170 Chalkfarm Dr
Toronto, Ontario M3L
A 23-storey, 262-unit private rental building built in 1972.
- Property manager
- Greenwin Corp.
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
11 bylaw investigations at this address since Feb 2025; 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 8
- Not enough heat 2
- Snow and ice 1
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 231099 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 222540 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 200101 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2026· Closed
- Dwelling Unit – Living Room: Floor(s) and/or floor covering(s) not maintained free from trip or other hazardous condition.Namely: parquet floor tiles in living room area are uplifted and create an immediate tripping hazard. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit – Throughout Dwelling Unit: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: walls throughout dwelling unit have damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit – Throughout Dwelling Unit: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namley: ceiling throughout dwelling unit has damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)
Case 26 189948 PRS 00 IV
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 187281 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 173129 000 00 IR
Show 5 older cases
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 173128 000 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 110492 HEA 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 101738 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 147522 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Snow and iceBylaw· Closed
Case 25 118363 SNI 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
16 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Plumbing and drains 6
- Alterations 3
- Fire and life safety 2
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
- Construction 1
- Parking garage repair 1
- Balcony repair 1
- Dec 2022
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
REVISION - revise scope of work for fire fighter handsets.Proposal to replace the fire alarm control panel and existing fire alarm devices not compatible with new fire alarm panel in an existing apartment building.
Permit 22 229421 FSU
- Nov 2022
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Proposal to replace the fire alarm control panel and existing fire alarm devices not compatible with new fire alarm panel in an existing apartment building.
Permit 22 229421 FSU
- Dec 2021
Plumbing and drains · Inside and Outside Drains · Examiner's Notice Sent
Drain - Proposal to construct a new 32-storey rental building with a 9-storey podium on the eastern portion of the site, fronting onto Jane Street and Chalkfarm Drive; with 4 levels of underground parking.
Permit 21 245469 STS
- Dec 2021
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Issuance Pending
Plumbing - Proposal to construct a new 32-storey rental building with a 9-storey podium on the eastern portion of the site, fronting onto Jane Street and Chalkfarm Drive; with 4 levels of underground parking.
Permit 21 245469 PLB
- Dec 2021
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Issuance Pending
HVAC - Proposal to construct a new 32-storey rental building with a 9-storey podium on the eastern portion of the site, fronting onto Jane Street and Chalkfarm Drive; with 4 levels of underground parking.
Permit 21 245469 HVA
- Dec 2021
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related (DR) · Issuance Pending
Drain - Proposal to construct a new 32-storey rental building with a 9-storey podium on the eastern portion of the site, fronting onto Jane Street and Chalkfarm Drive; with 4 levels of underground parking.
Permit 21 245469 DRN
Show 10 older permits
- Dec 2021
Construction · Pending Cancellation
Proposal to construct a new 32-storey rental building with a 9-storey podium on the eastern portion of the site, fronting onto Jane Street and Chalkfarm Drive; with 4 levels of underground parking.
Permit 21 245469 BLD
- Jun 2018
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
install backflow preventor
Permit 18 182835 PSA · est. $10,000
- Apr 2013
Plumbing and drains · Piping: Other Buildings · Closed
Replacement of domestic water risers and partial waste stack for suite 10 and 11 series
Permit 13 149321 PSA · est. $30,000
- Jan 2013
Alterations · Fire Damage · Inspection
Repair water damaged fire separations
Permit 13 111167 BLD
- Mar 2011
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Concrete repairs to underground garage slabs and columns on levels P1, P2 and P3 and at grade roof deck.
Permit 11 143193 BLD · est. $947,980
- Mar 2010
Alterations · MGO Remediation · Closed
Non-structural MGO remediation to apartment 1605.
Permit 10 137154 BLD · est. $10,000
- Jul 2002
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
BALCONY REPAIRS
Permit 02 156720 BLD
- Aug 2001
Plumbing and drains · Piping: Other Buildings · Closed
INSTALL ONE HIGH HAZARD TYPE BACKFLOW PREVENTER FOR REPLACEMENT BOILER, HEAT EXCHANGERS, PIPING. HVAC RETROFIT/UPGRADE WORK.
Permit 01 171289 PSA · est. $1,000
- Aug 2001
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Closed
REPLACEMENT OF BOILER, HEAT EXCHANGERS, PIPING. HVAC RETROFIT/UPGRADE WORK.
Permit 01 168080 MSA
- Apr 1998
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed - Dormant
FIRE RETROFIT
Permit 98 251118 BLD
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
45/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit46
36 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes.
- Parks & trees64
20.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 60 m. 162 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling27
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 2.35 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.
- Schools nearby29
4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Chalkfarm Public School, 330 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities53
Within 1 km: 1 library, 3 community centres, 2 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety31
4 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
Oakdale-Beverley Heights
- AssaultAmong the highest
Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.4× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Higher than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- RobberyHigher than most
Higher than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the highest
Higher than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesHigher than most
Higher than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Higher than most
Higher than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Higher than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- ShootingsHigher than most
Higher than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.2× the city median).
- HomicideLower than most
Lower than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (61% 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
Highway 401, 750 m away
5 tonnes a year from 3 facilities, mostly Gay Lea Foods CoOp Ltd Clayson Division
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, 11.6 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 Commercial
- Category
- Apartment
- Zone label
RAC (f30.0; a1375; d2.0) (x121)- 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 | Downsview | North York (Northwest) zone | Toronto 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.
- 2014
- 0.73% lower rent · tenants notified
- 2020
- 0.81% 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, August 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 23
- Units
- 262
- Built
- 1972
- Elevators
- 3
- Managed by
- Greenwin Corp.
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- 1st floor, north hallway, 10AM-10PM
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, ground level garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Bike parking
- 12 indoor, 12 outdoor
- 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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