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280 Donlands Ave

Toronto, Ontario

A 105-unit condominium registered in 2015 (TSCC 2484).

Living score
42/100
Units
105
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City building permits

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

  • Alterations 6
  • Plumbing and drains 4
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 3
  • Construction 2
  • Fire and life safety 2
  • Demolition 1
  • Oct 2023

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Cancelled

    Propsoed installation of a rack and thermal solar collectors on the roof of existing mixed use building and part of the hot water heating system.

    Permit 23 213760 BLD · est. $80,000

  • Dec 2014

    Construction · Closed

    Revision - To the 12th floor and roof plan on the existing mixed use building. Mechanical room size. Construct new 12 storey mixed use building with Community Space on Ground floor and residential units above - 105 residential units - 65 p…

    Permit 11 269876 BLD

  • Feb 2014

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed

    Proposal to construct sprinkler renovation to the ground floor of the existing community hall.

    Permit 14 119909 FSU · est. $5,000

  • Aug 2013

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed

    Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations on the ground floor of new mixed-use (res with non-res) building for a youth community center. Structure/Entrance address is 251 Cosburn Avenue.

    Permit 13 214801 PLB

  • Aug 2013

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed

    HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations on the ground floor of new mixed-use (res with non-res) building for a youth community center. Structure/Entrance address is 251 Cosburn Avenue.

    Permit 13 214801 HVA

  • Aug 2013

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Proposal for interior alterations on the ground floor of new mixed-use (res with non-res) building for a youth community center. Structure/Entrance address is 251 Cosburn Avenue.

    Permit 13 214801 BLD · est. $500,000

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  • Apr 2012

    Plumbing and drains · Inside and Outside Drains · Closed

    Drain - Construct new 12 storey mixed use building with Community Space on Ground floor and residential units above - 105 residential units - 65 parking spaces for residences - 13 visitor parking - 4 for community space - 4 levels below gr…

    Permit 11 269876 STS

  • Dec 2011

    Alterations · Shoring · Closed

    Revision: Standalone shoring permit for future development. Proposed building is 11-storey mixed use building containing community space at grade and 134 affordable residential dwelling units above. See aslo 09 200585 STE.

    Permit 11 223322 BLD

  • Sep 2011

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed

    Sprinkler permit for new condo building - Fees paid under 11 269876 BLD

    Permit 11 271728 FSU · est. $100,000

  • Sep 2011

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed

    Plumbing (DATA SHEET IN ATTACHMENTS) - permit to construct new 12 storey mixed use building with Community Space on Ground floor and residential units above - 105 residential units - 65 parking spaces for residences - 13 visitor parking -…

    Permit 11 269876 PLB

  • Sep 2011

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed

    HVAC - permit to construct new 12 storey mixed use building with Community Space on Ground floor and residential units above - 105 residential units - 65 parking spaces for residences - 13 visitor parking - 4 for community space - 4 levels…

    Permit 11 269876 HVA

  • Sep 2011

    Construction · Closed

    Construct new 12 storey mixed use building with Community Space on Ground floor and residential units above - 105 residential units - 65 parking spaces for residences - 13 visitor parking - 4 for community space - 4 levels below grade. 107…

    Permit 11 269876 BLD · est. $17,000,000

  • Jun 2011

    Alterations · Shoring · Closed

    Standalone shoring permit for future development. Proposed building is 11-storey mixed use building containing community space at grade and 134 affordable residential dwelling units above. See aslo 09 200585 STE.

    Permit 11 223322 BLD

  • Apr 2011

    Demolition · Demolition · Closed

    Proposal to demolish existing 2 storey building. Previous use was community centre - now vacant. See aslo 09 200585 STE.

    Permit 11 184730 DEM

  • Feb 2004

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Revise plans as previously approved re: fire separation between ground & second floor; CHANGE OF USE AND RENOVATIONS TO GROUND FLOOR

    Permit 03 183706 BLD

  • Oct 2003

    Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed

    Plumbing - CHANGE OF USE AND RENOVATIONS TO GROUND FLOOR. - Interior Alterations

    Permit 03 183706 PLB

  • Oct 2003

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed

    HVAC - CHANGE OF USE AND RENOVATIONS TO GROUND FLOOR. - Interior Alterations

    Permit 03 183706 HVA

  • Oct 2003

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    CHANGE OF USE AND RENOVATIONS TO GROUND FLOOR

    Permit 03 183706 BLD · est. $250,000

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

42/ 100

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

  • Transit23

    17.9 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Donlands (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.1 km.

  • Parks & trees10

    4.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 430 m. 463 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling41

    Within 1 km: 0.55 km of protected lanes, 3.05 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.55 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby68

    7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School, 100 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities74

    Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 1 community centre, 11 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

Danforth East York

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (73% of the city median).

  • Break and enterAmong the lowest

    Lower than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (45% of the city median).

  • RobberyAmong the lowest

    Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (25% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Lower than 62 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (88% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

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

  • Theft over $5,000Lower than most

    Lower than 79 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (66% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Lower than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (67% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout 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

Traffic pollutionLow

Don Valley Parkway, 750 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmModerate

467 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Bestway Donlands Cleaners

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, 3.8 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 (d2.0)
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
BedroomsEast York zoneToronto region
Studio$1,339$1,491
1 bed$1,578$1,761
2 beds$1,820$2,045
3+ beds$2,178$2,294
All units$1,715$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 inventory of condominiums registered 2002–2018. Not resident reviews.

Type
Condominium
Units
105
Unit mix
63 one-bed · 42 two-bed
Condo plan
TSCC 2484
Registered
September 2015

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

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