98 Elmer Ave
Toronto, Ontario M4L
A 4-storey, 36-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1955.
- Property manager
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
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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 Nov 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 5
- Not enough heat 2
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 246617 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 235497 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Closed
- Building: In a dwelling unit, a window located more than 2,000 millimetres above grade opens within 1,500 millimetres of the floor not leading to a balcony does not employ a controlled sash operation to restrict, when engaged, the opening of the ope… (closed)
Case 26 235358 PRS 00 IV
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 235286 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171286 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171285 000 00 IR
Show 1 older case
- Nov 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 251606 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
5 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Fire and life safety 3
- Plumbing and drains 1
- Balcony repair 1
- Jul 2021
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Permit Issued
Fire alarm system upgrade from bell system to horn system. Existing system shall remain operational until new system - including new fire alarm initiating, audible, and visual devices - is completely installed, tested, and certified.
Permit 21 181016 FSU
- Jul 2019
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
replace fire alarm panel
Permit 19 193962 FSU · est. $10,000
- Nov 2010
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install one backflow prevention device in existing apartment building.
Permit 10 292329 PSA · est. $4,200
- Jun 2005
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Replacement of guard on east side of building to 3 levels.
Permit 05 141986 BLD · est. $190,000
- Oct 1995
Fire and life safety · Unknown · Closed
MAKE ALTERATIONS TO FIRE ALARM SYSTEM (UPGRADE) THROUGHOUT BUILDING. EDC
Permit 95 021801 FSU · est. $45,000
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
56/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit28
21.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Woodbine (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.7 km.
- Parks & trees46
11.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 420 m. 501 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling58
Within 1 km: 1.35 km of protected lanes, 2.95 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.75 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.
- Schools nearby79
5 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Norway Jr Public School , 460 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities74
Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 11 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
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
No expressway within 2 km
2 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly St John's Norway Cemetery Crematorium
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, 5.4 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)- Height limit
- 11 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
- 4
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
419 Woodbine Ave · 220 m away
Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2025-03-18
Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 11-storey mixed use building with 123 residential units including 11 rental replacement units are proposed. The proposal will consist of 7,844 square metres of total GFA with 132 squar
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 | The Beaches | Toronto (East) zone | Toronto 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.
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.
82 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Toronto Community Housing
- Storeys
- 4
- Units
- 36
- Built
- 1955
- Elevators
- 0
- Managed by
- TCH
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Main floor, 7:00 AM- 10:00 PM
- Pets
- Not allowed
- Parking
- Surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 19
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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