790 Eglinton Ave W
Toronto, Ontario M5N
A 4-storey, 57-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1941.
- Property manager
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
13 bylaw investigations at this address since Sep 2025; 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 11
- Not enough heat 2
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 243009 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 219672 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 212636 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 177205 HEA 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172899 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172898 000 00 IR
Show 7 older cases
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 105233 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 266720 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Dec 2025· Closed
- Bathroom: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)
Case 25 259944 PRS 00 IV
- Nov 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 254846 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 242186 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 241507 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 227238 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
11 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
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
- Parking garage repair 1
- Fire and life safety 1
- Apr 2026
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Permit Issued
Proposal for localized concrete and waterproofing repairs, re-construct barrier free pedestrian rampand entrance stairs along with replace guards
Permit 26 146648 BLD · est. $550,000
- Dec 2022
Plumbing and drains · Other(PS) · Closed
Proposal to replace the underground sanitary pipes inside an existing apartment building.
Permit 22 235184 PSA · est. $300,000
- Aug 2021
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Laundry room renovation to make it compliant with AODA and TCHC accessibility standards. New Electrical, Plumbing and HVAC systems
Permit 21 192919 PLB
- Aug 2021
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Laundry room renovation to make it compliant with AODA and TCHC accessibility standards. New Electrical, Plumbing and HVAC systems
Permit 21 192919 HVA
- Aug 2021
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Interior Alterations and Laundry room renovation to make it compliant with AODA and TCHC accessibility standards. New Electrical, Plumbing and HVAC systems
Permit 21 192919 BLD · est. $190,000
- Mar 2019
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Proposal to replace fire alarm panel modifications to existing panel end of line resistors and two non latching supervisory vlave switches
Permit 19 131960 FSU · est. $35,000
Show 5 older permits
- Jan 2018
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Other(MS) · Closed
Proposal to replace the make up air unit on the roof of the existing apartment building
Permit 18 105480 MSA · est. $160,000
- Apr 2015
Plumbing and drains · Piping: Other Buildings · Permit Issued
Permit to replace hot, cold, & recirculation of domestic water piping (above ground) within existing apartment building.
Permit 15 145275 PSA · est. $300,000
- Jul 2013
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install a 2" back flow preventer in existing apartment building.
Permit 13 205083 PSA · est. $5,000
- Dec 2009
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Inspection
Proposal to construct a barrier free exterior ramp at front of existing apartment building, rebuild exterior stairs, new exterior landings, and repaving existing courtyard (including structural work).
Permit 09 192802 BLD
- Sep 2003
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
exterior repairs, landcaping wall, stairs paving stone, parapet wall
Permit 03 178083 BLD · est. $7,000
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
54/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit76
33.9 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Forest Hill (5 Eglinton Line), 200 m.
- Parks & trees33
8.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 310 m. 537 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling49
Within 1 km: 0.65 km of protected lanes, 2.4 km of bike lanes and trails, 5.35 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby52
4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, 240 m), plus 4 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities44
Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 9 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
Forest Hill North
- AssaultLower than most
Lower than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (63% of the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Higher than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- RobberyLower than most
Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (49% of the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Lower than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (76% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesLower than most
Lower than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (77% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Lower than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (72% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Lower than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Higher than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Higher than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about 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
Allen Road, 960 m away
654 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Ashford Cleaners
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, 5.2 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) (x546)- Height limit
- 18 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 | Forest Hill North | Toronto (North) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,535 | $1,570 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,773 | $1,892 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,048 | $2,476 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,514 | $2,985 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,953 | $2,057 | $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.
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.
91 / 100City inspection score, July 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Toronto Community Housing
- Storeys
- 4
- Units
- 57
- Built
- 1941
- Elevators
- 1
- Managed by
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- On site
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
- Visitor parking
- Both
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 8
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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