5900 Yonge St
Toronto, Ontario M2M
A 13-storey, 233-unit private rental building built in 1970.
- Property manager
- Q Residential
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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
4 bylaw investigations at this address since Jan 2025; 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.
- Not enough heat 2
- Repairs and upkeep 2
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 196088 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 116579 HEA 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 105364 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 107443 HEA 00 IR
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City building permits
14 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 3
- Plumbing and drains 3
- Alterations 3
- Parking garage repair 3
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
- Balcony repair 1
- Apr 2023
Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Inspection
Fire alarm modifications, corridor fire separations and sprinkler work for an approved alternative solution proposal.-FOR SPRINKLERS ONLY AS SHOWN ON SUBMITTED DWG. OF THIS PERMIT APPLICATION TO ACCOMMODATE TORONTO FIRE'S ALTERNATIVE SOLUT…
Permit 23 132405 FSU
- Apr 2023
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Fire alarm modifications, corridor fire separations and sprinkler work for an approved alternative solution proposal.-FOR SPRINKLERS ONLY AS SHOWN ON SUBMITTED DWG. OF THIS PERMIT APPLICATION TO ACCOMMODATE TORONTO FIRE'S ALTERNATIVE SOLUT…
Permit 23 132381 FSU
- Feb 2022
Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Inspection
Install sprinklers in specific areas on the P1 Level
Permit 22 113826 FSU · est. $36,888
- Mar 2017
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Revise as per plans. Plumbing - Currentlyused as commercial space and convert into Residential units A, B, C, D.
Permit 16 103880 PLB
- Jan 2016
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Currentlyused as commercial space and convert into Residential units A, B, C, D.
Permit 16 103880 PLB
- Jan 2016
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Currentlyused as commercial space and convert into Residential units A, B, C, D.
Permit 16 103880 HVA
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- Jan 2016
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Currently used as commercial space and convert into Residential units A, B, C, D.
Permit 16 103880 BLD
- Nov 2015
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Permit Issued
Replace 2743m of guards, balcony repair to 216 units (all)
Permit 15 246358 BLD · est. $500,000
- Jul 2015
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install 1 backflow prevention device.
Permit 15 192631 PSA · est. $10,000
- Jun 2015
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Permit Issued
Permit for Parking Garage repair/reconstruction.
Permit 15 178575 BLD · est. $636,000
- Sep 2006
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Concrete repair of balcony canopies
Permit 06 173381 BLD
- Sep 2004
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Interior alterations to existing restaurant
Permit 04 172993 BLD
- Jun 2004
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Repair to the part of parking garage as per drawings.
Permit 04 141878 BLD
- Aug 1996
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
RETROFIT
Permit 96 251161 BLD
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
46/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit76
34.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Finch (1 Yonge-University Line), 640 m.
- Parks & trees37
12.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 470 m. 238 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling32
Within 1 km: 0.25 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: Drewry Secondary School, 280 m), plus 5 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 safety40
4 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.
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About 1.2 km around the building. Select anything on the map for details. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Also worth knowing
Shown for context. None of this is part of the living score.
Safety
Newtonbrook West
- AssaultAbout typical
Higher than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- RobberyHigher than most
Higher than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the highest
Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.2× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAmong the highest
Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Higher than most
Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Higher than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).
- ShootingsAmong the lowest
Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (34% 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
No expressway within 2 km
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, 13.4 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
Not in the city-wide by-law
This site is still governed by a former municipality’s zoning by-law, which the city-wide data does not cover.
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
- 6
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
5799-5915 Yonge St · 190 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 record5800 Yonge St · 200 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2024-02-12
Proposal to construct a two-storey child care centre as part of redevelopment of site. Child care centre will have a gross floor area of 913 square metres and a height of 12.0metres. A total of 7 surface vehicle parking spaces are proposed
City record5800 Yonge St · 200 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2023-05-31
Site Plan Application for Phase 1 (western towers) of 46 and 48 storeys. A total gross floor area of 71,030.1 square metres of residential uses with 999 dwelling units are proposed for this phase. 799 vehicular parking spaces are included i
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.
| Bedrooms | Willowdale West/Newtonbrook West | North York (N.Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | - | $1,471 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,794 | $1,771 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,108 | $2,039 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,620 | $2,324 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,994 | $1,989 | $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.
- 2017
- 0.64% lower rent · tenants notified
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.
95 / 100City inspection score, August 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 13
- Units
- 233
- Built
- 1970
- Elevators
- 3
- Managed by
- Q Residential
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Basement, 8AM TO 10PM
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, ground level garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Bike parking
- 20 indoor, 20 outdoor
- Amenities
- Indoor exercise room
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- No
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 18
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