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Building Review

79 Thorncliffe Park Dr

Toronto, Ontario M4H

A 17-storey, 319-unit private rental building built in 1966.

Living score
62/100
Built
1966
Units
319
Storeys
17
City inspection
88/100
Property manager
Greenwin Corp.

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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

31 bylaw investigations and 2 public health cases at this address since Nov 2024; 1 notice or order to comply; 2 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.

  • Repairs and upkeep 20
  • Not enough heat 9
  • Bedbugs 2
  • Rooming house 1
  • Zoning 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 246383 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 183984 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 181296 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 178931 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 169265 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 147265 PRS 00 IR

Show 27 older cases
  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 119047 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    BedbugsPublic health· Under Investigation

    Case 10868253

  • Jan 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 107619 HEA 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 107617 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 107246 HEA 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    BedbugsPublic health· Under Investigation

    Case 10867468

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 103785 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 266167 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 262688 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Rooming houseBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 261330 RMH 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 260201 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 249161 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2025· Closed

    • Exterior Of Building: The fence, screen and/or other enclosure around or on the property is not being maintained in good repair.Namely, fence on the north-east side of the property is in a state of disrepair. (open)

    Case 25 227515 PRS 00 IV

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 222908 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 192728 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 160374 ZON 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 253610 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 253286 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 252909 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 247974 HEA 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 247972 HEA 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 247025 HEA 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 247023 HEA 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 243959 HEA 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 243159 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 243156 HEA 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 234700 HEA 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.

  • Plumbing and drains 3
  • Parking garage repair 2
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Alterations 1
  • Oct 2025

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

    Proposal to replace backflow device.

    Permit 25 246637 PSA · est. $5,000

  • Nov 2021

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Parking garage roof slab waterproofing repairs

    Permit 21 239972 BLD · est. $150,000

  • Jun 2020

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    localized concrete & balcony repair

    Permit 20 158685 BLD · est. $3,500,000

  • Jun 2017

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed

    MODIFY EXISTING FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION SERVING SPRINKLER SYSTEM TO ALSO SERVE STANDPIPE AND HOSE SYSTEM TO COMPLY WITH TORONTO FIRE SERVICES NOTICE OF VIOLATION.

    Permit 17 188623 FSU · est. $10,945

  • Jul 2012

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

    Plumbing - Convert ground floor storage area into three new apartment units.

    Permit 12 208476 PLB

  • Jul 2012

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

    HVAC - Convert ground floor storage area into three new apartment units.

    Permit 12 208476 HVA

Show 4 older permits
  • Jul 2012

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Convert ground floor storage area into three new apartment units.

    Permit 12 208476 BLD · est. $150,000

  • Nov 2010

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed - Dormant

    Underground parking garage repairs, ashpalt, waterproofing and concrete

    Permit 10 296912 BLD

  • Nov 2009

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

    Back flow preventer

    Permit 09 189942 PSA

  • Jan 2002

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Closed

    replace existing with new boiler

    Permit 02 104696 MSA · est. $65,000

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

62/ 100

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

  • Transit58

    48.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 7 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Sunnybrook Park (5 Eglinton Line), 1.4 km.

  • Parks & trees98

    69.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 100 m. 170 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling81

    Within 1 km: 1.8 km of protected lanes, 6.5 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 3 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    5 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Fraser Mustard Early Learning Academy, 180 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities26

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 5 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety51

    3 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

Thorncliffe Park

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 57 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

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

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Lower than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (73% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Higher than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

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

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

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

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

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

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Higher than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× 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

Don Valley Parkway, 690 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

48.1 tonnes a year from 5 facilities, mostly RPM Canada Company Tremco Canada Division

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, 5.1 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 (f30.0; a930; d2.0)
Height limit
55 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.

Average monthly rent by bedroom type
BedroomsThorncliffe ParkEast York zoneToronto region
Studio$1,221$1,339$1,491
1 bed$1,557$1,578$1,761
2 beds$1,760$1,820$2,045
3+ beds$2,228$2,178$2,294
All units$1,705$1,715$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
0.60% lower rent · tenants notified
2020
0.58% 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.

88 / 100City inspection score, September 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
17
Units
319
Built
1966
Elevators
3
Managed by
Greenwin Corp.
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 8AM TO 10PM
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
No
Ward
15

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

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