611 Cosburn Ave
Toronto, Ontario M4C
A 3-storey, 12-unit private rental building built in 1951.
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
9 bylaw investigations at this address since Jan 2026; 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 6
- Garbage 2
- Not enough heat 1
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued
- Throughout Building: In a dwelling unit, a window located more than 2,000 millimetres above grade opens within 1,500 millimetres of the floor not leading to a balcony does not employ a controlled sash operation to restrict, when engaged, the opening of the ope… (open)
Case 26 234016 PRS 00 IV
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 232733 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 197173 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171438 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171437 000 00 IR
- Apr 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 145749 WST 00 IR
Show 3 older cases
- Mar 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 136561 WST 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jan 2026· Closed
- Building: Communication system is not maintained in good repair and in operative condition.Namely the intercom system for the building is not functional. (closed)
- Building – Lobby: Mailbox or mail receptacle is not maintained in good repair.Namely the mailboxes in the front lobby of the building. (closed)
- Building – Exterior Of Building: The fence, screen and/or other enclosure around or on the property is not being maintained in good repair.Namely the chain link fence along the exterior of the building is damaged along the bottom. (closed)
- Building – Stairway: Guard is less than 1,070 millimetres high.Namely the guard height at the landings of the interior staircase do not meet the height requirement as stipulated above. (closed)
- Building – Stairway: The stair guard when measured vertically from the stair nosing is less than 900 millimetres high.Namely the guard height throughout the staircase do not meet the requirement as stipulated above. (closed)
- Building – Stairway: Height of handrail on stairs or ramp is less than the minimum 800mmNamely the height of the handrails along the interior staircase do not meet the height requirement as stipulated above. (closed)
- Building – Stairway: Required guard does not prevent the passage of a spherical object having a diameter of 100 millimetresNamely the spacing between vertical bars along the interior staircase allows the passage of a spherical object having a diameter of 100 m… (closed)
Case 26 106204 PRS 00 IV
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 104240 PRS 00 IR
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City building permits
2 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Fire and life safety 2
- Nov 2019
Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed
REV01: Revision to permit 19-124470 FSU. Fire alarm panel replacement.Sprinkler System and Building Modifications
Permit 19 124470 FSU
- Mar 2019
Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed
Sprinkler System and Building Modifications
Permit 19 124470 FSU
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
48/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit23
18.2 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Coxwell (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.2 km.
- Parks & trees47
13.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 250 m. 313 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling56
Within 1 km: 1.15 km of protected lanes, 3.5 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.2 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby68
7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: East York Collegiate Institute, 100 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities64
Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 8 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety64
2 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
Shown for context. None of this is part of the living score.
Safety
Danforth East York
- AssaultAbout typical
Lower than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (73% of the city median).
- Break and enterAmong the lowest
Lower than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (45% of the city median).
- RobberyAmong the lowest
Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (25% of the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Lower than 62 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (88% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Lower than most
Lower than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (66% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Lower than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (67% of the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 52 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about 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, 980 m away
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, 5.0 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 Detached
- Category
- Low-rise residential
- Zone label
RD (f9.0; a280; d0.45)- Height limit
- 8.5 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
- 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 | East York zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,339 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,578 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,820 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,178 | $2,294 |
| All units | $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 2023). Not resident reviews.
92 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 3
- Units
- 12
- Built
- 1951
- Elevators
- 0
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Basement, 24 HOURS
- Pets
- Allowed - no dogs allowed
- Parking
- Surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Balconies
- No
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 19
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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