75 Dowling Ave
Toronto, Ontario M6K
A 7-storey, 138-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1989.
- Property manager
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
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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
12 bylaw investigations at this address since Feb 2025; 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.
- Repairs and upkeep 11
- Not enough heat 1
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 135934 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 111663 HEA 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 102260 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 256204 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 246608 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Mar 2026· Closed
- Throughout Dwelling Unit: The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not maintained. (closed)
- Bedroom: Interior door is not a good fit in its frame. (closed)
- Throughout Dwelling Unit: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)
- Kitchen: The cupboard is not maintained in good repair and good working order. (closed)
- Bathroom: The supplied facility in or on the property is not constructed, installed and/or maintained so that it will function safely and effectively. (closed)
- Bathroom: The plumbing system is not kept free from leaks or defects. (closed)
- Throughout Dwelling Unit: The electrical receptacle are not maintained in good working order. (closed)
- Kitchen: The supplied facility in or on the property is not constructed, installed and/or maintained so that it will function safely and effectively. (closed)
Case 26 125959 PRS 00 IV
Show 6 older cases
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 243602 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 243498 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 220525 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 121192 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 119239 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 117724 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
8 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 3
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
- Alterations 2
- Fire and life safety 1
- Mar 2025
Heating, cooling and ventilation · HVAC: Other Group C Buildings · Inspection
Proposal for a makeup air unit replacement
Permit 25 128231 MSA · est. $505,200
- Feb 2023
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Permit Issued
Plumbing - Proposed Interior Alterations for Modification and accessiblity upgrade.
Permit 23 114249 PLB
- Feb 2023
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Permit Issued
HVAC - Proposed Interior Alterations for Modification and accessiblity upgrade.
Permit 23 114249 HVA
- Feb 2023
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Permit Issued
Proposed Interior Alterations for Modification and accessiblity upgrade.
Permit 23 114249 BLD
- Feb 2022
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to replace the existing back flow prevention device.
Permit 22 110994 PSA · est. $5,370
- Oct 2019
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Permit Issued
replace fire panel, horns in suites 7 stories
Permit 19 229935 FSU · est. $100,000
Show 2 older permits
- Jun 2019
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Proposal for window and door replacement, balcony repair, exterior masonary cleaning and localized concrete repair to the existing TCHC Apartment Building.
Permit 19 175418 BLD
- Mar 2012
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
permit to install one backflow device in basement of existing apartment building.
Permit 12 143503 PSA · est. $5,000
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
36/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit12
12 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Lansdowne (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 2.7 km.
- Parks & trees54
15.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 150 m. 338 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling50
Within 1 km: 0.35 km of protected lanes, 3.5 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.4 km of shared routes. 3 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby37
4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public School, 240 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 safety4
12 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 2 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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About 1.2 km around the building. Select anything on the map for details. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Also worth knowing
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Safety
South Parkdale
- AssaultHigher than most
Higher than 88 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Higher than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Lower than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (56% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesLower than most
Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (77% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Bicycle theftHigher than most
Higher than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.2× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (86% of the city median).
- HomicideAmong the lowest
Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (57% 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
Gardiner Expressway, 50 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
- Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 3.7 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 (d1.0) (x439)- Height limit
- 18 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
- 4
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
138 Dowling Ave · 270 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2026-03-10
Proposal to construct a 14 storey residential purpose-built rental building.
City record1464 King St W · 220 m away
Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2024-12-27
OPA & Rezoning to permit the development of a 13 storey mixed use building with ground-floor retail and daycare uses and a proposed temple with religious residences.
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.
| Bedrooms | South Parkdale/King West | Toronto (West) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,436 | $1,410 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,826 | $1,798 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,436 | $2,252 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $3,747 | $3,238 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,931 | $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.
93 / 100City inspection score, July 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Toronto Community Housing
- Storeys
- 7
- Units
- 138
- Built
- 1989
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- On site
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Both
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 4
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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