1286 Islington Ave
Toronto, Ontario M9A
A 8-storey, 77-unit private rental building built in 1971.
- Property manager
- Hollyburn Properties Ltd
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
3 bylaw investigations at this address since Jun 2026.
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 2
- Not enough heat 1
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 202077 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172031 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172030 000 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
7 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 3
- Plumbing and drains 2
- Fire and life safety 1
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
- Nov 2023
Fire and life safety · Other(FS) · Inspection
Proposal installation of new heat detector in old garbage chute room on each floor
Permit 23 224206 FSU
- Jun 2022
Alterations · Other(BA) · Permit Issued
Application for an administrative permit for an encroaching caisson wall associated with construction works for 15 Cordova (# 21 239157 BLD)
Permit 22 156740 BLD
- Sep 2018
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Install one backflow prevention device.
Permit 18 228627 PSA · est. $6,000
- Jul 2017
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Cancelled
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to the ground and basement levels of an existing apartment building. Scope of work includes conversion of ground floor space to 2 new residential units and a portion of the basement to be conver…
Permit 17 198041 PLB
- Jul 2017
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Cancelled
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to the ground and basement levels of an existing apartment building. Scope of work includes conversion of ground floor space to 2 new residential units and a portion of the basement to be converted…
Permit 17 198041 HVA
- Jul 2017
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled
Proposal for interior alterations to the ground and basement levels of an existing apartment building. Scope of work includes conversion of ground floor space to 2 new residential units and a portion of the basement to be converted to 2 lo…
Permit 17 198041 BLD
Show 1 older permit
- Jul 2010
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Closed
Proposed repair to (70) balconies, sealant replacement and localized brick repairs and wall coating to existing apartment building.
Permit 10 210614 BLD · est. $400,000
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
69/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit93
74.6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 7 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Islington (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 390 m.
- Parks & trees61
18.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 90 m. 236 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling56
Within 1 km: 2.25 km of protected lanes, 2.05 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby20
3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Islington Jr Mdl School , 200 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities81
Within 1 km: 1 library, 5 community centres, 7 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety80
1 collision 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
Islington
- AssaultAbout typical
Lower than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (72% of the city median).
- Break and enterHigher than most
Higher than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- RobberyLower than most
Lower than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (61% of the city median).
- Auto theftHigher than most
Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesLower than most
Lower than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (77% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Higher than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Lower than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- ShootingsAmong the lowest
Lower than 100 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (32% of the city median).
- HomicideAmong the lowest
Lower than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (54% 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
No expressway within 2 km
None reported
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, 9.9 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
Not in the city-wide by-law
This site is still governed by a former municipality’s zoning by-law, which the city-wide data does not cover.
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
- 8
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
1276 Islington Ave · 80 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2026-01-09
Proposed infill development of a 35-storey, 25,700.63 square-metre, purpose-built rental building containing 375 residential units, and 262 parking spaces provided between four levels of underground parking. The existing 12-storey residenti
City record4875 Dundas St W · 180 m away
Rezoning · OMB Appeal · submitted 2024-05-02
Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a 45-storey mixed use building with a 4-storey podium. The proposal includes a total gross floor area of 33,919 square metres, of which 33,458 square metres would be
City record4888 Dundas St W · 240 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-04-28
Site Plan Application reflecting Settlement Proposal to permit a 25-storey residential tower with at-grade retail use for OZ/OPA File No. 22 139836 WET 03 OZ.
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 | Islington/City Centre North | Etobicoke (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,724 | $1,693 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,867 | $1,874 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,074 | $2,200 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,199 | $2,529 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,979 | $2,162 | $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.
93 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 8
- Units
- 77
- Built
- 1971
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Hollyburn Properties Ltd
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Ground floor, 24/7
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
- Visitor parking
- Paid
- Bike parking
- 20 outdoor
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 3
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