Toronto · Ward 04 · SOCIAL HOUSING

495 Riverside Dr

Toronto, Ontario · postal area M6S · Lambton Baby Point

25 units · 3 storeys · built 1950 · managed by NEIGHBOURS COMMUNITY HOMES

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RentSafeTO score

93
evaluated Jul 25, 2025 · proactive score 93 · what scores mean

LTB orders, Jan–June 2026

0
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

0
open violations · 1 recorded since 2018 · last inspection Feb 6, 2025

Investment (5 yrs)

no permits on file since Aug 2021

Property standards

1
investigation in the last 2 years · none open now

Building facts

Air conditioningindividual units
Heatinghot water
Laundry roomyes
Parkingsurface parking
Visitor parkingfree
Bike parkingnot available
Elevators0
Sprinklersyes
Fire alarmyes
Barrier-free entranceno
Pets allowedyes
Non-smokingno
Hydro metered per unitno
Gas metered per unitno
Intercomyes
Lockers / storageyes

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

Inspection breakdown

Laundry Room3 / 3
Parking Areas3 / 3
Building Exterior2 / 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 · Lambton Baby Point

What rents cost here · York zone

Zone-wide market averages — not this building's rents
UnitVacant units rent forSitting tenants pay
bachelor$1,636$1,372
1-bedroom$2,045$1,692
2-bedroom$2,692$2,052
3-bedroom+$3,153$2,533

The gap is what moving costs: a vacant 2-bedroom rents about 31% above what sitting tenants pay. Only 8.2% of units changed tenants in the year to the survey. Vacancy rate: 3.3%. 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: Bloor St West at Brule Terrace · 69 m
Stops within 500 m: 5
Bus routes: 66, 149
Subway within 500 m: Line 2
Express (900-series): 935
24-hour night routes: 300, 335
Nearest subway: Old Mill Station · 405 m
Nearest intersection: Bloor & Riverside (West) · 49 m · 15,097 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: 41.1%
Renters paying 30%+ of income: 30.4%
Renters in subsidized housing: 36.5%
Median household income: $103,000
Average household: 2.6 people
Median age: 40.8
Homes in 5+ storey buildings: 21.9%
Moved in the past year: 6.7%
Residents: 8,614
2021 census · Lambton Baby Point

Area safety

Whole neighbourhood — not this building
2026 so far (to June): 25 assaults, 5 break-and-enters and 4 auto thefts — 113% more than the same months of 2025
Full year 2025: 21 assaults, 8 auto thefts, 6 robberies and 3 break-and-enters — break-and-enter, assault and auto theft run below the typical Toronto neighbourhood.
311 noise complaints in postal area M6S: 110 in 2026 so far (169 in all of 2025).
Police-reported · whole neighbourhood, not this building

What's nearby

Distances from this building
Parks: Traymore Park 105 m · King'S Mill Park 214 m · Old Mill Site Park 290 m
Community centres: Swansea Community Recreation Centre 1.2 km · Annette Community Recreation Centre 2.0 km
Libraries: Swansea Memorial 999 m · Runnymede 1.4 km
City of Toronto open data · straight-line distances

Schools nearby

Distances from this building
Elementary & middle: Swansea Jr & Sr Public School · 1.2 km
Secondary (high school): Western Technical Commercial School · 1.6 km
Catholic elementary: St Pius X Catholic Elementary School · 563 m
Catholic secondary: Bishop Marrocco Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School · 3.2 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 04 (Parkdale-High Park) — Gord Perks, councillor_perks@toronto.ca · 416-392-7919.

Score history

EvaluationScore
Jul 12, 202389
Jul 25, 202593

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.

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