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Building Review

425 Coxwell Ave

Toronto, Ontario M4L

A 3-storey, 30-unit social housing building built in 2002.

Living score
65/100
Built
2002
Units
30
Storeys
3
City inspection
96/100

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Issues & maintenance

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City building permits

13 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 5
  • Alterations 4
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • May 2023

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Proposed balcony gaurd replacement for units 201-211, 301-311 in an existing apartment building.

    Permit 23 141180 BLD · est. $150,000

  • Nov 2021

    Alterations · Addition(s) · Revision Issued

    Rev 02: Addition to existing sprinker system for residential additionProposed 3 storey addition to the existing 3 storey existing residential building. To be located at the east of the existing building. 12 new apartment suites for the Aff…

    Permit 21 139474 BLD · est. $114,995

  • Aug 2021

    Plumbing and drains · Inside and Outside Drains · Closed

    REVISION - as per the drawingsDrain - Proposed 3 storey addition to the existing 3 storey existing residential building. To be located at the east of the existing building. 12 new apartment suites for the Affordable houseing

    Permit 21 139474 STS

  • Jun 2021

    Alterations · Addition(s) · Revision Issued

    REV 01 - Changes as per bubbled drawing. Proposed 3 storey addition to the existing 3 storey existing residential building. To be located at the east of the existing building. 12 new apartment suites for the Affordable houseing

    Permit 21 139474 BLD

  • Apr 2021

    Plumbing and drains · Inside and Outside Drains · Closed

    Drain - Proposed 3 storey addition to the existing 3 storey existing residential building. To be located at the east of the existing building. 12 new apartment suites for the Affordable houseing

    Permit 21 139474 STS

  • Apr 2021

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

    Plumbing - Proposed 3 storey addition to the existing 3 storey existing residential building. To be located at the east of the existing building. 12 new apartment suites for the Affordable houseing

    Permit 21 139474 PLB

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  • Apr 2021

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed

    HVAC - Proposed 3 storey addition to the existing 3 storey existing residential building. To be located at the east of the existing building. 12 new apartment suites for the Affordable houseing

    Permit 21 139474 HVA

  • Apr 2021

    Alterations · Addition(s) · Inspection

    Proposed 3 storey addition to the existing 3 storey existing residential building. To be located at the east of the existing building. 12 new apartment suites for the Affordable houseing

    Permit 21 139474 BLD

  • Apr 2019

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Inspection

    Application to demolish an exterior brick type wall replacing it with a curtain wall.

    Permit 19 140189 BLD · est. $4,000

  • Aug 2009

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

    Install 1 back flow prevention device with thermal expansion tank.

    Permit 09 156066 PSA

  • Feb 2002

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed

    Install and supply HVAC system. Cost incl: 01-139925

    Permit 02 111746 HVA

  • Feb 2002

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed - Dormant

    Propvide shop drawings for sprinkler system. In connection with 01-139933

    Permit 02 111735 FS

  • Dec 2001

    Plumbing and drains · Fixtures/Roof Drains: Other · Closed - Dormant

    install fixtures on 1st floor- 9 w.c., 9 w.b., 4 b.t., 4 showers, 8 k.s., 6 f.d., 1 janitor sink, 3 w.m.; 2nd floor- 11 w.c., 11 w.b., 4 b.t., 4 b.t., 11 k.s., 1 f.d., 1 janitor sink; 3rd floor- 11 w.c., 11 w.b., 7 b.t.,4 showers, 11 k.s.,…

    Permit 01 202241 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

65/ 100

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

  • Transit61

    12.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Coxwell (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 760 m.

  • Parks & trees55

    15.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 40 m. 340 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling68

    Within 1 km: 2.75 km of protected lanes, 2.55 km of bike lanes and trails, 2 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby68

    9 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Georges Etienne Cartier Catholic Elementary School, 120 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities91

    Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 2 community centres, 14 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety51

    2 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.

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Safety

Woodbine Corridor

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Higher than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (81% of the city median).

  • RobberyLower than most

    Lower than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (46% of the city median).

  • Auto theftLower than most

    Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (61% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Lower than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (82% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Lower than most

    Lower than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (62% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 74 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (67% 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

Traffic pollutionLow

No expressway within 2 km

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

1.7 tonnes a year from 2 facilities, mostly Toronto Transit Commission Greenwood Complex

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, 4.5 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

Category
General residential
Zone label
R (d0.6) (x741)
Height limit
11 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
1
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 443-445 Coxwell Ave · 70 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2026-02-02

    Proposed mid-rise self-storage facility of nine (9) storeys and 34.30 metres in height. Vehicular access is off of Coxwell Avenue, which leads to a covered customer service, parking and loading areas, including ten (10) parking spaces, two

    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
BedroomsWoodbine Corridor/Greenwood-CoxwellToronto (East) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,525$1,213$1,491
1 bed$1,702*$1,692$1,761
2 beds$1,907$1,869$2,045
3+ beds-$1,876*$2,294
All units$1,746$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.

96 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Social housing
Storeys
3
Units
30
Built
2002
Elevators
1
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
Individual units
Laundry
Main floor, 24/7
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
19

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

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