50 Stephanie St
Toronto, Ontario M5T
A 24-storey, 284-unit private rental building built in 1966.
- Property manager
- Bernada Properties
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
9 bylaw investigations at this address since Nov 2024; 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 9
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 163264 PRS 00 IR
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 158976 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 133307 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2025· Closed
- Throughout Building – Stairwell: Required handrails on stairs or ramps are less than 865mm or more than 965mm high.Namely, throughout the building stairwell handrails. (closed)
- Throughout Building – Stairwell: Height of the guard for the exit stairs are less than 920 millimetres measured vertically to the top of the guard from a line drawn through the outside edges of the stair nosings.Namely, throughout the building stairwells. (closed)
- Throughout Building – Stairwell: Height of the guard for the exit stairs are less than 1,070 millimetres around landings. Namely, throughout the building stairwells. (closed)
- Throughout Building – Stairwell: The location and size of openings present a hazard as they are designed with members or attachments between 140 millimetres and 900 millimetres above the level protected by the guard which facilitate climbing.Namely, throughout the buildin… (closed)
Case 25 202132 PRS 00 IV
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 200253 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 199240 PRS 00 IR
Show 3 older cases
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 176425 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 240688 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 240662 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
6 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 2
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
- Parking garage repair 1
- Alterations 1
- Balcony repair 1
- Dec 2017
Plumbing and drains · Other(PS) · Inspection
Replacement of one set of kichen risers (riser #08).
Permit 17 271138 PSA · est. $5,000
- Dec 2010
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Closed - Dormant
Permit to install new emergency generator to be installed outside the building on the roof of the underground parking garage - North side of building - Generator for back up emergency lighting.
Permit 10 319602 MSA · est. $90,000
- Sep 2009
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Cancelled
Proposal for repair work to the underground garage of an existing apartment building. Extent of work includes asphalt paving, concrete restoration and waterproofing.
Permit 09 173461 BLD
- Apr 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed - Dormant
Install back-flow prevention device to domestic water.
Permit 09 127400 PSA
- Oct 2002
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Build canopy roof over underground parking garage ramp. APPLICANT TO SUBMIT SITE PLAN
Permit 02 180281 BLD · est. $20,000
- Jun 2002
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
carry out balcony repairs to an apartment buiiding containing 288 units (repairs to 96 balconies to all corner balconies of the building)
Permit 02 151632 BLD · est. $95,000
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
70/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit83
50.6 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Osgoode (1 Yonge-University Line), 440 m.
- Parks & trees43
11.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 50 m. 454 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling98
Within 1 km: 8.95 km of protected lanes, 3.3 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.9 km of shared routes. 20 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby85
7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Ogden Jr Public School, 270 m), plus 3 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities91
Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 2 community centres, 23 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety3
14 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 1 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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Map
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About 1.2 km around the building. Select anything on the map for details. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Also worth knowing
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Safety
Kensington-Chinatown
- AssaultAmong the highest
Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.3× the city median).
- Break and enterAmong the highest
Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.1× the city median).
- RobberyAmong the highest
Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.8× the city median).
- Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (62% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAmong the highest
Higher than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (4.2× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Among the highest
Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (4.8× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the highest
Higher than 97 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (14× the city median).
- ShootingsHigher than most
Higher than 88 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.3× the city median).
- HomicideLower than most
Lower than 76 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (69% 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
Gardiner Expressway, 1.4 km away
179.4 tonnes a year from 8 facilities, mostly Walton Street Steam Plant
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, 1.0 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
Residential
- Category
- General residential
- Zone label
R (f4.5; d2.0) (x838)- 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
- 5
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 1
17 St Patrick St · 290 m away
Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2026-08-18
Proposed development for the Canada Life Campus include: Retention of the existing office buildings with minor alterations at 330 University Avenue, 180 Simcoe Street, and 180 Queen Street West. Demolition of the office building and parking
City record156 John St · 240 m away
Site plan · Application Received · submitted 2026-03-25
Proposed change of use from office to a hotel occupancy with ground floor modifications.
City record50 Stephanie St · 0 m away
Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2025-12-05
Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for an 11-storey purpose-built rental residential building atop a 3-storey podium. The proposed development contains a total gross floor area of 11,198 square metres, with a total number of 1
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 | Kensington-Chinatown | Toronto (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | - | $1,606 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | - | $2,042 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | - | $2,776 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,580* | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,497* | $2,163 | $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.
80 / 100City inspection score, July 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 24
- Units
- 284
- Built
- 1966
- Elevators
- 3
- Managed by
- Bernada Properties
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Basement level, 8AM - 12 MIDNIGHT
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Bike parking
- 10 outdoor
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 10
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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