100 Cavell Ave
Toronto, Ontario M8V
A 7-storey, 300-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1977.
- Property manager
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
7 bylaw investigations at this address since Nov 2024; 1 still open.
A case starts with a complaint or an officer’s visit, so it is not a finding against the building. In a condo, a complaint about one unit is filed under the building’s address.
- Repairs and upkeep 3
- Not enough heat 2
- Garbage 1
- Graffiti 1
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 220504 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
GraffitiBylaw· Closed
Case 26 207324 GRA 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171904 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171903 000 00 IR
- May 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 164429 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 120695 HEA 00 IR
Show 1 older case
- Nov 2024
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 24 236414 WST 00 IR
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Bylaw investigation activity (open cases, and those closed in the last two years) and residential health hazards.
City building permits
12 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Plumbing and drains 5
- Alterations 3
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
- Fire and life safety 1
- Balcony repair 1
- Jan 2021
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Permit Issued
Replacement of balcony railing and brick cladding damaged by fire
Permit 21 103572 BLD
- Sep 2019
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Installation of new premise isolation backflow preventer
Permit 19 226371 PSA
- Nov 2018
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Replace existing fire alarm control panel only
Permit 18 258359 FSU · est. $10,000
- Nov 2018
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Revision Issued
Plumbing - Revision #1: See attachedProposal for interior alterations, accessibility improvement to apartment building.
Permit 17 267152 PLB
- Nov 2018
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Revison #1: See attachedProposal for interior alterations, accessibility improvement to apartment building.
Permit 17 267152 HVA
- Nov 2017
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations, accessibility improvement to apartment building.
Permit 17 267152 PLB
Show 6 older permits
- Nov 2017
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations, accessibility improvement to apartment building.
Permit 17 267152 HVA
- Nov 2017
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations, accessibility improvement to apartment building.
Permit 17 267152 BLD
- May 2016
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Proposal for balcony slab repairs including installation of new elastomeric waterproofing membrane, balcony guard replacement and exterior wall repairs.
Permit 16 156793 BLD · est. $1,600,000
- Mar 2015
Plumbing and drains · Other(PS) · Inspection
Domestic hot water piping replacement - risers and mains
Permit 15 132609 PSA · est. $534,000
- Jul 2012
Plumbing and drains · Fixtures/Roof Drains: Other · Closed
Repalcement and relocation of plumbing fixtures in kitchen and bathroom (apt. unit 438).
Permit 12 217965 PSA · est. $30,000
- May 2011
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
(1) telecom shelter to roof of exiting apartment building at #100 Cavell Ave and (6) new antennae on #100 Cavell and (2) new antennae on #98.
Permit 11 189677 BLD · est. $15,000
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
41/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit9
10.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes.
- Parks & trees13
6.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 200 m. 362 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling52
Within 1 km: 0.35 km of protected lanes, 4.25 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.25 km of shared routes. 3 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby85
6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Leo Catholic Elementary School, 150 m), plus 3 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities91
Within 1 km: 1 library, 4 community centres, 10 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety40
3 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
Shown for context. None of this is part of the living score.
Safety
Mimico-Queensway
- AssaultAmong the highest
Higher than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (5.3× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (88% of the city median).
- RobberyLower than most
Lower than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (50% of the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Higher than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Lower than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (86% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Higher than most
Higher than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Lower than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 64 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (80% of the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Lower than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (85% of the city median).
How often police recorded each crime for every resident of the whole neighbourhood, averaged over 2023–2025. Places many people visit but few live in, like downtown, rank high for that reason alone, so this is not part of the living score.
Air
Gardiner Expressway, 850 m away
660 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Alps Auto Repair
Bands: traffic is high within 150 m of an expressway and moderate within 500 m; industrial is moderate under a tonne a year and high above. The industrial bands are ours, for orientation only: ChemTRAC totals mix substances of very different toxicity. Releases are self-reported to the City’s ChemTRAC program. For today’s readings see Air Quality Ontario.
Supervised consumption services
- Nearest site
- Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 8.8 km
- Sites within 1 km
- 0
Sites currently offering services, from Health Canada, updated 2026-09-15. Sites open and close; check the list for current status.
Zoning
Residential Apartment
- Category
- Apartment
- Zone label
RA (d1.5) (x17)- Height limit
- Set by the zone
Zoning By-law 569-2013, from City of Toronto open data. Exceptions (“x” numbers) and site-specific amendments can change what is allowed; check the City’s zoning map before relying on it.
Nearby change
- Open planning applications within 300 m
- 17
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
286 Royal York Rd · 120 m away
Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2026-05-22
The proposed development includes one 40-storey building which will deliver approximately 467 new residential units with 39,654.5 square metres of residential gross floor area (GFA), 3,526.6 square metres of non-residential space, 325 vehic
City record327 Royal York Rd · 150 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2025-04-23
Proposed redevelopment of the subject site with a transit-supportive mixed-usedevelopment comprised of a 51-storey mixed-use building on the western portion of thesubject site fronting Royal York Road and a 55-storey residential building on
City record327 Royal York Rd · 150 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2023-04-27
Site Plan Application in relation to rezoning application file #19 232 985 WET 03 OZ. This application proposes two apartment buildings (34 and 35 storeys) connected by an eight-storey mixed-use base building and an integrated entrance buil
City record
Rezonings, site plans and subdivisions submitted in the last five years and still open.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Data as of 2026-10-03. Transit from TTC weekday schedules; parks, trees, cycling, schools, libraries, community centres, child care, collisions, crime, expressways, ChemTRAC releases, planning applications and short-term rental registrations from open.toronto.ca; Bike Share stations from Bike Share Toronto; supervised consumption sites from Health Canada.
From CMHC and the City of Toronto
Rent
Average rents nearby
Monthly rent in purpose-built rental apartments, October 2025.
| Bedrooms | Mimico | Etobicoke (South) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,237 | $1,502 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,399 | $1,493 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,537 | $1,762 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,306 | - | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,447 | $1,630 | $1,917 |
Averages over every unit, including long tenancies under rent control, so they run below what a new lease costs today. Condominium units rented out by their owners are not included. “-” means too few units were surveyed to publish. Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey, under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
Rent reductions after property-tax cuts
When a rental property’s tax falls by more than 2.49%, Ontario law cuts its rents by a matching share, and the City writes to the tenants.
The City’s lists for 2014–2025 have no rent-reduction notices for this address.
Source: City of Toronto, Tenant Notification for Rent Reduction, 2014–2025.
Building facts
From the City of Toronto’s RentSafeTO registry, as reported by the landlord (registered 2017). Not resident reviews.
97 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Toronto Community Housing
- Storeys
- 7
- Units
- 300
- Built
- 1977
- Elevators
- 3
- Managed by
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- On site
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Both
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 3
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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