176 The Esplanade
Toronto, Ontario M5A
A 7-storey, 220-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 2006.
- Property manager
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
18 bylaw investigations and 1 public health case 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 17
- Garbage 1
- Indoor air quality 1
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 229351 PRS 00 IR
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 170202 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 143445 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 122498 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 100481 WST 00 IR
- Nov 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 259152 PRS 00 IR
Show 13 older cases
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 233460 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Indoor air qualityPublic health· Under Investigation
Case 10860617
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2025· Closed
Case 25 227709 PRS 00 IV
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 225308 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 198503 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2025· Closed
- Throughout Dwelling Unit: The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not maintained. Namely: The floor in the living area have been not maintained due to a recent flood. Damage includes, but is not limited to sections that are stained, lifted and… (closed)
- Unit corridor.: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: Ceiling tiles in corridor leading into the bedroom. (closed)
Case 25 197126 PRS 00 IV
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 195234 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 138483 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Feb 2025· Closed
- Living Room: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: Throughout the living room ceiling. (closed)
- Living Room: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: Throughout the living Room (closed)
- Living Room: The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not maintained. Namely: The parquet tiles in the living room and bedroom have not been maintained due to recent leak. Damage includes, but is not limited to sections that are st… (closed)
Case 25 122323 PRS 00 IV
- Feb 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 120564 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 233792 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Nov 2024· Closed
- Bathroom: The plumbing fixture(s), and/or appurtenances contained in the plumbing system are not connected to the sewage system.Namely: Overflow cover in bathtub missing. (closed)
- Bathroom.: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: Bathroom ceiling peeling and damaged. (closed)
- Bathroom.: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: Walls throughout bathroom not maintained. (closed)
Case 24 234105 PRS 00 IV
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 233007 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
4 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Fire and life safety 3
- Balcony repair 1
- Oct 2025
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Proposed repairs to fire damage balcony slab and railing replacement at unit 536
Permit 25 239838 BLD · est. $20,000
- Jun 2023
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Rev01: Supply and install (1) signal silence switch SIGSM-100 in unit 361Proposal is Phase 2 in terms of audibility upgrade
Permit 22 231565 FSU
- Nov 2022
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Proposal is Phase 2 in terms of audibility upgrade
Permit 22 231565 FSU
- Aug 2019
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Proposal for the addition of fire alarm mini horns in several suites that were deemed to have low audibility.
Permit 19 210991 FSU · est. $500,000
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
68/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit66
58.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 8 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: King (1 Yonge-University Line), 820 m.
- Parks & trees59
13.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 50 m. 679 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling95
Within 1 km: 7.75 km of protected lanes, 4.5 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 14 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby85
7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1, 180 m), plus 3 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities91
Within 1 km: 1 library, 6 community centres, 13 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety5
10 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 3 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
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Safety
St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands
- AssaultHigher than most
Higher than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Higher than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Higher than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the lowest
Lower than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (29% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Lower than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Higher than most
Higher than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the highest
Higher than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.5× the city median).
- ShootingsLower than most
Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (50% 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
Gardiner Expressway, 280 m away
217.5 tonnes a year from 4 facilities, mostly Redpath Sugar Ltd
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, 1.1 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
- Category
- General residential
- Zone label
R (d2.5) (x855)- Height limit
- 24 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
- 7
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
185 King St E · 280 m away
Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2022-08-11
Site Plan Control application to permit the construction of a 46 storey mixed use building containing 437 residential dwelling units, 430 square metres of retail gross floor area, and 1 car-share parking space.
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 | Waterfront Communities-The Island | Toronto (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $2,092 | $1,606 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $2,489 | $2,042 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $3,114* | $2,776 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,580* | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,681 | $2,163 | $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 2017). Not resident reviews.
95 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Toronto Community Housing
- Storeys
- 7
- Units
- 220
- Built
- 2006
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- TCH
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Main floor, 7:00 AM- 10:00 PM
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
- Visitor parking
- Paid
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 13
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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