55 Madison Ave
Toronto, Ontario M5R
A 4-storey, 12-unit private rental building built in 1896.
- Property manager
- Sylmar Investments Inc
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
5 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2020; 1 notice or order to comply; 1 still open.
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
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 232471 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 215219 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172721 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172720 000 00 IR
- Oct 2020
Repairs and upkeepBylawNotice to comply · Dec 2020· Order Issued
- Throughout Building: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. Namely but not limited to, holes and cracks on the ceilings throughout the building. (closed)
- Throughout Building: The handrails and/or other appurtenant attachments and/or their supporting structural members are not maintained in good repair. (closed)
- Entranceway: An emergency contact sign is not posted and maintained in a prominent place in the front lobby or entrance to the building. (closed)
- Laundry Room: Previously finished surface(s) in the public area of the property is not maintained in good repair. Namely but not limited to, ceiling, walls and floor of laundry room. (closed)
- Throughout Building: Previously finished wall(s) in the public area of the property is not maintained in good repair. (closed)
- Porch: The (verandah, porch, deck, loading dock, ramp, balcony, fire escape or other similar structure, and/or other appurtenant attachment) and/or the supporting structural member is not maintained in good repair. Namely but not limited to, hole… (closed)
- Entranceway – Front: Exterior steps, not maintained. Namely, but not limited to, metal nosing on front porch stairs and main entrance door step. (closed)
- Lobby: Interior lighting fixtures or lamps are not maintained. Namely, but not limited to lighting in the front door lobby area and throughout building. (closed)
- Rear Yard: The light standard(s) supporting artificial light is not kept in good repair and in good working order. Namely but not limited to, backyard light in the rear of the building. (closed)
- Throughout Building: The stairs and/or other appurtenant attachments and/or their supporting structural members are not maintained in a clean and/or sanitary condition. (closed)
- Throughout Building: Interior door(s), frames(s), glass pane(s), and/or hardware not maintained in good repair. (closed)
Case 20 206467 PRS 00 IV
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.
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.
- Transit97
90.4 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Spadina (1 Yonge-University Line), 140 m.
- Parks & trees2
1.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 170 m. 461 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling92
Within 1 km: 6 km of protected lanes, 5.15 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.45 km of shared routes. 11 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby93
5 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Huron Street Jr Public School , 110 m), plus 14 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities53
Within 1 km: 1 library, 1 community centre, 19 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety51
3 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
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Safety
Annex
- AssaultHigher than most
Higher than 85 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).
- Break and enterAmong the highest
Higher than 90 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).
- RobberyHigher than most
Higher than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.6× the city median).
- Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 76 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (68% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesHigher than most
Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Among the highest
Higher than 96 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.8× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the highest
Higher than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.2× the city median).
- ShootingsAmong the lowest
Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (48% of the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Lower than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (78% 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
395 kg a year from 3 facilities, mostly Avenue Collision Inc
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, 1.5 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 (d1.0) (x900)- Height limit
- 13 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
- 2
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
38 Walmer Rd · 300 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-07-21
Site Plan application to permit a 25-storey mixed use building containing 211 dwelling units and 1,950 square metres of non-residential GFA, including retail, community, and congregation space.
City record38 Walmer Rd · 300 m away
Rezoning · OMB Approved · submitted 2022-07-21
Zoning By-law Amendment application was appealed to Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT Case No. OLT-23-000532). On April 30, 2025, OLT issued a partial order approving a 25-storey mixed-use building with partial heritage retention, containing 186 d
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 | University/Annex | Toronto (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,553 | $1,606 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $2,050 | $2,042 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | - | $2,776 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,580* | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,199* | $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 2020). Not resident reviews.
85 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 4
- Units
- 12
- Built
- 1896
- Elevators
- 0
- Managed by
- Sylmar Investments Inc
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Basement, 8 AM TO 10 PM
- Pets
- Not allowed
- Parking
- Surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Bike parking
- 12 indoor, 12 outdoor
- Balconies
- No
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- No
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 11
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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