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Building Review

70 Dixfield Dr

Toronto, Ontario M9C

A 12-storey, 141-unit private rental building built in 1963.

Living score
29/100
Built
1963
Units
141
Storeys
12
City inspection
97/100
Property manager
H&R Property Management

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Issues & maintenance

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City bylaw and health cases

3 bylaw investigations 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.

  • Not enough heat 2
  • Repairs and upkeep 1
  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 173680 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 173679 000 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 108821 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

21 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 7
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 4
  • Alterations 3
  • Construction 3
  • Parking garage repair 3
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Apr 2026

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Permit Issued

    Proposal to complete repairs to the garbage rooms and stairwells located at 70 Dixfield Drive. General elastomeric waterproofing installation and associated concrete repairs (estimated concrete repair area = 9.5m2) ; Replace concrete stair…

    Permit 26 145211 BLD · est. $44,000

  • Oct 2021

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

    Plumbing - Proposal to construct a new 3 storey, 12 units residential building with basements - Building # 4

    Permit 21 231517 PLB

  • Oct 2021

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

    HVAC - Proposal to construct a new 3 storey, 12 units residential building with basements - Building # 4

    Permit 21 231517 HVA

  • Oct 2021

    Construction · Closed

    Proposal to construct a new 3 storey, 12 rental unit residential building with basements - Building # 4See also 62 DIXFIELD DR - BUILDING # 2 21-223849 BLD 00 NB and 62 DIXFIELD DR - BUILDING # 3 21-231443 BLD 00 NB

    Permit 21 231517 BLD · est. $9,353,893

  • Oct 2021

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

    Plumbing - Proposal to construct a new 3 storey, 18 units residential building with basements - Building # 3

    Permit 21 231443 PLB

  • Oct 2021

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

    HVAC - Proposal to construct a new 3 storey, 18 units residential building with basements - Building # 3

    Permit 21 231443 HVA

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  • Oct 2021

    Construction · Closed

    Proposal to construct a new 3 storey, 18 rental unit residential building with basements - Building # 3 .See also BUILDING # 2:21-223849 BLD 00 NB and BUILDING #4: 21-231517 BLD 00 NB

    Permit 21 231443 BLD · est. $9,353,893

  • Oct 2021

    Plumbing and drains · Inside and Outside Drains · Closed

    Site Services - Proposal to construct a new 3 storey building contining 42 units (Building 2, 3, and 4).

    Permit 21 223849 STS · est. $9,353,892

  • Oct 2021

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

    Plumbing - Proposal to construct a new 3 storey, 12 units residential building with basements - Building # 2

    Permit 21 223849 PLB

  • Oct 2021

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

    HVAC - Proposal to construct a new 3 storey, 12 units residential building with basements - Building # 2

    Permit 21 223849 HVA

  • Oct 2021

    Construction · Closed

    Proposal to construct a new 3 storey, 12 rental unit residential building with basements - Building # 2 See also BUILDING # 3, 21-231443 BLD 00 NB, BUILDING # 4, 21-231517 BLD 00 NB

    Permit 21 223849 BLD · est. $9,353,893

  • Dec 2020

    Plumbing and drains · Inside and Outside Drains · Closed

    Site services - Proposed underground garage expansion, and existing underground garage reinforcement for a proposed fire route on roof deck

    Permit 20 198795 STS · est. $6,000,000

  • Dec 2020

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

    Plumbing - Proposed underground garage expansion, and existing underground garage reinforcement for a proposed fire route on roof deck

    Permit 20 198795 PLB

  • Sep 2020

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

    HVAC - Proposed underground garage expansion, and existing underground garage reinforcement for a proposed fire route on roof deck

    Permit 20 198795 HVA

  • Sep 2020

    Alterations · Addition(s) · Closed

    Proposed underground garage expansion, and existing underground garage reinforcement for a proposed fire route on roof deck

    Permit 20 198795 BLD · est. $6,000,000

  • May 2020

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Garage roof deck concrete repair and re-waterproofing, repair the deteriorated roof deck, repair some columns/walls locally, replace some block walls, seal leaking spots re-waterproofing the entire roof deck, re-surfacing.

    Permit 20 148308 BLD

  • May 2011

    Alterations · Canopy w/o Enclosure · Closed

    Proposal to construct exterior stairwell canopy.

    Permit 11 196473 BLD · est. $45,000

  • Mar 2010

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Proposed parking garage repairs to existing roof slab and waterproofing at existing apartment building.

    Permit 10 127911 BLD · est. $500,000

  • Aug 2009

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

    1 Backflow Prevention Device

    Permit 09 163246 PSA · est. $5,000

  • Sep 2008

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Inspection

    Remove exising fire alarm panel and install a new annunciator panel.

    Permit 08 200998 FSU · est. $3,000

  • Jun 2003

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Cancelled

    Underground parking garage slab reconstruction to apartment building.

    Permit 03 143733 BLD · est. $300,000

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

29/ 100

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

  • Transit16

    13.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes.

  • Parks & trees10

    6.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 70 m. 275 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling31

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 2.9 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Wellesworth Jr School , 350 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities12

    Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 1 community centre, 5 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety95

    0 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.

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Safety

Eringate-Centennial-West Deane

  • AssaultLower than most

    Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (66% of the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (73% of the city median).

  • RobberyLower than most

    Lower than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (52% of the city median).

  • Auto theftHigher than most

    Higher than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.7× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Lower than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Lower than most

    Lower than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (68% of the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAmong the lowest

    Lower than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (26% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Higher than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× 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 pollutionModerate

Highway 427, 250 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
Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 13.6 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 (x122)
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
1
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 710 The West Mall · 50 m away

    Rezoning · OMB Appeal · submitted 2023-07-27

    Zoning By-law Amendment Application to permit one 22-storey (76m) residential apartment building containing 282 residential units. The proposed building will have approximately 21,641 square metres of gross floor area with a Floor Space Ind

    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
BedroomsEtobicoke (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,693$1,491
1 bed$1,874$1,761
2 beds$2,200$2,045
3+ beds$2,529$2,294
All units$2,162$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.

97 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
12
Units
141
Built
1963
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 24H
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, ground level garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Bike parking
8 outdoor
Amenities
Outdoor pool, indoor recreation room, outdoor rec facilities
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
2

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

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