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Building Review

45 Cummer Ave

Toronto, Ontario M2M

A 4-storey, 53-unit social housing building built in 1996.

Living score
47/100
Built
1996
Units
53
Storeys
4
City inspection
94/100

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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

2 bylaw investigations at this address since Jun 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 2
  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 189564 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 181385 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.

From City of Toronto open data

Neighbourhood

Living score

47/ 100

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

  • Transit77

    37 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Finch (1 Yonge-University Line), 700 m.

  • Parks & trees41

    13 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 260 m. 264 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling33

    Within 1 km: 0.35 km of protected lanes, 2.7 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.05 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Avondale Secondary Alternative School , 300 m), plus 4 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities7

    Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 1 community centre, 3 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety31

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

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Safety

Newtonbrook East

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (84% of the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Higher than 71 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Higher than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Higher than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Higher than most

    Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Lower than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (69% of the city median).

  • ShootingsLower than most

    Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (50% of the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Lower than 62 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (84% 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 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, 13.5 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 Detached

Category
Low-rise residential
Zone label
RD (f15.0; a550) (x5)
Height limit
10 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
3
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 5799-5915 Yonge St · 260 m away

    Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2025-03-25

    OPA & Rezoning seeks to remove the restriction from the Section 37 agreement regarding the 10,000 sq. m. dedicated exclusively to office space, by revising the term "office" to "non-residential". The proposal does not introduce any additio

    City record
  • 5915 Yonge St · 130 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-06-27

    Site Plan Application for the 3rd phase of the Newtonbrook Plaza development. Proposal consisting of a 38-storey mixed-use tower with 496 dwelling units. Total gross floor area of 66,838.9 square metres, consisting of 34,782.0 square metres

    City record
  • 5915 Yonge St · 130 m away

    Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2022-06-27

    Official Plan Amendment and Rezoning Application for the 3rd phase of the Newtonbrook Plaza development. Proposal consisting of a 38-storey mixed-use tower with 496 dwelling units. Total gross floor area of 38,997.0 square metres, consistin

    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
BedroomsWillowdale East/Newtonbrook EastNorth York (Northeast) zoneToronto region
Studio-$1,498$1,491
1 bed$1,847$1,815$1,761
2 beds$2,319$2,156$2,045
3+ beds$2,745$2,342$2,294
All units$2,098$2,081$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.

94 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Social housing
Storeys
4
Units
53
Built
1996
Elevators
2
Heating
Forced air gas
Air conditioning
Central air
Laundry
2nd 3rd and 4th floor, 8 AM TO 10 PM
Pets
Not allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, carport
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
15 indoor, 10 outdoor
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
18

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

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