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904 Eglinton Ave E

Toronto, Ontario M4G

A 4-storey, 23-unit private rental building built in 1958.

Living score
57/100
Built
1958
Units
23
Storeys
4
City inspection
78/100

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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

15 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 6 notices or orders 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 14
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 149303 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Mar 2026· Order Issued

    • Stairways – Landing: The guard is designed that a member, attachment or opening located between 140 millimetres and 900 millimetres above the level being protected facilitates climbing.The north and south stairways - to include the stair guards and landing gua… (open)
    • Stairways – Landing: A window in a stairway that extends to less than 1,070 millimetres above the landing is protected by a guard that is less than 1,070 millimetres high measured to the top of the guard from the surface of the landing. (open)
    • Stairwells – North and South: The stair guard is designed that a member, attachment or opening located between 140 millimetres and 900 millimetres above the level being protected facilitates climbing. (open)
    • Stairways – North and South: Height of the guard for the exit stairs are less than 1,070 millimetres around landings. (open)
    • Stairways – North and South: 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. (open)
    • Stairways – North and South: Required guard does not prevent the passage of a sphere having a diameter more than 100 millimetres.The north and south stairways - to include the stair guards and landing guards. (open)

    Case 26 135193 PRS 00 IV

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 135190 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 170799 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Mar 2025· Closed

    • Mail Room: Mailbox or mail receptacle is not maintained in good repair. Namely, the Mailbox in the Main Entrance Lobby. (open)

    Case 25 132915 PRS 00 IV

  • Mar 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 130870 PRS 00 IR

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  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Feb 2025· Closed

    • 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)
    • Stairway: Required guard does not prevent the passage of a sphere having a diameter more than 100 millimetres. (closed)
    • Stairway: A window in a stairway that extends to less than 1,070 millimetres above the landing is protected by a guard that is less than 1,070 millimetres high measured to the top of the guard from the surface of the landing. (open)

    Case 25 115643 PRS 00 IV

  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Feb 2025· Closed

    Case 25 115631 PRS 00 IV

  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Feb 2025· Closed

    • Basement: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. Namely, the Basement Wall leading to the Laundry Room. (open)

    Case 25 115621 PRS 00 IV

  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 109580 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 109575 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 109574 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Oct 2024· Closed

    Case 24 232742 PRS 00 IV

  • Oct 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 232729 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 232368 HEA 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

3 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 1
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Alterations 1
  • Oct 2019

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

    Plumbing - Proposed to convert an unused area in the the basement of the building to a one new bedroom apartment

    Permit 19 242784 PLB

  • Oct 2019

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

    HVAC - Proposed to convert an unused area in the the basement of the building to a one new bedroom apartment

    Permit 19 242784 HVA

  • Oct 2019

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposed to convert an unused area in the the basement of the building to a one new bedroom apartment

    Permit 19 242784 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

57/ 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), 240 m.

  • Parks & trees81

    31.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 250 m. 283 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling59

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 5.65 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.25 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby10

    2 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Northlea Elementary & Mdl School , 600 m), plus 3 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities12

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 0 community centres, 5 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

Traffic pollutionLow

No expressway within 2 km

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

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 (f30.0; a930; d1.25)
Height limit
16 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
24
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 105-109 Vanderhoof Ave · 280 m away

    Rezoning · OMB Appeal · submitted 2025-05-12

    Official Plan Amendment proposes to amend the City of Toronto Official Plan by re-designating the subject site from Core Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas. The proposal is limited to a land use change and does not seek to establish any si

    City record
  • 100 Vanderhoof Ave · 240 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 record
  • 849 Eglinton Ave E · 140 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 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
BedroomsLeaside-BenningtonEast York zoneToronto 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.

78 / 100City inspection score, December 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
4
Units
23
Built
1958
Elevators
0
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 24HR
Pets
Allowed - no lions
Parking
Ground level garage
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Balconies
No
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
No
Ward
15

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

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