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Building Review

35 Park Home Ave

Toronto, Ontario M2N

A 10-storey, 283-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1974.

Living score
67/100
Built
1974
Units
283
Storeys
10
City inspection
92/100

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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

2 bylaw investigations at this address since Jun 2025; 1 notice or order to comply.

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
  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2025· Closed

    • Electrical Room – 2nd Floor: The electrical receptacle are not maintained in good working order. Namely, the 2nd Floor Electrical Closet beside Unit 211. (open)
    • 2nd Floor – Electrical Room: Interior door(s), frames(s), glass pane(s), and/or hardware not maintained in good repair. Namely, the Electrical Door Closet on the 2nd Floor beside Unit 211. (open)
    • 2nd Floor – Electrical Room: The supplied facility in or on the property is not kept in a satisfactory working condition. Namely, the Fire Alarm System located outside the 2nd Floor Electrical Closet. (open)
    • 2nd Floor – Electrical Room: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. Namely, the Walls around the 2nd Floor Electrical Closet. (open)
    • 2nd Floor – Electrical Room: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. Namely, the Ceiling surrounding the 2nd Floor Electrical Room. (open)
    • 2nd Floor – Electrical Room: The mechanical ventilation system is not capable of completely changing the air in all rooms at least once per hour. Namely, the mechanical ventilation system adjacent and/or surrounding the 2nd Floor Electrical Closet. (open)
    • 2nd Floor – Electrical Room: Floor and/or floor covering not kept free from holes, stains, rubbish and debris. Namely the 2nd Floor Flooring throughout including the Electrical Closet. (open)
    • 2nd Floor – Electrical Room: The lighting fixture is not protected from damage by the provision of wired glass or other suitable means of protection. Namely, the Lighting adjacent and/or surrounding the 2nd Floor Electrical Closet. (open)

    Case 25 178268 PRS 00 IV

  • Jun 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 173848 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

12 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 3
  • Plumbing and drains 3
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
  • Alterations 2
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Roof and cladding 1
  • Jul 2017

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Cancelled

    Proposed updated fire alarm panel.

    Permit 17 192944 FSU · est. $5,000

  • Jul 2017

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Rev 1 - Proposed revision to layout.Fire Alarm Upgrade - Replacing control panel, upgrading notification devices, replacing smoke detectors.

    Permit 15 269097 FSU

  • Dec 2016

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

    Plumbing - Ground floor universal washroom, 9th floor kitchen renovations, stage accessiblity ramp and universal washroom, relocate barrier free parking stall and alterations to existing accessibility on subject property

    Permit 16 270088 PLB

  • Dec 2016

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

    HVAC - Ground floor universal washroom, 9th floor kitchen renovations, stage accessiblity ramp and universal washroom, relocate barrier free parking stall and alterations to existing accessibility on subject property

    Permit 16 270088 HVA

  • Dec 2016

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection

    Ground floor universal washroom, 9th floor kitchen renovations, stage accessiblity ramp and universal washroom, relocate barrier free parking stall and alterations to existing accessibility on subject property

    Permit 16 270088 BLD

  • Mar 2016

    Plumbing and drains · Other(PS) · Inspection

    Proposed renovation to laundramat.

    Permit 16 129762 PSA · est. $50,000

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  • Mar 2016

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Other(MS) · Inspection

    Proposed renovation of existing laundramat.

    Permit 16 129762 MSA · est. $50,000

  • Dec 2015

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Fire Alarm Upgrade - Replacing control panel, upgrading notification devices, replacing smoke detectors.

    Permit 15 269097 FSU · est. $15,000

  • Feb 2014

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Inspection

    Balcony repairs and balcony guardrail replacement.

    Permit 14 117629 BLD · est. $290,000

  • Jul 2012

    Roof and cladding · Re-Roofing/Re-Cladding · Closed

    Roof curb and face brick reconstruction and local repairs to apartment building

    Permit 12 209163 BLD

  • Dec 2009

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

    Install one new Backflow Prevention Devices

    Permit 09 195751 PSA · est. $5,000

  • Sep 2009

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    Emergency generator replacement on the penthouse of the existing residential building

    Permit 09 169444 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

67/ 100

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

  • Transit71

    26.4 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: North York Centre (1 Yonge-University Line), 220 m.

  • Parks & trees45

    13 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 80 m. 343 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling10

    Within 1 km: 0.2 km of protected lanes, 0 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 3 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby93

    8 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Toronto District School Board - Head Office, 210 m), plus 7 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities91

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 4 community centres, 11 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

Willowdale West

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (85% of the city median).

  • Break and enterLower than most

    Lower than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (72% of the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Higher than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Lower than 74 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (71% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Lower than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Higher than 55 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Higher than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Higher than 74 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.7× 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 401, 1.6 km 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, 11.4 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

Not in the city-wide by-law

This site is still governed by a former municipality’s zoning by-law, which the city-wide data does not cover.

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
7
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 5100 Yonge St · 220 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2026-07-23

    City of Markham application - To demolish the existing automobile service station and reconstruct a new automobile services station, and construct a car wash and drive-through restaurant on the subject site.

    City record
  • 5100 Yonge St · 220 m away

    Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2026-07-14

    City of Markham File - Commenting Partner Only - Rezoning Application: Proposal for a residential development with seven rear-lane townhouse units, 14 resident parking and 2 visitor parking spaces.

  • 5100 Yonge St · 220 m away

    Site plan · Application Received · submitted 2026-03-05

    City of Vaughan Site Plan Application (7080 Yonge Street) for a 12-storey and 44-storey residential building.

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
BedroomsWillowdale West/Newtonbrook WestNorth York (N.Central) zoneToronto region
Studio-$1,471$1,491
1 bed$1,794$1,771$1,761
2 beds$2,108$2,039$2,045
3+ beds$2,620$2,324$2,294
All units$1,994$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.

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.

92 / 100City inspection score, August 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Toronto Community Housing
Storeys
10
Units
283
Built
1974
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
On site
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Surface parking
Visitor parking
Both
Amenities
Indoor recreation room
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
18

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

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