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Building Review

77 Finch Ave E

Toronto, Ontario M2N

A 21-storey, 438-unit private rental building built in 1985.

Living score
51/100
Built
1985
Units
438
Storeys
21
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

6 bylaw investigations at this address since Mar 2025; 1 notice or order to comply.

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 3
  • Zoning 2
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171502 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 171501 000 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 267241 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 198359 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2025

    ZoningBylawNotice to comply · Apr 2025· Closed

    Case 25 144980 ZON 00 IV

  • Mar 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 123858 ZON 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

14 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
  • Parking garage repair 3
  • Roof and cladding 3
  • Fire and life safety 2
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Mar 2024

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Inspection

    Localized parking garage repair

    Permit 24 120993 BLD

  • Dec 2021

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Permit Issued

    Replacement of fire alarm panel.

    Permit 21 248822 FSU · est. $26,841

  • Aug 2019

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Parking garage repairs, garage roof slab and localized concrete repairs

    Permit 19 209010 BLD

  • Oct 2016

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

    HVAC - Repurposing of amenity spaces as indicated: including new finishes, enlarging access doors and lowering one ceiling

    Permit 16 242549 HVA

  • Oct 2016

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Repurposing of amenity spaces as indicated: including new finishes, enlarging access doors and lowering one ceiling

    Permit 16 242549 BLD · est. $100,000

  • May 2015

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Replacement of existing fire alarm panel with edwards est

    Permit 15 157302 FSU · est. $35,000

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  • Aug 2012

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Garage Repair/Reconstruction to parking garage exit ramp heating cable replacement to Building A and Building B.

    Permit 12 229734 BLD

  • Apr 2012

    Roof and cladding · Re-Roofing/Re-Cladding · Closed

    Bcimc Realty Corporation exterior wall repairs - Building B and C

    Permit 12 157279 BLD · est. $416,085

  • Sep 2011

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Construct two wood pergola screening structures for garbage area

    Permit 11 280448 BLD

  • Apr 2011

    Roof and cladding · Re-Roofing/Re-Cladding · Closed

    Bcimc Realty Corporation exterior wall repairs

    Permit 11 181915 BLD

  • May 2010

    Roof and cladding · Re-Roofing/Re-Cladding · Closed

    Repairs to exterior concrete wall and brickwork

    Permit 10 167850 BLD · est. $235,737

  • Nov 2009

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

    Backflow preventer for building A B and C

    Permit 09 191579 PSA

  • Oct 2008

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Exterior wall repair for Buildings A and B

    Permit 08 216171 BLD

  • Oct 2004

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    make interior alterations to party room.

    Permit 04 185033 BLD · est. $35,000

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

51/ 100

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

  • Transit100

    177 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 12 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Finch (1 Yonge-University Line), 350 m.

  • Parks & trees36

    9.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 160 m. 533 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling50

    Within 1 km: 1.3 km of protected lanes, 2.65 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.05 km of shared routes. 3 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby20

    3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Cyril Catholic Elementary School, 570 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities31

    Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 2 community centres, 6 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety10

    7 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 3 fatal. Fewer scores higher.

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Also worth knowing

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Safety

East Willowdale

  • AssaultLower than most

    Lower than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (55% of the city median).

  • Break and enterHigher than most

    Higher than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).

  • RobberyHigher than most

    Higher than 76 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Higher than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesHigher than most

    Higher than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Higher than most

    Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Lower than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (87% of the city median).

  • ShootingsLower than most

    Lower than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (51% 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, 12.6 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
5
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 104 Finch Ave E · 300 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2026-07-31

    Proposal for a mixed-use development in the form of an 11-storey mid-rise building with ground floor retail fronting Finch Avenue East.

    City record
  • 31 Finch Ave E · 180 m away

    Site plan · Final Approval Completed · submitted 2021-10-19

    Site Plan Approval application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 29-storey residential building having a gross floor area of 26,745 square metres, and containing 350 residential dwelling units. The existing 3-storey non-resi

    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.

2014
0.97% lower rent · tenants notified
2015
0.75% lower rent · tenants notified
2016
1.02% lower rent · tenants notified
2017
1.00% lower rent · tenants notified
2018
0.88% lower rent · tenants notified
2019
0.73% lower rent · tenants notified
2020
0.70% 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.

94 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
21
Units
438
Built
1985
Elevators
7
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
Central air
Laundry
Ground floor building c, 24HR
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
60 indoor, 10 outdoor
Amenities
Indoor pool, indoor recreation room, outdoor rec facilities, indoor exercise room, child play area, sauna
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
Yes
Ward
18

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

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