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Building Review

5 Newholm Rd

Toronto, Ontario M8Y

A 4-storey, 27-unit private rental building built in 1955.

Living score
39/100
Built
1955
Units
27
Storeys
4
City inspection
86/100

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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

22 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 4 notices or orders to comply; 2 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 17
  • Not enough heat 2
  • Fences 1
  • Garbage 1
  • Zoning 1
  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 198620 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2026· Order Issued

    • Throughout Building: 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 198168 PRS 00 IV

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 198159 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 195826 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171840 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171839 000 00 IR

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  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Apr 2026· Closed

    • Exterior: The (verandah, porch, deck, loading dock, ramp, balcony, fire escape or other similar structure, and/or other appurtenant attachment) and/or the supporting structural member is not maintained in good repair.Namely: exterior balconies (closed)

    Case 26 138443 PRS 00 IV

  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 138379 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 159893 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 142444 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 142436 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Apr 2025· Closed

    • Exterior Of Building: The (verandah, porch, deck, loading dock, ramp, balcony, fire escape or other similar structure, and/or other appurtenant attachment) and/or the supporting structural member is not maintained in good repair.Namely, all exterior balconies (closed)
    • Exterior: The exterior walls and their components are not being maintained in good repair.Namely, front exterior wall not in good repair (closed)
    • Exterior Of Building: Exterior window or skylight not maintained in good repair. (closed)

    Case 25 142648 PRS 00 IV

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Apr 2025· Closed

    • Stairway: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, Stairwell ceilings throughout the property (closed)
    • Interior: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, Hallway ceilings throughout (closed)
    • Interior: Repair(s) does not reasonably match existing ceiling(s).Namely, ceiling around all light fixtures does not match existing ceiling (closed)
    • Stairway: Previously finished wall(s) have marks, stains, graffiti, smoke damage, painted slogans and/or other defacements.Namely, stairway walls throughout the property (closed)
    • Interior: Previously finished wall(s) in the public area of the property is not maintained in good repair.Namely, Hallway walls throughout the property (closed)

    Case 25 142497 PRS 00 IV

  • Feb 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115359 ZON 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115358 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115357 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115356 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115355 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    FencesBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115354 FEN 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 115353 WST 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 111452 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 227363 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.

From City of Toronto open data

Neighbourhood

Living score

39/ 100

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

  • Transit2

    5 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 1 route. Nearest subway or LRT: Jane (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.6 km.

  • Parks & trees93

    46.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 90 m. 460 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling48

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 4.5 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.55 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby14

    3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Etienne Brule Jr School, 180 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities31

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 6 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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Safety

Stonegate-Queensway

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (74% of the city median).

  • Break and enterHigher than most

    Higher than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • RobberyLower than most

    Lower than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (58% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Higher than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Lower than 74 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (84% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Higher than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

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

  • ShootingsAbout typical

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

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Lower than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (78% 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

Gardiner Expressway, 960 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

16.1 tonnes a year from 1 facility, mostly City Of Toronto Humber Wastewater Treatment Plant

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, 7.2 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 (f24.0; au139.0) (x153)
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.

Average monthly rent by bedroom type
BedroomsStonegate-QueenswayEtobicoke (South) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,244$1,502$1,491
1 bed$1,620$1,493$1,761
2 beds$2,003$1,762$2,045
3+ beds--$2,294
All units$1,845$1,630$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.

86 / 100City inspection score, July 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
4
Units
27
Built
1955
Elevators
0
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement south east, 8:00AM TO 9:00PM
Pets
Not allowed
Parking
Ground level garage, carport, surface parking
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
No
Ward
3

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

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