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Building Review

123 Coxwell Ave

Toronto, Ontario M4L

A 3-storey, 13-unit social housing building built in 1995.

Living score
59/100
Built
1995
Units
13
Storeys
3
City inspection
94/100

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Issues & maintenance

Leaks, outages, repairs: dated reports from residents. None filed yet.

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City bylaw and health cases

16 bylaw investigations at this address since Nov 2024; 4 notices or orders to comply; 4 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 14
  • Not enough heat 2
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued

    • Exterior: The retaining wall is not being maintained in good repair.Namely, some of the bricks in the retaining wall are damaged or missing. (open)
    • Exterior: Walk(s), ramp(s) and/or similar areas does not afford safe passage. Namely; The ramp is uneven. (open)
    • Basement: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, the lower level walls have water damage and have been removed. (open)

    Case 26 247026 PRS 00 IV

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 240465 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued

    • Apartment: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, the walls have been damaged due to a flood. (open)

    Case 26 247042 PRS 00 IV

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 236134 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 235012 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 157738 PRS 00 IR

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  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 146375 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 111467 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawNotice to comply· Closed

    • Dwelling Unit: Supplied hot water is not provided with a temperature range from 45 degrees Celsius to 60 degrees Celsius.Namely, the kitchen sink, bathroom sink and bathtub does not provide adequate hot water for units 101 and 303 but not limited to othe… (open)

    Case 26 112255 PRS 00 IV

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 111386 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 263297 HEA 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Oct 2025· Closed

    • Building: Hot water supply does not have equipment installed to provided every dwelling unit with an adequate supply of service hot water.Namely the hot water supply is not consistent due to the boiler malfunctioning. (open)

    Case 25 242449 PRS 00 IV

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 241862 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 176210 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 173487 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 237329 HEA 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

2 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 1
  • Roof and cladding 1
  • May 2009

    Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed - Dormant

    Proposal for the installation of a 2" backflow preventer on the water service in the basement.

    Permit 09 135854 PSA · est. $6,000

  • May 2006

    Roof and cladding · Re-Roofing/Re-Cladding · Inspection

    Reclad north, east & west building elevations.

    Permit 06 134707 BLD · est. $370,000

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Cleared permits and active permits. Contractors are named only on permits filed since 2017.

From City of Toronto open data

Neighbourhood

Living score

59/ 100

Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.

  • Transit43

    32.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Coxwell (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.6 km.

  • Parks & trees77

    24.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 60 m. 496 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling80

    Within 1 km: 1.8 km of protected lanes, 5.7 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.5 km of shared routes. 4 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby41

    4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Duke Of Connaught Jr & Sr Public School, 530 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities74

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 11 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety51

    3 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.

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Also worth knowing

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Safety

Woodbine Corridor

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Higher than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (81% of the city median).

  • RobberyLower than most

    Lower than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (46% of the city median).

  • Auto theftLower than most

    Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (61% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Lower than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (82% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Lower than most

    Lower than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (62% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 74 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (67% 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

Traffic pollutionLow

No expressway within 2 km

Industrial releases within 1 kmModerate

2 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly St John's Norway Cemetery Crematorium

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
Street Health, 4.4 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

Category
General residential
Zone label
R (d1.0) (x407)
Height limit
13 m

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
0
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0

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.

Average monthly rent by bedroom type
BedroomsWoodbine Corridor/Greenwood-CoxwellToronto (East) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,525$1,213$1,491
1 bed$1,702*$1,692$1,761
2 beds$1,907$1,869$2,045
3+ beds-$1,876*$2,294
All units$1,746$1,685$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; * marks an estimate CMHC rates poor. 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.

94 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Social housing
Storeys
3
Units
13
Built
1995
Elevators
0
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
Individual units
Laundry
Ground floor, 24 HOURS
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Surface parking
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Amenities
Indoor recreation room, indoor exercise room
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
Yes
Ward
19

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.

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