730 Dovercourt Rd
Toronto, Ontario M6H
A 20-storey, 356-unit private rental building built in 1967.
- Property manager
- Sterling Karamar Property Management
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
68 bylaw investigations and 2 public health cases at this address since Oct 2024; 12 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 51
- Garbage 7
- Not enough heat 4
- Zoning 4
- Bedbugs 2
- Graffiti 1
- Long grass and weeds 1
- Sep 2026
GarbageBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 247231 WST 00 IR
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 243190 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2026
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 26 241388 ZON 00 IR
- Sep 2026
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 26 236871 ZON 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 227126 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 227112 PRS 00 IR
Show 64 older cases
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 227110 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 227106 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 220769 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 219173 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 208542 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 194760 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Long grass and weedsBylaw· Closed
Case 26 188896 LGW 00 IR
- Jun 2026
GraffitiBylaw· Closed
Case 26 188895 GRA 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 185512 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 183633 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172871 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172870 000 00 IR
- May 2026
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 26 169934 ZON 00 IR
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 159703 PRS 00 IR
- May 2026
BedbugsPublic health· Under Investigation
Case 10873246
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 135443 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Mar 2026· Closed
- Rear: Exterior garbage bin loaded beyond the top of the container. (open)
- Rear: Exterior garbage bin(s) covers left open. (open)
- Rear: Garbage and/or refuse is not being stored in receptacles. (open)
Case 26 135790 PRS 00 IV
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Mar 2026· Closed
- Exterior garbage bin loaded beyond the top of the container. (open)
- Exterior garbage bin(s) covers left open. (open)
- Garbage and/or refuse is not being stored in receptacles. (open)
Case 26 135578 PRS 00 IV
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Mar 2026· Closed
- Rear: Exterior garbage bin loaded beyond the top of the container. (open)
- Rear: Exterior garbage bin(s) covers left open. (open)
- Rear: Garbage and/or refuse is not being stored in receptacles. (open)
Case 26 135549 PRS 00 IV
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 135329 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 135325 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 135323 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
GarbageBylawNotice to comply · Mar 2026· Closed
Case 26 134703 WST 00 IV
- Mar 2026
GarbageBylawNotice to comply · Mar 2026· Closed
Case 26 134666 WST 00 IV
- Mar 2026
GarbageBylawNotice to comply · Mar 2026· Closed
Case 26 134524 WST 00 IV
- Mar 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 133293 WST 00 IR
- Mar 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 133290 WST 00 IR
- Mar 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 133286 WST 00 IR
- Mar 2026
BedbugsPublic health· Under Investigation
Case 10870409
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 129747 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 123767 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Dec 2025· Closed
- Throughout Dwelling Unit: The dwelling does not have a heating system capable of maintaining a room temperature of twenty-one degrees Celsius(21?C). (open)
Case 25 267111 PRS 00 IV
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 267104 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 266449 HEA 00 IR
- Nov 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 257259 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Nov 2025· Closed
- 3rd Floor – Garbage Room: Garbage chute system originally installed in the multiple-dwelling is not maintained operative.Namely: Garbage chute in disrepair chute remains open (open)
Case 25 248448 PRS 00 IV
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 246391 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 245966 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Nov 2025· Closed
- 3rd Floor – Chute room: Garbage chute system originally installed in the multiple-dwelling is not maintained operative.Namely;Garbage chute in disrepair chute door remains open. (open)
Case 25 248390 PRS 00 IV
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 243276 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Nov 2025· Closed
- Kitchen: The cupboard is not maintained in good repair and good working order.Namely : kitchen cupboards and drawers. (open)
Case 25 248937 PRS 00 IV
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 240870 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 234292 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawNotice to comply· Closed
- Living Room: Storm or screen door not maintained in good repair. (open)
- Bedroom: Wall(s) not maintained clean. (open)
- Washroom: The ventilation system or unit is not kept in good repair and maintained in good working condition at all times.Namely : exhaust fan (open)
- Bedroom: Floor and/or floor covering not kept free from holes, stains, rubbish and debris. (open)
- Bedroom: The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not reasonably smooth and level. (open)
- Bedroom: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely : baseboards (open)
- Apartment – Front: Interior door(s), frames(s), glass pane(s), and/or hardware not maintained in good repair.Namely : front main door. (open)
Case 25 247791 PRS 00 IV
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 233503 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 230738 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2025· Closed
- Dwelling Unit - Balcony: Storm or screen door not maintained in good repair.Namely, balcony storm door is not free of holes and gaps. (closed)
Case 25 230427 PRS 00 IV
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 224232 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 224214 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 213839 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 204595 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 25 199221 ZON 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 198828 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 182526 PRS 00 IR
- May 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 163466 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 122103 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 111320 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 108266 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 100957 HEA 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 253648 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 24 246698 HEA 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 239693 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 234034 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 233710 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
17 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 6
- Fire and life safety 4
- Parking garage repair 2
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
- Plumbing and drains 2
- Balcony repair 1
- Mar 2026
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Inspection
Proposed concrete repairs and waterproofing replacement
Permit 26 129204 BLD · est. $300,000
- Feb 2025
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Fire Damage Repairs - unit 1905 complete removal and replacement of flooring, cabinetry, casework and appliances. We recommend the replacement of wall and ceiling finishes and framing as detailed on the attached drawings.
Permit 25 117465 HVA
- Feb 2025
Alterations · Fire Damage · Closed
Fire Damage Repairs - unit 1905 complete removal and replacement of flooring, cabinetry, casework and appliances. We recommend the replacement of wall and ceiling finishes and framing as detailed on the attached drawings.
Permit 25 117465 BLD
- Sep 2023
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Permit Issued
PROPOSED: Modify existing fire alarm panel programming and devices to add elevator recall as per ASME A17-2010/CSA B144-10 (Safety Code for Elevators)
Permit 23 206861 FSU · est. $32,000
- Apr 2022
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Interior alterations - fire damage - unit 1902
Permit 22 130377 BLD
- Feb 2021
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed
Installation of one maglock on door leading to basement level from P1 parking level
Permit 21 118135 FSU
Show 11 older permits
- Sep 2020
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to replace backflow prevention device for existing multi unit building
Permit 20 193948 PSA · est. $7,000
- Aug 2013
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Proposal for fire alarm panel replacement in (shared) undergound parking garage for aparment buildings: 730 Dovercourt Road, 357 Rusholme Road, and 323 Rusholme Road
Permit 13 220303 FSU · est. $100,000
- Apr 2012
Fire and life safety · Other(FS) · Closed
Proposal to replace the fire alarm panel in existing apartment building. Convenience address is 323 Rusholme road.
Permit 12 159947 FSU
- Aug 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install 3 backflow preventors in apartment buildings (3 apartment buildings). 1 - 323 Rusholme Rd (Convenience address), 2 - 357 Rusholme Rd (Convenience address), 3 - 730 Dovercourt Rd.
Permit 09 161603 PSA
- Aug 2009
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Proposal to repair conc in existing below grade parking garage (Existing Apartment Buildings). 730 Dovercourt, 323 Rusholme Rd, & 357 Rusholme Rd.
Permit 09 154758 BLD
- Feb 2004
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Revise plans as previously approved by converting ground floor storage room into office; Make interior alterations to the offices on portion of the ground floor. Existing and proposed: Apartment Building.
Permit 03 198086 BLD
- Feb 2004
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Make interior alterations to the offices on portion of the ground floor. Existing and proposed: Apartment Building. - Interior Alterations
Permit 03 198086 HVA
- Dec 2003
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Make interior alterations to the offices on portion of the ground floor. Existing and proposed: Apartment Building.
Permit 03 198086 BLD · est. $50,000
- Feb 2002
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
carry out balcony repairs and replace guards (all balconies) 323 rusholme rd, 357 rusholme rd, and 730 dovercourt rd
Permit 02 110862 BLD
- Jun 1995
Alterations · Unknown · Closed
MAKE INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO PORTION OF GROUND FLOOR EXISTING 3- BEDROOM APARTMENT FOR A 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT AND RENTAL OFFICE. ALSO CONVERT 2 1-BEDROOM APARTMENTS TO 1 3-BEDROOM APARTMENT. SEE CRITERION # 3 OF R.H.P.A. ADOPTED BY COUNCIL…
Permit 95 017336 BLD · est. $10,000
- Dec 1993
Alterations · Unknown · Closed
MAKE ALTERATIONS AND INCREASE NUMBER OF UNITS
Permit 93 023862 BLD · est. $25,000
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
68/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit95
79.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Ossington (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 390 m.
- Parks & trees44
9.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 230 m. 643 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling86
Within 1 km: 3 km of protected lanes, 6.2 km of bike lanes and trails, 4.55 km of shared routes. 8 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby68
13 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Mary Catholic Academy Secondary School , 310 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities74
Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 1 community centre, 17 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety10
9 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
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Safety
Dufferin Grove
- AssaultAmong the highest
Higher than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).
- Break and enterHigher than most
Higher than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).
- RobberyAmong the highest
Higher than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).
- Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 88 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (52% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesHigher than most
Higher than 76 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Higher than most
Higher than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the highest
Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (9.3× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 71 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (72% of the city median).
- HomicideAmong the highest
Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.4× 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
6 tonnes a year from 1 facility, mostly Mondelez Canada Inc Gladstone Plant
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, 2.1 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
- Category
- General residential
- Zone label
R (d0.6) (x735)- Height limit
- 11 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
- 3
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 | Toronto (West) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,410 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,798 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,252 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $3,238 | $2,294 |
| All units | $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.
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.
97 / 100City inspection score, July 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 20
- Units
- 356
- Built
- 1967
- Elevators
- 3
- Managed by
- Sterling Karamar Property Management
- Heating
- Electric
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Basement, 8AM - 10PM
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Paid
- Bike parking
- 100 outdoor
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 9
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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