2008 Pharmacy Ave
Toronto, Ontario M1T
A 13-storey, 293-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1975.
- Property manager
- Del Management
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City building permits
14 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 5
- Alterations 4
- Plumbing and drains 4
- Balcony repair 1
- Jul 2025
Alterations · Other(BA) · Permit Issued
Proposal to construct a new covered shed for bike parking built on an existing concrete slab for an existing apartment building. See also 24 168842 ZAP and 24 237045 MV.
Permit 25 191868 BLD
- Jun 2023
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposed interior alterations and addition on the ground floor for the existing management office in a residential building.
Permit 23 167453 HVA
- Jun 2023
Alterations · Addition(s) · Closed
Proposed interior alterations and addition on the ground floor for the existing management office in a residential building.
Permit 23 167453 BLD · est. $50,000
- Nov 2022
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations to the recreation room including new accessible kitchen, new bike storage, new drop-off area, and interior and exterior accessibility improvements.
Permit 22 227561 PLB
- Nov 2022
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposed interior alterations to the recreation room including new accessible kitchen, new bike storage, new drop-off area, and interior and exterior accessibility improvements.
Permit 22 227561 HVA
- Nov 2022
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Proposed interior alterations to the recreation room including new accessible kitchen, new bike storage, new drop-off area, and interior and exterior accessibility improvements.
Permit 22 227561 BLD · est. $968,800
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- Aug 2021
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Closed
HVAC retrofit - recreational room
Permit 21 202384 MSA
- Aug 2016
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposed interior and exterior alterations for barrier free accessibility improvements
Permit 15 137505 HVA
- Jul 2016
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Proposed interior and exterior alterations for barrier free accessibility improvements
Permit 15 137505 PLB
- Aug 2015
Plumbing and drains · Other(PS) · Inspection
Permit to replace (2) hot water boilers.
Permit 15 213699 PSA · est. $460,000
- Aug 2015
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Closed
Permit to replace (4) heating boiler units.
Permit 15 212956 MSA · est. $460,000
- Apr 2015
Alterations · Other(BA) · Inspection
Proposed interior and exterior alterations for barrier free accessibility improvements
Permit 15 137505 BLD
- May 2012
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
repair 289 balconies, guard replacement & slab repair
Permit 12 180334 BLD · est. $520,000
- Aug 2011
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
installation of 3" backflow preventer
Permit 11 263500 PSA · est. $5,000
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
41/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit38
28.6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 7 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Don Mills (4 Sheppard Line), 2.2 km.
- Parks & trees29
11.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 220 m. 212 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling23
Within 1 km: 1.25 km of protected lanes, 0 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.05 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.
- Schools nearby79
5 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Bridlewood Jr Public School , 560 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities35
Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 2 community centres, 7 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety40
2 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 2 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
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Safety
L'Amoreaux West
- AssaultAbout typical
Lower than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (71% of the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (78% of the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Higher than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Lower than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesLower than most
Lower than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (73% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Lower than most
Lower than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (63% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Lower than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- ShootingsLower than most
Lower than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (62% of the city median).
- HomicideLower than most
Lower than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (63% 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
Highway 401, 880 m away
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, 12.9 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
Institutional General
- Category
- Institutional
- Zone label
I (x74)- 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
- 9
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
2918 Sheppard Ave E · 270 m away
Rezoning · Appeal Received · submitted 2025-04-22
The proposed development consists of a 50-storey mixed use building (157.0 metres excluding a 7.0 metre mechanical penthouse), inclusive of a 6-storey base building. A total gross floor area (GFA) of approximately 43,369 square metres, incl
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 | L'Amoreaux/Steeles/Milliken | Scarborough (North) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | - | $1,335 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,575 | $1,616 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,724 | $1,774 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $1,765 | $1,811 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,663 | $1,717 | $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.
97 / 100City inspection score, September 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Toronto Community Housing
- Storeys
- 13
- Units
- 293
- Built
- 1975
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Del Management
- 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
- 22
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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