1275 Danforth Ave
Toronto, Ontario M4J
A 4-storey, 109-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1988.
- Property manager
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
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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
3 bylaw investigations and 2 public health cases at this address since Oct 2024.
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.
- Bedbugs 2
- Repairs and upkeep 2
- Not enough heat 1
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 170926 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 170925 000 00 IR
- Apr 2026
BedbugsPublic health· Under Investigation
Case 10871341
- Feb 2026
BedbugsPublic health· Under Investigation
Case 10868991
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 225325 PRS 00 IR
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City building permits
14 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 4
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 4
- Plumbing and drains 3
- Parking garage repair 1
- Fire and life safety 1
- Balcony repair 1
- Apr 2025
Alterations · Other(BA) · Permit Issued
Proposed exterior work for the following: (COA approved decision A0787/24TEY)North Entrance - Accessibility upgrades to the exterior, including new lighting.West Entrance - New accessible parking spaces, drop-off area, and resurfacing.Unde…
Permit 25 137872 BLD
- Dec 2024
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - INTERIOR COMMON AREA ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES, NEW ENTRANCE DOORS, FLOOR FINISHES IN VESTIBULES, LOBBIES, NEW KITCHEN IN RECREATION ROOM, NEW SCOOTER STORAGE, NEW EXERCISE ROOM, LAUNDRY ROOM
Permit 24 246847 PLB
- Dec 2024
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - INTERIOR COMMON AREA ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES, NEW ENTRANCE DOORS, FLOOR FINISHES IN VESTIBULES, LOBBIES, NEW KITCHEN IN RECREATION ROOM, NEW SCOOTER STORAGE, NEW EXERCISE ROOM, LAUNDRY ROOM
Permit 24 246847 HVA
- Dec 2024
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Interior common area accessibility upgrades, new entrance doors, floor finishes in vestibules, lobbies, new kitchen in recreation room, new scooter storage, new exercise room, laundry room
Permit 24 246847 BLD · est. $970,000
- Sep 2022
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
localized concrete repair
Permit 22 207834 BLD · est. $170,000
- Oct 2020
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to administration offices.
Permit 20 211200 PLB
Show 8 older permits
- Oct 2020
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to administration offices.
Permit 20 211200 HVA
- Oct 2020
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations to administration offices.
Permit 20 211200 BLD
- Feb 2016
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Permit Issued
Proposal to Upgrade fire alarm system
Permit 16 111476 FSU
- Sep 2015
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Other(MS) · Closed
Existing laundry room - ventilation system upgarades with in Apartment Building.
Permit 15 227026 MSA
- Apr 2015
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Proposal for concrete repair at balconies, balcony guard replacment and brick repairs to the existing apartment building.
Permit 15 147961 BLD · est. $300,000
- Nov 2010
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install one backflow prevention device in existing apartment building.
Permit 10 292441 PSA · est. $4,200
- Jan 2010
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Add on /Ductwork · Closed
Proposal to alter existing duct work and replace air unit to existing apartment building.
Permit 10 109573 MSA · est. $125,000
- Jul 2006
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Proposal to repair portion of brick on the ground floor due to auto collision.
Permit 06 157551 BLD · est. $5,000
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
56/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit74
33.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Greenwood (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 160 m.
- Parks & trees40
10.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 130 m. 494 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling69
Within 1 km: 2.2 km of protected lanes, 2.7 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.15 km of shared routes. 5 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby52
14 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Michelle-O'Bonsawin Secondary School, 70 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities53
Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 16 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety31
4 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
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Safety
Greenwood-Coxwell
- AssaultAbout typical
Higher than 62 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Lower than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (73% of the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Lower than 65 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (85% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Among the lowest
Lower than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (54% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftHigher than most
Higher than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.0× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Higher than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Lower than 52 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about 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
No expressway within 2 km
1.7 tonnes a year from 2 facilities, mostly Toronto Transit Commission Greenwood Complex
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, 4.1 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)- Height limit
- 11 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.
| Bedrooms | Woodbine Corridor/Greenwood-Coxwell | Toronto (East) zone | Toronto 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, September 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Toronto Community Housing
- Storeys
- 4
- Units
- 109
- Built
- 1988
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- On site
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Paid
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 14
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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