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Building Review

800 Vaughan Rd

Toronto, Ontario M6E

A 16-storey, 210-unit social housing building built in 1982.

Living score
51/100
Built
1982
Units
210
Storeys
16
City inspection
92/100

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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

17 bylaw investigations and 1 public health case at this address since Apr 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.

  • Repairs and upkeep 12
  • Not enough heat 4
  • Bedbugs 1
  • Zoning 1
  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 214860 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 202086 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 194510 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 180093 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 173919 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 173918 000 00 IR

Show 12 older cases
  • May 2026

    BedbugsPublic health· Under Investigation

    Case 10873004

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 135792 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 123017 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 104886 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 265988 ZON 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 260475 HEA 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 247888 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 246160 HEA 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 241874 HEA 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 233548 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 206933 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 139228 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

12 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
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 4
  • Plumbing and drains 3
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Jun 2022

    Alterations · Multiple Projects · Revision Issued

    REV #1-SPRINKLER MODIFICATIONHVAC upgrades, plumbing upgrades, electrical upgrades, and interior suite fit-out. See attached letter.recladding, PLB, HVAC, Electrical upgrades, interior alterations

    Permit 20 149088 BLD

  • Apr 2022

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

    Rev 3: Revision to HVAC BP No. 20 149088 HVA 00 MS to reflect changes to date including suite kitchen exhaust grilles.HVAC - recladding, PLB, HVAC, Electrical upgrades, interior alterations

    Permit 20 149088 HVA

  • Mar 2022

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

    Revision - Revision to reflect changes to date including suite kitchen exhaust grilles.REVISION - additional envelope restoration and interior fit-out at base levels, addition of site work, and revisions to previously submitted HVAC upgrad…

    Permit 20 149088 HVA

  • Mar 2021

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

    REVISION - additional envelope restoration and interior fit-out at base levels, addition of site work, and revisions to previously submitted HVAC upgrades, plumbing upgrades, electrical upgrades, and interior suite fit-out. See attached le…

    Permit 20 149088 PLB

  • Mar 2021

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

    REVISION - additional envelope restoration and interior fit-out at base levels, addition of site work, and revisions to previously submitted HVAC upgrades, plumbing upgrades, electrical upgrades, and interior suite fit-out. See attached le…

    Permit 20 149088 HVA

  • Mar 2021

    Alterations · Multiple Projects · Revision Issued

    REVISION - additional envelope restoration and interior fit-out at base levels, addition of site work, and revisions to previously submitted HVAC upgrades, plumbing upgrades, electrical upgrades, and interior suite fit-out. See attached le…

    Permit 20 149088 BLD

Show 6 older permits
  • May 2020

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

    Plumbing - recladding, PLB, HVAC, Electrical upgrades, interior alterations

    Permit 20 149088 PLB

  • May 2020

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

    HVAC - recladding, PLB, HVAC, Electrical upgrades, interior alterations

    Permit 20 149088 HVA

  • May 2020

    Alterations · Multiple Projects · Inspection

    recladding, PLB, HVAC, Electrical upgrades, interior alterations

    Permit 20 149088 BLD · est. $20,000,000

  • May 2010

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Inspection

    Fire alarm upgrade.

    Permit 10 174017 FSU

  • Dec 2009

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

    Install backflow prevention device

    Permit 09 198327 PSA · est. $9,000

  • Oct 2007

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed - Dormant

    Cut new opening between to units to make one unit to unit 1210 and 1211 as one unit and 1204 and 1203 as one unit on 12th floor.

    Permit 07 272698 BLD

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.

  • Transit75

    33.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Fairbank (5 Eglinton Line), 100 m.

  • Parks & trees22

    8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 210 m. 389 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling41

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 3.5 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.25 km of shared routes. 4 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby79

    5 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Fairbank Public School , 80 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities35

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 7 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety24

    5 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

Oakwood Village

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (88% of the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (81% of the city median).

  • RobberyLower than most

    Lower than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (54% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Lower than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (86% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesLower than most

    Lower than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (71% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the lowest

    Lower than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (49% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

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

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Higher than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× 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

Allen Road, 1.1 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

1.2 tonnes a year from 3 facilities, mostly Ryding Auto Body

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
Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 5.7 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

Category
Apartment
Zone label
RA (x529)
Height limit
24 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
71
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 1901 Eglinton Ave W · 250 m away

    Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2024-08-27

    Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendments for a 34-storey mixed-use building (excluding mechanical penthouse) with 446 residential dwelling units. The total Gross Floor Area is 33, 237 square metres, including 910 square metres of r

    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
BedroomsOakwood-VaughanYork zoneToronto region
Studio$1,354$1,381$1,491
1 bed$1,757$1,706$1,761
2 beds-$2,067$2,045
3+ beds-$2,547$2,294
All units$1,788$1,864$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 2023). Not resident reviews.

92 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Social housing
Storeys
16
Units
210
Built
1982
Elevators
2
Heating
Forced air gas
Air conditioning
Central air
Laundry
Basement, 24-7
Pets
Allowed - toronto municipal code chapter 349, animals
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Bike parking
6 indoor
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
Yes
Ward
12

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

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