70 Esther Lorrie Dr
Toronto, Ontario M9W
A 7-storey, 97-unit private rental building built in 1963.
- Property manager
- Signet Group Inc.
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
4 bylaw investigations at this address since Apr 2026.
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 3
- Not enough heat 1
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 244706 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 204054 PRS 00 IR
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 168096 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 138774 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
11 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
- Fire and life safety 2
- Alterations 2
- Balcony repair 2
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
- Parking garage repair 1
- Feb 2022
Fire and life safety · Other(FS) · Closed
Replace standpipe fire pump under OBC Part 11
Permit 22 111239 FSU
- Sep 2018
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal to convert existing incinerator room into laundry room
Permit 18 232627 PLB
- Sep 2018
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal to convert existing incinerator room into laundry room
Permit 18 232627 HVA
- Sep 2018
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal to convert existing incinerator room into laundry room
Permit 18 232627 BLD · est. $50,000
- Jun 2014
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Replacement of existing fire alarm control panel and annunciator.
Permit 14 168825 FSU · est. $20,000
- May 2013
Plumbing and drains · Site Service · Closed
Proposal to relocate, sanitary sewer, storm sewer and water service to connection with existing (7) storey apartment building.
Permit 13 171728 STS · est. $50,000
Show 5 older permits
- Apr 2011
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Closed
Proposed construction to structurally alter existing roof of apartment building to install new roof hatch and staircase to hatch.
Permit 11 170088 BLD · est. $25,000
- Sep 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
installation of one backflow prevention device
Permit 09 166773 PSA
- Mar 2005
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Repairs to underground garage at existing apartment building.
Permit 05 116323 BLD
- Feb 2004
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Repair Balcony slabs & replace railings
Permit 04 112218 BLD
- Oct 2001
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Repair six balconies on the west elevation of an apartment building
Permit 01 185993 BLD · est. $8,000
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
52/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit19
16 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 3 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Martin Grove (6 Finch West Line), 1.3 km.
- Parks & trees96
55.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 70 m. 284 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling52
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 5.15 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.7 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby29
4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Greenholme Jr Mdl School, 520 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities62
Within 1 km: 1 library, 4 community centres, 3 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
West Humber-Clairville
- AssaultAbout typical
Higher than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
- Break and enterAmong the highest
Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.4× the city median).
- RobberyAmong the highest
Higher than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.2× the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the highest
Higher than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.9× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAmong the highest
Higher than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.3× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Among the highest
Higher than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (5.0× the city median).
- Bicycle theftLower than most
Lower than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (54% of the city median).
- ShootingsHigher than most
Higher than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.1× the city median).
- HomicideAmong the lowest
Lower than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (54% 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
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, 16.4 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
- 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.
| Bedrooms | West Humber-Clairville | Etobicoke (North) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | - | $1,342* | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,712 | $1,718 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,869 | $2,015 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $2,321 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,824 | $2,047 | $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.
- 2017
- 0.86% 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.
98 / 100City inspection score, September 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 7
- Units
- 97
- Built
- 1963
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Signet Group Inc.
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Each floor has its own, 24 HOURS
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, surface parking, parking deck
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Amenities
- Child play area
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- No
- Cooling room
- Yes
- Ward
- 1
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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