179 Broadview Ave
Toronto, Ontario M4M
A 4-storey, 41-unit social housing building built in 1992.
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
22 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 5 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 18
- Garbage 2
- Not enough heat 2
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 226419 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 214061 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 204420 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 170884 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 170883 000 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 137450 PRS 00 IR
Show 16 older cases
- Feb 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Feb 2026· Closed
- Living Room: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: The upper window ledge in the living room is damaged. (closed)
- Bedroom: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: The bedroom has a hole in the wall where the heating/air conditioning unit previously was. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit – Hall: Repair(s) does not reasonably match existing ceiling(s).Namely: The previous repairs for the ceiling in the hallway from the bedroom to the living room was not completed in a good workmanlike manner. (closed)
- Bedroom: Interior door(s), frames(s), glass pane(s), and/or hardware not maintained in good repair.Namely: The door for the first bedroom is missing. (closed)
- Kitchen: The supplied facility in or on the property is not constructed, installed and/or maintained so that it will function safely and effectively.Namely: The upper kitchen cupboard door above the over is not secured, the lower kitchen cabinet do… (open)
- Living Room: Exterior window(s) with broken/cracked glass.Namely: The living room window facing west on the far right (North) has a crack in it. (open)
Case 26 113925 PRS 00 IV
- Feb 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 113711 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 111819 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 111816 HEA 00 IR
- Nov 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 251888 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 246789 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Feb 2025· Closed
- Kitchen: The ventilation system or unit is not kept in good repair and maintained in good working condition at all times. (open)
- Bathroom: The ventilation system or unit is not kept in good repair and maintained in good working condition at all times. (open)
- Living Room: The supplied piece(s) of equipment and/or appliance(s) in or on the property is not kept in a satisfactory working condition.Namely, the blinds provided on the patio door do not swivel to provide privacy. (open)
Case 25 119010 PRS 00 IV
- Feb 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 119008 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 247369 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 243584 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Oct 2024· Closed
- Bedroom: Exterior window not maintained weather-tight.Namely, the upper portion of the window frame in the secondary bedroom has rotted away and is stained in a black substance. (closed)
- Bedroom: Previously finished wall(s) have marks, stains, graffiti, smoke damage, painted slogans and/or other defacements.Namely, along the baseboards of the secondary bedroom under the window are stained in a black substance. (closed)
- Kitchen: The cupboard is not maintained in good repair and good working order.Namely, corner cupboard doors are missing. (closed)
Case 24 233613 PRS 00 IV
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 232506 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Oct 2024· Closed
- Entranceway: Entranceway: Communication system is not maintained in good repair and in operative condition.Namely, the intercom system is not connecting to the tenants phones. (closed)
- Kitchen: The plumbing system is not kept free from leaks or defects.The kitchen sinks that were snaked were not cleaned and returned to the pre-clog condition. (closed)
- Bathroom: The plumbing system is not kept free from leaks or defects.Namely, the toilet leaks occasionally. (closed)
- Bathroom: The plumbing system is not kept in a clean and sanitary condition.Namely, the bathroom sink is partially clogged creating a slow drain. (closed)
Case 24 229667 PRS 00 IV
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 229663 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2024
GarbageBylawNotice to comply · Oct 2024· Closed
Case 24 229465 WST 00 IV
- Oct 2024
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 24 229328 WST 00 IR
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City building permits
2 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 2
- May 2010
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
REVISION TO EXISTING PLUMBING PERMIT - REVISION TO RESIZE BACKFLOW VALVE. - NEW VALVE IS 3" Proposal to install one back flow prevention device in existing apartment building.
Permit 10 149100 PSA
- Apr 2010
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install one back flow prevention device in existing apartment building.
Permit 10 149100 PSA · est. $6,000
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
58/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit45
34.4 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Broadview (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.9 km.
- Parks & trees64
19 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 240 m. 341 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling87
Within 1 km: 4.75 km of protected lanes, 5.65 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.2 km of shared routes. 6 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby52
6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Queen Alexandra Mdl School, 60 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities98
Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 3 community centres, 12 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety8
8 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
South Riverdale
- AssaultHigher than most
Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- Break and enterHigher than most
Higher than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Higher than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Lower than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesHigher than most
Higher than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Among the highest
Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).
- Bicycle theftHigher than most
Higher than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (4.7× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (77% of the city median).
- HomicideAmong the lowest
Lower than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (48% 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
Don Valley Parkway, 350 m away
190 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Carstar Toronto Eastern Ave
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, 1.6 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 (d1.0) (x808)- Height limit
- 13 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
- 3
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
786 Queen St E · 290 m away
Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2023-04-28
Site Plan application to permit a 6 storey mixed use building, containing 15 residential units and 69.64 square metres of ground floor commercial GFA.
City record26 B Lewis St · 280 m away
Subdivision · Under Review · submitted 2021-11-04
Draft Plan of Subdivision for 2 blocks.
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 | Riverdale | Toronto (East) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | - | $1,213 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,656 | $1,692 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | - | $1,869 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $1,876* | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,593* | $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 2017). Not resident reviews.
85 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Social housing
- Storeys
- 4
- Units
- 41
- Built
- 1992
- Elevators
- 1
- Managed by
- Neighbours Community Homes
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- Central air
- Laundry
- 1 outside building and 1 in the lobby, 24/7
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, ground level garage
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 14
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