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Building Review

35 Esterbrooke Ave

Toronto, Ontario M2J

A 16-storey, 218-unit private rental building built in 1965.

Living score
63/100
Built
1965
Units
218
Storeys
16
City inspection
94/100
Property manager
SB Property Rentals Inc

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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 Nov 2024.

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 2
  • Apr 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 141138 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 235428 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

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

  • Alterations 5
  • Parking garage repair 4
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Jun 2025

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Propose to repair the shear walls located on south elevation.

    Permit 25 169677 BLD · est. $100,000

  • Jul 2024

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Proposal to localized garage roof slab repairs by main entrance

    Permit 24 176971 BLD · est. $60,000

  • Apr 2023

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    propose to repair the shear walls located on South-West of building

    Permit 23 134048 BLD · est. $100,000

  • Sep 2021

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Proposal for Fire Alarm Control Panel, Remote Annunciator Panel, Emergency voice communication panel replacement with fire alarm for elevator modernization

    Permit 21 212169 FSU · est. $100,000

  • Mar 2018

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

    HVAC - Installing a new interior entrance at basement floor level to access underground parking area include making an opening in the block wall to install a fire rated door and frame and provide an air-lock area by installing another fire…

    Permit 16 178496 HVA

  • Jun 2016

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Installing a new interior entrance at basement floor level to access underground parking area include making an opening in the block wall to install a fire rated door and frame and provide an air-lock area by installing another fire rated…

    Permit 16 178496 BLD · est. $10,000

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  • Feb 2016

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

    HVAC - LOCALIZED REPAIR AND WATERPROOFING OF NORTH SIDE OF GARAGE ROOF SLAB AND HVAC WORK- PHASE 2.

    Permit 16 116132 HVA

  • Feb 2016

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    LOCALIZED REPAIR AND WATERPROOFING OF NORTH SIDE OF GARAGE ROOF SLAB AND HVAC WORK- PHASE 2.

    Permit 16 116132 BLD

  • Apr 2015

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Localized repair and waterproofing of part of the Garage Roof Slab - Phase 1

    Permit 15 141871 BLD · est. $1,250,000

  • Aug 2012

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

    Installation of one premise isolation backflow preventer.

    Permit 12 222508 PSA · est. $4,000

  • Dec 2007

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Repair and waterproofing of building perimeter expansion joint.

    Permit 07 286393 BLD

  • Apr 2005

    Alterations · Window Replacement · Inspection

    replace windows.

    Permit 05 127749 BLD · est. $800,000

  • Feb 2004

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Inspection

    To repair 134 balconies and 1550 l-m railling.

    Permit 04 112065 BLD

  • Oct 1995

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    FIRE ALARM RETROFIT

    Permit 95 251136 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

63/ 100

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

  • Transit97

    89.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 11 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Don Mills (4 Sheppard Line), 430 m.

  • Parks & trees34

    12 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 220 m. 238 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling22

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 1.1 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.7 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Timothy Catholic Elementary School, 400 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities91

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 3 community centres, 11 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety31

    4 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

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

Traffic pollutionLow

Highway 404, 780 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmLow

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, 12.4 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
4
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 2600 Don Mills Rd · 280 m away

    Rezoning · OMB Appeal · submitted 2024-12-31

    Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for four buildings with heights of 47, 42, 42 and 42-storeys, together with an onsite public park occupying 1,096.8 m2. The total residential gross floor area (GFA) of the four buildings is 1

    City record
  • 5 Fairview Mall Dr · 180 m away

    Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2022-09-13

    Proposed two residential towers with heights of 36 and 31storeys, connected by a 5-storey non-residential podium. The proposed development will retain the existing 4-storey medical office building on the site, with approximately 8,000 squar

    City record
  • 25 Leith Hill Rd · 230 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2021-12-17

    Site Plan Approval for a 30-storey residential building having a residential gross flor area of 22649 square metres. A total of 292 residential dwelling units are proposed within the new building. An addition of approximately 68 square me

    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
BedroomsDon Valley Village/Pleasant ViewNorth York (Northeast) zoneToronto 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.

94 / 100City inspection score, September 2024. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
16
Units
218
Built
1965
Elevators
3
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Main floor;, 9:00 AM TO 9:00 PM
Pets
Allowed - size, breed, number
Parking
Underground garage, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Amenities
Outdoor pool, child play area
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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