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Building Review

485 Patricia Ave

Toronto, Ontario

A 10-storey, 240-unit private rental building built in 2012.

Living score
37/100
Built
2012
Units
240
Storeys
10
City inspection
97/100
Developers
Patricia and Bathurst DevelopmentsDeveloped the building, completed in 2012, as non-profit affordable rental housing for seniors. Source
Vianovus Capital CorporationDeveloped the building, completed in 2012, as non-profit affordable rental housing for seniors. Source

Reviews

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Issues & maintenance

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City bylaw and health cases

6 bylaw investigations at this address since Feb 2026; 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.

  • Not enough heat 3
  • Repairs and upkeep 3
  • Aug 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 228498 HEA 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 228038 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 227898 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 209246 HEA 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 199936 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 116291 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
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Construction 1
  • Demolition 1
  • Jun 2012

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    Installation of two ellectromagnetic locks on P1 level.

    Permit 12 199872 FSU · est. $3,000

  • Jun 2011

    Fire and life safety · Multiple Projects · Closed

    Sprinkler and Standpipes in 10 storey apartment building

    Permit 11 210959 FSU · est. $500,000 · by Dominus Construction

  • Jun 2010

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related (DR) · Closed

    Drain - 10 storey, 240 unit affordable rental seniors building with 2 levels of underground parking.

    Permit 10 147062 DRN

  • Apr 2010

    Plumbing and drains · Inside and Outside Drains · Closed

    Drain - 10 storey, 240 unit affordable rental seniors building with 2 levels of underground parking.

    Permit 10 147062 STS

  • Apr 2010

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection

    Plumbing - 10 storey, 240 unit affordable rental seniors building with 2 levels of underground parking.

    Permit 10 147062 PLB · by Dominus Construction

  • Apr 2010

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection

    HVAC - 10 storey, 240 unit affordable rental seniors building with 2 levels of underground parking.

    Permit 10 147062 HVA · by Dominus Construction

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  • Apr 2010

    Construction · Closed

    10 storey, 240 unit affordable rental seniors building with 2 levels of underground parking.

    Permit 10 147062 BLD · by Dominus Construction

  • Mar 2010

    Demolition · Demolition · Closed

    Existing sales centre

    Permit 10 127457 DEM

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

37/ 100

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

  • Transit20

    16.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Finch (1 Yonge-University Line), 2.4 km.

  • Parks & trees60

    17.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 230 m. 317 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling45

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 4.25 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.45 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby20

    3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Fisherville Sr & N/W Secondary Alternative, 320 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities40

    Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 3 community centres, 4 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety51

    3 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

Newtonbrook West

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Higher than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

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

  • RobberyHigher than most

    Higher than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.2× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAmong the highest

    Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Higher than most

    Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the lowest

    Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (34% 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
Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 13.8 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 Apartment

Category
Apartment
Zone label
RA (f30.0; a1375) (x137)
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
3
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 155 Antibes Dr · 190 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2023-03-20

    Site Plan Application in relation to the Zoning By-Law amendment application, file #21 234538 NNY 06 OZ.

    City record
  • 25 Cedarcroft Blvd · 200 m away

    Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2022-10-28

    Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit the redevelopment of the lands with a 29-storey residential apartment building with 316 units (Building B) at 25 Cedarcroft Boulevard.The lands currently contain a 13-storey residential apartmen

    City record
  • 5950 Bathurst St · 100 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-04-26

    Proposal for a development of a 16-storey residential addition to the existing 12-storey apartment building on the subject site, along with a block of street-related townhouse units fronting onto Cedarcroft Boulevard and Bathurst Street. Th

    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 West/Newtonbrook WestNorth York (N.Central) zoneToronto region
Studio-$1,471$1,491
1 bed$1,794$1,771$1,761
2 beds$2,108$2,039$2,045
3+ beds$2,620$2,324$2,294
All units$1,994$1,989$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.

97 / 100City inspection score, August 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
10
Units
240
Built
2012
Elevators
3
Heating
Forced air gas
Air conditioning
Central air
Laundry
Underground, 7 A.M. -11 P.M.
Pets
Allowed - 1
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
10 indoor, 10 outdoor
Amenities
Indoor recreation room
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
Yes
Ward
18

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

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