765 Steeles Ave W
Toronto, Ontario M2R
A 22-storey, 167-unit private rental building built in 1969.
- Property manager
- Sterling Karamar Property Management
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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
15 bylaw investigations at this address since Dec 2024; 2 notices or orders to comply; 4 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 13
- Not enough heat 2
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued
- Throughout Building: Required handrails on stairs or ramps are less than 865mm or more than 965mm high (open)
Case 26 234676 PRS 00 IV
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued
- Throughout Building: Dwelling unit window that is capable of being opened has no screen. (open)
- Throughout Building: Dwelling unit window that is capable of being opened has screen that is not maintained in good repair and free from defects or missing components. (open)
- 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 234624 PRS 00 IV
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 233787 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 233784 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 180823 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171492 000 00 IR
Show 9 older cases
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171491 000 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 110499 HEA 00 IR
- Nov 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 260309 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 208712 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 199117 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 191448 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 183401 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 104453 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 251101 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
9 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
- Parking garage repair 2
- Fire and life safety 2
- Balcony repair 1
- Alterations 1
- Sep 2016
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Restoration of aprking garage slab
Permit 16 227821 BLD
- Jun 2015
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Replace existing fire alarm panel
Permit 15 179934 FSU
- Sep 2013
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
install one 4" backflow preventer
Permit 13 242347 PSA · est. $3,000
- Oct 2012
Plumbing and drains · Piping: Other Buildings · Inspection
Replacing the risers on 21 floors
Permit 12 269375 PSA
- Aug 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Installation of a backflow preventer
Permit 09 155384 PSA
- Apr 2003
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Balcony repairs to 160 balcony and shearwall repairs.
Permit 03 123251 BLD
Show 3 older permits
- Aug 2002
Fire and life safety · Multiple Projects · Closed
TO INSTALL 4 FIRE RATED DOORS 2 SMOKE DETECTORS AND 4 HEAT DETECTORS ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF AN EXISTING APARTEMENT BUILDING
Permit 02 167294 FSU
- Jul 2002
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
WATERPROOFING AND REPAIRS TO PARKING GARAGE.
Permit 02 159542 BLD
- Apr 1999
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
**FIRE SPRINKLER OFC 9.6
Permit 99 251165 BLD
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
22/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit44
32.4 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Finch (1 Yonge-University Line), 2.6 km.
- Parks & trees7
5.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 530 m. 300 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling2
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby20
3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Pleasant Public School, 720 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities9
Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 1 community centre, 4 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety31
4 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 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
Newtonbrook West
- AssaultAbout typical
Higher than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- RobberyHigher than most
Higher than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the highest
Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.2× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAmong the highest
Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Higher than most
Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Higher than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).
- ShootingsAmong the lowest
Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (34% 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
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, 14.7 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 Apartment
- Category
- Apartment
- Zone label
(H) RA (f30.0; a1375; d1.5) (x170)- 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 | Willowdale West/Newtonbrook West | North York (N.Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | - | $1,471 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,794 | $1,771 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,108 | $2,039 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,620 | $2,324 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,994 | $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.
- 2014
- 0.66% lower rent · tenants notified
- 2016
- 0.54% 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.
76 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 22
- Units
- 167
- Built
- 1969
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Sterling Karamar Property Management
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Basement, 24H
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 18
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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