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Building Review

50 Matilda St

Toronto, Ontario

A 4-storey, 56-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 2008.

Living score
61/100
Built
2008
Units
56
Storeys
4
City inspection
95/100

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Issues & maintenance

Leaks, outages, repairs: dated reports from residents. None filed yet.

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City bylaw and health cases

12 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 2 notices or orders 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 9
  • Garbage 2
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 194850 PRS 00 IR

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2026· Closed

    • 1st Floor: Exterior door not maintained weather-tight (open)
    • Kitchen: Repair(s) does not reasonably match existing wall(s) (open)
    • Bedroom One – Left Side: The light standard(s) supporting artificial light is not kept in good repair and in good working order. (open)
    • Kitchen: Fail to take appropriate mitigation measures (closed)
    • Laundry Room: Fail to take appropriate mitigation measures (closed)
    • In front of basement window – Exterior: The yards and /or other part of property is not being kept clean and free from accumulation of junk, rubbish, brush, refuse, litter, garbage and/or other debris. (open)
    • Main Entrance Unit Door: Numbering size does not meet set back requirements - single family residential (open)
    • Bathroom – Basement: The ventilation system or unit is not kept in good repair and maintained in good working condition at all times. (open)

    Case 26 159128 PRS 00 IV

  • May 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 155761 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 121498 PRS 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 119646 WST 00 IR

  • Feb 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 113100 PRS 00 IR

Show 6 older cases
  • Jan 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 108729 HEA 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Feb 2026· Closed

    • Living Room: Floor and/or floor covering not kept free from holes, stains, rubbish and debris. Namely: missing panels from flooring in the living room. (open)
    • Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. Namely: wall near entry door not in good repair. (open)

    Case 26 111863 PRS 00 IV

  • Jan 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 107392 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 212083 WST 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 147774 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 229705 PRS 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

4 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.

  • Alterations 2
  • Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Nov 2021

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Cancelled

    Adding an elevated, photo voltaic solar panel system to the existing roof structure of the 4 storeyresidential building and connecting to the existing electrical room.

    Permit 21 234456 BLD

  • Mar 2020

    Alterations · Fire Damage · Closed

    Repairs to the fire damages to the demising wall and window lintel

    Permit 20 125724 BLD

  • Nov 2019

    Heating, cooling and ventilation · Other(MS) · Closed

    Proposal for a chiller replacement.

    Permit 19 254652 MSA · est. $170,000

  • Oct 2014

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

    install backflow preventor

    Permit 14 231255 PSA · est. $5,000

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

61/ 100

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

  • Transit48

    39 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 5 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Broadview (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.9 km.

  • Parks & trees73

    24.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 50 m. 167 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling89

    Within 1 km: 5.05 km of protected lanes, 6.15 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.05 km of shared routes. 8 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby52

    8 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Queen Alexandra Mdl School, 280 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities98

    Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 3 community centres, 13 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety4

    11 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 3 fatal. Fewer scores higher.

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Also worth knowing

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Safety

South Riverdale

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Break and enterHigher than most

    Higher than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Higher than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Lower than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesHigher than most

    Higher than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000Among the highest

    Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).

  • Bicycle theftHigher than most

    Higher than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (4.7× the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Lower than 67 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (77% of the city median).

  • HomicideAmong the lowest

    Lower than 98 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (48% 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

Traffic pollutionHigh

Don Valley Parkway, 120 m away

Industrial releases within 1 kmModerate

753 kg a year from 2 facilities, mostly Downtown Acura

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
Street Health, 1.4 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

Employment Industrial

Category
Employment
Zone label
E 3.0 (x255)
Height limit
18 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
7
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 761 Dundas St E · 280 m away

    Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2025-10-08

    Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for a mixed-use development comprised of two 48-storey towers containing approximately 1,197 residential units and 1,300 square metres of non-residential GFA. The proposal includes a 729

    City record
  • 653 Queen St E · 240 m away

    Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2022-09-15

    Proposed to retain the existing heritage buildings and construct a nine storey residential building. The building will contain 85 new residential dwelling units with a GFA of about 7186sqm and retail at grade with a GFA of 807sqm. The total

    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
BedroomsRiverdaleToronto (East) zoneToronto region
Studio-$1,213$1,491
1 bed$1,656$1,692$1,761
2 beds-$1,869$2,045
3+ beds-$1,876*$2,294
All units$1,593*$1,685$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.

The City’s lists for 2014–2025 have no rent-reduction notices for this address.

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.

95 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Toronto Community Housing
Storeys
4
Units
56
Built
2008
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
On site
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Surface parking
Visitor parking
Both
Amenities
Indoor recreation room, outdoor rec facilities, child play area
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
Yes
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
14

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

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