2520 Bloor St W
Toronto, Ontario M6S
A 4-storey, 22-unit private rental building built in 1923.
- Property manager
- Landlord Property & Rental Management Inc
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
3 bylaw investigations at this address since May 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.
- Garbage 1
- Not enough heat 1
- Repairs and upkeep 1
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171638 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171637 000 00 IR
- May 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 157312 WST 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
6 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 4
- Plumbing and drains 2
- May 2024
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Proposal to repair a portion of the concrete block foundation wall in an existing apartment building.
Permit 24 149582 BLD · est. $5,000
- Jul 2021
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Proposal to replace the existing dry laid retaining wall with a new concrete retaining wall and steel guard.
Permit 21 190797 BLD · est. $5,000
- Jun 2021
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to three residential suites - UNITS 7, 9 and 22
Permit 21 164458 PLB
- Jun 2021
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations to three residential suites - UNITS 7, 9 and 22
Permit 21 164458 BLD
- Jun 2020
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Proposal to reconstruct balconies (c. 1925) with new balconies in same location, size and decorative appearance. See order 20-136377 UNS 00 VI.
Permit 20 157603 BLD
- Jan 2010
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install one back flow prevention device
Permit 10 107467 PSA · est. $1,500
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
60/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit79
41.1 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Jane (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 490 m.
- Parks & trees97
56.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 160 m. 502 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling68
Within 1 km: 2.35 km of protected lanes, 3.25 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.15 km of shared routes. 3 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby4
1 public or Catholic school within 1 km (nearest: St Pius X Catholic Elementary School, 510 m), plus 3 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities18
Within 1 km: 1 library, 0 community centres, 7 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety64
2 collisions 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
High Park-Swansea
- AssaultLower than most
Lower than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (68% of the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Higher than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).
- RobberyLower than most
Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (59% of the city median).
- Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (55% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesLower than most
Lower than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (80% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Lower than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (89% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- HomicideLower than most
Lower than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (60% 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, 7.0 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
Open Space
- Category
- Open space
- Zone label
O- 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.
| Bedrooms | High Park-Swansea | Toronto (West) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,342 | $1,410 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,479 | $1,798 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,535* | $2,252 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,238 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,498 | $1,945 | $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
- 0.62% 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, July 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 4
- Units
- 22
- Built
- 1923
- Elevators
- 0
- Managed by
- Landlord Property & Rental Management
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- None on site
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Ground level garage
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- No
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 4
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