279 Woodfield Rd
Toronto, Ontario M4L
A 4-storey, 42-unit private rental building built in 1915.
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
42 bylaw investigations at this address since Nov 2024; 13 notices or orders to comply; 4 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 33
- Garbage 5
- Not enough heat 3
- Snow and ice 1
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Aug 2026· Order Issued
- Dwelling unit is not connected by two way voice communication system and security locking release mechanism to the principle entrance of the building. (open)
Case 26 222385 PRS 00 IV
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 201651 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 199014 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2026· Order Issued
- Bathroom: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: Bathroom ceiling. (open)
- Bathroom: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: Bathroom walls surrounding shower area, wash basin and behind toilet. (open)
- Bathroom: The ventilation system or unit is not kept in good repair and maintained in good working condition at all times.Namely: Bathroom ceiling ventilation. (open)
- Floor and/or floor covering not kept free from holes, stains, rubbish and debris.Namely: Floor tiles in living room, bathroom and kitchen. (open)
- The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not reasonably smooth and level. Namely: Floors in main living area and kitchen are not level. (open)
Case 26 195772 PRS 00 IV
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 191353 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 151866 WST 00 IR
Show 36 older cases
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 149291 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 141668 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 103432 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 266735 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Snow and iceBylaw· Closed
Case 25 266733 SNI 00 IR
- Dec 2025
GarbageBylawNotice to comply · Dec 2025· Closed
Case 25 265778 WST 00 IV
- Dec 2025
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 25 265736 WST 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Dec 2025· Closed
- Bathroom: The ventilation system or unit is not kept in good repair and maintained in good working condition at all times.Namely, the fan is not working. (closed)
- Apartment: The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not reasonably smooth and level. Namely, the floor in the apartment is not level and someparts of the floor are damaged. (closed)
- Apartment: Exterior window(s) with broken/cracked glass.Namely, the basement window is boarded up with wood as it has been broken. (closed)
- Apartment: The property is not being kept free of pests.Namely, mice, rats and cockroaches. (closed)
- Kitchen: The supplied facility in or on the property is not kept in a satisfactory working condition.Namely, the fridge is not in a fully working condition. (closed)
Case 25 266790 PRS 00 IV
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 264847 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Nov 2025· Closed
- Building: The property is not maintained and/or kept clean in accordance with the standards.Namely rubbish and debris throughout the common areas of the building, including but not limited to cigarettes butts, books, garbage bags, ladder, deceased m… (open)
- Building: Communication system is not maintained in good repair and in operative condition.Namely the intercom system is not functioning. (open)
Case 25 257610 PRS 00 IV
- Nov 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 257591 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2025· Closed
- Bathroom: Floor and/or floor covering not kept free from holes, stains, rubbish and debris.Namely the floor in the bathroom by the toilet is damaged and sinking. (closed)
- Bathroom: The supplied facility in or on the property is not constructed, installed and/or maintained so that it will function safely and effectively.Namely the toilet is not installed properly and the bathtub is damaged and corroding. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely the walls in the bathroom are damaged, the tiles in the shower are damaged and missing and the hole in the living room in the corner. (closed)
- Bathroom: The ventilation system or unit is not kept in good repair and maintained in good working condition at all times.Namely the exhaust fan in the bathroom is not working and the cover is broken. (closed)
- Bathroom: Previously finished surface(s) have marks, stains, graffiti, smoke damage, painted slogans and/or other defacements.Namely the black stains around the bathtub. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit: Repair(s) does not reasonably match existing wall(s)Namely the living room walls have been repaired and the bathroom wall by the light switch have not been repaired in a good workmanlike manner. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit: The electrical receptacle are not maintained in a safe and complete condition.Namely the receptacle in the living room by the bed is not installed properly. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit: Dwelling unit window that is capable of being opened has no screen.Namely the windows in the living room. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit: Exterior window missing.Namely the windows in the living room are missing panes of glass. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit: Interior door(s), frames(s), glass pane(s), and/or hardware not maintained in good repair.Namely the front entrance door and the bathroom door are damaged. (closed)
Case 25 187130 PRS 00 IV
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 185254 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 185251 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 185248 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 185245 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 170797 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawNotice to comply · Mar 2025· Closed
- The exterior surface of the building shall be maintained free of graffiti and/or painted slogans. (open)
Case 25 130711 PRS 00 IV
- Mar 2025
GarbageBylawNotice to comply · Mar 2025· Closed
Case 25 130686 WST 00 IV
- Mar 2025
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 25 128644 WST 00 IR
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 128639 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 121356 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 120311 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 106389 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jan 2025· Closed
- Dwelling Unit: Exterior window or skylight not maintained in good repair. (open)
- Dwelling Unit: Previously finished wall(s) in the public area of the property is not maintained in good repair. (open)
- Dwelling Unit: The property is not being kept free of pests. (open)
Case 25 105099 PRS 00 IV
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 102174 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 24 252729 HEA 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jan 2025· Closed
- Entranceway: Interior door(s), frames(s), glass pane(s), and/or hardware not maintained in good repair. (open)
- Throughout Dwelling Unit: The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not maintained. (open)
- Kitchen: The supplied facility in or on the property is not kept in a satisfactory working condition. (open)
Case 24 254624 PRS 00 IV
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 242593 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Not enough heatBylawNotice to comply · Nov 2024· Closed
Case 24 241918 HEA 00 IV
- Nov 2024
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 24 241344 HEA 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Nov 2024· Closed
- Apartment: The property is not being kept free of pests.Namely, multiple areas of the apartment show signs of mice including feces and holes for the movement of mice. (open)
Case 24 241348 PRS 00 IV
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Nov 2024· Closed
- Exterior Of Building: The retaining wall is not being maintained in good repair.Namely, the retaining wall adjacent to the stairs leading to the basement. (open)
- Ground Floor: Exterior door has deteriorated/ineffective weather-proofing.Namely, a rear exterior door leading to the back of the property. (open)
- Hall: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, the hallway in the basement was found with numerous holes which have been patched in a non workmanlike manner with wood screwed into the ceiling. (open)
- Basement: Previously finished surface(s) in the public area of the property are not renewed or refinished, when necessary, to maintain a similar appearance.Namely, the ceiling in the basement lobby was found with 2 areas bulging and the surface crac… (open)
- Basement: Interior lighting fixtures or lamps are not maintained.Namely, a basement ceiling ballast is missing its cover. (open)
- 2nd Floor: Interior door(s), frames(s), glass pane(s), and/or hardware not maintained in good repair.Namely, the gap in the door was filled with foam in a non good workmanlike manner. (open)
- Basement: The electrical fixture are not maintained in a safe and complete condition.Namely, the basement at the end of the hall near a fire annunciator is loose and not attached to anything. (open)
Case 24 238715 PRS 00 IV
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 237082 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 236748 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 236708 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
4 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 3
- Fire and life safety 1
- Dec 2021
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Permit Issued
Interior alterations - water damage repair
Permit 21 247142 BLD
- Nov 2020
Alterations · Other(BA) · Revision Issued
Proposal to repair a deteriorated porch at the front of the existing apartment building.
Permit 20 188374 BLD
- Sep 2020
Alterations · Other(BA) · Inspection
Proposal to repair a deteriorated porch at the front of the existing apartment building.
Permit 20 188374 BLD
- Jul 1999
Fire and life safety · Unknown · Permit Issued
FIRE CODE RETROFIT- FIRE ALARM,EMERGENCY LIGHTING, EXIT LIGHTING. APPROVED BY T.F.D. FEE$ 200.00
Permit 99 019148 FSU · est. $25,000
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
52/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit20
16.6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Greenwood (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.3 km.
- Parks & trees63
17 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 390 m. 495 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling68
Within 1 km: 1.9 km of protected lanes, 4.1 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.3 km of shared routes. 3 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby68
10 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Roden Public & Equinox Holistic Alternative, 250 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities91
Within 1 km: 1 library, 3 community centres, 17 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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About 1.2 km around the building. Select anything on the map for details. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Also worth knowing
Shown for context. None of this is part of the living score.
Safety
Greenwood-Coxwell
- AssaultAbout typical
Higher than 62 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Lower than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (73% of the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Lower than 65 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (85% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Among the lowest
Lower than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (54% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftHigher than most
Higher than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.0× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Higher than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Lower than 52 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
No expressway within 2 km
2.1 tonnes a year from 3 facilities, mostly Toronto Transit Commission Greenwood Complex
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
- Street Health, 4.0 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
Commercial Residential
- Category
- Mixed use
- Zone label
CR 2.0 (c1.0; r2.0) SS2 (x1573)- Height limit
- 12 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
- 9
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
1297 Gerrard St E · 290 m away
Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2023-05-02
This application proposes to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a 12-storey residential building containing 282 residential units, 1271 square metres of GFA of retail on the ground floor, 51 vehicle parking spaces, and 322 bicycle parking sp
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.
| Bedrooms | Woodbine Corridor/Greenwood-Coxwell | Toronto (East) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,525 | $1,213 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,702* | $1,692 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,907 | $1,869 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $1,876* | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,746 | $1,685 | $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 2019). Not resident reviews.
83 / 100City inspection score, December 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 4
- Units
- 42
- Built
- 1915
- Elevators
- 0
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- None on site
- Pets
- Allowed
- Balconies
- No
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 14
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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