896 Eglinton Ave E
Toronto, Ontario M4G
A 4-storey, 43-unit private rental building built in 1950.
- Property manager
- Goldie Imports Of Canada Limited
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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
13 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 1 notice or order to comply.
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 8
- Not enough heat 4
- Garbage 1
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 220915 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 170834 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 170833 000 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2026· Closed
- 3rd Floor: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. Namely, the ceiling in the kitchen in Unit 302 is in disrepair and has an active leak. (closed)
- 3rd Floor: Exterior window(s) with broken/cracked glass. Namely, there is a cracked/broken window in Unit 302. (closed)
Case 26 153621 PRS 00 IV
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 151426 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 262650 PRS 00 IR
Show 7 older cases
- May 2025
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 25 157685 WST 00 IR
- Mar 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 134792 HEA 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 24 244280 HEA 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 24 239531 HEA 00 IR
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 224389 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 224283 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 224032 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
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 2
- Alterations 2
- Fire and life safety 1
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
- Sep 2018
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install a backflow prevention device in existing apartment building.
Permit 18 224472 PSA · est. $5,000
- Mar 2017
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Revision of Fire Alarm system
Permit 17 127119 FSU · est. $10,000
- Jul 2013
Alterations · Addition(s) · Closed
New unheated enclosure of 6 existing open air balconies.
Permit 13 199619 BLD · est. $6,000
- Apr 2013
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Convert basement space into 2 living units
Permit 11 153400 PLB
- Apr 2013
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Convert basement space into 2 living units
Permit 11 153400 HVA
- Mar 2011
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Convert basement space into 2 living units
Permit 11 153400 BLD · est. $25,000
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
58/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit73
30.6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Laird (5 Eglinton Line), 180 m.
- Parks & trees76
25.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 300 m. 322 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling56
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 5.1 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.3 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby22
3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Northlea Elementary & Mdl School , 530 m), plus 3 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities18
Within 1 km: 1 library, 0 community centres, 7 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety95
0 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
Leaside-Bennington
- AssaultAmong the lowest
Lower than 100 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (29% of the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Higher than 55 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- RobberyAmong the lowest
Lower than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (27% of the city median).
- Auto theftHigher than most
Higher than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.7× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Lower than 55 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Lower than 62 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (81% of the city median).
- ShootingsAmong the lowest
Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (48% 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
No expressway within 2 km
11.2 tonnes a year from 4 facilities, mostly Lincoln Electric Company Of Canada
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 Multiple Dwelling
- Category
- Low-rise residential
- Zone label
RM (d0.6) (x263)- Height limit
- Set by the zone
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
- 12
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
100 Vanderhoof Ave · 270 m away
Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2025-01-06
Original proposal was to permit a 39-storey mixed-use building with a total gross floor area of 30,628m² (5.63 FSI), and comprised of 1,128m² of non-residential space on the ground floor and 475 residential units. The proposed development i
City record849 Eglinton Ave E · 160 m away
Rezoning · OMB Approved · submitted 2022-09-14
Official Plan Amendment for a development includes three buildings: a 40-storey residential mixed-use building, a 21storey residential building, and a 6-storey office building, as well as a new private road and privately owned publiy access
City record849 Eglinton Ave E · 160 m away
Subdivision · Appeal Received · submitted 2022-06-14
Draft Plan of Subdivision for 1lot. (related files 22-160403 NNY 15 OZ, 22-160402 NNY 15 SA)
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.
| Bedrooms | Leaside-Bennington | East York zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | - | $1,339 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,713 | $1,578 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,055 | $1,820 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $2,178 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,809 | $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.
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.
89 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 4
- Units
- 43
- Built
- 1950
- Elevators
- 0
- Managed by
- Goldie Imports Of Canada Limited
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Basement, 1000 AM-1000 PM
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
- Visitor parking
- Paid
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 15
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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