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Building Review

84 Willow Ave

Toronto, Ontario M4E

A 3-storey, 18-unit private rental building built in 1920.

Living score
39/100
Built
1920
Units
18
Storeys
3
City inspection
88/100
Property manager
West Wood Holding Inc

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Issues & maintenance

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City bylaw and health cases

7 bylaw investigations at this address since Mar 2025; 2 notices or orders to comply; 1 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 6
  • Garbage 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 240583 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Dec 2025· Closed

    • 1st Floor – Living room: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (open)
    • The window that is capable of being opened is not capable of being locked or otherwise secured from inside the building. (open)

    Case 25 263272 PRS 00 IV

  • Nov 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 259812 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 242521 WST 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2025· Closed

    • Interior of Building – Exit Stairway: The location and size of openings present a hazard as they are designed with members or attachments between 140 millimetres and 900 millimetres above the level protected by the guard which facilitate climbing. (closed)
    • Interior of Building – Exit Stairway: Height of the guard for the exit stairs are less than 1,070 millimetres around landings. (closed)
    • Interior of Building – Exit Stairway: Height of the guard for the exit stairs are less than 920 millimetres measured vertically to the top of the guard from a line drawn through the outside edges of the stair nosings. (closed)
    • Interior of Building – Exit Stairway: Required guard does not prevent the passage of a sphere having a diameter more than 100 millimetres. (closed)

    Case 25 221922 PRS 00 IV

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 220985 PRS 00 IR

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  • Mar 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 128009 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.

From City of Toronto open data

Neighbourhood

Living score

39/ 100

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

  • Transit3

    6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 1 route. Nearest subway or LRT: Main Street (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 2.2 km.

  • Parks & trees53

    12.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 230 m. 586 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling28

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 1.3 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.5 km of shared routes. 3 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby93

    6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Denis Catholic Elementary School, 260 m), plus 4 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities53

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 10 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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Safety

The Beaches

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (83% of the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (78% of the city median).

  • RobberyLower than most

    Lower than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (62% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Lower than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (84% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

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

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Higher than 50 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (76% of the city median).

  • HomicideLower than most

    Lower than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (63% 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
Street Health, 6.9 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 (d0.6) (x356)
Height limit
13 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
BedroomsThe BeachesToronto (East) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,469$1,213$1,491
1 bed$1,683$1,692$1,761
2 beds$2,141$1,869$2,045
3+ beds$2,183$1,876*$2,294
All units$1,826$1,685$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; * marks an estimate CMHC rates poor. 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
0.51% 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, August 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
3
Units
18
Built
1920
Elevators
0
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
None on site
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Surface parking
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Bike parking
9 outdoor
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
No
Ward
19

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

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