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Building Review

101 Driftwood Ave

Toronto, Ontario M3N

A 4-storey, 32-unit private rental building built in 1971.

Living score
66/100
Built
1971
Units
32
Storeys
4
City inspection
88/100
Property manager
101 Driftwood Apts Ltd

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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

16 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 3 notices or orders 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 6
  • Garbage 2
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 229851 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 173143 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 173142 000 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Feb 2026· Closed

    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: The dwelling does not have a heating system capable of maintaining a room temperature of twenty-one degrees Celsius(21?C). (closed)
    • Throughout Dwelling Unit: The heating system or unit is not in good repair and maintained in good working condition. (closed)

    Case 26 116280 PRS 00 IV

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 116275 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 109796 HEA 00 IR

Show 10 older cases
  • Nov 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 249556 HEA 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 244217 HEA 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 181880 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 138868 HEA 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 138320 HEA 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 240474 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    GarbageBylawNotice to comply · Oct 2024· Closed

    • Exterior: Owner of land failed to clean and clear refuse that has been thrown, placed, dumped or deposited, including but not limited to (closed)

    Case 24 229963 WST 00 IV

  • Oct 2024

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 229871 WST 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Oct 2024· Closed

    • Throughout Building: The property is not maintained and/or kept clean in accordance with the standards. (closed)
    • Common Areas: The property is not being kept free of conditions which may encourage infestation. (closed)
    • Stairwells: The stairs and/or other appurtenant attachments and/or their supporting structural members are not maintained in good repair. (closed)
    • Parking Area: The fence, screen and/or other enclosure around or on the property is not being maintained in good repair. (closed)

    Case 24 229887 PRS 00 IV

  • Oct 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 226941 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.

  • Alterations 3
  • Plumbing and drains 2
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Feb 2023

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection

    Interior alterations to kitchen area of several apartment units in existing Single Family Dwelling (Units 101-108,201-208,301-308,401-408

    Permit 23 118499 BLD · est. $20,000

  • Mar 2012

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

    HVAC - Convert storage room into 2 one bedroom apartment suites on main floor NOTE: HAD PROBLEMS GETTING EDC/DC FEES TO COME UP IN FEE WINDOW. PLEASE BE SURE THEY ARE CHARGED. THANKS, LARRY

    Permit 11 279650 HVA

  • Mar 2012

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

    Plumbing - Convert storage room into 2 one bedroom apartment suites on main floor

    Permit 11 279650 PLB

  • Sep 2011

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Convert storage room into 2 one bedroom apartment suites on main floorNOTE: HAD PROBLEMS GETTING EDC/DC FEES TO COME UP IN FEE WINDOW. PLEASE BE SURE THEY ARE CHARGED. THANKS, LARRY

    Permit 11 279650 BLD · est. $50,000

  • Aug 2009

    Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed

    Permit 09 154513 PSA · est. $5,000

  • Feb 1997

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    FIRE ALARM RETROFIT

    Permit 97 251037 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

66/ 100

Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.

  • Transit74

    31.6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Driftwood (6 Finch West Line), 400 m.

  • Parks & trees82

    32 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 40 m. 295 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling57

    Within 1 km: 0.55 km of protected lanes, 4.85 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.7 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    9 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Topcliff Public School, 240 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities83

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 3 community centres, 8 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety15

    8 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.

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Safety

Glenfield-Jane Heights

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.7× the city median).

  • Break and enterLower than most

    Lower than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (63% of the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Higher than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Higher than 64 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesLower than most

    Lower than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (72% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Higher than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftLower than most

    Lower than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (44% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the highest

    Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.6× 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

Highway 400, 1.4 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmLow

None reported

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
Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 14.0 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 (f21.0; a835) (x69)
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
0
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0

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
BedroomsDownsviewNorth York (Northwest) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,169$1,167$1,491
1 bed$1,522$1,517$1,761
2 beds$1,736$1,751$2,045
3+ beds$1,912$1,966$2,294
All units$1,665$1,700$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.

88 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
4
Units
32
Built
1971
Elevators
1
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Ground floor, 9AM - 9PM
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Carport, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
7

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

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