51 Gamble Ave
Toronto, Ontario M4K
A 6-storey, 49-unit private rental building built in 1960.
- Property manager
- 660266 Ontario Ltd
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
21 bylaw investigations at this address since Nov 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 14
- Not enough heat 6
- Garbage 1
- Sep 2026
GarbageBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 240657 WST 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 220739 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 198423 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 179743 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 170976 000 00 IR
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 168173 PRS 00 IR
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- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 161320 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Apr 2026· Closed
Case 26 147753 PRS 00 IV
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 143869 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 254044 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2025· Closed
- Interior of Building: Elevator part(s) and appendages are not maintained in good repair and operational. Namely: The elevator is not operational. (closed)
Case 25 191021 PRS 00 IV
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 190267 PRS 00 IR
- May 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 159295 HEA 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 105573 HEA 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Feb 2025· Closed
- Building: Laundry room and the facilities, amenities and associated equipment is not maintained in good repair. (closed)
Case 25 110588 PRS 00 IV
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 103515 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 24 252982 HEA 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Nov 2024· Closed
- Stairway – Throughout Building: Height of the guard for the exit stairs are less than 1,070 millimetres around landings. Namely, the height of the guards, currently installed for the exit stairs, are approximately 960 millimetres, instead of the required 1,070 millimetre… (closed)
- Stairway – Throughout Building: Height of the guard for the exit stairs are less than 920 millimetres measured vertically to the top of the guard from a line drawn through the outside edges of the stair nosings.Namely, the height of the guards, currently installed for th… (closed)
- Stairway – Throughout Building: Required guard does not prevent the passage of a sphere having a diameter more than 100 millimetres.Namely, the required guards, currently installed, have passage diameters greater than 100 millimetres. (closed)
- Stairway – Throughout Building: The location and size of openings present a hazard as they are designed with members or attachments between 140 millimetres and 900 millimetres above the level protected by the guard which facilitate climbing.Namely, the required guards, c… (closed)
Case 24 244240 PRS 00 IV
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 244230 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 24 242499 HEA 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 24 237569 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
1 permit 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 1
- Dec 2018
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Installation of premise isolation backflow prevention device on the domestic cold water serving 51 Gamble Street
Permit 18 270334 PSA · est. $1,500
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
52/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit57
47 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Pape (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.2 km.
- Parks & trees75
23 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 250 m. 472 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling74
Within 1 km: 1.25 km of protected lanes, 5.4 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.9 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby29
4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Chester Elementary School , 220 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities44
Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 9 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety15
7 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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Map
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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
Shown for context. None of this is part of the living score.
Safety
Broadview North
- AssaultAbout typical
Higher than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (77% of the city median).
- RobberyAmong the lowest
Lower than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (27% of the city median).
- Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (57% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesLower than most
Lower than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (78% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Lower than most
Lower than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (68% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).
- ShootingsHigher than most
Higher than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.2× the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Higher than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× 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
Don Valley Parkway, 560 m away
467 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Bestway Donlands Cleaners
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, 3.1 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 Commercial
- Category
- Apartment
- Zone label
RAC (d2.0)- 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
- 5
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
1030 Pape Ave · 230 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2024-10-22
Site Plan Approval for the Cosburn Station as part of the Ontario Line Subway
City record16 Cosburn Ave · 220 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-04-26
Applicaton for a 25-storey residential building inclusive of a 6-storey podium having a gross floor area of 19,263 square metres (FSI 8.94). The application includes 299 residential dwelling units, incuding 29 rental replacement units. A
City record5 Cosburn Ave · 250 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-04-26
Application for a 24-storey resdidential building inclusive of a four-storey podium, consisting of 424 residential units. The proposal also consists of 186 vehicle parking spaces and 425 bike parking spaces. The site includes a public pa
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 | Broadview North | East York zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,463 | $1,339 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,597 | $1,578 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,922 | $1,820 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,258 | $2,178 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,687 | $1,715 | $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.
73 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 6
- Units
- 49
- Built
- 1960
- Elevators
- 1
- Managed by
- 660266 Ontario Ltd
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- 1st floor, 9AM-10PM
- Pets
- Not allowed
- Parking
- Ground level garage, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 14
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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