717 Broadview Ave
Toronto, Ontario M4K
A 8-storey, 69-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1972.
- Property manager
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
5 bylaw investigations at this address since Feb 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.
- Graffiti 2
- Repairs and upkeep 2
- Not enough heat 1
- Jul 2026
GraffitiBylaw· Closed
Case 26 208975 GRA 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 170890 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 170889 000 00 IR
- Jun 2025
GraffitiBylaw· Closed
Case 25 181349 GRA 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 117942 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
10 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
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
- Alterations 2
- Plumbing and drains 1
- Mar 2012
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed
Proposal to install four electormagnetic locks to (ground floor). Convenience address is 721 Broadview Avenue. Maglock installation on existing community services space ground floor.
Permit 12 137442 FSU · est. $50,000
- May 2010
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
Revision to change the HVAC system from central to individual ERBs. Revision to reduce the number of proposed residential units from 70 to 69.
Permit 09 151117 HVA
- May 2010
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Closed
Revision to reduce the number of proposed residential units from 70 to 69.
Permit 09 151117 BLD
- Feb 2010
Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed
Proposal to install new sprinkler system to all existing floors. Proposal includes new back flow prevention device.
Permit 10 121060 FSU · est. $115,000
- Jun 2009
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to ground and basement floor (group A - 795m2), addition to residential use by adding mezzanine level (group C - 135m2), and interior alterations to residential suites (group C - 5002.2m2) for T…
Permit 09 151117 PLB
- Jun 2009
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to ground and basement floor (group A - 795m2), addition to residential use by adding mezzanine level (group C - 135m2), and interior alterations to residential suites (group C - 5002.2m2) for Toron…
Permit 09 151117 HVA
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- Jun 2009
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations to ground and basement floor (group A - 795m2), addition to residential use by adding mezzanine level (group C - 135m2), and interior alterations to residential suites (group C - 5002.2m2) for Toronto Comm…
Permit 09 151117 BLD · est. $9,500,000
- Jun 2005
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed
revision: updating mag lock on ground floor in interior vestibule Install 1 maglock on main floor and 1 maglock on 2nd floor
Permit 05 102233 FSU · est. $100
- Jan 2005
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed
Install 1 maglock on main floor and 1 maglock on 2nd floor
Permit 05 102233 FSU · est. $2,000
- Sep 1999
Fire and life safety · Unknown · Closed
INSTALL 2 MAGLOCKS ON 6TH FLOOR SS
Permit 99 021034 FSU · est. $1,993
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
75/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit98
116.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 8 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Broadview (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 210 m.
- Parks & trees92
46.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 250 m. 352 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling85
Within 1 km: 2.4 km of protected lanes, 7.4 km of bike lanes and trails, 4 km of shared routes. 5 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby68
6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: City Adult Learning Centre, 210 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities31
Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 1 community centre, 10 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety40
3 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
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Safety
North Riverdale
- AssaultAbout typical
Lower than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Lower than 57 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (67% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 52 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Lower than most
Lower than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (68% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftHigher than most
Higher than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.1× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 52 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- HomicideHigher than most
Higher than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× 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
Don Valley Parkway, 280 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
- Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 1.8 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 (d2.0) (x352)- 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
- 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 | Riverdale | Toronto (East) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | - | $1,213 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,656 | $1,692 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | - | $1,869 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $1,876* | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,593* | $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.
98 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Toronto Community Housing
- Storeys
- 8
- Units
- 69
- Built
- 1972
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- On site
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Paid
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room
- Balconies
- No
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 14
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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