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460 Jarvis St

Toronto, Ontario M4Y

A 10-storey, 212-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1991.

Living score
70/100
Built
1991
Units
212
Storeys
10
City inspection
88/100

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Issues & maintenance

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City bylaw and health cases

9 bylaw investigations and 2 public health cases at this address since Sep 2024; 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 8
  • Mould 1
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Pigeons 1
  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 227990 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 224762 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172111 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 172110 000 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 110077 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 101206 PRS 00 IR

Show 5 older cases
  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 183288 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 183084 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    MouldPublic health· Under Investigation

    Case 10837742

  • Nov 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 243697 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2024

    PigeonsPublic health· Under Investigation

    Case 10825265

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

19 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.

  • Fire and life safety 5
  • Alterations 5
  • Plumbing and drains 5
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 4
  • Apr 2025

    Fire and life safety · Other(FS) · Inspection

    Proposal to install a backflow prevention device on the fire line of an existing apartment building.

    Permit 25 146946 FSU · est. $7,000

  • Mar 2025

    Fire and life safety · Other(FS) · Cancelled

    Fire Backflow Replacement

    Permit 25 128532 FSU · est. $7,000

  • Feb 2024

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Other(MS) · Closed

    Addition of stairwell exhaust ventilation

    Permit 24 117083 MSA

  • Mar 2021

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Rev 03: Proposed electrical upgrades to the apartment building. Changes to lighting and fire alarm layout, power and system, and security system layoutRev 02: Proposed reconfiguration of vestibule, security, mailroom and lobby area.

    Permit 20 150111 BLD

  • Feb 2021

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

    Rev 02: Proposed reconfiguration of vestibule, security, mailroom and lobby area.Rev 01: Proposal to add workshop in Basement P1 and reconfigure the entrance to keep existing security equipment at its current location.Plumbing - Proposal f…

    Permit 20 150111 PLB

  • Feb 2021

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

    Rev 02: Proposed reconfiguration of vestibule, security, mailroom and lobby area.Rev 01: Proposal to add workshop in Basement P1 and reconfigure the entrance to keep existing security equipment at its current location.HVAC - Proposal for n…

    Permit 20 150111 HVA

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  • Feb 2021

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Rev 02: Proposed reconfiguration of vestibule, security, mailroom and lobby area.

    Permit 20 150111 BLD

  • Sep 2020

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

    Rev 01: Proposal to add workshop in Basement P1 and reconfigure the entrance to keep existing security equipment at its current location.Plumbing - Proposal for new TCHC office space for tenant's services In existing residential building o…

    Permit 20 150111 PLB

  • Sep 2020

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

    Rev 01: Proposal to add workshop in Basement P1 and reconfigure the entrance to keep existing security equipment at its current location.HVAC - Proposal for new TCHC office space for tenant's services In existing residential building on th…

    Permit 20 150111 HVA

  • Sep 2020

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Rev 01: Proposal to add workshop in Basement P1 and reconfigure the entrance to keep existing security equipment at its current location.Proposal for new TCHC office space for tenant's services In existing residential building on the groun…

    Permit 20 150111 BLD

  • May 2020

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

    Plumbing - Proposal for new TCHC office space for tenant's services In existing residential building on the ground floor.

    Permit 20 150111 PLB

  • May 2020

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

    HVAC - Proposal for new TCHC office space for tenant's services In existing residential building on the ground floor.

    Permit 20 150111 HVA

  • May 2020

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposal for new TCHC office space for tenant's services In existing residential building on the ground floor.

    Permit 20 150111 BLD

  • Aug 2019

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Revision Issued

    REV01: Revision to permit 18-203165 FSU as per inspectors request. Previous permit drawings were not accurate. Replace existing fire alarm control panel and annunciator panel

    Permit 18 203165 FSU

  • Aug 2018

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Inspection

    Replace existing fire alarm control panel and annunciator panel

    Permit 18 203165 FSU · est. $10,000

  • Mar 2015

    Plumbing and drains · Site Service · Closed

    partial watermain replacement in underground garage

    Permit 15 124074 STS · est. $50,000

  • Dec 2009

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

    Proposal to install one back flow device

    Permit 09 195529 PSA · est. $5,000

  • Sep 2004

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    Installation of maglock to social services building

    Permit 04 172514 FSU · est. $1,000

  • Oct 2001

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    install telecommunications antennae on roof.

    Permit 01 190592 BLD · est. $10,000

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

70/ 100

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

  • Transit84

    52.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Wellesley (1 Yonge-University Line), 400 m.

  • Parks & trees45

    11.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 150 m. 472 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling92

    Within 1 km: 7.3 km of protected lanes, 2.45 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.45 km of shared routes. 18 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby93

    8 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Jarvis Collegiate Institute, 60 m), plus 9 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities74

    Within 1 km: 3 libraries, 1 community centre, 15 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety12

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

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Safety

Church-Wellesley

  • AssaultAmong the highest

    Higher than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Higher than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).

  • RobberyHigher than most

    Higher than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (34% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Higher than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the highest

    Higher than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.1× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (7.2× the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the lowest

    Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (33% of the city median).

  • HomicideAmong the lowest

    Lower than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (52% 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

Don Valley Parkway, 1.6 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

15.3 tonnes a year from 1 facility, mostly Toronto Metropolitan University

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, 350 m
Sites within 1 km
1

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 (d2.0) (x974)
Height limit
30 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
70
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 568 Church St · 230 m away

    Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2026-02-20

    Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law amendment for a 36-storey purpose built rental mixed-use tower atop a 5-storey podium with 409 residential rental units and retail at grade.

    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
BedroomsChurch-Yonge CorridorToronto (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,698$1,606$1,491
1 bed$1,922$2,042$1,761
2 beds$2,536$2,776$2,045
3+ beds-$3,580*$2,294
All units$2,008$2,163$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.

88 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Toronto Community Housing
Storeys
10
Units
212
Built
1991
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
On site
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Both
Amenities
Indoor recreation room
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
13

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

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