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34 Carscadden Dr

Toronto, Ontario M2R

A 6-storey, 69-unit private rental building built in 1965.

Living score
42/100
Built
1965
Units
69
Storeys
6
City inspection
98/100
Property manager
Elevate PM Limited

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Issues & maintenance

Leaks, outages, repairs: dated reports from residents. None filed yet.

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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.

  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Alterations 1
  • Aug 2018

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

    Proposal to install a back flow prevention device

    Permit 18 215985 PSA · est. $5,500

  • Apr 2014

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Permit Issued

    Balcony guard replacements and balcony repairs

    Permit 14 137873 BLD · est. $450,000

  • Jun 1996

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed - Dormant

    FIRE ALARM RETROFIT

    Permit 96 251108 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

42/ 100

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

  • Transit7

    9 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Sheppard West (1 Yonge-University Line), 2.3 km.

  • Parks & trees89

    41.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 60 m. 330 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling18

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0.85 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.7 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby22

    3 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Forest Valley Outdoor Education Centre, 780 m), plus 3 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities53

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 6 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety95

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

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Safety

Westminster-Branson

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 74 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (72% of the city median).

  • Break and enterAmong the lowest

    Lower than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (39% of the city median).

  • RobberyAmong the lowest

    Lower than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (33% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

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

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Lower than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (84% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Lower than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (72% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Lower than 65 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (74% of the city median).

  • ShootingsLower than most

    Lower than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (62% 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 kmModerate

38 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Finch 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, 12.0 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

Residential Multiple Dwelling

Category
Low-rise residential
Zone label
RM (f24.0; a1100)
Height limit
11.5 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
1
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 4700 Bathurst St · 190 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2021-12-03

    The site plan application proposes a nine-storey midrise residential condominium building with a total gross floor area of 10,466.44 square metres containing 142 residential units. Also refer to Zoning By-law Amendment application file no.

    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
BedroomsWestminster-BransonNorth York (N.Central) zoneToronto region
Studio-$1,471$1,491
1 bed$1,782$1,771$1,761
2 beds$2,106$2,039$2,045
3+ beds$2,370$2,324$2,294
All units$2,082$1,989$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
1.14% lower rent · tenants notified
2015
0.83% lower rent · tenants notified
2016
1.00% 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.

98 / 100City inspection score, July 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
6
Units
69
Built
1965
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
2nd floor, 24 HOURS
Pets
Allowed - no pets over 20 lbs
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
6

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

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