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2243 Eglinton Ave E

Toronto, Ontario M1K

A 6-storey, 91-unit private rental building built in 1968.

Living score
39/100
Built
1968
Units
91
Storeys
6
City inspection
95/100

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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 May 2025; 1 notice or order to comply; 1 still open.

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 5
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 199045 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171174 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171173 000 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawNotice to comply · Jul 2025· Closed

    Case 25 202067 PRS 00 IV

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 202053 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 163184 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

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

  • Balcony repair 2
  • Plumbing and drains 2
  • Alterations 2
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Apr 2024

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Permit Issued

    Proposal for balcony repairs and guard repacement in an existing apartment building.

    Permit 24 135115 BLD

  • Sep 2009

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

    To install one backflow preventor.

    Permit 09 164608 PSA · est. $1,000

  • Apr 2003

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    BALCONY RESTORATION

    Permit 03 124960 BLD · est. $30,000

  • Nov 2002

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    REVISION TO CONVERT STORAGE SPACE ON SECOND UNIT

    Permit 01 132633 BLD

  • May 2001

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

    CONVERT STORAGE SPACE TO 2 APTS

    Permit 01 132636 PLB

  • May 2001

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

    CONVERT STORAGE SPACE TO 2 APTS

    Permit 01 132634 HVA

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  • May 2001

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    CONVERT STORAGE SPACE TO 2 APTS

    Permit 01 132633 CMB · est. $28,000

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

39/ 100

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

  • Transit70

    24.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Ionview (5 Eglinton Line), 210 m.

  • Parks & trees18

    9 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 80 m. 190 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling28

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 2.2 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 3 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby10

    2 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Maria Goretti Catholic Elementary School, 650 m), plus 3 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities12

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 0 community centres, 5 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety80

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

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Also worth knowing

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Safety

Ionview

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Higher than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Break and enterLower than most

    Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (55% of the city median).

  • RobberyLower than most

    Lower than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (55% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Lower than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (73% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Lower than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (89% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Lower than 71 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (74% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Lower than 57 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (84% of the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Higher than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about 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 kmHigh

13.2 tonnes a year from 3 facilities, mostly Dextran Products Limited

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, 10.8 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 Apartment

Category
Apartment
Zone label
RA (au17.0) (x448)
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
BedroomsIonviewScarborough (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,546$1,520$1,491
1 bed$1,594$1,610$1,761
2 beds$1,695$1,843$2,045
3+ beds$1,962$1,932$2,294
All units$1,661$1,754$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.

95 / 100City inspection score, June 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
6
Units
91
Built
1968
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
First floor, ALL HOURS
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
20

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

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