85 Beech Ave
Toronto, Ontario M4E
A 3-storey, 12-unit private rental building built in 1924.
- Property manager
- Micron Air Systems Inc
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
2 bylaw investigations at this address since Jun 2026.
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.
- Not enough heat 1
- Repairs and upkeep 1
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171448 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171447 000 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
10 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 4
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 3
- Plumbing and drains 3
- Mar 2011
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to units #2, 7, and 8 and replace plumbing in existing apartment building.
Permit 09 151089 HVA
- Mar 2011
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to two apartment units, unit 4 on the ground floor and unit 10 on the second floor.
Permit 09 125328 HVA
- Jun 2009
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to units #2, 7, and 8 and replace plumbing in existing apartment building.
Permit 09 151089 PLB
- Jun 2009
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations to units #2, 7, and 8 and replace plumbing in existing apartment building.
Permit 09 151089 BLD · est. $80,000
- May 2009
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Revision to the potlight details.
Permit 08 232379 BLD
- Apr 2009
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to two apartment units, unit 4 on the ground floor and unit 10 on the second floor.
Permit 09 125328 PLB
Show 4 older permits
- Apr 2009
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations to two apartment units, unit 4 on the ground floor and unit 10 on the second floor.
Permit 09 125328 BLD
- Jan 2009
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Interior alterations to 2 residential units in basement and one 2nd storey suite at front
Permit 08 232379 HVA
- Dec 2008
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Interior alterations to 2 residential units in basement and 1 residential unit on the 2nd floor.
Permit 08 232379 PLB
- Dec 2008
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Interior alterations to 2 residential units in basement and one 2nd storey suite at front
Permit 08 232379 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
40/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit3
6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 1 route. Nearest subway or LRT: Main Street (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 2.1 km.
- Parks & trees59
14.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 290 m. 599 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling29
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 1.3 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.9 km of shared routes. 3 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby93
8 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Denis Catholic Elementary School, 200 m), plus 4 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities53
Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 11 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety24
5 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
The Beaches
- AssaultAbout typical
Lower than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (83% of the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (78% of the city median).
- RobberyLower than most
Lower than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (62% of the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Lower than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (84% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Lower than 57 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Higher than 50 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Higher than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (76% of the city median).
- HomicideLower than most
Lower than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (63% 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
- Street Health, 6.8 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)- 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.
| Bedrooms | The Beaches | Toronto (East) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,469 | $1,213 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,683 | $1,692 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,141 | $1,869 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,183 | $1,876* | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,826 | $1,685 | $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
- 1.47% lower rent · tenants notified
- 2018
- 0.99% lower rent · tenants notified
- 2019
- 0.95% lower rent · tenants notified
- 2020
- 0.96% 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 2023). Not resident reviews.
97 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 3
- Units
- 12
- Built
- 1924
- Elevators
- 0
- Managed by
- Micron Air Systems Inc
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- None on site
- Pets
- Not allowed
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- No
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 19
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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