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Building Review

26 Thorncliffe Park Dr

Toronto, Ontario M4H

A 6-storey, 62-unit private rental building built in 1960.

Living score
53/100
Built
1960
Units
62
Storeys
6
City inspection
96/100

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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

1 bylaw investigation at this address since Jan 2026.

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.

  • Snow and ice 1
  • Jan 2026

    Snow and iceBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 107399 SNI 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.

  • Fire and life safety 2
  • Plumbing and drains 2
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
  • Balcony repair 2
  • Alterations 1
  • Jan 2026

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Replace Existing Fire Control Panel and Annunciator Panel with new Fire Control Panel and new Annunciator Panel.

    Permit 26 107474 FSU · est. $9,870

  • Jan 2018

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Inspection

    Proposal to install sprinkler heads in the boiler room of an existing apartment building.

    Permit 18 107694 FSU · est. $4,500

  • Oct 2017

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

    Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations on the ground floor to convert existing storage room into a residential unit 109.

    Permit 17 253002 PLB

  • Oct 2017

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

    HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations on the ground floor to convert existing storage room into a residential unit 109.

    Permit 17 253002 HVA

  • Oct 2017

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposal for interior alterations on the ground floor to convert existing storage room into a residential unit 109.

    Permit 17 253002 BLD

  • Mar 2017

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Proposal for concrete repair and water proofing to the balconies on the existing apartment building.

    Permit 17 124267 BLD · est. $183,286

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  • Aug 2013

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Closed

    Boiler replacements on the ground floor of the existing apartment building

    Permit 13 223614 MSA

  • Mar 2013

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

    Install backflow prevention device

    Permit 13 127669 PSA · est. $7,000

  • Jun 2011

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Localized repair to balcony and replace guard rails on all elevations

    Permit 11 227991 BLD · est. $216,000

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

53/ 100

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

  • Transit58

    48.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Sunnybrook Park (5 Eglinton Line), 1.6 km.

  • Parks & trees96

    58.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 50 m. 143 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling77

    Within 1 km: 2.45 km of protected lanes, 4.5 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.2 km of shared routes. 3 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby14

    3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Thorncliffe Park Public School, 310 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities22

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

  • Road safety31

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

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Safety

Thorncliffe Park

  • AssaultAbout typical

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

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Lower than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (73% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Higher than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

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

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

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

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Lower than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (87% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Higher than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× 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

Don Valley Parkway, 570 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

27.5 tonnes a year from 3 facilities, mostly Crystal Claire Cosmetics Inc

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, 4.6 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 (f30.0; a930; d1.25)
Height limit
28 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
2
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 2 Milepost Pl · 210 m away

    Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2026-07-06

    Zoning By-law Amendment for three residential buildings containing 1,300 new and rental replacement dwelling units.

    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
BedroomsThorncliffe ParkEast York zoneToronto region
Studio$1,221$1,339$1,491
1 bed$1,557$1,578$1,761
2 beds$1,760$1,820$2,045
3+ beds$2,228$2,178$2,294
All units$1,705$1,715$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.

2017
0.84% lower rent · tenants notified
2018
0.57% lower rent · tenants notified
2019
0.55% lower rent · tenants notified
2020
0.62% 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.

96 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
6
Units
62
Built
1960
Elevators
1
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Ground floor, 9 A.M - 9 P.M
Pets
Allowed - small breed
Parking
Surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
15

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

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