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Building Review

595 Brookdale Ave

Toronto, Ontario M5M

A 7-storey, 47-unit private rental building built in 1970.

Living score
25/100
Built
1970
Units
47
Storeys
7
City inspection
94/100
Property manager
Hazelview Properties

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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

46 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 2 notices or orders to comply; 6 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 31
  • Not enough heat 14
  • Snow and ice 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 242253 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 238940 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 236397 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 235760 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 222603 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 188186 PRS 00 IR

Show 40 older cases
  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2026· Order Issued

    • Dwelling Unit – Throughout Dwelling Unit: The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not maintained.Namely, parquet tiles are not free of damage, are deteriorated and are lifting. (closed)
    • Dwelling Unit - Living Room – Above radiator: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, wall is not free of damaged and deteriorated materials. (open)
    • Dwelling Unit - Kitchen: The plumbing system is not kept in good working order.Namely, kitchen sink hot water faucet handle is inoperative and defective. (closed)

    Case 26 194043 PRS 00 IV

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 183076 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182568 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182188 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182169 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182166 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182135 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182126 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182121 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 182117 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 181994 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2026· Order Issued

    • 7th Floor: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, walls not free of bubbling and or blistering paint. (closed)
    • Parking Area – Throughout: The ceilings in the parking or storage garage are not maintained free of holes, breaks or cracks.Namely, parking garage ceilings are not free of holes and contain damaged and deteriorated materials. (open)
    • Throughout Building: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (open)

    Case 26 183376 PRS 00 IV

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 181290 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 173035 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 173034 000 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 154522 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 135936 HEA 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 115329 HEA 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 112326 HEA 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 106604 HEA 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 269393 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 266945 HEA 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 264087 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Snow and iceBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 264086 SNI 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 263145 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 258743 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 241896 HEA 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 224308 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 151379 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 145135 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 143609 HEA 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 118392 HEA 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 106931 HEA 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 100194 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 254034 HEA 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 250944 HEA 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 245403 HEA 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 244289 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 229916 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 228545 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

4 permits 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
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Sep 2024

    Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Permit Issued

    premise isolation backflow preventer

    Permit 24 213697 PSA · est. $5,500

  • Feb 2024

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Permit Issued

    Proposal to install new fire alarm panel and elevator recall system

    Permit 24 118106 FSU · est. $25,000

  • Apr 2023

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Railing replacement and minor balcony repairs

    Permit 23 135299 BLD · est. $13,000

  • Dec 2000

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Install/Alter HVAC - only · Closed

    CONVERSION OF HEATING SYSTEM FROM ELECTIC TO HYDRONIC GAS FIRED SYSTEM.

    Permit 00 359753 HVA

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

25/ 100

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

  • Transit3

    6.6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Yorkdale (1 Yonge-University Line), 1.5 km.

  • Parks & trees17

    5.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 70 m. 546 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling10

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0.1 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.85 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby14

    2 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Ledbury Park Elementary & Mdl School, 400 m), plus 12 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities53

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 10 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety95

    0 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

Bedford Park-Nortown

  • AssaultAmong the lowest

    Lower than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (38% of the city median).

  • Break and enterHigher than most

    Higher than 88 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Higher than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

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

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Higher than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftLower than most

    Lower than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (50% 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

Highway 401, 1.2 km 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
Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 7.4 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 (f30.0; a1375; d1.5) (x776)
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
BedroomsBedford Park-NortownNorth York (Southwest) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,323$1,379$1,491
1 bed$1,576$1,567$1,761
2 beds$1,943$1,814$2,045
3+ beds$2,790$2,243$2,294
All units$1,756$1,728$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
0.56% 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.

94 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
7
Units
47
Built
1970
Elevators
1
Heating
Forced air gas
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 3rd floor, 5th floor, 8:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
No
Ward
8

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

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