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Building Review

40 Fountainhead Rd

Toronto, Ontario M3J

A 22-storey, 370-unit private rental building built in 1972.

Living score
70/100
Built
1972
Units
370
Storeys
22
City inspection
88/100
Property manager
Ranee Management

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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

9 bylaw investigations at this address since Jan 2025; 1 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 7
  • Zoning 2
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 245162 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 163100 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 100779 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 246719 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 244546 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 232684 ZON 00 IR

Show 3 older cases
  • Jul 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 188043 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2025

    ZoningBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 135735 ZON 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 100664 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

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

  • Parking garage repair 3
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Alterations 1
  • Dec 2022

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Inspection

    parking garage repair

    Permit 22 236112 BLD · est. $500,000

  • Feb 2011

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Under ground Garage Repair/Reconstruction to P1 parking.

    Permit 11 126498 BLD

  • Jun 2009

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

    Installation of backflow prevention device

    Permit 09 148512 PSA · est. $15,000

  • Aug 2007

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    378 balcony repairs

    Permit 07 253274 BLD

  • May 2005

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    site repairs and expansion joint replacement

    Permit 05 131367 BLD

  • Jul 1998

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed

    RETROFIT

    Permit 98 251254 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

70/ 100

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

  • Transit67

    19.6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Sentinel (6 Finch West Line), 380 m.

  • Parks & trees92

    49.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 50 m. 125 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling79

    Within 1 km: 0.55 km of protected lanes, 8.35 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.3 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Wilfrid Catholic Elementary School, 310 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities64

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 8 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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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 kmModerate

800 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Maple Leaf Foods Cappola Lepage

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, 14.3 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
9
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 35 Fountainhead Rd · 170 m away

    Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-04-28

    Site Plan Control application for a proposed infill development at 470 Sentinel Road and 1, 35 and 40 Fountainhead Road. The proposal includes four new buildings consisting of three residential buildings of 36 storeys, 30 storeys, and 14 st

    City record
  • 35 Fountainhead Rd · 170 m away

    Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2021-12-29

    Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for four mixed-use and residential apartment buildings and a recreation centre having heights of 40 storeys (125.5 metres), 36 storeys (112.85

    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
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.

88 / 100City inspection score, October 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
22
Units
370
Built
1972
Elevators
4
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 24 HOURS
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
15 outdoor
Amenities
Outdoor pool
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
7

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

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