2480 Eglinton Ave W
Toronto, Ontario M6M
A 8-storey, 97-unit social housing building built in 1993.
- Property manager
- Richmond Community Management Services Corp.
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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
11 bylaw investigations at this address since Jan 2026; 3 notices or orders to comply; 3 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 6
- Graffiti 4
- Not enough heat 1
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 207316 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2026· Order Issued
- Throughout Building: Dwelling unit window that is capable of being opened has screen that is not maintained in good repair and free from defects or missing components. (open)
- Throughout Building: In a dwelling unit, a window located more than 2,000 millimetres above grade opens within 1,500 millimetres of the floor not leading to a balcony does not employ a controlled sash operation to restrict, when engaged, the opening of the ope… (open)
Case 26 207033 PRS 00 IV
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 207021 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Request Received
Case 26 207020 000 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 199979 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 173540 000 00 IR
Show 5 older cases
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 173539 000 00 IR
- Feb 2026
GraffitiBylawNotice to comply · Mar 2026· Closed
Case 26 126715 GRA 00 IV
- Feb 2026
GraffitiBylaw· Closed
Case 26 121094 GRA 00 IR
- Jan 2026
GraffitiBylawNotice to comply · Jan 2026· Closed
Case 26 106382 GRA 00 IV
- Jan 2026
GraffitiBylaw· Closed
Case 26 104465 GRA 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
1 permit 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 1
- Sep 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed - Dormant
Install 100mm backflow prevention device in mechanical room of existing residential apartment building.
Permit 09 169609 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
55/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit92
70.1 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 8 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Caledonia (5 Eglinton Line), 300 m.
- Parks & trees22
8.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 390 m. 313 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling18
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 1.2 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby52
6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Silverthorn Community School, 490 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities81
Within 1 km: 1 library, 3 community centres, 7 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety15
7 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
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Safety
Beechborough-Greenbrook
- AssaultHigher than most
Higher than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Higher than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- RobberyHigher than most
Higher than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Higher than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Lower than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Higher than 65 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Higher than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- ShootingsAmong the highest
Higher than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (7.3× the city median).
- HomicideAmong the highest
Higher than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.9× 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
No expressway within 2 km
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, 6.6 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 Apartment
- Category
- Apartment
- Zone label
RA (u97) (x472)- Height limit
- 24 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
- 1
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
2485 Eglinton Ave W · 90 m away
Rezoning · OMB Appeal · submitted 2024-03-04
The application proposes a new 45-storey mixed-use building containing 500 residential units, and a residential Gross Floor Area of 31,327 square metres. The building will have a Floor Space Index of approximately 18.3 times the area of the
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 | Beechborough-Greenbrook | York zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,546 | $1,381 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,410 | $1,706 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,674 | $2,067 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $2,547 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,555 | $1,864 | $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.
76 / 100City inspection score, July 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Social housing
- Storeys
- 8
- Units
- 97
- Built
- 1993
- Elevators
- 2
- Heating
- Forced air gas
- Air conditioning
- Central air
- Laundry
- 2nd floor, 24/7
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Amenities
- Child play area
- Balconies
- No
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 5
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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