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Building Review

345 Sentinel Rd

Toronto, Ontario M3J

A 10-storey, 79-unit private rental building built in 1970.

Living score
62/100
Built
1970
Units
79
Storeys
10
City inspection
97/100

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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

24 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 2 notices or orders to comply; 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 23
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 206267 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 189326 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 175608 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 173187 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 173186 000 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued

    • Exterior Of Building: The (verandah, porch, deck, loading dock, ramp, balcony, fire escape or other similar structure, and/or other appurtenant attachment) and/or the supporting structural member is not maintained in good repair. Namely, the balconies have dama… (open)

    Case 26 240733 PRS 00 IV

Show 18 older cases
  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 167575 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued

    Case 26 167571 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 163594 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 137116 PRS 00 IR

  • Dec 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 262744 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 227558 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 217953 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Aug 2025· Closed

    • Kitchen: The supplied facility in or on the property is not constructed, installed and/or maintained so that it will function safely and effectively. (open)
    • Bedroom: Interior door(s), frames(s), glass pane(s), and/or hardware not maintained in good repair. (open)
    • Bathroom: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (open)
    • Dwelling Unit: Floor and/or floor covering not kept free from holes, stains, rubbish and debris. (open)
    • Dwelling Unit: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (open)
    • Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)

    Case 25 214336 PRS 00 IV

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 209860 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 184089 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 182070 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 179388 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 173239 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 154031 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 145740 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 240348 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 232625 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 224553 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

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

  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Alterations 1
  • Apr 2025

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Replacement of Fire Alarm Control Panel and remote annunciator.

    Permit 25 139517 FSU · est. $25,000

  • Aug 2018

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

    Install new Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only)

    Permit 18 210083 PSA · est. $6,000

  • Jan 1998

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    RETROFIT

    Permit 98 251001 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

62/ 100

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

  • Transit63

    13.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Sentinel (6 Finch West Line), 430 m.

  • Parks & trees76

    25.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 150 m. 340 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling58

    Within 1 km: 0.9 km of protected lanes, 4.65 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.2 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: C W Jefferys Collegiate Institute, 160 m). 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 safety64

    1 collision 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

York University Heights

  • AssaultAmong the highest

    Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).

  • Break and enterAmong the highest

    Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.5× the city median).

  • RobberyAmong the highest

    Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.8× the city median).

  • Auto theftAmong the highest

    Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.8× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAmong the highest

    Higher than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.1× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the highest

    Higher than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.2× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 71 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).

  • ShootingsHigher than most

    Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).

  • HomicideAmong the lowest

    Lower than 100 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (45% 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 kmHigh

5.3 tonnes a year from 1 facility, mostly Metro Dock

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
Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 13.6 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 (f30.0; a1375; d1.5) (x776)
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
BedroomsDownsviewNorth York (Northwest) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,169$1,167$1,491
1 bed$1,522$1,517$1,761
2 beds$1,736$1,751$2,045
3+ beds$1,912$1,966$2,294
All units$1,665$1,700$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.

97 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
10
Units
79
Built
1970
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement level, 7:00 AM TO 12:00PM
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, ground level garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
20 indoor
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
7

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

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