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Building Review

30 Denton Ave

Toronto, Ontario M1L

A 22-storey, 575-unit private rental building built in 1976.

Living score
70/100
Built
1976
Units
575
Storeys
22
City inspection
92/100
Property manager
Realstar

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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

5 bylaw investigations at this address since Jun 2025; 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
  • Zoning 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 241558 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 237119 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 204270 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 192553 ZON 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 170605 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

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

  • Balcony repair 5
  • Fire and life safety 4
  • Parking garage repair 2
  • Plumbing and drains 2
  • Alterations 2
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Jan 2023

    Fire and life safety · Other(FS) · Closed

    REV 01: The door hold open devices and the associated smoke detectors are no longer in the scope of work. Proposed replacing of speakers, annunciator and smoke detectors; new hold-open devices(E.O.)

    Permit 20 218954 FSU

  • Nov 2020

    Fire and life safety · Other(FS) · Closed

    Proposed replacing of speakers, annunciator and smoke detectors; new hold-open devices(E.O.)

    Permit 20 218954 FSU · est. $254,400

  • Feb 2018

    Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed

    Proposal to install 6 maglocks at below grade levels.

    Permit 18 120518 FSU · est. $10,000

  • May 2017

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Localized concrete repairs at balcony slabs and shear walls.Localized welding repairs at metal guards and divider panels.Application of waterproofing at all PH units balconies, localized painting of concrete and metal, localized masonry wo…

    Permit 17 152060 BLD

  • Feb 2017

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Concrete repairs and waterproofing of the parking structure interior slabs

    Permit 17 111659 BLD · est. $2,151,000

  • Jun 2016

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Permit Issued

    install sprinklers per inspector re permit 15-148928

    Permit 16 175480 FSU · est. $100,000

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  • Apr 2016

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Proposal for localized garage roof slab repairs in an existing apartment buliding.

    Permit 16 137941 BLD

  • May 2015

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

    Plumbing - Interior alterations to convert existing portion of business centre and corridor to (1) guest suite. New exterior patio with guardrail.

    Permit 15 148928 PLB

  • May 2015

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

    HVAC - Interior alterations to convert existing portion of business centre and corridor to (1) guest suite. New exterior patio with guardrail.

    Permit 15 148928 HVA

  • Apr 2015

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Interior alterations to convert existing portion of horticultural room to (1) guest suite. New exterior patio with guardrail.

    Permit 15 148928 BLD · est. $25,000

  • Aug 2012

    Alterations · Fire Damage · Inspection

    fire damage to Unit 825 and 826

    Permit 12 226005 BLD

  • Nov 2010

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

    intall a 4" backflow preventer in basement mechanical room

    Permit 10 293036 PSA · est. $15,000

  • May 2004

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    balcony concrete repairs

    Permit 04 130656 BLD · est. $193,000

  • Apr 2003

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    BALCONY REPAIRS FOR 80 BALCONIES

    Permit 03 125173 BLD · est. $185,495

  • May 2002

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    REPAIR CONCRETE BALCONY SLABS. 126 UNITS. PERMIT REFERENCE 00-344529 AND 01-135634

    Permit 02 137151 BLD · est. $248,000

  • May 2001

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    REPAIR CONCRETE BALCONY SLABS - 127 BALCONY'S

    Permit 01 135634 CMB

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

70/ 100

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

  • Transit95

    82.4 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 9 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Victoria Park (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 120 m.

  • Parks & trees85

    36.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 180 m. 247 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling62

    Within 1 km: 1.8 km of protected lanes, 2.85 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.7 km of shared routes. 5 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby79

    5 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Dunstan Catholic Elementary School, 290 m), plus 2 private. 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 safety12

    8 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

Oakridge

  • AssaultAmong the highest

    Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.2× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Higher than 64 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Higher than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • Auto theftLower than most

    Lower than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (60% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Higher than 65 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Higher than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Lower than 74 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (57% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAmong the highest

    Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.5× the city median).

  • HomicideAmong the highest

    Higher than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× 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 kmModerate

361 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Tip Top Auto Collision Car Sales Ltd

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, 7.7 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 (au29.0) (x694)
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
4
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 777 Victoria Park Ave · 140 m away

    Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2024-08-22

    The applicant is proposing a mixed-use building containing 705 rental residential dwelling units, within 12-storey and 34-storey residential tower components, together with a day nursery, community space and retail space

    City record
  • 3089 Danforth Ave · 300 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2021-12-12

    The proposed development contemplates a 7-storey (25.1 metres) mixed-use building with a total of 2807 square metres of residential GFA and 125 square metres of commercial GFA at grade. 30 residential units are proposed, ranging in size fro

    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
BedroomsOakridgeScarborough (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,527$1,520$1,491
1 bed$1,718$1,610$1,761
2 beds$2,197$1,843$2,045
3+ beds-$1,932$2,294
All units$1,914$1,754$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
0.89% lower rent · tenants notified
2015
0.66% lower rent · tenants notified
2016
0.91% 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.

92 / 100City inspection score, August 2024. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
22
Units
575
Built
1976
Elevators
5
Managed by
Realstar
Heating
Electric
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Sl, 6A-MIDNIGHT/7 DAYS PER WEEK
Pets
Allowed - dogs under 30 pounds
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Paid
Amenities
Outdoor pool, indoor recreation room, indoor exercise room, sauna
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
Yes
Ward
20

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

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