500 Duplex Ave
Toronto, Ontario M4R
A 33-storey, 319-unit private rental building built in 1974.
- Property manager
- Q Residential
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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.
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 10
- Zoning 2
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 196685 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 192722 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 192714 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 118129 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2025
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 25 255282 ZON 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 226599 PRS 00 IR
Show 6 older cases
- Aug 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 209911 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 186033 PRS 00 IR
- May 2025
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 25 153612 ZON 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jan 2025· Closed
- Bathroom: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)
- Bathroom: Vanity is not maintained in a satisfactory condition. (closed)
- Bathroom – cupboard: Vanity is not maintained in a satisfactory condition. (closed)
- Kitchen: Meals are being prepared in the room in which the required counter, backsplash and drain board are not made of a material impervious to water. (closed)
- Throughout Dwelling Unit: Previously finished surface(s) in the public area of the property is not maintained in good repair. (closed)
Case 25 110756 PRS 00 IV
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 108728 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 225695 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
9 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Balcony repair 3
- Fire and life safety 2
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
- Alterations 1
- Plumbing and drains 1
- Parking garage repair 1
- Jun 2025
Fire and life safety · Standpipes · Permit Issued
Proposal for nstallation of standpipe and fire pump.
Permit 25 169792 FSU · est. $110,000
- Jan 2024
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed
INSTALLATION OF MAGLOCKS (4) Garage to Building
Permit 24 106068 FSU · est. $38,500
- Apr 2022
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Revision 01 - guard removal and replacement to be addedBalcony concrete repairs
Permit 21 217115 BLD
- Sep 2021
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Balcony concrete repairs
Permit 21 217115 BLD · est. $675,000
- May 2021
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - New management office added in the existing common area at the ground floor level.
Permit 21 151058 HVA
- May 2021
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
New management office added in the existing common area at the ground floor level.
Permit 21 151058 BLD
Show 3 older permits
- Nov 2014
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Install premise backflow valve.
Permit 14 256982 PSA · est. $11,100
- Sep 2011
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Balcony railing restoration.
Permit 11 268142 BLD · est. $165,000
- Sep 2010
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Repair concrete ceiling
Permit 10 266703 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
71/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit89
61.8 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 8 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Eglinton (1 Yonge-University Line), 560 m.
- Parks & trees42
10.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 260 m. 500 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling48
Within 1 km: 1.35 km of protected lanes, 0.55 km of bike lanes and trails, 5.4 km of shared routes. 6 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby93
8 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Monica Catholic Elementary School, 310 m), plus 9 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities74
Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 12 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety64
2 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.
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About 1.2 km around the building. Select anything on the map for details. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Also worth knowing
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Safety
Yonge-Eglinton
- AssaultAbout typical
Higher than 71 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Higher than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Higher than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Lower than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (78% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAmong the lowest
Lower than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (53% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Among the highest
Higher than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.6× the city median).
- Bicycle theftHigher than most
Higher than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.9× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 54 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, 4.9 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 (d0.6) (x767)- Height limit
- 10 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
- 36
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
479 R Duplex Ave · 100 m away
Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2025-12-24
OPA & Rezoning Application proposes the development of a 40-storey residential building. The building will provide a total of 524 residential units, being a mix of studio, 1-bedroom, 1-bedroom+den, 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom units. A paved acc
City record2346 Yonge St · 250 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2024-12-02
Site Plan Control Application proposing a 56-storey mixed-use building containing 407 residential units, with a combined Gross Floor Area of 36,656 square-meters including 272 square-meters of commercial space at-grade.
City record2329 Yonge St · 290 m away
Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2024-06-18
Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 65-storey mixed-use building with a height of 206 metres (excluding the mechanical penthouse). The proposed building will include approximately 998 square metres of retail space, 46,476
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 | Yonge-Eglinton | Toronto (North) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,443* | $1,570 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,605 | $1,892 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,215 | $2,476 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $2,985 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,728 | $2,057 | $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.
99 / 100City inspection score, December 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 33
- Units
- 319
- Built
- 1974
- Elevators
- 4
- Managed by
- Q Residential
- Heating
- Electric
- Air conditioning
- Individual units
- Laundry
- B1, 8AM TO 10PM
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking, parking deck
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Bike parking
- 10 outdoor
- Amenities
- Indoor pool, outdoor rec facilities, sauna
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 8
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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