1216 York Mills Rd
Toronto, Ontario M3A
A 8-storey, 65-unit private rental building built in 1964.
- Property manager
- Capreit
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
4 bylaw investigations at this address since Mar 2025.
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 3
- Garbage 1
- May 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 163271 WST 00 IR
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 183709 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 173791 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 130027 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
10 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Parking garage repair 3
- Plumbing and drains 2
- Alterations 2
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
- Balcony repair 1
- Roof and cladding 1
- Jul 2026
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Issuance Pending
Plumbing - INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO CONVERT THE EXISTING GROUND FLOOR LOCKER ROOM INTO ONE 2-BEDROOM SUITE, & TO CONVERT THE EXISTING OFFICE AND MAINTENANCE ROOM INTO ONE NEW LOCKER ROOM & ONE NEW OFFICE.
Permit 26 208201 PLB
- Jul 2026
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Issuance Pending
HVAC - INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO CONVERT THE EXISTING GROUND FLOOR LOCKER ROOM INTO ONE 2-BEDROOM SUITE, & TO CONVERT THE EXISTING OFFICE AND MAINTENANCE ROOM INTO ONE NEW LOCKER ROOM & ONE NEW OFFICE.
Permit 26 208201 HVA
- Jul 2026
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Examiner's Notice Sent
INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO CONVERT THE EXISTING GROUND FLOOR LOCKER ROOM INTO ONE 2-BEDROOM SUITE, & TO CONVERT THE EXISTING OFFICE AND MAINTENANCE ROOM INTO ONE NEW LOCKER ROOM & ONE NEW OFFICE.
Permit 26 208201 BLD · est. $120,000
- May 2022
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
LOCALIZED PARKING GARAGE REPAIRS
Permit 22 143532 BLD · est. $117,435
- Jun 2018
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Localized Repairs of Parking Garage
Permit 18 172242 BLD
- Sep 2016
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Inspection
Install backflow preventer
Permit 16 223221 PSA · est. $6,500
Show 4 older permits
- Jun 2015
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Localized repairs of parking garage and foundation wall.
Permit 15 182220 BLD · est. $300,000
- Oct 2013
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Permit Issued
Exterior wall repair and balcony repair to 49 balconies
Permit 13 244050 BLD · est. $300,000
- Oct 2005
Roof and cladding · Re-Roofing/Re-Cladding · Closed
New wall cladding elfs system on w. elevation.
Permit 05 192026 BLD
- Feb 1996
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
FIRE RETROFIT
Permit 96 251026 BLD
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
48/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit45
34.2 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Don Mills (4 Sheppard Line), 2.0 km.
- Parks & trees76
26.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 130 m. 242 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling2
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby68
6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Donview Middle Health And Wellness Academy , 460 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities31
Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 6 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety40
3 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
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Safety
Fenside-Parkwoods
- AssaultAbout typical
Lower than 62 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (87% of the city median).
- Break and enterAmong the lowest
Lower than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (43% of the city median).
- RobberyLower than most
Lower than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (57% of the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Higher than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesLower than most
Lower than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (68% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Among the lowest
Lower than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (52% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftLower than most
Lower than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (46% of the city median).
- ShootingsLower than most
Lower than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (51% of the city median).
- HomicideLower than most
Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (66% 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
Don Valley Parkway, 270 m away
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
- Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 10.8 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 Apartment
- Category
- Apartment
- Zone label
RA (f30.0; a1375; d1.5)- 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.
| Bedrooms | Parkwoods-Donalda | North York (Southeast) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,660 | $1,188* | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,680 | $1,638 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,955 | $1,890 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,140 | $2,238 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,920 | $1,842 | $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.
- 2017
- 0.60% lower rent · tenants notified
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.
94 / 100City inspection score, September 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 8
- Units
- 65
- Built
- 1964
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Capreit
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- 2nd floor, 7:00AM TO 10:00PM
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 16
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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