3008 Queen St E
Toronto, Ontario M1N
A 4-storey, 16-unit private rental building built in 1932.
- Property manager
- Akelius Canada Ltd
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
1 bylaw investigation at this address since Dec 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.
- Garbage 1
- Dec 2024
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 24 250954 WST 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
22 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 8
- Plumbing and drains 7
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 6
- Fire and life safety 1
- Mar 2024
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for cosmetic upgrade and laundry closet addition to unit 4.
Permit 24 125710 PLB
- Mar 2024
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for cosmetic upgrade and laundry closet addition to unit 4.
Permit 24 125710 HVA
- Mar 2024
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for cosmetic upgrade and laundry closet addition to unit 4.
Permit 24 125710 BLD
- Dec 2023
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal to construct cosmetic upgrades and add laundry closet to unit 6.
Permit 23 235625 PLB
- Dec 2023
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal to construct cosmetic upgrades and add laundry closet to unit 6.
Permit 23 235625 HVA
- Dec 2023
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal to construct cosmetic upgrades and add laundry closet to unit 6.
Permit 23 235625 BLD
Show 16 older permits
- Sep 2020
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - INTERIOR RENOVATION -NEW LOBBY AND PUBLIC AMENITY ARRANGEMENT-NEW COMMON AREA FINISHES.
Permit 19 244049 PLB
- Nov 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - INTERIOR RENOVATION -NEW LOBBY AND PUBLIC AMENITY ARRANGEMENT-NEW COMMON AREA FINISHES. HVAC APPLICATION
Permit 19 244049 HVA
- Nov 2019
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Inspection
INTERIOR RENOVATION -NEW LOBBY AND PUBLIC AMENITY ARRANGEMENT-NEW COMMON AREA FINISHES. HVAC APPLICATION
Permit 19 244049 BLD · est. $150,000
- Aug 2019
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Cancelled
Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations to the lobby of an existing apartment building.
Permit 19 200208 PLB
- Aug 2019
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled
Proposed interior alterations to the lobby of an existing apartment building.
Permit 19 200208 BLD · est. $150,000
- Jul 2019
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Interior alterations to exisitng apartment - Unit 08
Permit 19 190013 PLB
- Jul 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Interior alterations to exisitng apartment - Unit 08
Permit 19 190013 HVA
- Jul 2019
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Interior alterations to exisitng apartment - Unit 08
Permit 19 190013 BLD
- Oct 2018
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install a 1.5" backflow prevention device
Permit 18 245402 PSA · est. $3,000
- Aug 2017
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Closed
REV01: changes from 2 boiler to 3 boilers.Permit to install new gas fired hydronic hot water system and gas fired domestic water heating system to replace existing electrically powered systems.
Permit 15 244016 MSA
- Jun 2017
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Revision Issued
Rev01- Revision to provide new partitions in the basement mechanical room and new bulkheads to separate mechanical lines in the corridors.Proposed work is to replace ceilings in common corridors of all floors with compliant fire rated asse…
Permit 17 134792 BLD
- Mar 2017
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Proposed work is to replace ceilings in common corridors of all floors with compliant fire rated assemblies and provide pipe chase enclosures
Permit 17 134792 BLD · est. $50,000
- Apr 2016
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Proposed fire alarm control panel replacement.
Permit 16 144201 FSU · est. $8,000
- Mar 2016
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Replacement of corroded steel columns at carport and replacement of deck slab in the basement (60m2)
Permit 16 132276 BLD · est. $100,000
- Oct 2015
Plumbing and drains · Other(PS) · Closed
Permit to install new gas fired hydronic hot water system and gas fired domestic water heating system to replace existing electrically powered systems.
Permit 15 244047 PSA · est. $300,000
- Oct 2015
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Closed
Permit to install new gas fired hydronic hot water system and gas fired domestic water heating system to replace existing electrically powered systems.
Permit 15 244016 MSA · est. $300,000
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
15/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit3
6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 1 route. Nearest subway or LRT: Victoria Park (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 2.3 km.
- Parks & trees2
3.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 120 m. 256 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling18
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0.4 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.3 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby9
2 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Courcelette Public School, 440 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities7
Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 0 community centres, 7 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety95
0 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
Birchcliffe-Cliffside
- AssaultAbout typical
Higher than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (88% of the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Lower than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (65% of the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Higher than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Lower than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Lower than most
Lower than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (65% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Lower than 71 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (62% of the city median).
- ShootingsAmong the lowest
Lower than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (35% of 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
- Street Health, 7.7 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 Semi-Detached
- Category
- Low-rise residential
- Zone label
RS (f12.0) (x61)- Height limit
- 9 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
- 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 | Scarborough (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,520 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,610 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,843 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $1,932 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,754 | $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 2018). Not resident reviews.
95 / 100City inspection score, September 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 4
- Units
- 16
- Built
- 1932
- Elevators
- 0
- Managed by
- Akelius Canada Ltd.
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Basement, 24/7
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Balconies
- No
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- No
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 20
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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