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Building Review

1900 Sheppard Ave W

Toronto, Ontario M3L

A 4-storey, 27-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 2008.

Living score
49/100
Built
2008
Units
27
Storeys
4
City inspection
87/100

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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

8 bylaw investigations at this address since Mar 2025; 1 notice or order 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 8
  • Nov 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Feb 2026· Closed

    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: The property is not being kept free of pests. Namely, rodents and ants. (closed)
    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. Namely, damage/deterioration or repairs that have not been finished and painted. (closed)
    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. Namely discolouration of the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom ceilings. (closed)
    • Bathroom: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. Namely, The caulking of the bathtub is discoloured (closed)

    Case 26 116232 PRS 00 IV

  • Nov 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 259369 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 186179 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 182159 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 182138 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 182102 PRS 00 IR

Show 2 older cases
  • Mar 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 136515 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 135453 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

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

  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 3
  • Plumbing and drains 3
  • Construction 2
  • Alterations 1
  • Dec 2023

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

    HVAC - Proposal for replacement of chiller and make-up air unit

    Permit 23 231889 HVA

  • Dec 2023

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Proposal to replace the chiller and make-up air unit on the rooftop of an existing apartment building.

    Permit 23 231889 BLD · est. $750,000

  • Mar 2012

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

    Install one new Backflow Prevention Devices

    Permit 12 142907 PSA

  • Mar 2008

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

    HVAC - construct 3 storey non profit housing apartment building.

    Permit 06 198629 HVA

  • Dec 2007

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

    Plumbing - One storey branch Public Library - Jane/Sheppard Library

    Permit 07 281518 PLB

  • Dec 2007

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

    HVAC - One storey branch Public Library - Jane/Sheppard Library

    Permit 07 281518 HVA

Show 3 older permits
  • Nov 2007

    Construction · Closed

    One storey branch Public Library - Jane/Sheppard Library

    Permit 07 281518 BLD

  • Jun 2007

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

    Plumbing - construct 3 storey non profit housing apartment building.

    Permit 06 198629 PLB

  • Dec 2006

    Construction · Closed

    construct 3 storey non profit housing apartment building.

    Permit 06 198629 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.

  • Transit46

    35.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Jane and Finch (6 Finch West Line), 2.0 km.

  • Parks & trees72

    22.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 60 m. 381 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling10

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0.35 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 3 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Jane Frances Catholic Elementary School, 370 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities64

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 6 community centres, 4 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety24

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

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Safety

Glenfield-Jane Heights

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.7× the city median).

  • Break and enterLower than most

    Lower than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (63% of the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Higher than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Higher than 64 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesLower than most

    Lower than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (72% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Higher than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftLower than most

    Lower than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (44% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the highest

    Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.6× 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

Highway 400, 1.4 km away

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
Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 12.6 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 Multiple Dwelling

Category
Low-rise residential
Zone label
RM (f21.0; a925) (x71)
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
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
BedroomsDownsviewNorth York (Northwest) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,169$1,167$1,491
1 bed$1,522$1,517$1,761
2 beds$1,736$1,751$2,045
3+ beds$1,912$1,966$2,294
All units$1,665$1,700$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.

87 / 100City inspection score, June 2024. How buildings are scored

Type
Toronto Community Housing
Storeys
4
Units
27
Built
2008
Elevators
1
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
On site
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Surface parking
Visitor parking
Both
Amenities
Indoor recreation room
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
7

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

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