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Toronto · Beaches-East York

500 Dawes Rd

City score 42/100 — red categoryBuilding cleanliness scored 1/3 on City evaluationGarbage / compactor room scored 1/3 on City evaluation
42 / 100
City of Toronto RentSafeTO rating: Red — needs significant improvement.

Last evaluated 2026-05-28. Buildings scoring 85–100 are green, 70–84 yellow, 0–69 red — the same thresholds behind the colour-coded signs posted at rental building entrances since June 15, 2026. What the sign colours mean →

Score history: 2026: 42 · 2024: 51

Source: City of Toronto Open Data, RentSafeTO Apartment Building Evaluation.

Building facts

Year built
1966
Units
332
Storeys
14
Elevators
3
Heating
Hot Water
A/C
None
Pets allowed
YES
Laundry room
YES
Visitor parking
PAID
Non-smoking
NO
Managed by
Havcare Investments Inc.
Ward
Beaches-East York

Source: City of Toronto Open Data, RentSafeTO Apartment Building Registration (owner-reported).

City evaluation by area

Each common area is scored 1–3 by a City evaluator (3 = no issues observed).

Elevator maintenance
3/3
Common-area pests
3/3
Building cleanliness
1/3
Garbage / compactor room
1/3
Laundry room
2/3
Common-area ventilation
2/3

Short-term rentals

0 active short-term-rental registrations at this address (40 in postal area M4B). High counts can mean hotel-style turnover in hallways and elevators.

Source: City of Toronto Open Data, Short Term Rentals Registration (refreshed daily).

Resident reviews

No published resident reviews yet. If you've lived at 500 Dawes Rd, you know things no dataset does — two minutes of your experience saves the next renter months of regret.

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Elevators (1 = terrible · 5 = great)
Pests (1 = terrible · 5 = great)
Noise (1 = terrible · 5 = great)
Heat & hot water (1 = terrible · 5 = great)
Management responsiveness (1 = terrible · 5 = great)
Deposit / key money returned (1 = terrible · 5 = great)
Were the elevators out of service in the past month?

Known issues worth flagging if you have first-hand knowledge: Kitec plumbing, special assessments, chronic elevator outages, pest treatments, heat/water interruptions, short-term-rental churn.

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