5 Needle Firway
Toronto, Ontario M3N
A 12-storey, 152-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1980.
- Property manager
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
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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
1 bylaw investigation at this address since Mar 2026.
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 1
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 123656 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.
City building permits
11 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 4
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 4
- Plumbing and drains 2
- Fire and life safety 1
- Apr 2026
Alterations · Other(BA) · Permit Issued
Replacement of fire damaged balcony railing and EIFS at unit 1207.
Permit 26 144053 BLD
- Jul 2021
Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed
Replacement of garage sprinkler system
Permit 21 190790 FSU
- Jul 2020
Heating, cooling and ventilation · HVAC: Other Group C Buildings · Closed
Proposal to replace the existing diesel emergency generator for a natural gas emergency generator in the generator room of an existing apartment building.
Permit 20 169141 MSA
- May 2018
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Renovation of laundry room to make it compliant to AODA and TCHC accessibility standards. New electrical panel, lighting, plumbing and new floor and wall finishes
Permit 18 141163 HVA
- Apr 2018
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Renovation of laundry room to make it compliant to AODA and TCHC accessibility standards. New electrical panel, lighting, plumbing and new floor and wall finishes
Permit 18 141163 PLB
- Apr 2018
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Renovation of laundry room to make it compliant to AODA and TCHC accessibility standards. New electrical panel, lighting, plumbing and new floor and wall finishes
Permit 18 141163 BLD
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- Jan 2018
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Permit Issued
HVAC - Proposed: Alteration to ground floor OUM office (reception and office areas). Including electrical and mechanical alterations to suit new configuration.
Permit 18 109888 HVA
- Jan 2018
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Permit Issued
Proposed: Alteration to ground floor OUM office (reception and office areas). Including electrical and mechanical alterations to suit new configuration.
Permit 18 109888 BLD · est. $110,000
- Nov 2008
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Interior alterations to the existing rental management office area on the ground floor of a high-rise apartment building.
Permit 08 225451 PLB
- Nov 2008
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed - Dormant
HVAC - Interior alterations to the existing rental management office area on the ground floor of a high-rise apartment building.
Permit 08 225451 HVA
- Nov 2008
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Interior alterations to the existing rental management office area on the ground floor of a high-rise apartment building.
Permit 08 225451 BLD
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
55/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit67
21.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Jane and Finch (6 Finch West Line), 560 m.
- Parks & trees62
19.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 190 m. 164 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling32
Within 1 km: 0.3 km of protected lanes, 2.35 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.7 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.
- Schools nearby52
7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Firgrove Public School, 110 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities62
Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 3 community centres, 7 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety24
6 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
Glenfield-Jane Heights
- AssaultHigher than most
Higher than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.7× the city median).
- Break and enterLower than most
Lower than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (63% of the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Higher than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Higher than 64 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesLower than most
Lower than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (72% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Higher than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
- Bicycle theftLower than most
Lower than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (44% of the city median).
- ShootingsAmong the highest
Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.6× 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
Highway 400, 880 m away
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
- Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 14.1 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 Commercial
- Category
- Apartment
- Zone label
RAC (x187)- 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
- 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 | Downsview | North York (Northwest) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,169 | $1,167 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,522 | $1,517 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,736 | $1,751 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $1,912 | $1,966 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,665 | $1,700 | $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.
92 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Toronto Community Housing
- Storeys
- 12
- Units
- 152
- Built
- 1980
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- TCH
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Main floor, 7:00 AM- 10:00 PM
- Pets
- Not allowed
- Parking
- Surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Paid
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- Yes
- Ward
- 7
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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