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Building Review

17 Brookbanks Dr

Toronto, Ontario M3A

A 8-storey, 44-unit private rental building built in 2001.

Living score
43/100
Built
2001
Units
44
Storeys
8
City inspection
98/100
Property manager
Realstar

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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

2 bylaw investigations at this address since Jun 2026.

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.

  • Not enough heat 1
  • Repairs and upkeep 1
  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 170666 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 170665 000 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

3 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.

  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Parking garage repair 1
  • Mar 2017

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Replace the existing obsolete fire alarm panel and annunciator with new

    Permit 17 125109 FSU · est. $10,000

  • May 2009

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

    Installation of backflow preventer device

    Permit 09 133413 PSA · est. $4,000

  • Apr 2003

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Repairs to the exterior north wall of the parking garage wall. Repair all unsound concrete, raising height of existing parapet wall and installation of new railing system.

    Permit 03 125843 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

43/ 100

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

  • Transit1

    3.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Don Mills (4 Sheppard Line), 2.9 km.

  • Parks & trees77

    26.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 40 m. 317 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: Cassandra Public School, 450 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities62

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 7 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety80

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

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Safety

Parkwoods-O'Connor Hills

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (83% of the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Higher than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Lower than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (64% of the city median).

  • Auto theftHigher than most

    Higher than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Lower than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Higher than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftLower than most

    Lower than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (53% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Higher than 50 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about 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 pollutionModerate

Don Valley Parkway, 160 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, 10.0 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 Apartment

Category
Apartment
Zone label
RA (f30.0; a1375) (x369)
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
BedroomsParkwoods-DonaldaNorth York (Southeast) zoneToronto 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
0.46% lower rent · 9 of 44 units notified
2018
0.48% lower rent · 15 of 44 units notified
2019
0.38% lower rent · 9 of 44 units notified

Where several units are listed, the cut shown is the median. 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.

98 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
8
Units
44
Built
2001
Elevators
2
Managed by
Realstar
Heating
Forced air gas
Air conditioning
Central air
Laundry
None on site
Pets
Allowed - 25 pounds or less
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
Visitor parking
Free
Amenities
Indoor recreation room, indoor exercise room, child play area
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
Yes
Ward
16

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

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