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189 Dowling Ave

Toronto, Ontario
Managed by Smartsell Marketing · 2 other buildings
In South Parkdale · A City of Toronto neighbourhood.
79
out of 100
City of Toronto inspection, 2025

About 189 Dowling Ave

189 Dowling Ave is a 4-storey purpose-built rental building in South Parkdale, Toronto, with 10 units. It was built in 1917 and is managed by Smartsell Marketing. At its 2025 inspection the City of Toronto scored it 79 out of 100, in the band the City calls “needs improvement”. The nearest subway station is Lansdowne, more than half an hour away on foot.

189 Dowling Ave at a glance

As confirmed by the City at registration. Blanks are blank in the City's own record, not missing here.

10units
4storeys
1917built
Ward 4ward

189 Dowling Ave RentSafeTO inspection score

Under RentSafeTO, the City inspects common areas, mechanical systems and building records on a cycle and scores the building out of 100. The number and the wording beside it are the City’s own; nothing on this page is our assessment of the building.

79
Needs improvement
Scored 79 in 2025. The City’s bands are satisfactory from 85, needs improvement from 70, and needs significant improvement below that.

Torontopolis Walk Index®

Where this building ranks against every other registered rental in Toronto for getting about on foot: to rapid transit, to the streetcar network, and to a discount grocer. The three walks are routed over the City’s own pedestrian network — sidewalks and crossings, not straight lines.

7.5
out of 10 A ranking: 10 is the best placed in the register, 5 is better than half of it.
30 minSubway or GO · Dundas West
3 minStreetcar or LRT · Queen
7 minDiscount grocer · No Frills

Amenities at 189 Dowling Ave

From the registry. A crossed-out item is recorded as absent, not simply unknown.

Laundry roomElevatorBalconiesAir conditioningPets allowedBike parkingBarrier-free entranceVisitor parkingNon-smokingIntercom

Transit near 189 Dowling Ave

Estimated from straight-line distance with a detour allowance at 1.4 m/s. Not a routed walk — a rail corridor or the Don can add real minutes.

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Lansdowne station
Nearest TTC subway
about 34 min walk
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Exhibition GO
Nearest GO station
about 27 min walk

Questions about 189 Dowling Ave

Answered from the City’s register and Ontario’s Residential Tenancies Act. General information, not legal advice.

Is 189 Dowling Ave rent controlled?

Very likely. The register says 189 Dowling Ave was built in 1917. In Ontario, the yearly rent increase guideline applies to units that were first occupied as a home on or before November 15, 2018. Units first occupied after that date are exempt from it. A building of that age is covered, so in most years the rent can rise by no more than the provincial guideline, once every 12 months, with 90 days’ written notice.

Who manages 189 Dowling Ave?

The City of Toronto’s apartment building register lists Smartsell Marketing as the property manager.

What is the RentSafeTO score for 189 Dowling Ave?

79 out of 100, from the City’s 2025 inspection. The City calls that band “needs improvement”. Under RentSafeTO the City inspects the common areas, mechanical systems and records of every apartment building with three or more storeys and ten or more units.

Does 189 Dowling Ave allow pets?

The register records pets as allowed. Either way, a “no pets” clause in a residential lease is void in Ontario under section 14 of the Residential Tenancies Act.

What amenities does 189 Dowling Ave have?

The register records pets allowed, bike parking and visitor parking. It records no laundry room, elevator, balconies, air conditioning, barrier-free entrance, non-smoking and intercom.

How close is 189 Dowling Ave to the subway?

Lansdowne is the nearest subway station, more than half an hour away on foot. That is estimated from straight-line distance, not a routed walk.