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51 Parkwoods Village Dr

Toronto, Ontario M3A

A 7-storey, 81-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1962.

Living score
57/100
Built
1962
Units
81
Storeys
7
City inspection
88/100

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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

20 bylaw investigations at this address since Nov 2024; 2 notices or orders 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 11
  • Not enough heat 6
  • Garbage 3
  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2026· Closed

    • Throughout Building: In a dwelling unit, a window located more than 2,000 millimetres above grade opens within 1,500 millimetres of the floor not leading to a balcony does not employ a controlled sash operation to restrict, when engaged, the opening of the ope… (open)
    • Throughout Building: Dwelling unit window that is capable of being opened has screen that is not maintained in good repair and free from defects or missing components. (open)

    Case 26 188124 PRS 00 IV

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 188072 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 170704 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 170703 000 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 115255 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 110949 PRS 00 IR

Show 14 older cases
  • Jun 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 182277 WST 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    GarbageBylawNotice to comply · Apr 2025· Closed

    Case 25 148787 WST 00 IV

  • Apr 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 148770 WST 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 146208 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 145018 PRS 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 142512 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 107101 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 106099 HEA 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 103531 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 103112 HEA 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 102101 HEA 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 254009 HEA 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 252732 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 237860 HEA 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.

  • Plumbing and drains 3
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 3
  • Alterations 3
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Demolition 1
  • Parking garage repair 1
  • Aug 2021

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed

    Proposal to demolish existing dry sprinkler system and istall a new system with galvanized pipes and add backflow preventer on the fire line.

    Permit 21 193163 FSU

  • Apr 2019

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

    Plumbing - Envelope retrofits including: Overcladding of the entire building; new roof; windows and guards replacements. Interior renovation to lobby, vestibule, laundry and office areas to improve accessibility. Exterior site work: Struct…

    Permit 19 144230 PLB

  • Apr 2019

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

    HVAC - Envelope retrofits including: Overcladding of the entire building; new roof; windows and guards replacements. Interior renovation to lobby, vestibule, laundry and office areas to improve accessibility. Exterior site work: Structural…

    Permit 19 144230 HVA

  • Apr 2019

    Alterations · Multiple Projects · Permit Issued

    Envelope retrofits including: Overcladding of the entire building; new roof; windows and guards replacements. Interior renovation to lobby, vestibule, laundry and office areas to improve accessibility. Exterior site work: Structural canopy…

    Permit 19 144230 BLD

  • Aug 2015

    Plumbing and drains · Other(PS) · Permit Issued

    Permit to replace (2) hot water boilers used for snow & ice melting system.

    Permit 15 215142 PSA · est. $150,000

  • Jun 2010

    Demolition · Demolition · Closed

    Demolition of outside swimming pool for metro housing.

    Permit 10 197862 DEM

Show 6 older permits
  • Jun 2009

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

    Install backflow preventer

    Permit 09 145099 PSA · est. $6,000

  • Jul 2006

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection

    Construct / repair interior stair in an existing apartment building ( 20m2 )

    Permit 06 154537 BLD

  • May 2002

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

    HVAC - PROPOSED UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGES REPAIRS - Garage Repair/Reconstruction

    Permit 02 138738 HVA

  • May 2002

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed - Dormant

    PROPOSED UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGES REPAIRS

    Permit 02 138738 BLD

  • Jun 2001

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Closed

    BOILER REPLACEMENT.

    Permit 01 151670 MSA

  • Dec 1995

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed - Dormant

    FIRE ALARM UPGRADING

    Permit 95 251172 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

57/ 100

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

  • Transit52

    42.3 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Don Mills (4 Sheppard Line), 2.8 km.

  • Parks & trees52

    13.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 180 m. 425 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling2

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

  • Schools nearby68

    9 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Isaac Jogues Catholic Elementary School, 350 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities85

    Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 2 community centres, 9 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

Fenside-Parkwoods

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 62 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (87% of the city median).

  • Break and enterAmong the lowest

    Lower than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (43% of the city median).

  • RobberyLower than most

    Lower than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (57% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Higher than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesLower than most

    Lower than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (68% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the lowest

    Lower than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (52% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftLower than most

    Lower than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (46% of the city median).

  • ShootingsLower than most

    Lower than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (51% of the city median).

  • HomicideLower than most

    Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (66% 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

Highway 401, 930 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, 11.1 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)
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
BedroomsParkwoods-DonaldaNorth York (Southeast) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,660$1,188*$1,491
1 bed$1,680$1,638$1,761
2 beds$1,955$1,890$2,045
3+ beds$2,140$2,238$2,294
All units$1,920$1,842$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; * marks an estimate CMHC rates poor. 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, June 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Toronto Community Housing
Storeys
7
Units
81
Built
1962
Elevators
2
Managed by
TCH
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Main floor, 7:00 AM- 10:00 PM
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Paid
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
16

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

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