2980 Don Mills Rd W
Toronto, Ontario
A 16-storey, 168-unit private rental building built in 1970.
- Property manager
- Homestead Land Holdings Limited
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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
2 bylaw investigations at this address since Sep 2025.
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.
- Not enough heat 1
- Repairs and upkeep 1
- Jan 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 110691 HEA 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 225776 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
9 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 4
- Parking garage repair 2
- Fire and life safety 1
- Plumbing and drains 1
- Balcony repair 1
- Feb 2023
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Replacing existing basement corrugated metal roof deck with concrete roof slab
Permit 23 114358 BLD
- Apr 2019
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Inspection
Proposal to repair balcony concrete slabs and railing replacements, suspended slab replacement, EIFs and block removal on the roof
Permit 19 138859 BLD · est. $1,137,171
- Jun 2015
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Proposal to replace fire alarm control panel
Permit 15 179149 FSU
- Apr 2013
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Inspection
Repairs to underground parking
Permit 13 158630 BLD
- Jul 2010
Alterations · MGO Remediation · Closed
Unit 1210
Permit 10 224208 BLD
- Aug 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Install backflow prevention device
Permit 09 153337 PSA · est. $9,800
Show 3 older permits
- Mar 2004
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Inspection
Balcony restoration.(158 balconies).
Permit 04 121233 BLD
- Jun 1998
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed - Dormant
EXTEND SPRINKLERS
Permit 98 251183 BLD
- Apr 1997
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed - Dormant
RETROFIT
Permit 97 251095 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
51/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit25
19.4 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Don Mills (4 Sheppard Line), 900 m.
- Parks & trees55
17 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 70 m. 211 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling27
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 1.5 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.4 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.
- Schools nearby52
11 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Georges Vanier Secondary School , 190 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities91
Within 1 km: 1 library, 3 community centres, 13 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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Also worth knowing
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Safety
Don Valley Village
- AssaultAbout typical
Lower than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (88% of the city median).
- Break and enterLower than most
Lower than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (71% of the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Auto theftHigher than most
Higher than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Higher than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Bicycle theftLower than most
Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (52% of the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Higher than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Higher than 50 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
Highway 404, 930 m away
None reported
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, 12.8 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 Commercial
- Category
- Apartment
- Zone label
RAC (f30.0; a1375; d1.5)- 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 | Don Valley Village/Pleasant View | North York (Northeast) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,467 | $1,498 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,758 | $1,815 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,017 | $2,156 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,152 | $2,342 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,976 | $2,081 | $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.
96 / 100City inspection score, September 2024. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 16
- Units
- 168
- Built
- 1970
- Elevators
- 3
- Managed by
- Homestead Land Holdings Limited
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Basement, 24 HR
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Bike parking
- 10 outdoor
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 17
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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