2765 Islington Ave
Toronto, Ontario M9V
A 14-storey, 237-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1984.
- Property manager
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
5 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024.
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
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 205428 PRS 00 IR
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 168777 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 222824 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 193212 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 233574 PRS 00 IR
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City building permits
30 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 9
- Alterations 9
- Plumbing and drains 6
- Fire and life safety 3
- Parking garage repair 2
- Balcony repair 1
- Sep 2021
Fire and life safety · Other(FS) · Closed
Proposal to replace the fire pump in the existing apartment building.
Permit 21 213121 FSU
- Aug 2021
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Isolated concrete repairs to balcony concrete slabs and banisters
Permit 21 203696 BLD · est. $1,100,000
- May 2021
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Examiner's Notice Sent
Revision #01 - HVAC - Existing ceiling mounted HVAC system, including equipment locations and ductwork, has been updated to reflect what is actually installed instead of assumed locationsHVAC - Proposed Service Hub is an interior improveme…
Permit 20 148476 HVA
- Sep 2020
Fire and life safety · Building Permit Related(FS) · Application On Hold
FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Replacement of a existing diesel emergency generator for a natural gas emergency generator in thegenerator room. Enlargement of the existing generator room to accomodate the new generator on the underground pa…
Permit 20 148237 FSU
- May 2020
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Proposed Service Hub is an interior improvement within existing office space including Mech/HVAC, Electrical and Structural within alteration areas
Permit 20 148476 PLB
- May 2020
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Proposed Service Hub is an interior improvement within existing office space including Mech/HVAC, Electrical and Structural within alteration areas
Permit 20 148476 HVA
Show 24 older permits
- May 2020
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Proposed Service Hub is an interior improvement within existing office space including Mech/HVAC, Electrical and Structural within alteration areas
Permit 20 148476 BLD · est. $275,000
- May 2020
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Replacement of a existing diesel emergency generator for a natural gas emergency generator in the generator room. Enlargement of the existing generator room to accomodate the new generator on the underground parking level.
Permit 20 148237 HVA
- May 2020
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Replacement of a existing diesel emergency generator for a natural gas emergency generator in thegenerator room. Enlargement of the existing generator room to accomodate the new generator on the underground parking level.
Permit 20 148237 BLD · est. $300,000
- Dec 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposed installation of a combined heat and power unit on the roof and modifications to the existing heating and domestic hot water networks to reject its heat in the building
Permit 19 265566 HVA
- Dec 2019
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Proposed installation of a combined heat and power unit on the roof and modifications to the existing heating and domestic hot water networks to reject its heat in the building
Permit 19 265566 BLD · est. $50,000
- Apr 2018
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Alterations to existing laundry room to make it compliant to AODA and TCHC accessiblity standards. New electrical panel, new lighting, new plumbing, new floor and wall finishes - ground floor
Permit 18 141175 PLB
- Apr 2018
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Alterations to existing laundry room to make it compliant to AODA and TCHC accessiblity standards. New electrical panel, new lighting, new plumbing, new floor and wall finishes - ground floor
Permit 18 141175 HVA
- Apr 2018
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Alterations to existing laundry room to make it compliant to AODA and TCHC accessiblity standards. New electrical panel, new lighting, new plumbing, new floor and wall finishes - ground floor
Permit 18 141175 BLD
- Feb 2017
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Underground Parking Garage Restoration (Phase 2 and Phase 3)The estimated area of localized repairs to the concrete and steel forming the garage roof slab, P1 level suspended floor slab, ramp, shear walls and columns at P1 and P2 together…
Permit 17 113974 BLD · est. $600,000
- Jul 2016
Alterations · Other(BA) · Permit Issued
Installation of a new natural gas fired emergency generator system - Toronto Community Housing Corp.
Permit 16 198934 BLD · est. $1,000,000
- Jul 2016
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Proposal for underground parking garage restoration (phase 1).
Permit 16 193547 BLD · est. $700,000
- May 2015
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Interior Alteration to an existing Childcare Facility including exterior Playground in TCHC building Refer to PPR # 15-133369
Permit 15 157599 PLB
- May 2015
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Interior Alteration to an existing Childcare Facility including exterior Playground in TCHC building Refer to PPR # 15-133369
Permit 15 157599 HVA
- May 2015
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Interior Alteration to an existing Childcare Facility including exterior Playground in TCHC building Refer to PPR # 15-133369
Permit 15 157599 BLD
- Apr 2014
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Permit Issued
Proposal for a fire alarm upgrade in P1, P2, 2-14
Permit 14 147997 FSU
- Feb 2010
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal to install a Solar Electric System and Solar Water Preheat System to the roof top of an Apartment Building. (Custom Design).
Permit 10 114915 PLB
- Feb 2010
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Proposal to install a Solar Electric System and Solar Water Preheat System to the roof top of an Apartment Building. (Custom Design).
Permit 10 114915 BLD · est. $26,000
- Dec 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
To install one backflow prevention device.
Permit 09 197148 PSA · est. $5,000
- Aug 2009
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Closed
Replace existing boilers and roof top unit on existing apartment building with gymnasium.
Permit 09 157102 MSA · est. $408,000
- Oct 2008
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Interior alterations to an existing Ground Floor Management Offices for this Appartment Building and other Commuinity Housing Appartment Buildings.
Permit 08 211770 PLB
- Oct 2008
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Interior alterations to an existing Ground Floor Management Offices for this Appartment Building and other Commuinity Housing Appartment Buildings.
Permit 08 211770 HVA
- Oct 2008
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Interior alterations to an existing Ground Floor Management Offices for this Appartment Building and other Community Housing Appartment Buildings.
Permit 08 211770 BLD · est. $50,000
- Apr 1997
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed - Dormant
TELECOMM. SHELTER/ANTENNA TO APT. BLDG.
Permit 97 083685 HVA
- Apr 1997
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed - Dormant
TELECOMM. SHELTER/ANTENNA TO APT. BLDG.
Permit 97 083685 BLD
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
56/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit65
17.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Rowntree Mills (6 Finch West Line), 310 m.
- Parks & trees98
63 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 110 m. 220 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling41
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 4.1 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby20
3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Beaumonde Heights Jr Mdl School, 620 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities9
Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 1 community centre, 4 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
Thistletown-Beaumond Heights
- AssaultAbout typical
Lower than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- RobberyHigher than most
Higher than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
- Auto theftHigher than most
Higher than 76 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesHigher than most
Higher than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Higher than most
Higher than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Lower than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (65% of the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Higher than 62 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
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, 16.4 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 (d1.5) (x727)- 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.
| Bedrooms | Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown/Thistletown | Etobicoke (North) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | - | $1,342* | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,759 | $1,718 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,108 | $2,015 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,596 | $2,321 | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,182 | $2,047 | $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; * marks an estimate CMHC rates poor. 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.
94 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Toronto Community Housing
- Storeys
- 14
- Units
- 237
- Built
- 1984
- Elevators
- 3
- Managed by
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Main floor of building
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Both
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room, outdoor rec facilities, child play area
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 1
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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