470 Sentinel Rd
Toronto, Ontario M3J
A 22-storey, 370-unit private rental building built in 1970.
- Property manager
- Ranee Management
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
1 bylaw investigation and 1 public health case at this address since Jan 2025.
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.
- Indoor air quality 1
- Rooming house 1
- Feb 2026
Indoor air qualityPublic health· Under Investigation
Case 10868962
- Jan 2025
Rooming houseBylaw· Closed
Case 25 105356 RMH 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
7 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 3
- Parking garage repair 2
- Balcony repair 1
- Plumbing and drains 1
- Nov 2024
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Proposal for Fire Damage Repairs - remove and replace interior finishes - 14th floor (unit 1412, 1413 and common area) - 12th floor (unit 1212).
Permit 24 241330 BLD
- Aug 2013
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Garage roof expansion joint repairs
Permit 13 219632 BLD · est. $200,000
- Feb 2012
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Underground garage repair
Permit 12 124711 BLD · est. $955,296
- Sep 2009
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Balcony/Guard Repairs 357
Permit 09 167418 BLD
- Jun 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Installation of backflow prevention device
Permit 09 148503 PSA · est. $15,000
- Mar 2001
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO PARKING LEVEL B2. TO CONSTRUCT A NEW ROOM TO HOUSE A NEW DIESEL GENERATOR.
Permit 01 115025 CMB
Show 1 older permit
- Jul 1998
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
FIRE ALARMS
Permit 98 251277 BLD
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
61/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit66
19.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Sentinel (6 Finch West Line), 270 m.
- Parks & trees91
45 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 150 m. 252 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling80
Within 1 km: 0.8 km of protected lanes, 8.05 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.45 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby29
4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Wilfrid Catholic Elementary School, 330 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities31
Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 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
No expressway within 2 km
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
- 10
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
35 Fountainhead Rd · 250 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 record35 Fountainhead Rd · 250 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.
| Bedrooms | Downsview | North York (Northwest) zone | Toronto 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.
95 / 100City inspection score, October 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 22
- Units
- 370
- Built
- 1970
- Elevators
- 4
- Managed by
- Ranee Management
- 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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