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59 Roncesvalles Ave

Toronto, Ontario M6R

A 4-storey, 38-unit private rental building built in 1967.

Living score
55/100
Built
1967
Units
38
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

20 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.

  • Not enough heat 11
  • Repairs and upkeep 9
  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 205386 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 164145 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 140044 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 130171 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 258415 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 258411 HEA 00 IR

Show 14 older cases
  • Nov 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 252164 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 252157 HEA 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 251509 HEA 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 248329 HEA 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 245413 HEA 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 113185 HEA 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jan 2025· Closed

    • Dwelling Unit: The heating system or unit is not in good repair and maintained in good working condition. (open)

    Case 25 101194 PRS 00 IV

  • Dec 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 252920 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 245469 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 243186 HEA 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 237219 HEA 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 237210 HEA 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 232463 HEA 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 226542 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

55/ 100

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

  • Transit24

    18.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Dundas West (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.9 km.

  • Parks & trees64

    17.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 280 m. 439 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling78

    Within 1 km: 0.5 km of protected lanes, 6.3 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.9 km of shared routes. 6 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby79

    6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Garden Avenue Jr Public School, 340 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities67

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 9 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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Safety

Roncesvalles

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Break and enterHigher than most

    Higher than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.7× the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Lower than 52 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Auto theftLower than most

    Lower than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (50% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Lower than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (89% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Lower than most

    Lower than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (65% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftHigher than most

    Higher than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.3× the city median).

  • ShootingsLower than most

    Lower than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (56% of the city median).

  • HomicideHigher than most

    Higher than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× 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 pollutionModerate

Gardiner Expressway, 290 m away

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
Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 3.9 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

Commercial Residential

Category
Mixed use
Zone label
CR 2.5 (c1.0; r2.0) SS2 (x1766)
Height limit
14 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
1
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 1605 Queen St W · 290 m away

    Rezoning · Application Received · submitted 2026-04-27

    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
BedroomsRoncesvallesToronto (West) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,286$1,410$1,491
1 bed$1,495$1,798$1,761
2 beds$1,708$2,252$2,045
3+ beds-$3,238$2,294
All units$1,528$1,945$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.

2017
0.51% 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.

86 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
4
Units
38
Built
1967
Elevators
0
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 24/7
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Ground level garage
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Bike parking
25 outdoor
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
No
Ward
4

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

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