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Building Review

1284 Danforth Rd

Toronto, Ontario M1J

A 7-storey, 95-unit private rental building built in 1960.

Living score
47/100
Built
1960
Units
95
Storeys
7
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

3 bylaw investigations at this address since Apr 2025; 1 notice or order to comply; 2 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
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued

    • Throughout Building: In a dwelling unit, a window located more than 2,000 millimetres above grade opens within 1,500 millimetres of the floor not leading to a balcony does not employ a controlled sash operation to restrict, when engaged, the opening of the ope… (open)

    Case 26 241270 PRS 00 IV

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 239743 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 149608 PRS 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

6 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 3
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Alterations 1
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Jan 2016

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Permit Issued

    Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations to convert storage unit into residential unit.

    Permit 15 267014 PLB

  • Jan 2016

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Permit Issued

    HVAC - Proposed interior alterations to convert storage unit into residential unit.

    Permit 15 267014 HVA

  • Dec 2015

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection

    Proposed interior alterations to convert storage unit into residential unit.

    Permit 15 267014 BLD · est. $75,000

  • Apr 2012

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Permit Issued

    Repair balcony slabs and replace railings

    Permit 12 151118 BLD · est. $300,000

  • Aug 2009

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

    Install one backflow preventor

    Permit 09 163103 PSA · est. $4,000

  • Apr 2009

    Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Inspection

    Install one backflow preventor and one expansion tank

    Permit 09 131800 PSA · est. $10,000

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

47/ 100

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

  • Transit48

    37.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Kennedy (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.7 km.

  • Parks & trees68

    21.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 120 m. 209 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling30

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 2.4 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 3 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby68

    5 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Pere Philipe Lamarche Catholic Secondary School, 460 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities35

    Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 2 community centres, 7 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety5

    11 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 2 fatal. Fewer scores higher.

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Safety

Eglinton East

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Higher than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

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

  • RobberyHigher than most

    Higher than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Lower than 52 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAmong the highest

    Higher than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Higher than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 55 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Higher than 52 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • HomicideLower than most

    Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (60% 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 kmHigh

2.1 tonnes a year from 4 facilities, mostly D Crupi And Sons Limited Brimley Asphalt Plant

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
Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 13.3 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 (au67.0) (x329)
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
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
BedroomsEglinton EastScarborough (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,360$1,520$1,491
1 bed$1,486$1,610$1,761
2 beds$1,676$1,843$2,045
3+ beds$1,971$1,932$2,294
All units$1,665$1,754$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.

2021
1.72% lower rent · tenants notified

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, August 2024. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
7
Units
95
Built
1960
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Main floor, 24 HOURS
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
10 outdoor
Amenities
Indoor recreation room, outdoor rec facilities
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
Yes
Ward
21

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

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