55 Brownlow Ave
Toronto, Ontario M4S
A 15-storey, 121-unit private rental building built in 1964.
- Property manager
- Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
6 bylaw investigations at this address since Mar 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 4
- Not enough heat 1
- Zoning 1
- Sep 2026
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 26 239122 ZON 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 222164 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 110313 HEA 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jan 2026· Closed
- Stairway – Throughout Building: The guard is designed that a member, attachment or opening located between 140 millimetres and 900 millimetres above the level being protected facilitates climbing. (closed)
- Stairway Landing(s) – Throughout Building: Height of the guard for the exit stairs are less than 1,070 millimetres around landings. (closed)
- Stairway – Throughout Building: 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. (closed)
- Stairway – Throughout Building: Required guard does not prevent the passage of a sphere having a diameter more than 100 millimetres. (closed)
- Stairway – Throughout Building: Required handrails on stairs or ramps are less than 865mm or more than 965mm high (closed)
Case 26 104110 PRS 00 IV
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 104063 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 127422 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
11 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Parking garage repair 4
- Plumbing and drains 3
- Roof and cladding 2
- Fire and life safety 1
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
- Apr 2026
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Revision Issued
REV 01: Proposed revision to include shoring to permit demolition of one storey below grade parking facilityProposal to alter the entrance to the existing parking garage as well as reconfigure garage layout.
Permit 25 173041 BLD
- Jan 2026
Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Permit Issued
Proposal to alter sprinklers in existing parking garage
Permit 26 107023 FSU · est. $250,000
- Jul 2025
Plumbing and drains · Site Service · Inspection
Site Servicing permit - In order to construct a new building, alterations to the garage of the existing building are necessary as is the need for storm and water to be relocated as they interfere with the new building construction.
Permit 25 188005 STS · est. $5,000
- Jun 2025
Plumbing and drains · Inside and Outside Drains · Under Review
Drain - Proposal to alter the entrance to the existing parking garage as well as reconfigure garage layout.
Permit 25 173041 STS · est. $5,000
- Jun 2025
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Proposal to alter the entrance to the existing parking garage as well as reconfigure garage layout.
Permit 25 173041 PLB
- Jun 2025
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Proposal to alter the entrance to the existing parking garage as well as reconfigure garage layout.
Permit 25 173041 HVA
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- Jun 2025
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Permit Issued
Proposal to alter the entrance to the existing parking garage as well as reconfigure garage layout.
Permit 25 173041 BLD · est. $250,000
- Oct 2019
Roof and cladding · Re-Roofing/Re-Cladding · Closed
Proposed re-clading on the front wall of the existing building.
Permit 19 243648 BLD · est. $41,913
- Feb 2016
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Proposal for localized concrete repair and slab reconstruct on parking levels P1, P2 and the entrance ramp of the existing parking garage.
Permit 16 112936 BLD · est. $799,000
- Mar 2015
Roof and cladding · Re-Roofing/Re-Cladding · Closed
Proposal to install new insulation and metal cladding system over the existing masonry cladding on the south elevation of the existing apartment building.
Permit 15 128421 BLD · est. $104,600
- May 2010
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Proposal to repair and waterproof the roof of an underground garage of an existing apartment building.
Permit 10 177579 BLD
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
55/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit69
24 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Mount Pleasant (5 Eglinton Line), 200 m.
- Parks & trees8
4.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 140 m. 402 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling26
Within 1 km: 0.6 km of protected lanes, 0.05 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.15 km of shared routes. 6 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby93
8 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Eglinton Jr Public School, 140 m), plus 11 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities74
Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 1 community centre, 17 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
South Eglinton-Davisville
- AssaultLower than most
Lower than 83 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (64% of the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 65 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (83% of the city median).
- RobberyAmong the lowest
Lower than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (38% of the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the lowest
Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (26% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAmong the lowest
Lower than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (53% of the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Among the lowest
Lower than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (54% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Higher than 74 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (64% 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
- Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 4.3 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 (d0.6) (x914)- Height limit
- 38 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
- 42
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
758 Mount Pleasant Rd · 80 m away
Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2026-04-23
Zoning By-law Amendment application to allow for the development of a 56-storey mixed-use building comprised of a 4-storey podium and a 52-storey tower element. The proposed building includes approximately 65 square metres of non-reisdentia
City record732 Mount Pleasant Rd · 60 m away
Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2026-04-17
Zoning By-law Amendment application to allow for the development of a 36-storey mixed-use building comprised of a 4-storey podium and a 32-storey tower element. The proposed building includes approximately 65 square metres of non-reisdentia
City record18 Brownlow Ave · 60 m away
Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2025-07-23
Site Plan Amendment to alter the development standards for the 21-storey residential building (previously approved under 23 152381 STE 12 SA), by increasing the height and number of storeys (from 21-storeys to 26-storeys), increasing the pe
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 | Mount Pleasant West | Toronto (North) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,593 | $1,570 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,973 | $1,892 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,528 | $2,476 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $3,523 | $2,985 | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,075 | $2,057 | $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.
78 / 100City inspection score, November 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 15
- Units
- 121
- Built
- 1964
- Elevators
- 2
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Main floor, 8 AM TO 10 PM
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Bike parking
- 10 indoor
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- Yes
- Ward
- 12
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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