175 Cummer Ave
Toronto, Ontario M2M
A 4-storey, 246-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1970.
- Property manager
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
18 bylaw investigations at this address since Dec 2024; 5 notices or orders to comply; 6 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 16
- Not enough heat 2
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued
- Throughout Building: Required guard does not prevent the passage of a sphere having a diameter more than 100 millimetres. (open)
- Throughout Building: Required handrails on stairs or ramps are less than 865mm or more than 965mm high (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)
Case 26 235541 PRS 00 IV
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 235522 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Aug 2026· Order Issued
- Dwelling Unit: The supplied facility in or on the property is not kept in a satisfactory working condition.Namely, the portable air conditioning unit in the dwelling unit is not working as intended. (open)
Case 26 222752 PRS 00 IV
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 222732 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Aug 2026· Closed
- The supplied facility in or on the property is not kept in a satisfactory working condition.Namely, the portable A/C unit in the dwelling Unit is not working as intended. (open)
Case 26 222747 PRS 00 IV
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 221398 PRS 00 IR
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- Aug 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 214515 HEA 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171504 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171503 000 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 126888 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 189687 PRS 00 IR
- May 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 153013 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jan 2025· Closed
- Entrance lobby/hallway. – North/West Exterior Entrance Floor: The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not maintained. Namely: Flooring found in state of disrepair (cracked/damaged floor tiles). (closed)
- Entrance Lobby/Hallway – North/West Exterior Entrance/Hallway: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. Namely: Walls found in state of disrepair (Damaged Grout). (closed)
Case 25 101980 PRS 00 IV
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 101974 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jan 2025· Closed
- Unit Interior: The property is not being kept free of pests. Namely: Evidence of pest infestation (Black Ants) found throughout unit. (open)
- Unit Interior – Entrance Hallway, Bathroom, Closets, Living Room.: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. Namely: Walls found in a state of disrepair (damaged/missing grout). (closed)
Case 25 101941 PRS 00 IV
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Request Received
Case 24 252504 000 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 252503 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 249514 PRS 00 IR
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City building permits
17 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 6
- Construction 3
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 3
- Fire and life safety 3
- Alterations 2
- May 2026
Construction · Revision Issued
Revison 02 - re:electrical drawings only for original revisionRevision 01- new elevator additionProposal for a 3-storey apartment building with 59 bachelor units (supportive/affordable housing) and staff offices, kitchen, dining, lounge, a…
Permit 21 136731 BLD
- Mar 2026
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Revision Issued
Revision 01 - new elevator additionPlumbing - Proposal for a 3-storey apartment building with 60 bachelor units (supportive housing) and staff offices, kitchen, dining, lounge, and laundry rooms at 175 Cummer Avenue. This is part of Phase…
Permit 21 136731 PLB
- Jan 2026
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Revision Issued
Revision 01 - new elevator additionHVAC - Propsal for a 3-storey apartment building with 60 bachelor units (supportive housing) and staff offices, kitchen, dining, lounge, and laundry rooms at 175 Cummer Avenue. This is part of Phase 2 of…
Permit 21 136731 HVA
- Jan 2026
Construction · Revision Issued
Revision 01- new elevator additionProposal for a 3-storey apartment building with 59 bachelor units (supportive/affordable housing) and staff offices, kitchen, dining, lounge, and laundry rooms at 175 Cummer Avenue. This is part of Phase 2…
Permit 21 136731 BLD
- Nov 2024
Fire and life safety · Other(FS) · Permit Issued
Fire pump replacement
Permit 24 236637 FSU · est. $430,000
- Apr 2021
Plumbing and drains · Site Service · Closed
Site Services - Proposal for a 3-storey apartment building with 60 bachelor units (supportive housing) and staff offices, kitchen, dining, lounge, and laundry rooms at 175 Cummer Avenue. This is part of Phase 2 of the City of Toronto's Mod…
Permit 21 136731 STS · est. $1
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- Apr 2021
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Proposal for a 3-storey apartment building with 60 bachelor units (supportive housing) and staff offices, kitchen, dining, lounge, and laundry rooms at 175 Cummer Avenue. This is part of Phase 2 of the City of Toronto's Modular…
Permit 21 136731 PLB
- Apr 2021
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Proposal for a 3-storey apartment building with 60 bachelor units (supportive housing) and staff offices, kitchen, dining, lounge, and laundry rooms at 175 Cummer Avenue. This is part of Phase 2 of the City of Toronto's Modular Hous…
Permit 21 136731 HVA
- Apr 2021
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related (DR) · Closed
Drain - Proposal for a 3-storey apartment building with 60 bachelor units (supportive housing) and staff offices, kitchen, dining, lounge, and laundry rooms at 175 Cummer Avenue. This is part of Phase 2 of the City of Toronto's Modular Hou…
Permit 21 136731 DRN
- Apr 2021
Construction · Inspection
Proposal for a 3-storey apartment building with 59 bachelor units (supportive/affordable housing) and staff offices, kitchen, dining, lounge, and laundry rooms at 175 Cummer Avenue. This is part of Phase 2 of the City of Toronto's Modular…
Permit 21 136731 BLD
- Oct 2019
Plumbing and drains · Other(PS) · Permit Issued
Replacement of domestic hot and cold water valves
Permit 19 230007 PSA
- Nov 2016
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Permit Issued
Replacement of outdated fire alarm field devices all over the building, installation of new speaker/strobe unit in each building apartment, service rooms and common areas, installation of new additional exist signs and replacement of exist…
Permit 16 256238 FSU · est. $120,000
- Mar 2016
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for structural work in the mechanical penthouse related to replacing the make-up air units.
Permit 16 123447 HVA
- Mar 2016
Alterations · Other(BA) · Permit Issued
Proposal for structural work in the mechanical penthouse related to replacing the make-up air units.
Permit 16 123447 BLD
- Apr 2015
Alterations · Other(BA) · Cancelled
Construct shed enclosure for Toronto Housing (replacing existing wooden fence)
Permit 15 145992 BLD · est. $25,000
- Jul 2013
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install 6" back flow preventer in existing apartment building.
Permit 13 205312 PSA · est. $5,000
- May 2006
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed - Dormant
Fire alarm retrofit
Permit 06 136361 FSU
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
18/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit8
9.4 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Finch (1 Yonge-University Line), 950 m.
- Parks & trees19
8.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 90 m. 236 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling36
Within 1 km: 0.6 km of protected lanes, 2.55 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.
- Schools nearby10
2 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Avondale Secondary Alternative School , 310 m), plus 3 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities1
Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 0 community centres, 2 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety64
2 collisions 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
Newtonbrook East
- AssaultAbout typical
Lower than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (84% of the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Higher than 71 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Higher than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Higher than most
Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Lower than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (69% of the city median).
- ShootingsLower than most
Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (50% of the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Lower than 62 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (84% 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
- Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 13.4 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 Multiple Dwelling
- Category
- Low-rise residential
- Zone label
RM (f24.0; a1100; d1.0) (x38)- 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
- 1
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
175 Cummer Ave · 0 m away
Rezoning · OMB Appeal · submitted 2022-01-31
3-storey apartment building with 59 studio units (supportive housing) and staff offices, kitchen, dining, lounge, and laundry room. This is part of Phase 2 of the City of Toronto's Modular Housing Initiative.
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 | Willowdale East/Newtonbrook East | North York (Northeast) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | - | $1,498 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,847 | $1,815 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,319 | $2,156 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,745 | $2,342 | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,098 | $2,081 | $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
- Toronto Community Housing
- Storeys
- 4
- Units
- 246
- Built
- 1970
- Elevators
- 4
- Managed by
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Main floor, 7:00 AM- 10:00 PM
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Both
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 18
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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