55 Charles St W
Toronto, Ontario M5S
A 32-storey, 147-unit private rental building built in 1981.
- Property manager
- Azuria Group Incorporated
- Contractor
- Norstar Windows & Doors Ltd · 2011
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
10 bylaw investigations at this address since Jan 2025; 3 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 7
- Graffiti 3
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 152224 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Mar 2026· Closed
- Laundry Room: Previously finished surface(s) in the public area of the property is not maintained in good repair. (open)
- Laundry Room: Floor and/or floor covering not kept in a clean and sanitary condition (open)
- Laundry Room: The property is not maintained and/or kept clean in accordance with the standards. (open)
- Laundry Room: The property has not been repaired in accordance with the standards. (open)
- Laundry Room: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (open)
- Laundry Room: The property is not maintained and/or kept clean in accordance with the standards. (open)
Case 26 134485 PRS 00 IV
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 132333 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 130470 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2026· Closed
- Unit 2705 – Bathroom: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: There is a gap in the bathroom wall surrounding the drainpipe underneath the sink. (closed)
- Unit 2705 – Kitchen: The kitchen fixture(s) and/or fitting is not maintained in good repair and good working order.Namely: There is a hole/void in the corner between the kitchen countertop and cabinetry. (closed)
Case 26 195753 PRS 00 IV
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 105979 PRS 00 IR
Show 4 older cases
- Mar 2025
GraffitiBylaw· Closed
Case 25 126900 GRA 00 IR
- Feb 2025
GraffitiBylawNotice to comply · Mar 2025· Closed
Case 25 126884 GRA 00 IV
- Feb 2025
GraffitiBylaw· Closed
Case 25 117199 GRA 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 100213 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
26 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 9
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 6
- Plumbing and drains 5
- Fire and life safety 4
- Parking garage repair 1
- Roof and cladding 1
- Feb 2025
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Other(MS) · Permit Issued
Proposed heating boiler replacement
Permit 25 121504 MSA · est. $650,000
- Feb 2017
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
REVISION - layout changes to the 2nd floorProposal for interior alterations to ground and second floor lobby/amenity area of existing mixed use building.
Permit 14 112400 BLD
- Mar 2016
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
REVISION - layout changes to laundry and universal washroomPlumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to ground and second floor lobby/amenity area of existing mixed use building.
Permit 14 112400 PLB
- Mar 2016
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
REVISION - layout changes to laundry and universal washroomHVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to ground and second floor lobby/amenity area of existing mixed use building.
Permit 14 112400 HVA
- Mar 2016
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
REVISION - layout changes to laundry on the lower level, convert previous laundry area into hobby room on the lower level, layout changes to universal washroom on the second level, and convert superintendent suite into amenity club room on…
Permit 14 112400 BLD
- Sep 2015
Alterations · Canopy w/o Enclosure · Permit Issued
Proposal to erect a canopy over patio related to Aroma, 24 seats, convenience address of 1110 Bay Street
Permit 15 227123 BLD
Show 20 older permits
- May 2014
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Inspection
Proposal to repair parking garage ramps between #55 & 57 Charles St W.
Permit 14 165096 BLD · est. $285,000
- Feb 2014
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to ground and second floor lobby/amenity area of existing mixed use building.
Permit 14 112400 PLB
- Feb 2014
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to ground and second floor lobby/amenity area of existing mixed use building.
Permit 14 112400 HVA
- Feb 2014
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations to ground and second floor lobby/amenity area of existing mixed use building.
Permit 14 112400 BLD
- Apr 2013
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to existing ground floor cafe, less than 30 seats with an outdoor patio - Aroma Cafe.
Permit 13 146116 PLB
- Apr 2013
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to existing ground floor cafe, less than 30 seats with an outdoor patio - Aroma Cafe.
Permit 13 146116 HVA
- Apr 2013
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations to existing ground floor cafe, less than 30 seats with an outdoor patio - Aroma Cafe.
Permit 13 146116 BLD
- Jul 2012
Fire and life safety · Sprinklers · Inspection
Sprinkler permit in conjunction with 12 123797 BLD - Starbucks.
Permit 12 213504 FSU
- Jul 2012
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Revision for new fire-rating to demising wall in existing non-residential building. Convenience address: 1110 Bay Street
Permit 12 123797 BLD
- Feb 2012
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
permit to install one backflow device in basement level of existing mixed use building containing residential and restaurant.
Permit 12 125802 PSA · est. $8,350
- Feb 2012
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal to convert existing convenience store to restaurant (> 30 seats) and construct outdoor terrace. Proposal includes plumbing and HVAC alterations. See hvac for plans
Permit 12 123797 PLB
- Feb 2012
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal to convert existing convenience store to restaurant (> 30 seats) and construct outdoor terrace. Proposal includes plumbing and HVAC alterations. Tenant is Starbucks
Permit 12 123797 HVA
- Feb 2012
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal to convert existing convenience store to restaurant (> 30 seats) and construct outdoor terrace. Proposal includes plumbing and HVAC alterations. Tenant is Starbucks
Permit 12 123797 BLD · est. $350,000
- Feb 2011
Alterations · Window Replacement · Revision Issued
Revision to remove existing ground floor curtain wall and install new curtain wall glazing in apartment building.
Permit 10 285983 BLD · by Norstar Windows & Doors Ltd
- Oct 2010
Alterations · Window Replacement · Inspection
Proposal to replace glazing on all floors (ground to 34th) of existing apartment building (approx 1221 windows) and removal of interior glazing partitions on floors 2-30. See zoning review.
Permit 10 285983 BLD
- Mar 2009
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Inspection
Permit to upgrade fire alarm panel, fire alarm voice communication panel, and new annunciator panel at exisitng entrance.
Permit 09 116651 FSU · est. $60,000
- Aug 2006
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Closed
Boiler replacement for existing apartment building. mechanical penthouse.
Permit 06 163381 MSA · est. $150,000
- Jun 2006
Roof and cladding · Re-Roofing/Re-Cladding · Closed
to repair exterior east wall (brick)
Permit 06 151817 BLD · est. $280,000
- Oct 2004
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
TFS documentation scanned and attached to permit file 04-180142. Fire alarm panel replacement to office building
Permit 04 180142 FSU · est. $30,000
- May 2001
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed
Alter fire alarm system throughout all 32 storeys of apartment building.
Permit 01 135496 FSU · est. $19,000
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
66/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit90
66.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 7 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Bay (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 290 m.
- Parks & trees32
10.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 310 m. 375 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling98
Within 1 km: 9.7 km of protected lanes, 2.9 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.3 km of shared routes. 17 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby93
6 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Joseph'S College School, 360 m), plus 9 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities53
Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 0 community centres, 11 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety5
11 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025, 2 fatal. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
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Safety
Bay-Cloverhill
- AssaultAbout typical
Lower than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Break and enterHigher than most
Higher than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Higher than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the lowest
Lower than 100 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (16% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Lower than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Among the highest
Higher than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the highest
Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.0× the city median).
- ShootingsAmong the lowest
Lower than 93 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (41% 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
5.8 tonnes a year from 4 facilities, mostly University Of Toronto Lash Miller Chemical Laboratories
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, 880 m
- Sites within 1 km
- 1
Sites currently offering services, from Health Canada, updated 2026-09-15. Sites open and close; check the list for current status.
Zoning
Commercial Residential
- Category
- Mixed use
- Zone label
CR 6.0 (c1.0; r6.0) SS1 (x2397)- Height limit
- 46 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
- 55
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 2
1075 Bay St · 100 m away
Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2025-08-20
Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment to not replace the required office space and instead permit a minimum 1,815 m2 of non-residential space and/or affordable rental housing in a proposed 62-storey predominantly residential development.
City record82 Bloor St W · 280 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2023-08-11
78-storey mixed-use building with 952 square metres of retail space on the ground floor, 8,767 square metres of office space on second through fifth floors and 1,716 dwelling units above.
City record19 Bloor St W · 260 m away
Rezoning · OMB Approved · submitted 2023-03-06
Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a 94-storey mixed-use building containing 1,262 dwelling units and 272 square metres of non-residential gross floor area. The Official Plan Amendment is required to allow for the loss of n
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 | Bay Street Corridor | Toronto (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $2,048 | $1,606 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $2,619 | $2,042 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $3,811 | $2,776 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,580* | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,975 | $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.
- 2014
- 0.50% lower rent · tenants notified
- 2016
- 0.69% lower rent · tenants notified
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.
84 / 100City inspection score, October 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 32
- Units
- 147
- Built
- 1981
- Elevators
- 3
- Managed by
- Azuria Group Incorporated
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- Central air
- Laundry
- Lower level, 18
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
- Visitor parking
- Paid
- Bike parking
- 40 indoor
- Amenities
- Indoor pool, indoor recreation room, indoor exercise room
- Balconies
- No
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- Yes
- Ward
- 11
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