550 Birchmount Rd
Toronto, Ontario M1K
A 10-storey, 153-unit private rental building built in 2011.
- Property manager
- Medallion Corporation
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
29 bylaw investigations at this address since Dec 2024; 2 notices or orders to comply; 4 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 25
- Not enough heat 3
- Snow and ice 1
- Oct 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 248402 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 240520 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 232246 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued
- Building: In a dwelling unit, a window located more than 2,000 millimetres above grade opens within 1,500 millimetres of the floor not leading to a balcony does not employ a controlled sash operation to restrict, when engaged, the opening of the ope… (open)
Case 26 232224 PRS 00 IV
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 231997 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 195811 PRS 00 IR
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- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 195610 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 189613 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 175093 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171242 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171241 000 00 IR
- Feb 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 122116 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 119962 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 117817 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 116375 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 108923 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 100782 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jan 2026· Closed
- Hall: Interior door(s), frames(s), glass pane(s), and/or hardware not maintained in good repair.Namely: Hallway closet door in a state of disrepair missing doorknob (closed)
- Living Room: The electrical receptacle are not maintained in good working order.Namely : Electrical receptacle in Living room not producing power (closed)
- Throughout Dwelling Unit: Floor and/or floor covering not kept free from holes, stains, rubbish and debris.Namely: Floor between Kitchen and living room and floor between the bedroom and hallway in a state of disrepair (closed)
- Living Room: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: Baseboards in living room in a state of disrepair (closed)
Case 26 105331 PRS 00 IV
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 266016 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 266013 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 266007 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 265973 HEA 00 IR
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 181555 PRS 00 IR
- May 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 156819 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 136748 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 134834 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 119733 HEA 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Snow and iceBylaw· Closed
Case 25 119708 SNI 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 252709 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.
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.
- Transit76
33.9 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 6 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Warden (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 710 m.
- Parks & trees35
12 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 220 m. 260 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling23
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 1.95 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.
- Schools nearby29
4 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Danforth Gardens Public School , 290 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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Map
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About 1.2 km around the building. Select anything on the map for details. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Also worth knowing
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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
No expressway within 2 km
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 (au27.7) (x527)- 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
- 3
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
3449 St Clair Ave E · 280 m away
Rezoning · Council Approved · submitted 2022-09-20
Filed in conjunction with rezoning application 21 165800 ESC 20 OZ and 22 206341 ESC 20 SA for 3431-3449 St. Clair Ave. E. Proposes redsignation of 67 Elfreda Boulevard for inclusion in the larger development. The application proposes a
City record3449 St Clair Ave E · 280 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-09-20
The application proposes a 16-storey mixed-use building on the subject lands, with residential, retail and amenity uses at grade. The remaining residential units and amenity uses would be located on floors 2 to 16. The proposed development
City record570 Birchmount Rd · 230 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2022-08-24
The proposed SPA application is for an infill development of a 4-storey purposebuilt rental building, comprised of 28 stacked back-to-back townhouse units, in the southern portion of the subject site. The existing building on the subject si
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 | Clairlea-Birchmount | Scarborough (Central) zone | Toronto 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.
83 / 100City inspection score, September 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 10
- Units
- 153
- Built
- 2011
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Medallion Corporation
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- Central air
- Laundry
- Main floor, 7AM - 11PM
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Both
- Bike parking
- 71 indoor
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room, indoor exercise room, child play area
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- Yes
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- Yes
- Ward
- 20
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