Toronto · Ward 19 · SOCIAL HOUSING

26 Norwood Rd

Toronto, Ontario · postal area M4E · East End-Danforth

12 units · 3 storeys · built 1940 · managed by NISHNAWBE HOMES INC

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RentSafeTO score

89
evaluated Oct 27, 2025 · proactive score 89 · what scores mean

LTB orders, Jan–June 2026

0
no final orders in this period

Rent control

Likely rent-controlled
first occupied before Nov 15, 2018 — the annual guideline (2.1% in 2026) applies · details

Fire code

no violations in Toronto Fire's high-rise inspection records

Investment (5 yrs)

no permits on file since Aug 2021

Property standards

2
investigations in the last 2 years · none open now

Building facts

Heatinghot water
Laundry roomyes
Visitor parkingunavailable
Bike parkingnot available
Elevators0
Sprinklersno
Fire alarmyes
Barrier-free entranceno
Pets allowedyes
Non-smokingno
Hydro metered per unityes
Gas metered per unitno
Intercomyes
Lockers / storageno

Self-reported by the building owner or manager at RentSafeTO registration; City of Toronto open data.

Inspection breakdown

Laundry Room3 / 3
Parking Areas3 / 3
Building Exterior2 / 3
Windows2 / 3
Balcony Guards1 / 3

Common areas scored 0–3 by the City inspector at the latest RentSafeTO evaluation (3 = no issues found). Only areas assessed at this building are shown.

Neighbourhood & getting around · East End-Danforth

What rents cost here · Toronto East zone

Zone-wide market averages — not this building's rents
UnitVacant units rent forSitting tenants pay
bachelor$1,337 †$1,209
1-bedroom$1,874$1,685
2-bedroom$2,045 †$1,866

† Small sample: CMHC rates this vacant-unit estimate low-reliability and/or finds the vacant-vs-sitting difference not statistically significant.

The gap is what moving costs: a vacant 1-bedroom rents about 11% above what sitting tenants pay. Only 6.2% of units changed tenants in the year to the survey. Vacancy rate: 2.6%. Average rents in this zone rose 3.8% over the year (same-structure sample). CMHC Rental Market Survey, October 2025.

Region-wide asking rents (Toronto area (CMA), Q1 2026, Statistics Canada, Quarterly Rent Statistics): bachelor $1,760 · 1-bed $2,110 · 2-bed $2,660 · 3-bed $3,250. Rentals.ca & Urbanation National Rent Report, July 2026: City of Toronto average $2,577 across all unit types.

Getting around

Distances from this building
Nearest stop: Gerrard St East at Norwood Rd · 22 m
Stops within 500 m: 9
Bus routes: 64, 135
Streetcars: 506
24-hour night routes: 300, 306
Nearest subway: Main Street Station · 668 m
Nearest intersection: Gerrard & Norwood · 28 m
TTC schedule data · routes serving stops within 500 m · straight-line distances · nearest intersection from CornerFacts, our sister site

Who lives in the area

Whole neighbourhood — not this building
Households renting: 45.4%
Renters paying 30%+ of income: 37%
Renters in subsidized housing: 26.4%
Median household income: $90,000
Average household: 2.3 people
Median age: 40.8
Homes in 5+ storey buildings: 23.6%
Moved in the past year: 9.9%
Residents: 25,118
2021 census · East End-Danforth

Area safety

Whole neighbourhood — not this building
2026 so far (to June): 121 assaults, 26 break-and-enters, 21 auto thefts and 9 robberies — 27% more than the same months of 2025
Full year 2025: 200 assaults, 49 break-and-enters, 37 auto thefts and 13 robberies — assault and break-and-enter run above the typical Toronto neighbourhood; robbery and auto theft below.
311 noise complaints in postal area M4E: 121 in 2026 so far (128 in all of 2025).
Police-reported · whole neighbourhood, not this building

What's nearby

Distances from this building
Parks: Norwood Park 165 m · Kildonan Park 177 m · Stephenson Park 315 m
Community centres: Ted Reeve Community Arena 344 m · Main Square Community Recreation Centre 517 m
Libraries: Main Street 290 m · Danforth/Coxwell 1.5 km
City of Toronto open data · straight-line distances

Schools nearby

Distances from this building
Elementary: Gledhill Jr Public School · 699 m
Middle: Glen Ames Sr Public School · 1.1 km
Secondary (high school): Malvern Collegiate Institute · 814 m
Catholic elementary: St John Catholic Elementary School · 757 m
Catholic secondary: Notre Dame Catholic High School · 844 m
Nearest board-run school by straight-line distance — catchment zones are set by each school board, so confirm with the board's Find Your School tool.
Who to contact about building problems. Put requests to your landlord in writing first. Unresolved property-standards issues go to the City through 311 (RentSafeTO). If 311 doesn't resolve it, your councillor's office can escalate: Ward 19 (Beaches-East York) — Brad Bradford, councillor_bradford@toronto.ca · 416-338-2755.

Score history

EvaluationScore
Sep 22, 202388
Oct 27, 202589

Landlord and Tenant Board orders

How to read these orders and codes →

No final LTB orders were published for this address between January and June 2026. Earlier years will appear as Tribunals Ontario backfills its catalogue to 2021.

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