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Building Review

70 Clipper Rd

Toronto, Ontario M2J

A 14-storey, 206-unit private rental building built in 1970.

Living score
40/100
Built
1970
Units
206
Storeys
14
City inspection
95/100

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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

1 bylaw investigation at this address since Apr 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.

  • Graffiti 1
  • Apr 2025

    GraffitiBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 144519 GRA 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.

  • Plumbing and drains 2
  • Alterations 2
  • Parking garage repair 1
  • Balcony repair 1
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Oct 2014

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

    Install 3" backflow preventer

    Permit 14 242031 PSA · est. $7,000

  • Jul 2014

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Inspection

    Concrete Rehabilitation with maintenance and replacement of waterproofing

    Permit 14 186411 BLD · est. $234,000

  • Sep 2006

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Inspection

    Repair the balcony (192m2)slab and and railing (2310m)

    Permit 06 173053 BLD

  • Aug 2003

    Plumbing and drains · Piping: Other Buildings · Closed

    Watermain Replacements. 4" Domestic and 8" Fire service (outside only).

    Permit 03 168892 PSA

  • May 2002

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARM SIGNAL DEVICES ON FOURTEEN FLOORS.

    Permit 02 133937 FSU

  • Dec 1997

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed - Dormant

    FIRE ALARM RETROFIT

    Permit 97 251348 BLD

Show 1 older permit
  • May 1995

    Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed - Dormant

    RETROFIT FIRE ALARM

    Permit 95 251061 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

40/ 100

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

  • Transit8

    10 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Don Mills (4 Sheppard Line), 1.8 km.

  • Parks & trees51

    12.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 280 m. 535 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling9

    Within 1 km: 0.05 km of protected lanes, 0 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.45 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby79

    9 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Pleasant View Jr High School, 160 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities44

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 5 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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Safety

Pleasant View

  • AssaultAmong the lowest

    Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (51% of the city median).

  • Break and enterAmong the lowest

    Lower than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (48% of the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Lower than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (78% of the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Lower than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (81% of the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Lower than 65 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (89% of the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Lower than 65 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (78% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

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

  • ShootingsLower than most

    Lower than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (54% of the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Lower than 57 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, 760 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, 13.7 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
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
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.

2022
0.60% lower rent · tenants notified

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, July 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
14
Units
206
Built
1970
Elevators
3
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 8:00 AM TO 10:00 PM
Pets
Allowed - under 25 lbs
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
34 outdoor
Amenities
Outdoor pool
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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