605 Finch Ave W
Toronto, Ontario M2R
A 9-storey, 244-unit private rental building built in 1967.
- Property manager
- The Brown Group Of Companies Inc.
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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
10 bylaw investigations at this address since Jan 2025; 2 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 8
- Garbage 1
- Not enough heat 1
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2026· Order Issued
- Bathroom: The shower is not connected to an adequate supply of potable, hot and cold running water. (open)
Case 26 191005 PRS 00 IV
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 182959 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Apr 2026· Closed
- Dwelling Unit: Floor and/or floor covering not kept free from holes, stains, rubbish and debris. (open)
- Dwelling Unit: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (open)
- Bathroom: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (open)
- Bathroom: The ventilation system or unit is not kept in good repair and maintained in good working condition at all times. (open)
- Dwelling Unit: Interior door(s), frames(s), glass pane(s), and/or hardware not maintained in good repair. (open)
Case 26 142271 PRS 00 IV
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 137348 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 123022 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 111806 PRS 00 IR
Show 4 older cases
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 270522 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2025
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 25 247651 WST 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 196549 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 109421 HEA 00 IR
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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.
- Parking garage repair 3
- Balcony repair 1
- Plumbing and drains 1
- Fire and life safety 1
- Alterations 1
- Apr 2024
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Permit Issued
Underground parking garage repairs and waterproofing
Permit 24 141619 BLD
- Aug 2012
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Repairs to 259 balconies
Permit 12 222280 BLD
- May 2011
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Underground parking garage - localized repair - Lower level - Melrose Park Investment Ltd
Permit 11 187983 BLD · est. $38,000
- Jun 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Backflow Prevention Devices
Permit 09 151785 PSA
- May 2009
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Underground parking garage concrete repairs
Permit 09 135043 BLD
- May 2002
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
FIRE ALARM RETROFIT
Permit 02 133515 FSU
Show 1 older permit
- Apr 1996
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
FIRE ALARM RETROFIT
Permit 96 251079 BLD
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
56/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit23
18 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Sheppard West (1 Yonge-University Line), 2.5 km.
- Parks & trees95
53 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 110 m. 293 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling52
Within 1 km: 1 km of protected lanes, 3.4 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.05 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.
- Schools nearby37
4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Forest Valley Outdoor Education Centre, 400 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities74
Within 1 km: 1 library, 3 community centres, 6 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety80
1 collision 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
Westminster-Branson
- AssaultAbout typical
Lower than 74 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (72% of the city median).
- Break and enterAmong the lowest
Lower than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (39% of the city median).
- RobberyAmong the lowest
Lower than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (33% of the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Lower than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Lower than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (84% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Lower than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (72% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Lower than 65 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (74% of the city median).
- ShootingsLower than most
Lower than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (62% 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
No expressway within 2 km
38 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Finch 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, 12.9 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 Apartment Commercial
- Category
- Apartment
- Zone label
RAC (f30.0; a1375; d1.5) (x138)- 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.
| Bedrooms | Westminster-Branson | North York (N.Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | - | $1,471 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,782 | $1,771 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,106 | $2,039 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,370 | $2,324 | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,082 | $1,989 | $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.
91 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 9
- Units
- 244
- Built
- 1967
- Elevators
- 3
- Managed by
- The Brown Group Of Companies Inc.
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- Central air
- Laundry
- First floor, 24 HOURS
- Pets
- Not allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Amenities
- Outdoor pool
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 6
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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