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Building Review

3121 Eglinton Ave E

Toronto, Ontario M1J

A 6-storey, 81-unit private rental building built in 1960.

Living score
45/100
Built
1960
Units
81
Storeys
6
City inspection
83/100

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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

13 bylaw investigations at this address since Feb 2025; 1 notice or order to comply; 1 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 10
  • Not enough heat 2
  • Heat, water or power cut off 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 234300 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 197316 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Heat, water or power cut offBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 192101 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171194 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171193 000 00 IR

  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 145078 PRS 00 IR

Show 7 older cases
  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 224366 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 224274 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Aug 2025· Closed

    • Hall: Interior door(s), frames(s), glass pane(s), and/or hardware not maintained in good repair. (closed)
    • Bathroom: Interior door is not a good fit in its frame. (closed)
    • Living Room: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: Wall(s) in living room found in a state of disrepair (closed)
    • Balcony: Exterior window or skylight not maintained in good repair. Namely: Balcony Widow found in a state of disrepair (closed)
    • Kitchen: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. Namely wall in kitchen found in a state of disrepair (closed)
    • Kitchen: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: Kitchen ceiling found in a state of disrepair (closed)
    • Kitchen: All repairs shall be made in a good workmanlike manner.Namely: Sealant applied to kitchen counter not done in a good workmanlike manner (closed)
    • Hall: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: Ceiling in font hallway found in a state of disrepair (closed)
    • Bathroom: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. Namely: wall in bathroom found in a state of disrepair (closed)
    • Hall: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely hallway closet wall and baseboard found in a state of disrepair (closed)
    • Bedroom Closet: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely Wall of closet in Secondary bedroom found in a state of disrepair (closed)

    Case 25 215380 PRS 00 IV

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 209686 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 209682 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 176460 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 112515 HEA 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

1 permit 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 1
  • May 2015

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

    To install a back flow prevention device to Apartment building

    Permit 15 163328 PSA

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

45/ 100

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

  • Transit58

    48 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes.

  • Parks & trees37

    13 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 200 m. 191 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling19

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 1 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.95 km of shared routes. 3 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Scarborough Village Public School, 310 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities53

    Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 2 community centres, 12 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety24

    4 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

Scarborough Village

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Higher than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Higher than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • RobberyHigher than most

    Higher than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Higher than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesHigher than most

    Higher than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Lower than most

    Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (65% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Lower than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (85% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Higher than 65 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • HomicideHigher than most

    Higher than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× 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
Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 14.8 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 (au67.0) (x713)
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
3
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 1 Centre St · 300 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2026-09-03

    Proposed a twenty-three (23) storey mixed-use building with a seven (7) storey podium, comprised of a total of three-hundred-and-thirty-five (335) dwelling units and a total Gross Floor Area (¿GFA¿) of 21,167 square metres, including 386 sq

    City record
  • 3122 Eglinton Ave E · 220 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2025-04-01

    The proposal involves a 1,988.02 square meters warehouse addition with loading docks to the existing 1,446.64 square meters building for a total of 3,434.66 square meters.

    City record
  • 3095 Eglinton Ave E · 180 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-08-16

    Proposal to redevelop site with a 12-storey mixed-use building, including 171 residential units and 342 square metres of commercial floor area at grade, and two levels of below-grade parking consisting of 80 parking spaces.

    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
BedroomsScarborough VillageScarborough (East) zoneToronto region
Studio-$1,460$1,491
1 bed$1,816$1,633$1,761
2 beds$2,179$1,852$2,045
3+ beds$2,589$2,072$2,294
All units$2,096$1,816$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 2020). Not resident reviews.

83 / 100City inspection score, June 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
6
Units
81
Built
1960
Elevators
2
Heating
Forced air gas
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
1st floor, 24 HOURS
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
20

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

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