270 Sheldon Ave
Toronto, Ontario M8W
A 6-storey, 74-unit private rental building built in 1960.
- Property manager
- Capreit
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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
15 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 4 notices or orders 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.
- Graffiti 11
- Repairs and upkeep 4
- Aug 2026
GraffitiBylawNotice to comply · Sep 2026· Closed
Case 26 232949 GRA 00 IV
- Aug 2026
GraffitiBylaw· Closed
Case 26 226912 GRA 00 IR
- Jun 2026
GraffitiBylawNotice to comply · Jun 2026· Closed
Case 26 179027 GRA 00 IV
- Jun 2026
GraffitiBylaw· Closed
Case 26 177008 GRA 00 IR
- Apr 2026
GraffitiBylaw· Closed
Case 26 152108 GRA 00 IR
- Apr 2026
GraffitiBylawNotice to comply · Apr 2026· Closed
Case 26 144520 GRA 00 IV
Show 9 older cases
- Apr 2026
GraffitiBylaw· Closed
Case 26 144054 GRA 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 123500 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 200547 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 199304 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 192031 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
GraffitiBylaw· Closed
Case 25 113094 GRA 00 IR
- Nov 2024
GraffitiBylawNotice to comply · Dec 2024· Closed
Case 24 245106 GRA 00 IV
- Nov 2024
GraffitiBylaw· Closed
Case 24 237811 GRA 00 IR
- Oct 2024
GraffitiBylaw· Closed
Case 24 230166 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
10 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
- Plumbing and drains 3
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
- Balcony repair 1
- Feb 2025
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Proposal for localized balcony and exterior wall repairs
Permit 25 115624 BLD · est. $100,000
- Mar 2024
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Localized Balcony and Exterior Wall Repairs
Permit 24 122980 BLD
- Nov 2017
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install a back flow prevention device
Permit 17 260911 PSA · est. $7,000
- Oct 2015
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Permit Issued
Plumbing - Proposal to convert existing storage room on the 3rd floor to an additional dwelling unit. Total number of units will be 74. No new parking spaces will be provided - existing spaces = 83.
Permit 15 238292 PLB
- Oct 2015
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Permit Issued
HVAC - Proposal to convert existing storage room on the 3rd floor to an additional dwelling unit. Total number of units will be 74. No new parking spaces will be provided - existing spaces = 83.
Permit 15 238292 HVA
- Oct 2015
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Permit Issued
Proposal to convert existing storage room on the 3rd floor to an additional dwelling unit. Total number of units will be 74. No new parking spaces will be provided - existing spaces = 83.
Permit 15 238292 BLD · est. $50,000
Show 4 older permits
- Sep 2014
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Inspection
To prepair exterior wall, balcony and boiler room foundation wall repairs to existing apartment building.Scope of work revised to balcony slab repair only. (EY Sept 19, 2014)
Permit 14 220688 BLD
- Jul 2013
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to existing storage rooms within existing apartment building to provide 4 residential suites (2nd, 4th, 5th & 6th floor storage room)
Permit 13 201886 PLB
- Jul 2013
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to existing storage rooms within existing apartment building to provide 4 residential suites (2nd, 4th, 5th & 6th floor storage room)
Permit 13 201886 HVA
- Jul 2013
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations to existing storage rooms within existing apartment building to provide 4 residential suites (2nd, 4th, 5th & 6th floor storage room)
Permit 13 201886 BLD · est. $50,000
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
23/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit11
11.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes.
- Parks & trees5
4.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 390 m. 337 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling4
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0.05 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby14
3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Lanor Jr Mdl School , 120 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities67
Within 1 km: 1 library, 3 community centres, 5 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety64
2 collisions 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
Alderwood
- AssaultLower than most
Lower than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (61% of the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Higher than 50 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- RobberyLower than most
Lower than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (56% of the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Higher than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAmong the lowest
Lower than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (61% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Higher than most
Higher than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the lowest
Lower than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (31% of the city median).
- ShootingsLower than most
Lower than 76 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (63% of the city median).
- HomicideAmong the highest
Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.1× 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
Queen Elizabeth Way, 510 m away
1 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Mersen Canada Dn Ltd
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, 12.7 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 (u69) (x31)- Height limit
- 14 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
580 Evans Ave · 260 m away
Subdivision · Under Review · submitted 2021-10-20
1) A Plan of Subdivision application to assist in the development of a 0.41 ha public park, two public streets (A and B), a private easement, and four development blocks. This application is associated and to be concurrently reviewed with Z
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 | Etobicoke (South) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,502 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,493 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,762 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,630 | $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.
96 / 100City inspection score, July 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 6
- Units
- 74
- Built
- 1960
- Elevators
- 1
- Managed by
- Capreit
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Main floor, 24 HOURS
- Pets
- Allowed - no exotic pets
- Parking
- Carport, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 3
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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