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85 Bartley Dr

Toronto, Ontario M4A

A 4-storey, 15-unit private rental building built in 1962.

Living score
54/100
Built
1962
Units
15
Storeys
4
City inspection
91/100
Property manager
MTS Corp Inc

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Issues & maintenance

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City bylaw and health cases

12 bylaw investigations at this address since Sep 2025; 2 notices or orders to comply; 5 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 10
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Zoning 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 237054 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued

    • Dwelling Unit: 17: Dwelling unit window that is capable of being opened has no screen. (open)
    • Dwelling Unit: 17: 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)
    • Dwelling Unit: 17: 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 236158 PRS 00 IV

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 234785 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 209832 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 193720 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 186113 PRS 00 IR

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  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 170632 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 170631 000 00 IR

  • Apr 2026

    ZoningBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 144969 ZON 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Apr 2026· Order Issued

    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not reasonably smooth and level. Namely, in bedrooms. (open)
    • Living Room: Window that is capable of being opened, has a defective locking/latching mechanism.Namely, the right side window in living room. (open)
    • Bathroom: The sanitary convenience room is not provided with adequate natural or mechanical ventilation.Namely, bathroom. (open)
    • Living Room: Wall(s) and ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)
    • Bedroom #2: Previously finished wall(s) have marks, stains, graffiti, smoke damage, painted slogans and/or other defacements.Namely, black spots and dark markings on wall(s). (open)
    • Hall: Interior door is not a good fit in its frame.Namely, closet door by hallway near dwelling unit entrance. (closed)

    Case 26 142698 PRS 00 IV

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 130188 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 226782 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

2 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.

  • Alterations 2
  • Apr 1996

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed - Dormant

    FIRE RETROFIT

    Permit 96 251081 BLD

  • Mar 1995

    Alterations · Addition(s) · Closed - Dormant

    OUTDOOR PIC-NIC PAVILLION

    Permit 95 251008 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

54/ 100

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

  • Transit77

    37 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: O'Connor (5 Eglinton Line), 470 m.

  • Parks & trees22

    7.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 170 m. 439 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling41

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 2.95 km of bike lanes and trails, 3 km of shared routes. 3 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby2

    1 public or Catholic school within 1 km (nearest: O'Connor Public School, 650 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities81

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 3 community centres, 7 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety95

    0 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.

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Also worth knowing

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Safety

Victoria Village

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 52 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 65 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (84% of the city median).

  • RobberyLower than most

    Lower than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (60% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

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

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Higher than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (20% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Higher than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× 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, 1.7 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

25.7 tonnes a year from 7 facilities, mostly Everform Moulded Products, a Division of VPC Group Inc.

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, 8.3 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 Multiple Dwelling

Category
Low-rise residential
Zone label
RM (f21.0; a835; d1.0)
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
5
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 1880 O'Connor Dr · 240 m away

    Rezoning · Appeal Received · submitted 2024-12-20

    City-Initiated Official Plan Amendment for the properties at 1871, 1875, 1880, 1885, and 1888 O'Connor Drive, and 1460, 1468 and 1474 Victoria Park Avenue, to implement the preferred alignment for the O'Connor Drive Reconfiguration, which i

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
BedroomsVictoria VillageNorth York (Southeast) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,251$1,188*$1,491
1 bed$1,608$1,638$1,761
2 beds$1,816$1,890$2,045
3+ beds$1,834$2,238$2,294
All units$1,688$1,842$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
0.83% lower rent · tenants notified
2018
0.56% lower rent · tenants notified
2019
0.54% lower rent · tenants notified
2020
0.52% 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.

91 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
4
Units
15
Built
1962
Elevators
0
Managed by
MTS Corp Inc
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement level, MON-SUN 8 AM TO 8 PM
Pets
Not allowed
Parking
Ground level garage, surface parking
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
No
Ward
16

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

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