55 Outlook Ave
Toronto, Ontario M6N
A 12-storey, 275-unit Toronto Community Housing building built in 1979.
- Property manager
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
6 bylaw investigations and 1 public health case at this address since Aug 2025.
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 5
- Indoor sanitation 1
- Not enough heat 1
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 186563 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 173628 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 173627 000 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Indoor sanitationPublic health· Under Investigation
Case 10869482
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 266866 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 264159 PRS 00 IR
Show 1 older case
- Aug 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 208050 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
7 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
- Balcony repair 2
- Parking garage repair 1
- Plumbing and drains 1
- Fire and life safety 1
- Mar 2022
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement · Closed
Proposal to replace the existing DHW boiler and MUA unit.
Permit 22 121499 MSA · est. $500,000
- May 2020
Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed
Parking Garage Rehabilitation: Remove and dispose all overburden up to concrete structural slab for waterproofing replacement within working areas. Repair of Delaminated/Deteriorated Concrete. Waterproofing Repairs, Expansion Joint Replace…
Permit 20 146689 BLD · est. $999,999
- Jun 2011
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Inspection
To repair (117) balconies on east side, (5) balconies on north side and (10) balconies on south side and replace balcony railings to a (12) storey apartment building.
Permit 11 210092 BLD · est. $400,000
- Aug 2010
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Inspection
To repair all balconies and replace balcony railing on west elevation of 12 storey apartment building.
Permit 10 235389 BLD · est. $500,000
- Dec 2009
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposed installation of (1) backflow prevention device in existing apartment building.
Permit 09 196125 PSA · est. $5,000
- Sep 2009
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Special Ventilation System · Closed
To replace existing emergency generator for an apartment building.
Permit 09 169615 MSA · est. $65,000
Show 1 older permit
- Apr 2007
Fire and life safety · Fire Alarm · Closed - Dormant
Fire alarm upgrade.
Permit 07 156122 FSU · est. $150,000
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
51/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit28
22 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Mount Dennis (5 Eglinton Line), 1.3 km.
- Parks & trees93
48.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 220 m. 350 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling77
Within 1 km: 1.6 km of protected lanes, 6.05 km of bike lanes and trails, 0.3 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.
- Schools nearby52
7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Roselands Jr Public School, 380 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities1
Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 0 community centres, 3 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety80
1 collision 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
Rockcliffe-Smythe
- AssaultAbout typical
Higher than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (87% of the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Lower than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (85% of the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Lower than 57 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesHigher than most
Higher than 82 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Lower than 59 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (85% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Lower than 58 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- ShootingsHigher than most
Higher than 77 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).
- HomicideHigher than most
Higher than 87 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× 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
- Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Service, 7.9 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 (u275) (x466)- Height limit
- 24 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
- 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.
| Bedrooms | Rockcliffe-Smythe | York zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,162 | $1,381 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,593 | $1,706 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,050 | $2,067 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,201 | $2,547 | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,837 | $1,864 | $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.
93 / 100City inspection score, August 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Toronto Community Housing
- Storeys
- 12
- Units
- 275
- Built
- 1979
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- On site
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 5
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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