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Building Review

55 Cosburn Ave

Toronto, Ontario M4K

A 12-storey, 155-unit private rental building built in 1973.

Living score
57/100
Built
1973
Units
155
Storeys
12
City inspection
92/100

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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

14 bylaw investigations at this address since Jan 2025.

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 3
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Snow and ice 1
  • Jul 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 198700 WST 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 170960 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 170959 000 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 267782 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 257120 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 254514 PRS 00 IR

Show 8 older cases
  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 225307 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 188751 WST 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 179121 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 123642 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 123641 WST 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Snow and iceBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 116971 SNI 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 114536 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 104658 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

7 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.

  • Alterations 3
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Parking garage repair 1
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Sep 2024

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Repair the exterior walls to a sound and durable condition.

    Permit 24 208305 BLD

  • Jul 2024

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Cancelled

    The intent of the Work is to repair the exterior walls to a sound and durablecondition.

    Permit 24 190852 BLD

  • Mar 2024

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Inspection

    Proposal to replace boiler

    Permit 24 126936 MSA · est. $575,000

  • Mar 2011

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Inspection

    This is for the repair of 154 balconies and window replacements to some of the existing windows on the building facades.

    Permit 11 140533 BLD · est. $1,500,000

  • Jan 2010

    Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed

    Proposal to install one back flow prevention device

    Permit 10 110930 PSA · est. $15,000

  • Dec 2005

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Inspection

    Parking garage repair.

    Permit 05 211649 BLD

Show 1 older permit
  • Apr 2005

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Inspection

    Replacement of the fire alarm panel and audibility upgrade as per the retrofit.

    Permit 05 127033 FSU · est. $52,000

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

57/ 100

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

  • Transit59

    50.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 7 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Pape (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.1 km.

  • Parks & trees68

    19.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 350 m. 439 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling72

    Within 1 km: 1.1 km of protected lanes, 5.2 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.2 km of shared routes. 3 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    5 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Chester Elementary School , 100 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities53

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 11 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety31

    5 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

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

Traffic pollutionLow

Don Valley Parkway, 620 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmModerate

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, 3.0 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 · 250 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 record
  • 16 Cosburn Ave · 200 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 record
  • 5 Cosburn Ave · 210 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.

Average monthly rent by bedroom type
BedroomsBroadview NorthEast York zoneToronto 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.

2014
0.53% lower rent · tenants notified
2016
0.52% lower rent · tenants notified

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.

92 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
12
Units
155
Built
1973
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Ground floor, 8AM-10PM
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
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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