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Building Review

20 Holly St

Toronto, Ontario M4S

A 14-storey, 66-unit private rental building built in 1975.

Living score
68/100
Built
1975
Units
66
Storeys
14
City inspection
97/100

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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

6 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 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 3
  • Not enough heat 2
  • Zoning 1
  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172546 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172545 000 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 240889 ZON 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Dec 2024· Closed

    • Walkway: Exterior walkway not maintained.Namely, patio slabs are uneven and missing grouting. (open)

    Case 24 246271 PRS 00 IV

  • Nov 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 239768 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 231026 HEA 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 4
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 3
  • Plumbing and drains 2
  • Parking garage repair 2
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Jul 2026

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

    Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to existing office suite at 4th floor

    Permit 26 196543 PLB

  • Jul 2026

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

    HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to existing office suite at 4th floor

    Permit 26 196543 HVA

  • Jul 2026

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Permit Issued

    Proposal for interior alterations to existing office suite at 4th floor

    Permit 26 196543 BLD · est. $25,000

  • Jan 2026

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Permit Issued

    Fire Alarm Elevator Modernization & Panel Replacement

    Permit 26 102908 FSU · est. $189,123

  • Nov 2025

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

    HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to existing office

    Permit 25 254213 HVA

  • Nov 2025

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposal for interior alterations to existing office (Unit 300)

    Permit 25 254213 BLD · est. $25,000

Show 6 older permits
  • Jun 2023

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF DEMISING TENANT WALL TO PROVIDE INTER-SUITE ACCESS TO BOTH ADJACENT SUITES CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY ONE TENANT.

    Permit 23 163561 BLD · est. $20,000

  • Mar 2020

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Cancelled

    Proposal to install an emergency generator in a skin-tight enclosure located outside of existing building on a concrete pad. Switchboard retrofit and installation of new electrical equipment inside of the buiilding (distribution panelboard…

    Permit 20 124608 BLD · est. $500,000

  • Feb 2016

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Proposal for localized repair and waterproofing of garage roof slab (west side) within existing office & residential building.

    Permit 16 116117 BLD

  • Aug 2012

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

    permit to install one back flow device in basement of existing mixed use building - res with non res / office

    Permit 12 222132 PSA · est. $4,000

  • Jul 2007

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

    HVAC - Permit to replace slab on level P1 - Installation of air shaft.

    Permit 07 248959 HVA

  • Jul 2007

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Permit to replace parking garage slab on level P1 - Installation of air shaft. No exterior work is proposed.

    Permit 07 248959 BLD · est. $1,000,000

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.

  • Transit92

    69.9 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 8 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Eglinton (1 Yonge-University Line), 150 m.

  • Parks & trees23

    8.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 60 m. 364 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling53

    Within 1 km: 1.45 km of protected lanes, 1.1 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.55 km of shared routes. 8 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby93

    7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Eglinton Linc And Esl Centre, 300 m), plus 12 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities98

    Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 3 community centres, 19 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety15

    5 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 3 fatal. Fewer scores higher.

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Safety

South Eglinton-Davisville

  • AssaultLower than most

    Lower than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (64% of the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 65 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (83% of the city median).

  • RobberyAmong the lowest

    Lower than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (38% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (26% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAmong the lowest

    Lower than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (53% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the lowest

    Lower than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (54% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 74 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (64% 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

Traffic pollutionLow

No expressway within 2 km

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
Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 4.3 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 5.0 (c4.0; r3.0) SS2 (x2507)
Height limit
61 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
23
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 29 Berwick Ave · 210 m away

    Rezoning · OMB Appeal · submitted 2025-07-10

    The application proposes to redevelop the subject site by constructing a 49-storey residential building with a height of 162.15 m + 8.0 m MPH. The proposed redevelopment consists of a total gross floor area (GFA) of 34,588.9 sq. m., which 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
BedroomsMount Pleasant WestToronto (North) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,593$1,570$1,491
1 bed$1,973$1,892$1,761
2 beds$2,528$2,476$2,045
3+ beds$3,523$2,985$2,294
All units$2,075$2,057$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.

2014
0.72% lower rent · tenants notified
2015
0.51% lower rent · tenants notified
2016
0.74% lower rent · tenants notified

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.

97 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
14
Units
66
Built
1975
Elevators
2
Heating
Forced air gas
Air conditioning
Central air
Laundry
5th floor, 24 HOURS
Pets
Allowed - size and breed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
Visitor parking
Free
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
12

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

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