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5 Kinsdale Blvd

City score 78/100 — yellow category
78 / 100
City of Toronto RentSafeTO rating: Yellow — needs improvement.

Last evaluated 2025-08-21. 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: 2025: 78 · 2023: 88

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

1.8 / 5
What residents say: 1.8/5 from 1 review.

How the people who live here rate the building, alongside the City inspection score above. Read the reviews →

Building facts

Year built
1956
Units
22
Storeys
4
Elevators
0
Heating
Hot Water
A/C
None
Pets allowed
YES
Laundry room
YES
Visitor parking
FREE
Non-smoking
YES
Ward
Etobicoke-Lakeshore

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).

Common-area pests
3/3
Building cleanliness
3/3
Laundry room
2/3
Common-area ventilation
3/3

Short-term rentals

0 active short-term-rental registrations at this address (97 in postal area M8Y). 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 (1 · avg 1.8/5)

Current resident · published 2026-10-28

Pests: 2/5Noise: 3/5Heat & water: 1/5Management: 1/5

“Mice and roaches. The buzzer system has been broken since August 2026. Snow and salt aren't cleared. The laundry room has only one working washer (it's been like this for a year), and the dryers take forever.”

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Pests
Noise
Heat & hot water
Management
Deposit / key money returned
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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