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Building Review

536 Birchmount Rd

Toronto, Ontario M1K

A 3-storey, 28-unit private rental building built in 1960.

Living score
47/100
Built
1960
Units
28
Storeys
3
City inspection
91/100

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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

9 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 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 8
  • Snow and ice 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 234852 PRS 00 IR

  • Jan 2026

    Snow and iceBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 110756 SNI 00 IR

  • Oct 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 234329 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2025· Closed

    • Bedroom: The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not reasonably smooth and level. Namely: Floor In Bedroom not reasonably smooth and level (closed)
    • Bedroom: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: Wall(s) in bedroom and wall(s) around window frame (closed)
    • Kitchen: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: Ceiling in Kitchen found in a state of disrepair (closed)
    • Kitchen: The supplied facility in or on the property is not constructed, installed and/or maintained so that it will function safely and effectively.Namely: Stove handle found in a state of disrepair (closed)
    • Kitchen: The cupboard is not maintained in good repair and good working order.Namely: Kitchen drawers found in a state of disrepair (closed)

    Case 25 225924 PRS 00 IV

  • Aug 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 213328 PRS 00 IR

  • Mar 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 124133 PRS 00 IR

Show 3 older cases
  • Jan 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 100888 PRS 00 IR

  • Nov 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 239533 PRS 00 IR

  • Oct 2024

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 24 233102 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

2 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 1
  • Fire and life safety 1
  • Sep 2024

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

    Backflow Prevention Devices

    Permit 24 216014 PSA · est. $1,400

  • Oct 2014

    Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed

    Proposal to replace fire alarm panel in existing apartment building.

    Permit 14 239712 FSU · est. $4,000

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

47/ 100

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

  • Transit77

    36.9 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 7 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Warden (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 760 m.

  • Parks & trees34

    12 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 140 m. 226 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling25

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 1.95 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 2 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby29

    4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Danforth Gardens Public School , 210 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities35

    Within 1 km: 1 library, 2 community centres, 3 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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Safety

Clairlea-Birchmount

  • AssaultHigher than most

    Higher than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

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

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Lower than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (68% of the city median).

  • Auto theftHigher than most

    Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesHigher than most

    Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Higher than 57 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Bicycle theftLower than most

    Lower than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (55% of the city median).

  • ShootingsAbout typical

    Higher than 60 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× 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 pollutionLow

No expressway within 2 km

Industrial releases within 1 kmModerate

113 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly Toronto Transit Commission Birchmount Garage

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
Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 9.9 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 Apartment

Category
Apartment
Zone label
RA (au99.0) (x522)
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.

Average monthly rent by bedroom type
BedroomsClairlea-BirchmountScarborough (Central) zoneToronto region
Studio-$1,520$1,491
1 bed$1,484$1,610$1,761
2 beds$1,771$1,843$2,045
3+ beds-$1,932$2,294
All units$1,630$1,754$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.

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.

91 / 100City inspection score, September 2025. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
3
Units
28
Built
1960
Elevators
0
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
Basement, 24 HOURS
Pets
Allowed
Parking
Surface parking
Visitor parking
Unavailable
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
No
Cooling room
No
Ward
20

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

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