135 Eighth St
Toronto, Ontario M8V
A 4-storey, 47-unit private rental building built in 1951.
- Property manager
- Capreit
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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
32 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 4 notices or orders to comply.
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 23
- Rooming house 4
- Not enough heat 2
- Garbage 1
- Graffiti 1
- Snow and ice 1
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 195541 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2026· Closed
- The property is not being kept free of pests. Namely, in unit and all common areas including exterior garbage storage area. (open)
Case 26 188801 PRS 00 IV
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 183808 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172025 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172024 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172023 000 00 IR
Show 26 older cases
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172022 000 00 IR
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 164111 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 115607 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Snow and iceBylaw· Closed
Case 26 106004 SNI 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jan 2026· Closed
- Throughout Building: The guard is designed that a member, attachment or opening located between 140 millimetres and 900 millimetres above the level being protected facilitates climbing. (open)
- Throughout Building: Height of the guard for the exit stairs are less than 1,070 millimetres around landings. (open)
- Throughout Building: Height of the guard for the exit stairs are less than 920 millimetres measured vertically to the top of the guard from a line drawn through the outside edges of the stair nosings. (open)
- Throughout Building: Required guard does not prevent the passage of a sphere having a diameter more than 100 millimetres. (open)
Case 26 102963 PRS 00 IV
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 101592 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Dec 2025· Closed
- Throughout Dwelling Unit: The property is not being kept free of pests. (open)
Case 25 271099 PRS 00 IV
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 270428 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Rooming houseBylaw· Closed
Case 25 269206 RMH 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Rooming houseBylaw· Closed
Case 25 269201 RMH 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jan 2026· Closed
- Throughout Building: The guard is designed that a member, attachment or opening located between 140 millimetres and 900 millimetres above the level being protected facilitates climbing. (open)
- Throughout Building: Height of the guard for the exit stairs are less than 1,070 millimetres around landings. (open)
- Throughout Building: Height of the guard for the exit stairs are less than 920 millimetres measured vertically to the top of the guard from a line drawn through the outside edges of the stair nosings. (open)
- Throughout Building: Required guard does not prevent the passage of a sphere having a diameter more than 100 millimetres. (open)
Case 26 102958 PRS 00 IV
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 265172 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 264621 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2025
Rooming houseBylaw· Closed
Case 25 256677 RMH 00 IR
- Nov 2025
Rooming houseBylaw· Closed
Case 25 255948 RMH 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 237503 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 228615 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 217053 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2025
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 25 208599 WST 00 IR
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 136761 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 135166 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2025
GraffitiBylaw· Closed
Case 25 125823 GRA 00 IR
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 125136 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 247481 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 243325 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 232123 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
5 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 4
- Alterations 1
- Mar 2022
Alterations · Fire Damage · Closed
Structural and interior repairs of the fire damage to existing building.Convenience addres is 143 Eighth St.
Permit 22 127370 BLD
- Dec 2014
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install 1 premise isolation backflow preventor in existing apartment. Convienence address is 147 Eighth St.
Permit 14 259802 PSA · est. $10,000
- Dec 2014
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install 1 premise isolation backflow preventor in existing apartment. Convienence address is 143 Eighth St.
Permit 14 259793 PSA · est. $10,000
- Dec 2014
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install 1 premise isolation backflow preventor in existing apartment, Convienece address is 139 Eighth St.
Permit 14 259783 PSA · est. $10,000
- Dec 2014
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install 1 premise isolation backflow preventor in existing apartment,
Permit 14 259781 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
43/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit13
12.6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes.
- Parks & trees76
23.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 210 m. 536 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling53
Within 1 km: 2.1 km of protected lanes, 1.35 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.25 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby37
4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Seventh Street Jr School, 230 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities53
Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 6 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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Map
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About 1.2 km around the building. Select anything on the map for details. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Also worth knowing
Shown for context. None of this is part of the living score.
Safety
New Toronto
- AssaultHigher than most
Higher than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Higher than 65 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Higher than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Lower than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 64 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Higher than most
Higher than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- Bicycle theftHigher than most
Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.3× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Higher than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Higher than 62 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× 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
3.6 tonnes a year from 2 facilities, mostly Dominion Colour Corporation
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, 10.3 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 (f22.5; d1.5)- 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
- 2
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
210 Islington Ave · 180 m away
Rezoning · OMB Appeal · submitted 2023-11-23
The proposed development consists of a 26-storey mixed use building, containing 352 dwelling units with retail uses at-grade. The proposed net density is 8.83 times the area of the lot. The total building height is 80.47 metres, exclusive o
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 | New Toronto | Etobicoke (South) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | - | $1,502 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,426 | $1,493 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,655 | $1,762 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | - | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,512 | $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.
- 2014
- 0.96% lower rent · tenants notified
- 2015
- 0.64% lower rent · tenants notified
- 2016
- 0.82% 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.
93 / 100City inspection score, July 2024. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 4
- Units
- 47
- Built
- 1951
- Elevators
- 0
- Managed by
- Capreit
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- In the basement, 8 AM TO 10 PM
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Bike parking
- 2 outdoor
- Balconies
- No
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- No
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 3
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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