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Building Review

88 Sheppard Ave E

Toronto, Ontario

A 374-unit condominium registered in 2015 (TSCC 2488).

Living score
73/100
Units
374

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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

7 bylaw investigations at this address since Jul 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 3
  • Zoning 3
  • Snow and ice 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued

    • Hall – Outside of Bathroom Door: The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not maintained. (open)
    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not maintained. Namely, missing floor boards. (open)
    • Bedroom: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (open)
    • Living Room – North East Corner: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (open)

    Case 26 239643 PRS 00 IV

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 234731 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 101927 ZON 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Snow and iceBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 101417 SNI 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 221255 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 219640 ZON 00 IR

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  • Jul 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 193979 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

6 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
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Construction 1
  • May 2015

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    Installation of 1 maglock of security system on P1 garage

    Permit 15 165160 FSU · est. $1,000

  • Oct 2012

    Plumbing and drains · Inside and Outside Drains · Closed

    Site services- 34 storey residential apartment building with green roofs above the two and four storey residential portions, 359 dwelling units, linked (mechanically and electrically) with 2 blocks of three storey residential townhouses co…

    Permit 12 260361 STS

  • Oct 2012

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

    Plumbing - 34 storey residential apartment building with green roofs above the two and four storey residential portions, 359 dwelling units, linked (mechanically and electrically) with 2 blocks of three storey residential townhouses contai…

    Permit 12 260361 PLB

  • Oct 2012

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

    Underground drains. - 34 storey residential apartment building with green roofs above the two and four storey residential portions, 359 dwelling units, linked (mechanically and electrically) with 2 blocks of three storey residential townho…

    Permit 12 260361 DRN

  • Oct 2012

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

    HVAC - 34 storey residential apartment building with green roofs above the two and four storey residential portions, 359 dwelling units, linked (mechanically and electrically) with 2 blocks of three storey residential townhouses containing…

    Permit 12 260361 HVA

  • Oct 2012

    Construction · Closed

    34 storey residential apartment building with green roofs above the two and four storey residential portions, 359 dwelling units, linked (mechanically and electrically) with 2 blocks of three storey residential townhouses containing a tota…

    Permit 12 260361 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

73/ 100

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

  • Transit91

    69.1 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Sheppard-Yonge (1 Yonge-University Line), 460 m.

  • Parks & trees44

    12.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 200 m. 346 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling41

    Within 1 km: 2.3 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

    6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Cardinal Carter Academy For The Arts, 220 m), plus 13 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities85

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 3 community centres, 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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Safety

East Willowdale

  • AssaultLower than most

    Lower than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (55% of the city median).

  • Break and enterHigher than most

    Higher than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).

  • RobberyHigher than most

    Higher than 76 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Higher than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesHigher than most

    Higher than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Higher than most

    Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

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

  • ShootingsLower than most

    Lower than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (51% 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

Highway 401, 770 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, 10.8 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
5
Registered short-term rentals at this address
4
  • 160 Greenfield Ave · 220 m away

    Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2026-06-03

    Site Plan Control Amendment related to 16 163131 NNY 23 SA.Amendment is to insert an additional drawing into the Agreement to allow the City to undertake its obligation to insure a portion of the lands

    City record
  • 110 Sheppard Ave E · 200 m away

    Rezoning · OMB Appeal · submitted 2025-03-26

    OLT SETTLEMENT: A 42-storey ("North Building") and 46-storey ("South Building") mixed-use towers with podium heights of approxmately 22 metres (along Kenneth Avenue) and 26 metres (along Sheppard Avenue East). A maximum gross floor area of

    City record
  • 110 Sheppard Ave E · 200 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2025-03-26

    Site Plan Control Application proposes the development of 49 and 53-storey mixed-use towers above a 5-7-storey mixed use podium providing residential and commercial use at grade. The building will provide a total of 1,313 residential units,

    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
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.

2019
0.49% lower rent · 1 of 111 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
374
Unit mix
12 studio · 245 one-bed · 102 two-bed · 15 three-bed+
Condo plan
TSCC 2488
Registered
October 2015

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

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