It is located north-west of the central core in the former suburb of Etobicoke within the larger neighbourhood of Rexdale.

Humberwood is named after the Humber River, which flows along its northern edge.

[1] It is the southern part of the official City of Toronto "West Humber-Clairville" neighbourhood.

Even the design team was a joint venture between two architectural firms.

The facility is a 212,300-square-foot (19,720 m2), three-storey building with two elementary schools, a public library, community centre, community hall and triple gymnasium.