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Building Review

20 Broadoaks Dr

Toronto, Ontario M3J

A 9-storey, 177-unit private rental building built in 1969.

Living score
37/100
Built
1969
Units
177
Storeys
9
City inspection
74/100

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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

4 bylaw investigations at this address since Mar 2026; 1 notice or order 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 4
  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued

    • 1st Underground Parking Level: The floors in the parking or storage garage are not maintained free of holes, breaks or cracks. Namely, broken and displaced concrete at the base of the vehicle entry ramp. (open)
    • Underground Parking Area: Door providing access to a parking or storage garage has not been equipped with a self-closing device designed to return the door to the closed and latched position after each use. Namely, The overhead vehicle door doers not close after us… (open)
    • Underground Parking Area: The catchbasin is not being maintained free from defect and/or obstructions. Namely, the catchbasin at the base of the underground parking ramp is full of sediment and debris, has standing water and the grate is uneven and rusted. (open)
    • Underground Parking Area: The retaining wall is not being maintained in good repair. Namely, the retaining wall surrounding the underground parking ramp has cracked/damaged/deteriorating concrete and peeling paint. Additionally, the flashing at the top of the wall… (open)

    Case 26 240742 PRS 00 IV

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 221775 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 162301 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 133329 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

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
  • Alterations 1
  • Apr 2024

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Fire alarm panel replacement and smoke detector installation for elevator modernization

    Permit 24 135488 FSU

  • Aug 2014

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

    installation of backflow preventer for premise isolation

    Permit 14 211702 PSA · est. $10,000

  • Nov 1998

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed - Dormant

    FIRE ALARM RETROFIT

    Permit 98 251406 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

37/ 100

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

  • Transit18

    15.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Sentinel (6 Finch West Line), 820 m.

  • Parks & trees55

    15.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 370 m. 362 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling44

    Within 1 km: 1.05 km of protected lanes, 2.75 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.1 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Derrydown Public School, 250 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities35

    Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 2 community centres, 7 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety31

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

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Safety

York University Heights

  • AssaultAmong the highest

    Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).

  • Break and enterAmong the highest

    Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.5× the city median).

  • RobberyAmong the highest

    Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.8× the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.8× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAmong the highest

    Higher than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.1× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the highest

    Higher than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.2× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 71 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).

  • ShootingsHigher than most

    Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).

  • HomicideAmong the lowest

    Lower than 100 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (45% 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

No expressway within 2 km

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

8.1 tonnes a year from 7 facilities, mostly Metro Dock

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, 13.3 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; d1.5) (x122)
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
8
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 25 Broadoaks Dr · 90 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2026-08-06

    Proposal consists of an 8 storey purpose built rental apartment building on the vacant portion of the site, while retaining the existing two 9 storey rental buildings.

    City record
  • 11 Catford Rd · 120 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-08-23

    Site Plan Control application to permit the redevelopment of the site with two 4-storey residential townhouse blocks, a 12-storey mixed use building, and an 18-storey and 30-storey residential tower connected by a 6-storey podium. The exist

    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
BedroomsDownsviewNorth York (Northwest) zoneToronto 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.

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.

74 / 100City inspection score, October 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
9
Units
177
Built
1969
Elevators
3
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
First floor, 8AM TO 10PM
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
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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