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1577 Danforth Ave

Toronto, Ontario M4C

A 6-storey, 126-unit social housing building built in 1991.

Living score
70/100
Built
1991
Units
126
Storeys
6
City inspection
96/100
Property manager
Aykler Real Estate Inc.

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Issues & maintenance

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

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City building permits

13 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.

  • Alterations 7
  • Plumbing and drains 3
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Sep 2019

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposal for interior alterations to existing coffee shop less than 30 seats."Mofer Coffee Inc"

    Permit 19 215530 BLD · est. $3,000

  • Apr 2013

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Inspection

    Proposal for fire alarm panel replacement for existing mixed-use building.

    Permit 13 158598 FSU · est. $10,000

  • Apr 2012

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

    Plumbing - This is for interior alterations to the ground floor for a new medical office and pharmacy within unit #6. This will include plumbing and HVAC.

    Permit 12 154765 PLB

  • Apr 2012

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

    HVAC - This is for interior alterations to the ground floor for a new medical office and pharmacy within unit #6. This will include plumbing and HVAC.

    Permit 12 154765 HVA

  • Apr 2012

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    This is for interior alterations to the ground floor for a new medical office and pharmacy within unit #6. - see also plumbing and HVAC applications.

    Permit 12 154765 BLD · est. $70,000

  • Mar 2006

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed - Dormant

    Plumbing - Interior alterations to part of 6th floor only - Interior Alterations

    Permit 06 118080 PLB

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  • Mar 2006

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

    HVAC - Interior alterations to part of 6th floor only - Interior Alterations

    Permit 06 118080 HVA

  • Mar 2006

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Interior alterations to part of 6th floor only

    Permit 06 118080 BLD · est. $84,000

  • Aug 2004

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Permit Issued

    To make interior alterations on portion of ground floor to accommodate new emergency Generator.

    Permit 04 165127 BLD

  • Feb 2003

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed - Dormant

    Plumbing - Install fixtures on ground floor for office

    Permit 03 102771 PLB

  • Jan 2003

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Install partitions on portin of the ground floor for office purposes (dental office).

    Permit 03 102771 BLD · est. $40,000

  • Dec 1995

    Alterations · Unknown · Closed

    MAKE INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO PORTION OF GROUND FLOOR RETAIL STORE TO CHANGE USE TO BRANCH OF BANK OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION TENANT: TRANS CANADA CREDIT EDC

    Permit 95 023853 BLD · est. $38,000

  • Oct 1991

    Alterations · Unknown · Closed

    CONSTRUCT 6TH FLOOR ADDITION SEE C. OF A. DEC.-FINAL HOLD FOR SURVEY APPROVAL HOLD FOR PARKS LEVY---LAND USE ADOPTED SF

    Permit 91 022908 BLD · est. $1,200,000

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

70/ 100

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

  • Transit82

    48 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Coxwell (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 110 m.

  • Parks & trees43

    11.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 90 m. 450 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling70

    Within 1 km: 3.4 km of protected lanes, 1.1 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.95 km of shared routes. 3 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    11 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Earl Haig Public School, 250 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities91

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 3 community centres, 15 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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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 kmLow

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
Street Health, 4.7 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

Commercial Residential

Category
Mixed use
Zone label
CR 3.0 (c2.0; r2.5) SS2 (x2219)
Height limit
14 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 2019). Not resident reviews.

96 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Social housing
Storeys
6
Units
126
Built
1991
Elevators
2
Heating
Electric
Air conditioning
Individual units
Laundry
2nd floor, 8AM -10PM
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Bike parking
20 indoor
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
Yes
Ward
19

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

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