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Building Review

83 Elm Ave

Toronto, Ontario M4W

A 3-storey, 61-unit private rental building built in 1950.

Living score
78/100
Built
1950
Units
61
Storeys
3
City inspection
88/100

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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

6 bylaw investigations at this address since Nov 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 5
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2026· Closed

    • 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… (closed)
    • 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. (closed)

    Case 26 189229 PRS 00 IV

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 189158 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 183990 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172682 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172681 000 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 256446 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.

  • Balcony repair 3
  • Alterations 2
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Oct 2019

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Permit Issued

    Proposal for the replacement of balcony guards and repair of the balcony assemblies for existing apartment building

    Permit 19 235598 BLD

  • Mar 2018

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Proposed fire alarm layout for interior alterations to a part of the mechanical/boiler room to create office space for building management of an existing apartment building.

    Permit 18 131452 FSU

  • Mar 2018

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed

    HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to a part of the mechanical/boiler room to create office space for building management of an existing apartment building.

    Permit 18 131424 HVA

  • Mar 2018

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposal for interior alterations to a part of the mechanical/boiler room to create office space for building management of an existing apartment building.

    Permit 18 131424 BLD

  • Sep 2017

    Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed

    Proposal to install a Backflow Prevention Devices.

    Permit 17 232340 PSA · est. $2,500

  • Sep 2017

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Revision to replace brick balustrades with aluminium and glass railings - 6 balconies in total.

    Permit 17 169428 BLD

Show 2 older permits
  • May 2017

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Proposal for masonry repairs to 6 balconies in existing apartment building.

    Permit 17 169428 BLD · est. $59,754

  • Nov 2003

    Alterations · Fire Damage · Closed

    Make interior alterations to suite B13 on the basement level due to fire damage. Existing and proposed: apartment building.

    Permit 03 196508 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

78/ 100

Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.

  • Transit93

    71 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Castle Frank (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 430 m.

  • Parks & trees88

    36.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 170 m. 618 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling87

    Within 1 km: 3.2 km of protected lanes, 7.55 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.6 km of shared routes. 4 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby79

    5 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Rose Avenue Jr Public School, 620 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities40

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 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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Safety

Rosedale-Moore Park

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • Break and enterAmong the highest

    Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.2× the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Higher than 64 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Auto theftHigher than most

    Higher than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Lower than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Higher than most

    Higher than 88 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftHigher than most

    Higher than 88 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (5.0× the city median).

  • ShootingsLower than most

    Lower than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (59% of the city median).

  • HomicideLower than most

    Lower than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (67% 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

Traffic pollutionLow

Don Valley Parkway, 910 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmLow

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, 860 m
Sites within 1 km
1

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 (f15.0; d0.6) (x1438)
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
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.

Average monthly rent by bedroom type
BedroomsRosedaleToronto (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio-$1,606$1,491
1 bed$2,203$2,042$1,761
2 beds$2,488$2,776$2,045
3+ beds-$3,580*$2,294
All units$2,358$2,163$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; * marks an estimate CMHC rates poor. 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.

2017
0.57% 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.

88 / 100City inspection score, June 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
3
Units
61
Built
1950
Elevators
1
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 24 HOURS 7 DAYS A WEEK
Pets
Allowed - per city by-laws
Parking
Ground level garage, surface parking
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Bike parking
40 indoor
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
11

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.

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