50 John St
Toronto, Ontario M9N
A 3-storey, 14-unit private rental building built in 1940.
- Property manager
- 1725460 Ontario Inc
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
4 bylaw investigations at this address since Dec 2025; 1 notice or order to comply.
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 2
- Garbage 1
- Not enough heat 1
- Jul 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 202873 HEA 00 IR
- Jun 2026
GarbageBylaw· Closed
Case 26 183803 WST 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Dec 2025· Closed
- Stairway: Guard is less than 1,070 millimetres high. (closed)
- Stairway: Guard does not prevent the passage of a spherical object having a diameter of 100 millimetres (closed)
- Stairway: The stair guard when measured vertically from the stair nosing is less than 900 millimetres high. (closed)
Case 25 269820 PRS 00 IV
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 265833 PRS 00 IR
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City building permits
15 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 8
- Alterations 5
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
- Sep 2022
Plumbing and drains · Other(PS) · Permit Issued
Proposed kitec piping replacement on ground floor, floors 2-16, and floor 19.
Permit 22 199164 PSA
- Aug 2021
Plumbing and drains · Other(PS) · Permit Issued
Proposed in-suite kitec pipe replacement with uponor pex on the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th floor and within the indoor amenity space on the mechanical penthouse level.
Permit 21 200804 PSA
- Jul 2021
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Renovation of Suite 523 from fire damage
Permit 21 187736 PLB
- Jul 2021
Alterations · Fire Damage · Closed
Renovation of a Dwelling Unit in Suite #523 for the fire damage, in an Existing Apartment Building.
Permit 21 187736 BLD
- Jul 2021
Plumbing and drains · Other(PS) · Closed
Proposal to replace the kitec domestic water piping in an existing residential suite - UNIT 523
Permit 21 181361 PSA · est. $3,300
- Nov 2016
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
Proposal for interior alterations to an existing residential suite on the 4th floor of an existing 4 storey apartment building due to fire damage - Unit 14. See also 16 141733 BR.
Permit 16 257658 BLD
Show 9 older permits
- Aug 2015
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Install 1 1/4" backflow preventer
Permit 15 204716 PSA · est. $1,500
- Apr 2015
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Install one new Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only)
Permit 15 141396 PSA · est. $5,000
- Jan 2006
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Revise fixtures- add 1 wb & 1 wc.
Permit 05 201880 PLB
- Jan 2006
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
Revise mechanical plans; installing exhaust fan in washroom & baseboard heater.
Permit 05 201880 HVA
- Jan 2006
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Revise plans as previously approved by constructing new washroom.
Permit 05 201880 BLD
- Nov 2005
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Interior alterations to unit 232 of new mixed use building foer the creation of new **take out** eating establishment **Pizza Rustico** - Interior Alterations
Permit 05 201880 PLB
- Nov 2005
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Interior alterations to unit 232 of new mixed use building for the creation of new **take out** eating establishment **Pizza Rustico** - Interior Alterations
Permit 05 201880 HVA
- Nov 2005
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Interior alterations to unit 232 of new mixed use building foer the creation of new **take out** eating establishment **Pizza Rustico**
Permit 05 201880 BLD · est. $60,000
- Nov 2005
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Cancelled
Interior alterations to unit 232 of new mixed use building foer the creation of new **take out** eating establishment **Pizza Rustico**
Permit 05 201877 BLD · est. $60,000
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
61/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit52
41.9 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 7 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Mount Dennis (5 Eglinton Line), 2.9 km.
- Parks & trees75
23.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 320 m. 462 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling42
Within 1 km: 0.35 km of protected lanes, 3.35 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.4 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby85
6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St John The Evangelist Catholic Elementary School, 320 m), plus 3 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities53
Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 6 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety51
2 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
Weston
- AssaultHigher than most
Higher than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Higher than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- RobberyHigher than most
Higher than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).
- Auto theftHigher than most
Higher than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Lower than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (70% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Lower than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- ShootingsHigher than most
Higher than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.2× the city median).
- HomicideAmong the highest
Higher than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× 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
Highway 400, 1.1 km away
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, 10.5 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 Detached
- Category
- Low-rise residential
- Zone label
RD (f12.0; a370; d0.4)- Height limit
- 11 m
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
- 8
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 1
13 John St · 280 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2023-04-25
City record17 John St · 270 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2023-04-25
City record19 John St · 260 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2023-04-25
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.
| Bedrooms | Weston | York zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,562 | $1,381 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,687 | $1,706 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,958 | $2,067 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,469 | $2,547 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,843 | $1,864 | $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.
- 2017
- 1.43% lower rent · 424 of 425 units notified
- 2018
- 0.59% lower rent · 424 of 425 units notified
- 2019
- 0.49% lower rent · 423 of 425 units notified
Where several units are listed, the cut shown is the median. 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.
93 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 3
- Units
- 14
- Built
- 1940
- Elevators
- 0
- Managed by
- 1725460 Ontario Inc
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Basement, 24 HOURS
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Balconies
- No
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 5
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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