Toronto · Ward 13 · TCHC

230 River St

Toronto, Ontario · postal area M5A · Cabbagetown-South St.James Town

25 units · 3 storeys · built 1961 · managed by TCH

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RentSafeTO score

evaluated Nov 6, 2025 · proactive score 96 · what scores mean

LTB orders, Jan–June 2026

no final orders in this period

Rent control

Likely rent-controlled

first occupied before Nov 15, 2018 — the annual guideline (2.1% in 2026) applies · details

Fire code

open violations · 4 recorded since 2018 · last inspection Apr 3, 2025

Investment (5 yrs)

building permits since Aug 2021

Property standards

investigation in the last 2 years · none open now

Building facts

Heatinghot water

Laundry roomyes

Visitor parkingunavailable

Bike parkingnot available

Elevators0

Sprinklersyes

Fire alarmyes

Barrier-free entranceyes

Pets allowedno

Non-smokingyes

Hydro metered per unitno

Gas metered per unitno

Intercomyes

Lockers / storageno

Self-reported by the building owner or manager at RentSafeTO registration; City of Toronto open data.

Inspection breakdown

Laundry Room3 / 3

Parking Areas2 / 3

Garbage/Compactor Room3 / 3

Building Exterior3 / 3

Windows3 / 3

Common Area Ventilation3 / 3

Common areas scored 0–3 by the City inspector at the latest RentSafeTO evaluation (3 = no issues found). Only areas assessed at this building are shown.

Neighbourhood & getting around · Cabbagetown-South St.James Town

What rents cost here · Toronto Central zone

Zone-wide market averages — not this building's rents

Unit	Vacant units rent for	Sitting tenants pay
bachelor	$1,790	$1,599
1-bedroom	$2,321	$2,036
2-bedroom	$3,128	$2,766
3-bedroom+	—	$3,556

The gap is what moving costs: a vacant 2-bedroom rents about 13% above what sitting tenants pay. Only 11.8% of units changed tenants in the year to the survey. Vacancy rate: 2.8%. Across the City of Toronto, average rents rose 3% over the year (same-structure sample). CMHC Rental Market Survey, October 2025.

Region-wide asking rents (Toronto area (CMA), Q1 2026, Statistics Canada, Quarterly Rent Statistics): bachelor $1,760 · 1-bed $2,110 · 2-bed $2,660 · 3-bed $3,250. Rentals.ca & Urbanation National Rent Report, July 2026: City of Toronto average $2,577 across all unit types.

Getting around

Distances from this building

Nearest stop: Gerrard St East at River St · 85 m
Stops within 500 m: 13
Bus routes: 121
Streetcars: 505, 506
24-hour night routes: 305, 306
Nearest subway: Castle Frank Station · 1.3 km
Nearest intersection: Gerrard St E & River St · 77 m · 22,973 vehicles in the City's latest count

TTC schedule data · routes serving stops within 500 m · straight-line distances · nearest intersection from CornerFacts, our sister site

Who lives in the area

Whole neighbourhood — not this building

Households renting: 54.9%
Renters paying 30%+ of income: 38.6%
Renters in subsidized housing: 25.8%
Median household income: $76,500
Average household: 1.8 people
Median age: 45.2
Homes in 5+ storey buildings: 51.9%
Moved in the past year: 15.2%
Residents: 13,073

2021 census · Cabbagetown-South St.James Town

Area safety

Whole neighbourhood — not this building

2026 so far (to June): 60 assaults, 18 break-and-enters, 4 auto thefts and 4 robberies — 13% fewer than the same months of 2025

Full year 2025: 141 assaults, 42 break-and-enters, 19 robberies and 12 auto thefts — robbery, break-and-enter and assault run above the typical Toronto neighbourhood; auto theft below.

311 noise complaints in postal area M5A: 384 in 2026 so far (352 in all of 2025).

Police-reported · whole neighbourhood, not this building

What's nearby

Distances from this building

Parks: Riverdale Park West 156 m · Oak Street Park 261 m · Regent Park 420 m
Community centres: PAM McCONNELL AQUATIC CENTRE 350 m · Regent Park Community Centre 680 m
Libraries: Riverdale 567 m · Parliament Street 711 m

City of Toronto open data · straight-line distances

Schools nearby

Distances from this building

Elementary: Sprucecourt Jr Public School · 322 m
Middle: Lord Dufferin Jr & Sr Public School · 687 m
Secondary (high school): Eastdale Collegiate Institute · 906 m
Catholic elementary: Monsignor Fraser - St Martin Campus · 492 m
Catholic secondary: St Michael'S Choir School - Secondary · 1.7 km

Nearest board-run school by straight-line distance — catchment zones are set by each school board, so confirm with the board's Find Your School tool.

Who to contact about building problems. Put requests to your landlord in writing first. Unresolved property-standards issues go to the City through 311 (RentSafeTO). If 311 doesn't resolve it, your councillor's office can escalate: Ward 13 (Toronto Centre) — Chris Moise, Councillor_Moise@toronto.ca · 416-392-7903.

Score history

Evaluation	Score
Jun 8, 2023	96
Nov 6, 2025	96

Fire code violations

4 violation records since 2018 in Toronto Fire Services' high-rise inspection data; 0 currently open. Most frequent:

Maintenance of closures (1)

Source: Toronto Fire Services residential inspection results, refreshed daily. A violation record is a finding at inspection time; open items are those without a recorded close date.

Landlord and Tenant Board orders

How to read these orders and codes →

No final LTB orders were published for this address between January and June 2026. Earlier years will appear as Tribunals Ontario backfills its catalogue to 2021.

Landlord or manager of this building? You can request a correction or add a response that will appear beside this record. Every fact above links to its official source and date.