendment application. Amends the previously approved site plan application under 19 160180 STE 19 SA. Key changes include: revisions to side facade materials, removal of rear canopies, revised rear-facing planter designs, and int
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 | The Beaches | Toronto (East) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,469 | $1,213 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,683 | $1,692 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,141 | $1,869 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,183 | $1,876* | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,826 | $1,685 | $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; * marks an estimate CMHC rates poor. 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.
88 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 9
- Units
- 115
- Built
- 1958
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Twelvestone Realty Advisors Inc.
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- Individual units
- Laundry
- Basement, 8-8
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Bike parking
- 12 outdoor
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- No
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 19
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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