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Building Review

2802 Danforth Ave

Toronto, Ontario M4C

A 4-storey, 25-unit social housing building built in 2007.

Living score
73/100
Built
2007
Units
25
Storeys
4
City inspection
93/100
Property manager
Neighbourhood Link Homes

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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

2 bylaw investigations at this address since Sep 2026; 1 notice or order to comply; 2 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 2
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued

    • Building – Throughout: Fixed window within dwelling units that extend to less than 1,000 millimetres from the floor is not protected by a guard to at least 1,000 millimetres above the floor, or designed to withstand the lateral design loads for balcony guards in… (open)

    Case 26 238721 PRS 00 IV

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 238328 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

11 permits 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 6
  • Construction 2
  • Alterations 1
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Demolition 1
  • Apr 2018

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

    Plumbing - Proposed to interior alterations including new flooring and re modeling washroom & kitchen. unit 307

    Permit 18 138943 PLB

  • Apr 2018

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection

    Proposed to interior alterations including new flooring and re modeling washroom & kitchen. unit 307

    Permit 18 138943 BLD

  • Feb 2010

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

    Proposal to install 1 backflow prevention device in an existing apartment building.

    Permit 10 121272 PSA · est. $5,000

  • Oct 2007

    Construction · Closed

    Revision to install solar panels on roof.

    Permit 05 110213 BLD

  • May 2007

    Plumbing and drains · Inside and Outside Drains · Closed

    Revise site services (under Lets Build Fee Exemption)

    Permit 05 110213 STS

  • Apr 2007

    Plumbing and drains · Inside and Outside Drains · Closed

    Drain - To construct a new 25 unit seniors apartment building. (In process of Site Plan Approval, under Lets Build Fee Exemption)

    Permit 05 110213 STS · est. $2,480,000

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  • Oct 2006

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed

    Install sprinklers.

    Permit 06 187403 FSU

  • Mar 2006

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

    Drain - To construct a new 25 unit seniors appartment building. (In process of Site Plan Approval, under Lets Build Fee Exemption) - New Building

    Permit 05 110213 DRN

  • Jan 2006

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

    Plumbing - To construct a new 25 unit seniors appartment building. (In process of Site Plan Approval, under Lets Build Fee Exemption) - New Building

    Permit 05 110213 PLB

  • Jun 2005

    Demolition · Demolition · Closed

    Demolish existing one storey transmission shop

    Permit 05 150642 DEM

  • Feb 2005

    Construction · Closed

    To construct a new 25 unit seniors apartment building. (In process of Site Plan Approval, under Lets Build Fee Exemption)

    Permit 05 110213 BLD · est. $2,200,000

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

73/ 100

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

  • Transit97

    99.9 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 10 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Main Street (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 440 m.

  • Parks & trees58

    17 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 220 m. 305 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling70

    Within 1 km: 2.75 km of protected lanes, 2.25 km of bike lanes and trails, 4.05 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby68

    7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: William J Mccordic School, 250 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities91

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 4 community centres, 20 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety19

    5 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 2 fatal. Fewer scores higher.

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Also worth knowing

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Safety

East End-Danforth

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Higher than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

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

  • RobberyAbout typical

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

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Lower than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (69% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

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

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Lower than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (80% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftHigher than most

    Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.4× the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the lowest

    Lower than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (36% of the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Higher than 66 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

No expressway within 2 km

Industrial releases within 1 kmLow

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
Street Health, 6.9 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

Commercial Residential

Category
Mixed use
Zone label
CR 3.0 (c2.0; r2.5) SS2 (x2219)
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
8
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 2726 Danforth Ave · 150 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2026-03-10

    Proposed mass timber building with an 8-storey portion located at the rear of the site, adjacent the laneway, connected with a 4-storey portion on the Danforth Avenue frontage, and a 2-storey heritage commemoration building. The development

    City record
  • 2681 Danforth Ave · 260 m away

    Rezoning · OMB Appeal · submitted 2022-12-21

    Rezoning and Official Plan Amendment applications for a 33 storey residential tower (Tower A) and a 48 storey residential tower (Tower B) connected by a 2-8 storey base which together contains 1,050 new residential dwelling units, a total

    City record
  • 8 Dawes Rd · 240 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-11-03

    Site Plan application for a 52 residential building with retail at grade containing 579 units, inlcuding 12 units of affordable housing , The development contains a total gross floor area (GFA) of 35,973m2 which is primarily residential (35

    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
BedroomsEast End-DanforthToronto (East) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,124$1,213$1,491
1 bed$1,885$1,692$1,761
2 beds$1,770$1,869$2,045
3+ beds-$1,876*$2,294
All units$1,698$1,685$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.

93 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Social housing
Storeys
4
Units
25
Built
2007
Elevators
1
Heating
Forced air gas
Air conditioning
Individual units
Laundry
Ground floor, 24 HOURS
Pets
Allowed
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Amenities
Indoor recreation room
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
Yes
Ward
19

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

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