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Building Review

16 The Donway E

Toronto, Ontario M3C

A 4-storey, 61-unit private rental building built in 1959.

Living score
51/100
Built
1959
Units
61
Storeys
4
City inspection
91/100

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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

5 bylaw investigations at this address since Mar 2026; 1 notice or order 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 4
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2026· Closed

    • Dwelling Unit: The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not maintained. Namely, parquet flooring in the bedroom, hallway and section in living room by kitchen not maintained. (closed)

    Case 26 189238 PRS 00 IV

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 185244 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 170598 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 170597 000 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 135902 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.

  • Balcony repair 3
  • Alterations 2
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Oct 2009

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

    Install backflow prevention device

    Permit 09 180839 PSA · est. $1,000

  • Feb 2007

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed - Dormant

    15 balconies

    Permit 07 111145 BLD

  • Oct 2006

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Inspection

    15 balconies, 113.38 linear m of guard rails

    Permit 06 183162 BLD

  • Aug 2006

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Inspection

    repair balconies and replace guardrails. (12 balconies, 60.35m guardrails)

    Permit 06 171824 BLD

  • Oct 1997

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed - Dormant

    30 BALCONY RAILINGS

    Permit 97 251258 BLD

  • Sep 1995

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed - Dormant

    FIRE ALARM UPGRADE

    Permit 95 251129 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

51/ 100

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

  • Transit57

    47 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 8 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Don Valley (5 Eglinton Line), 1.6 km.

  • Parks & trees55

    17.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 490 m. 182 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling43

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 4.15 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby68

    5 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Don Mills Mdl School, 120 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

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

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Safety

Banbury-Don Mills

  • AssaultLower than most

    Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (65% of the city median).

  • Break and enterHigher than most

    Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Higher than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Higher than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Higher than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Higher than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftLower than most

    Lower than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (53% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Lower than 74 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (70% 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

Traffic pollutionLow

Don Valley Parkway, 730 m 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
Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 8.0 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; d1.0)
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
3
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 6 The Donway E · 300 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2023-04-28

    City record
  • 6 The Donway E · 300 m away

    Rezoning · OMB Appeal · submitted 2021-10-08

    Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision applications to permit four residential buildings ranging in height from 12 to 29 storeys. The proposal also includes a new public park and a new public street.

    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.

Average monthly rent by bedroom type
BedroomsBanbury-Don Mills/York MillsNorth York (Southeast) zoneToronto region
Studio-$1,188*$1,491
1 bed$1,628$1,638$1,761
2 beds$1,834$1,890$2,045
3+ beds$2,262$2,238$2,294
All units$1,789$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.

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.

91 / 100City inspection score, July 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
4
Units
61
Built
1959
Elevators
1
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Main floor, 24 HOURS
Pets
Not allowed
Parking
Ground level 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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