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Building Review

8 Godstone Rd

Toronto, Ontario M2J

A 16-storey, 164-unit private rental building built in 1965.

Living score
58/100
Built
1965
Units
164
Storeys
16
City inspection
92/100
Property manager
R A B Properties Limited

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Issues & maintenance

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City bylaw and health cases

11 bylaw investigations at this address since Dec 2024.

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 8
  • Repairs and upkeep 3
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 240549 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 196924 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 110935 HEA 00 IR

  • Sep 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 230340 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 106981 HEA 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 102107 HEA 00 IR

Show 5 older cases
  • Jan 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 101848 HEA 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 101268 HEA 00 IR

  • Jan 2025

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 100981 HEA 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 252826 HEA 00 IR

  • Dec 2024

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 248254 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

14 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 3
  • Plumbing and drains 2
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
  • Fire and life safety 2
  • Balcony repair 2
  • Aug 2024

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

    Proposal to install a backflow prevention device in an existing apartment building.

    Permit 24 195621 PSA · est. $5,000

  • Nov 2023

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

    HVAC - Two (2) heat pumps will be installed on the roof.

    Permit 23 225607 HVA

  • Nov 2023

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Two (2) heat pumps will be installed on the roof.

    Permit 23 225607 BLD · est. $150,000

  • Apr 2023

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Proposal to renovate the existing canopy at the front entrance of an existing apartment building.

    Permit 23 137500 BLD

  • Mar 2022

    Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Closed

    Proposal to replace the sprinklers in the parking garage of an existing apartment building.

    Permit 22 125094 FSU

  • Mar 2022

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Proposal for repairs including slab reconstruction to the parking garage roof slab of an existing apartment building.

    Permit 22 125088 BLD

Show 8 older permits
  • Mar 2021

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Proposed replacement of fire alarm control panel

    Permit 21 132914 FSU · est. $50,000

  • Feb 2021

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

    HVAC - Replacement of garage roof slab on east side and part of south side of building. New CO controlled fan system in garage. Replace garage sprinklers in work area.

    Permit 21 119459 HVA

  • Feb 2021

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Replacement of garage roof slab on east side and part of south side of building. New CO controlled fan system in garage. Replace garage sprinklers in work area.

    Permit 21 119459 BLD

  • Apr 2019

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Balcony repairs and railing replacement on north and west elevations

    Permit 19 139437 BLD

  • Mar 2015

    Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed

    Balcony repairs and railing replacement on south and east elevations

    Permit 15 128207 BLD

  • Jul 2014

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    Repair and Waterproofing of Section of Garage Roof Slab Near Southwest Corner of Building

    Permit 14 184944 BLD

  • Mar 2011

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Repairs to shearwalls and slab edges ( All Elevations).

    Permit 11 144594 BLD

  • Sep 2009

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

    Instal backflow preventor

    Permit 09 171068 PSA

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

58/ 100

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

  • Transit89

    64.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 9 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Don Mills (4 Sheppard Line), 510 m.

  • Parks & trees20

    8.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 250 m. 250 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling18

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 0.45 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.05 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    8 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Woodbine Jr High & N/E Secondary Alternative, 350 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities91

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 3 community centres, 13 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety40

    3 collisions 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

Don Valley Village

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Lower than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (88% of the city median).

  • Break and enterLower than most

    Lower than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (71% of the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Auto theftHigher than most

    Higher than 84 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesAbout typical

    Higher than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Higher than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftLower than most

    Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (52% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Higher than 72 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Higher than 50 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 pollutionModerate

Highway 404, 450 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, 12.6 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 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
2
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 5 Fairview Mall Dr · 220 m away

    Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2022-09-13

    Proposed two residential towers with heights of 36 and 31storeys, connected by a 5-storey non-residential podium. The proposed development will retain the existing 4-storey medical office building on the site, with approximately 8,000 squar

    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
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.

2014
0.74% lower rent · tenants notified
2016
0.61% 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.

92 / 100City inspection score, August 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
16
Units
164
Built
1965
Elevators
3
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 8:00 A.M. TO 11:00 P.M.
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Amenities
Indoor exercise room, sauna
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
17

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

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