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Building Review

17 Durnford Rd

Toronto, Ontario M1B

A 3-storey, 14-unit social housing building built in 1992.

Living score
32/100
Built
1992
Units
14
Storeys
3
City inspection
86/100

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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

18 bylaw investigations at this address since Feb 2025; 5 notices or orders to comply; 2 still open.

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 12
  • Not enough heat 5
  • Broken appliance 1
  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 181305 HEA 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 181303 HEA 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 170312 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 170311 000 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2026· Order Issued

    • Living Room: The electrical fixtures are not maintained in good working order. (open)
    • Living Room: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (open)
    • Living Room – stair wall: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (open)
    • Kitchen – under sink: Previously finished surface(s) where marks, stains, graffiti, and/or other defacements have been removed have not been refinished. (open)
    • Kitchen: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (open)

    Case 26 163091 PRS 00 IV

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 157070 PRS 00 IR

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  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2026· Closed

    • Hallway Closet: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. Namely: Hallway closet ceiling found in state of disrepair (hole in ceiling). (open)
    • Bathroom: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. Namely: Bathroom walls found in state of disrepair including but nit limited to bathroom tilling and wall near tub. (open)
    • Hot water room/ closet: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. Namely; walls found in state of disrepair. ( Hole in wall). (open)

    Case 26 155569 PRS 00 IV

  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 147954 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Feb 2026· Closed

    • Dwelling Unit: The heating system or unit is not in good repair and maintained in good working condition.Namely, the heating system is not operating as intended to provide the dwelling unit with a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius (open)

    Case 26 121522 PRS 00 IV

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 118023 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 118020 HEA 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Feb 2026· Closed

    • Dwelling Unit: The supplied facility in or on the property is not kept in a satisfactory working condition.Namely, the hot water tank in the unit is not functioning as intended. (substantially complete)

    Case 26 117540 PRS 00 IV

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 117530 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 117473 HEA 00 IR

  • Nov 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 257054 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Broken applianceBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 213233 APP 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Feb 2025· Closed

    • Bedroom: The heating system or unit is not in good repair and maintained in good working condition.Namely: There is no air pressure or heat coming from the vents located in the upstairs bedrooms. (closed)

    Case 25 115812 PRS 00 IV

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 113790 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.

From City of Toronto open data

Neighbourhood

Living score

32/ 100

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

  • Transit18

    15.4 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes.

  • Parks & trees91

    45.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 80 m. 222 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling29

    Within 1 km: 0.45 km of protected lanes, 2.05 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby5

    2 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Rouge Valley Public School, 130 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities7

    Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 1 community centre, 3 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety40

    2 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 2 fatal. Fewer scores higher.

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Safety

West Rouge

  • AssaultAmong the lowest

    Lower than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (49% of the city median).

  • Break and enterAmong the lowest

    Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (50% of the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

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

  • Auto theftHigher than most

    Higher than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.7× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Lower than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (86% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Lower than most

    Lower than 88 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (61% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftLower than most

    Lower than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (41% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 74 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (67% 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

Traffic pollutionModerate

Highway 401, 320 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmModerate

740 kg a year from 2 facilities, mostly CK Collision Centres

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, 23.4 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 (au67.0) (x360)
Height limit
54 m

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
1
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 6780 Kingston Rd · 210 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2025-05-01

    Site plan application for the expansion of the existing convenience store building by approximately 44 m2, and minor changes to the existing parking area.

    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
BedroomsRougeScarborough (East) zoneToronto region
Studio-$1,460$1,491
1 bed-$1,633$1,761
2 beds$1,635$1,852$2,045
3+ beds-$2,072$2,294
All units$1,649$1,816$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 2018). Not resident reviews.

86 / 100City inspection score, September 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Social housing
Storeys
3
Units
14
Built
1992
Elevators
0
Heating
Forced air gas
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Administration bldg #33, 9:00 AM TO 9:00 PM
Pets
Allowed - no exotic pets
Parking
Ground level garage, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
No
Ward
25

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

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