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78 Harrison Garden Blvd

Toronto, Ontario

A 334-unit condominium registered in 2003 (TSCC 1556).

Living score
48/100
Units
334
Contractor
Keystone Interiors Inc · 2021

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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

3 bylaw investigations at this address since Jan 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.

  • Zoning 3
  • Jan 2026

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 104364 ZON 00 IR

  • May 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 165660 ZON 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 105576 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.

  • Plumbing and drains 4
  • Alterations 3
  • Balcony repair 3
  • Fire and life safety 2
  • Parking garage repair 1
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Aug 2022

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Permit Issued

    Proposal to install 2 new security doors in the main floor corridor of an existing apartment building.

    Permit 22 193966 BLD

  • Jun 2022

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Inspection

    concrete repair at exterior lobby entrance

    Permit 22 167550 BLD · est. $5,000

  • Jan 2021

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

    Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations to create an accessible barrier free washroom on second floor

    Permit 21 101676 PLB · by Keystone Interiors Inc

  • Jan 2021

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposed interior alterations to create an accessible barrier free washroom on second floor

    Permit 21 101676 BLD · est. $50,000 · by Keystone Interiors Inc

  • Jan 2020

    Plumbing and drains · Piping: Other Buildings · Closed

    Proposed alterations to the existing plumbing system in the Washrooms and the Change Rooms to accommodate new flush valve toilets, plus aterations to the existing plumbing and drain system in the barrier-free shower stalls in an existing a…

    Permit 20 101165 PSA · est. $350,000

  • Jun 2018

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Permit Issued

    Balcony locolized concrete repair

    Permit 18 182673 BLD

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  • Apr 2017

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Repairs to selected balconies.

    Permit 17 138214 BLD

  • Sep 2016

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Permit Issued

    Underground parking garage concrete repairs and waterproofing repairs

    Permit 16 217276 BLD

  • Aug 2003

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    Installation of Mag Locks. Parking Garage (P1) - 1; Second Floor - 1.

    Permit 03 170778 FSU

  • Jun 2003

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    To install 5 electromagnetic maglocks on the ground, P1, P2 and P3.

    Permit 03 144172 FSU

  • Dec 2002

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed - Dormant

    INSIDE SWIMMING POOL PERMIT - ORIGINAL PERMIT 01 163791This permit only applies to swimming pool within recreation centre, second floor.

    Permit 02 194466 BLD

  • Aug 2002

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

    INSTALLATION OF HVAC FOR NEW CONDOMINIUM. ORIGINAL BUILDING PERMIT NO. 01 163791. Called applicant to pick-up Permit Sept. 20, 2002 (SC).

    Permit 02 160531 HVA

  • Aug 2002

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

    PROPOSED NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES TO ORIG. PERMIT NO. 01-163791

    Permit 02 160124 PLB

  • Oct 2001

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

    INTERIOR UNDERGROUND DRAINS ONLY FOR NEW 29 STOREY CONDOMINIUM, PHASE 1, SKYMARK CENTRE. 01-163761

    Permit 01 188935 PLB

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

48/ 100

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

  • Transit54

    5.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Sheppard-Yonge (1 Yonge-University Line), 720 m.

  • Parks & trees30

    10.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 110 m. 333 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling19

    Within 1 km: 0.65 km of protected lanes, 0.55 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby93

    5 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Toronto District School Board - Oakburn Centre, 470 m), plus 8 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities26

    Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 1 community centre, 9 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety64

    2 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

Avondale

  • AssaultLower than most

    Lower than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (58% of the city median).

  • Break and enterLower than most

    Lower than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (63% of the city median).

  • RobberyLower than most

    Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (59% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (45% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Higher than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the lowest

    Lower than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (52% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • ShootingsLower than most

    Lower than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (57% 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 pollutionHigh

Highway 401, 120 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmModerate

65 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Forest Lawn Mausoleum And Cremation Centre

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, 10.0 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
0
Registered short-term rentals at this address
3

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.

2017
0.56% lower rent · 39 of 40 units notified
2018
0.59% lower rent · 37 of 38 units notified
2019
0.48% lower rent · 46 of 48 units notified

Where several units are listed, the cut shown is the median. Source: City of Toronto, Tenant Notification for Rent Reduction, 2014–2025.

Building facts

From the City of Toronto’s inventory of condominiums registered 2002–2018. Not resident reviews.

Type
Condominium
Units
334
Condo plan
TSCC 1556
Registered
November 2003

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

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