Toronto · Ward 12 · PRIVATE

396 Avenue Rd

Toronto, Ontario · postal area M4V · Casa Loma

51 units · 6 storeys · built 1931 · managed by CROMWELL MANAGEMENT INC.

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RentSafeTO score

evaluated Aug 25, 2026 · proactive score 98 · what scores mean

LTB orders, Jan–June 2026

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)

building permits since Aug 2021

Property standards

investigations in the last 2 years · none open now

Building facts

Heatinghot water

Laundry roomno

Parkingunderground garage

Visitor parkingunavailable

Bike parking25 indoor parking spots and 0 outdoor parking spots

Elevators1

Sprinklersyes

Fire alarmyes

Barrier-free entranceno

Pets allowedyes

Non-smokingyes

Hydro metered per unitno

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

Garbage/Compactor Room3 / 3

Building Exterior3 / 3

Windows3 / 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 · Casa Loma

What rents cost here · Toronto North zone

Zone-wide market averages — not this building's rents

Unit	Vacant units rent for	Sitting tenants pay
bachelor	$1,701	$1,564
1-bedroom	$2,016	$1,888
2-bedroom	$2,677	$2,468
3-bedroom+	—	$2,968

The gap is what moving costs: a vacant 2-bedroom rents about 8% above what sitting tenants pay. Only 10.7% of units changed tenants in the year to the survey. Vacancy rate: 3.3%. Across the City of Toronto, average rents rose 3% 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: Avenue Rd at Edmund Ave · 57 m
Stops within 500 m: 6
Bus routes: 13
Nearest subway: Summerhill Station · 728 m
Nearest intersection: Avenue & Edmund · 51 m · 28,755 vehicles in the City's latest count

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: 56.1%
Renters paying 30%+ of income: 45.8%
Renters in subsidized housing: 6.9%
Median household income: $103,000
Average household: 2 people
Median age: 46
Homes in 5+ storey buildings: 54.8%
Moved in the past year: 12%
Residents: 13,631

2021 census · Casa Loma

Area safety

Whole neighbourhood — not this building

2026 so far (to June): 23 assaults, 14 break-and-enters, 8 auto thefts and 4 robberies — 39% fewer than the same months of 2025

Full year 2025: 77 assaults, 44 break-and-enters, 10 auto thefts and 4 robberies — break-and-enter runs above the typical Toronto neighbourhood; auto theft, robbery and assault below.

311 noise complaints in postal area M4V: 74 in 2026 so far (155 in all of 2025).

Police-reported · whole neighbourhood, not this building

What's nearby

Distances from this building

Parks: Poplar Plains Parkette 300 m · Roycroft Park Lands 413 m · Robertson Davies Park 424 m
Community centres: Brown Community Centre 337 m · Hillcrest Community Centre 1.3 km
Libraries: Deer Park 949 m · Wychwood 1.4 km

City of Toronto open data · straight-line distances

Schools nearby

Distances from this building

Elementary: Brown Jr Public School · 331 m
Middle: Deer Park Jr & Sr Public School · 1.1 km
Secondary (high school): Central Technical School · 2.2 km
Catholic elementary: Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary School · 1.2 km
Catholic secondary: Marshall Mcluhan Catholic Secondary School · 2.9 km

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 12 (Toronto-St. Paul's) — Josh Matlow, councillor_matlow@toronto.ca · 416-392-7906.

Score history

Evaluation	Score
Jul 24, 2024	95
Aug 25, 2026	98

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.

Landlord or manager of this building? You can request a correction or add a response that will appear beside this record. Every fact above links to its official source and date.