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1775 Eglinton Ave W

Toronto, Ontario M6E

A 14-storey, 300-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1981.

Living score
49/100
Built
1981
Units
300
Storeys
14
City inspection
82/100

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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

4 bylaw investigations at this address since Feb 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 3
  • Garbage 1
  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 214666 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 153114 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 114956 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 112335 WST 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

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

  • Alterations 5
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 4
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Sep 2022

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

    Rev 02: Replace Diesel Life Safety Generator with Natural Gas-Fired1. Opening from underground parking to generator room is deleted.2. Cooling Supply Air for Generator Room shall be provided by fan forced means, controlled to startfrom the…

    Permit 21 223504 HVA

  • Sep 2022

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    REV 02: Replace Diesel Life Safety Generator with Natural Gas-Fired1. Opening from underground parking to generator room is deleted.2. Cooling Supply Air for Generator Room shall be provided by fan forced means, controlled to startfrom the…

    Permit 21 223504 BLD

  • Oct 2021

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

    HVAC - Proposal to replace the Diesel Life Safety Generator with Natural Gas-Fired Generator in an existing apartment building.

    Permit 21 223504 HVA

  • Oct 2021

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Proposal to replace the Diesel Life Safety Generator with a Natural Gas-Fired Generator in an existing apartment building. Work is proposed above & below grade.

    Permit 21 223504 BLD

  • Aug 2021

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Revision #01 - Material changes.interior alterations to add roof top combined heat & power units

    Permit 21 115990 BLD

  • Feb 2021

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

    HVAC - interior alterations to add roof top combined heat & power units

    Permit 21 115990 HVA

Show 6 older permits
  • Feb 2021

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    interior alterations to add roof top combined heat & power units

    Permit 21 115990 BLD · est. $150,000

  • Feb 2012

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

    HVAC - Toronto Community Housing 2nd floor unit 201 & 202

    Permit 12 122356 HVA

  • Feb 2012

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection

    Toronto Community Housing 2nd floor unit

    Permit 12 122356 BLD

  • Sep 2011

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Inspection

    Doug Saunders-Audibility upgrade

    Permit 11 282485 FSU

  • Dec 2009

    Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed

    Install one back flow preventer

    Permit 09 196799 PSA · est. $5,000

  • Aug 2008

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    40 balcony concrete repair to south and north elevations

    Permit 08 190045 BLD

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

49/ 100

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

  • Transit75

    33.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Fairbank (5 Eglinton Line), 100 m.

  • Parks & trees23

    8.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 300 m. 366 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling43

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 3.7 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.25 km of shared routes. 4 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby68

    5 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Fairbank Public School , 170 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities35

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 7 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety19

    6 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.

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Also worth knowing

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Safety

Oakwood Village

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (88% of the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (81% of the city median).

  • RobberyLower than most

    Lower than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (54% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Lower than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (86% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesLower than most

    Lower than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (71% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the lowest

    Lower than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (49% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Higher than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× 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

Allen Road, 1.0 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

1.2 tonnes a year from 3 facilities, mostly Ryding Auto Body

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, 5.7 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 2.5 (c2.5; r2.5) SS2 (x1150)
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
80
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 1901 Eglinton Ave W · 270 m away

    Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2024-08-27

    Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendments for a 34-storey mixed-use building (excluding mechanical penthouse) with 446 residential dwelling units. The total Gross Floor Area is 33, 237 square metres, including 910 square metres of r

    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.

Average monthly rent by bedroom type
BedroomsOakwood-VaughanYork zoneToronto region
Studio$1,354$1,381$1,491
1 bed$1,757$1,706$1,761
2 beds-$2,067$2,045
3+ beds-$2,547$2,294
All units$1,788$1,864$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.

82 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Toronto Community Housing
Storeys
14
Units
300
Built
1981
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, surface parking
Visitor parking
Paid
Amenities
Indoor recreation room
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
12

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

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