2835 Lake Shore Blvd W
Toronto, Ontario M8V
A 9-storey, 148-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1980.
- Property manager
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
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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
6 bylaw investigations at this address since Apr 2025.
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 4
- Garbage 1
- Not enough heat 1
- Nov 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 256601 HEA 00 IR
- Nov 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 255968 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 228844 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 25 198897 WST 00 IR
- May 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 161184 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 142114 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
16 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 7
- Plumbing and drains 5
- Alterations 4
- Mar 2020
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
Revision 01 - revise HVAC layoutHVAC - Proposed interior alterations in the common corridor of an existing long term care facility and creation of new parking pad on the same lot.
Permit 19 124588 HVA
- Aug 2019
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Cancelled
Revision #01 - Proposal to relocate the universal washroom.Plumbing - Proposed interior alteration to renovate the retail space
Permit 19 142510 PLB
- Aug 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Cancelled
Revision #01 - Proposal to relocate the universal washroom.HVAC - Proposed interior alteration to renovate the retail space
Permit 19 142510 HVA
- Jul 2019
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Revision #01 - Proposal to relocate the universal washroom.Proposed interior alteration to renovate the retail space on main floor
Permit 19 142510 BLD
- Apr 2019
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Proposed interior alteration to renovate the retail space
Permit 19 142510 PLB
- Apr 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Proposed interior alteration to renovate the retail space
Permit 19 142510 HVA
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- Apr 2019
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposed interior alteration to renovate the retail space on main floor
Permit 19 142510 BLD · est. $400,000
- Apr 2019
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Inspection
Replace existing reduced pressure backflow prevention device.
Permit 19 136050 PSA · est. $2,500
- Mar 2019
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations in the common corridor of an existing long term care facility and creation of new parking pad on the same lot.
Permit 19 124588 PLB
- Mar 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposed interior alterations in the common corridor of an existing long term care facility and creation of new parking pad on the same lot.
Permit 19 124588 HVA
- Mar 2019
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposed interior alterations in the common areas of an existing long term care facility and creation of new parking pad on the same lot.
Permit 19 124588 BLD · est. $401,480
- Dec 2018
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Inspection
Proposal to upgrade the Boiler Plants at the penthouse units of existing apartment building.
Permit 18 265556 MSA · est. $500,000
- May 2018
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Add on /Ductwork · Inspection
AC lobby replacement.
Permit 18 151703 MSA
- Apr 2017
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Other(MS) · Inspection
HVAC system retrofit to *Dandy Convenience Store* on the ground floor
Permit 17 140844 MSA · est. $240,000
- Jan 2016
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
To replace the existing diesel generator with a standby life safety natur gas generator.
Permit 16 108653 BLD
- Dec 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposed installation of (1) backflow prevention device in existing apartment building.
Permit 09 196120 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
28/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit13
12.6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes.
- Parks & trees27
7 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 230 m. 590 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling54
Within 1 km: 2.2 km of protected lanes, 1.25 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.35 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby18
3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Seventh Street Jr School, 270 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities53
Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 6 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety31
4 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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About 1.2 km around the building. Select anything on the map for details. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Also worth knowing
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Safety
New Toronto
- AssaultHigher than most
Higher than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Higher than 65 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Higher than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Lower than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 64 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Higher than most
Higher than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- Bicycle theftHigher than most
Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.3× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Higher than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Higher than 62 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× 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
No expressway within 2 km
3.6 tonnes a year from 2 facilities, mostly Dominion Colour Corporation
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, 10.0 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 (f22.5; d1.5)- 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
- 4
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
66 X Third St · 50 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2026-03-13
Site Plan application for a four-storey municipal shelter containing 51 beds.
City record66 Y Third St · 50 m away
Rezoning · OMB Appeal · submitted 2025-04-29
Proposal to amend the Zoning By-law to allow for a new 4-storey municipal shelter with approximately 50 beds.
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 | New Toronto | Etobicoke (South) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | - | $1,502 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,426 | $1,493 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,655 | $1,762 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | - | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,512 | $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.
97 / 100City inspection score, August 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Toronto Community Housing
- Storeys
- 9
- Units
- 148
- Built
- 1980
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- On site
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Both
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room
- 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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