Toronto · Ward 09 · PRIVATE

685 Lansdowne Ave

Toronto, Ontario · postal area M6H · Junction-Wallace Emerson

30 units · 3 storeys · built 1985 · managed by GBS PROPERTIES LTD.

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RentSafeTO score

evaluated Jul 11, 2025 · proactive score 80 · 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 · 1 recorded since 2018 · last inspection Aug 2, 2023

Investment (5 yrs)

building permits since Aug 2021

Property standards

investigations in the last 2 years · 4 still open · 4 open deficiencies

Building facts

Air conditioningindividual units

Heatingforced air gas

Laundry roomno

Parkingunderground garage · surface parking

Visitor parkingunavailable

Bike parkingnot available

Elevators0

Sprinklersyes

Fire alarmyes

Barrier-free entranceno

Pets allowedyes

Non-smokingyes

Hydro metered per unityes

Gas metered per unityes

Intercomyes

Lockers / storageno

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

Inspection breakdown

Laundry Room2 / 3

Parking Areas1 / 3

Garbage/Compactor Room2 / 3

Building Exterior1 / 3

Windows1 / 3

Common Area Ventilation2 / 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 · Junction-Wallace Emerson

What rents cost here · Toronto West zone

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

Unit	Vacant units rent for	Sitting tenants pay
bachelor	$1,671	$1,400
1-bedroom	$2,025	$1,787
2-bedroom	$3,050	$2,235
3-bedroom+	—	$3,214

The gap is what moving costs: a vacant 2-bedroom rents about 36% above what sitting tenants pay. Only 12.5% of units changed tenants in the year to the survey. Vacancy rate: 3.9%. Average rents in this zone rose 3.1% 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: Lansdowne Ave at Wade Ave - Lansdowne Station · 41 m
Stops within 500 m: 16
Bus routes: 47, 168, 402
Streetcars: 512
Subway within 500 m: Line 2
24-hour night routes: 300
Nearest subway: Lansdowne Station · 41 m
Nearest intersection: Lansdowne & Wade · 44 m

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: 49.9%
Renters paying 30%+ of income: 41.2%
Renters in subsidized housing: 15.4%
Median household income: $84,000
Average household: 2.3 people
Median age: 37.6
Homes in 5+ storey buildings: 27%
Moved in the past year: 13.4%
Residents: 27,777

2021 census · Junction-Wallace Emerson

Area safety

Whole neighbourhood — not this building

2026 so far (to June): 108 assaults, 28 break-and-enters, 14 auto thefts and 2 robberies — 5% fewer than the same months of 2025

Full year 2025: 200 assaults, 64 break-and-enters, 30 auto thefts and 10 robberies — break-and-enter and assault run above the typical Toronto neighbourhood; robbery and auto theft below.

311 noise complaints in postal area M6H: 292 in 2026 so far (332 in all of 2025).

Police-reported · whole neighbourhood, not this building

What's nearby

Distances from this building

Parks: Susan Tibaldi Parkette 273 m · Erwin Krickhahn Park 286 m · 200 Sterling Road Park 534 m
Community centres: Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre 972 m · Mccormick Arena 1.5 km
Libraries: Bloor/Gladstone 706 m · Junction Triangle (formely Perth/Dupont) 934 m

City of Toronto open data · straight-line distances

Schools nearby

Distances from this building

Elementary: Pauline Jr Public School · 486 m
Middle: Lucy Mccormick Sr School · 1.5 km
Secondary (high school): Parkdale Collegiate Institute · 2.2 km
Catholic elementary: St Sebastian Catholic Elementary School · 479 m
Catholic secondary: Bishop Marrocco Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School · 811 m

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 09 (Davenport) — Alejandra Bravo, Councillor_Bravo@toronto.ca · 416-392-7012.

Score history

Evaluation	Score
Oct 18, 2023	75
Jul 11, 2025	80

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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