550 Kingston Rd
Toronto, Ontario M4E
A 7-storey, 138-unit social housing building built in 1985.
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City bylaw and health cases
52 bylaw investigations at this address since Nov 2024; 8 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 41
- Not enough heat 9
- Snow and ice 1
- Zoning 1
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 240562 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Sep 2026· Order Issued
- Bathroom: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, ceiling damage over the toilet. (open)
- Apartment: The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not maintained. Namely all the baseboards are damaged and pulled off. (open)
- Kitchen: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely ceiling damage above the countertop. (open)
Case 26 246861 PRS 00 IV
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 233578 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 211972 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 200351 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 197053 PRS 00 IR
Show 46 older cases
- Jul 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 195888 HEA 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 195887 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 195454 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 194408 HEA 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2026· Closed
- Bathroom: The plumbing system is not kept in good working order.Namely, the tub's silicone is peeling away. (closed)
- Hall: Interior door(s), frames(s), glass pane(s), and/or hardware not maintained in good repair.Namely, the bottom of the hallway closet doors are damaged. (closed)
Case 26 192280 PRS 00 IV
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 188465 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 179149 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 174810 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171306 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 171305 000 00 IR
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2026· Order Issued
- Apartment: The heating system or unit is not in good repair and maintained in good working condition.Namely, the radiator unit is dirty, missing screws to hold down the grate and access panels and is reportedly making a bad smell. (open)
Case 26 164028 PRS 00 IV
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 162534 PRS 00 IR
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 157625 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 142530 PRS 00 IR
- Apr 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 141522 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 134303 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 119538 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 115567 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Snow and iceBylaw· Closed
Case 25 265592 SNI 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Aug 2025· Closed
- Dwelling Unit: The electrical receptacle are not maintained in a safe and complete condition.Namely the electrical receptacle in the living room across the kitchen is hanging loose and missing a cover. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit: The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not maintained. Namely the floor tile laminate in the living room is bubbling and peeling. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit: The electrical fixtures are not maintained in good working order.Namely the bathroom vanity light has a broken cover and the kitchen light by the sink is missing cover and not functional. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit: The supplied facility in or on the property is not constructed, installed and/or maintained so that it will function safely and effectively.Namely the closet is missing a shelf. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit: Floor and/or floor covering not kept free from holes, stains, rubbish and debris.Namely the floor has white paint specks remaining from previously painted ceiling. (closed)
Case 25 203869 PRS 00 IV
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 201972 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawNotice to comply · Jul 2025· Closed
Case 25 201479 PRS 00 IV
- Jul 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 200016 PRS 00 IR
- Jul 2025
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 25 191897 ZON 00 IR
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2025· Closed
- Dwelling Unit: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely the bathroom ceiling and the area by the exhaust fan in the kitchen. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit: Exterior window(s) with broken/cracked glass.Namely the living room window is cracked. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit: Dwelling unit window that is capable of being opened has no screen.Namely the living room window. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit: The window(s) that is capable of being opened has defective hardware.Namely the blinds for the living room window has a broken blind. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit: The electrical receptacle are not maintained in a safe and complete condition.Namely multiple electrical receptacles are missing a cover plate. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit: The ventilation system or unit is not kept in good repair and maintained in good working condition at all times.Namely the kitchen and the bathroom exhaust fans are not working and not maintained clean. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely the walls throughout the unit are damaged with marks and holes. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit: The supplied facility in or on the property is not kept in a satisfactory working condition.Namely the air conditioner in the unit does not work. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit: The supplied facility in or on the property is not constructed, installed and/or maintained so that it will function safely and effectively.Namely the kitchen cabinet drawers are deteriorating and the lower surface of the bathroom vanity i… (closed)
- Dwelling Unit: Interior door(s), frames(s), glass pane(s), and/or hardware not maintained in good repair.Namely the closet door is missing. (closed)
- Bathroom: Wall(s) not maintained clean.Namely the bathroom walls have stains in the bathtub area. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit: The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not maintained. Namely the floors along the floor boards. (closed)
Case 25 189231 PRS 00 IV
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 185743 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jul 2025· Closed
- Dwelling Unit: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely the walls throughout the entire unit. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit: Interior door(s), frames(s), glass pane(s), and/or hardware not maintained in good repair.Namely the front entry door is needs to be painted and the closet door is detached from the rails. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely the ceilings throughout the entire unit. (closed)
Case 25 187839 PRS 00 IV
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 184970 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2025· Closed
- Dwelling Unit – Bathroom: Previously finished surface is not maintained in good repair.Namely the grout in the shower tiles and caulking by the bathroom vanity against the wall were not previously done in a good workmanlike manner. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit – Bathroom: Wall(s) constructed for the purpose of separation is not maintained in a good state of repair.Namely the wall behind the toilet is not properly secured. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit – Bathroom: The supplied facility in or on the property is not constructed, installed and/or maintained so that it will function safely and effectively.Namely the bathroom sink is cracked and the bathroom vanity light is missing the light cover. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit – Bathroom: The ventilation system or unit is not kept in good repair and maintained in good working condition at all times.Namely the bathroom fan is not working properly. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely the bulkhead and ceiling throughout the unit is damaged. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit – Kitchen: The supplied facility in or on the property is not constructed, installed and/or maintained so that it will function safely and effectively.Namely the upper kitchen cabinet is detaching from the wall and the kitchen faucet is not installed… (closed)
- Dwelling Unit – Kitchen: Wall(s) constructed for the purpose of separation is not maintained in a good state of repair.Namely the floorboards in the kitchen are not sealed properly to prevent pests from entering the unit. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit – Living Room: The electrical receptacle are not maintained in a safe and complete condition.Namely the receptacle behind the couch is missing a cover plate. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely the walls throughout the unit is damaged. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit – Bathroom: Interior door is not a good fit in its frame.Namely the bathroom door is crooked and will not open properly. (closed)
- Dwelling Unit – Bathroom: Interior door(s), frames(s), glass pane(s), and/or hardware not maintained in good repair.Namely the bathroom door frame is damaged. (closed)
Case 25 184516 PRS 00 IV
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 184128 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 173990 PRS 00 IR
- May 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 167481 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 117001 PRS 00 IR
- Feb 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 116668 HEA 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 109928 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 109918 HEA 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 108921 HEA 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 108882 PRS 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 25 108792 HEA 00 IR
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 101065 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 254912 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 24 254911 HEA 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 254115 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 24 251264 HEA 00 IR
- Dec 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 245993 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 242459 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
8 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Plumbing and drains 3
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
- Alterations 2
- Fire and life safety 1
- Feb 2023
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed
Installation of electromagnetic lock(15)s on all stairwells and Recreation Room doors and connecting them to the existing Fire Alarm System. Performance of all tests and inspections for close out and approval.
Permit 23 116107 FSU · est. $30,000
- Jun 2022
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Special Ventilation System · Closed
Installation of kitchen suppression system and connecting to existing fire alarm system to existing Community Housing.
Permit 22 170237 MSA · est. $18,000
- May 2020
Alterations · Fire Damage · Inspection
Water and Fire repair - Remove and replace lower (4"- 24" ) finishes - fire separations -Remove and replace finishes full height -Remove and replace insulation where finishes have been discarded, to match existing thermal performance -Remo…
Permit 20 143926 BLD
- Apr 2019
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to basement and ground floor for existing social housing.
Permit 19 134207 PLB
- Apr 2019
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to basement and ground floor for existing social housing.
Permit 19 134207 HVA
- Apr 2019
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Proposal for interior alterations to basement and ground floor for existing social housing.
Permit 19 134207 BLD · est. $200,000
Show 2 older permits
- Jun 2018
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to replace backflow prevention device.
Permit 18 180071 PSA · est. $6,000
- Apr 2010
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install one back flow prevention device in existing apartment building.
Permit 10 149095 PSA · est. $6,000
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
53/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit18
15.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Main Street (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 1.2 km.
- Parks & trees46
13.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 190 m. 340 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling38
Within 1 km: 1.3 km of protected lanes, 0.85 km of bike lanes and trails, 3.15 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.
- Schools nearby68
8 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Norway Jr Public School , 450 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities98
Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 3 community centres, 19 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety95
0 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.
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Also worth knowing
Shown for context. None of this is part of the living score.
Safety
East End-Danforth
- AssaultAbout typical
Higher than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Higher than 57 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Lower than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Lower than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (69% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Lower than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (80% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftHigher than most
Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.4× the city median).
- ShootingsAmong the lowest
Lower than 95 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (36% of the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Higher than 66 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
2 kg a year from 1 facility, mostly St John's Norway Cemetery Crematorium
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
- Street Health, 5.9 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
- Category
- General residential
- Zone label
R (d1.0) (x683)- Height limit
- 11 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
- 3
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
507 Kingston Rd · 130 m away
Site plan · NOAC Issued · submitted 2022-03-15
Site Plan Amendment application. Amends the previously approved site plan application under 19 160180 STE 19 SA. Key changes include: revisions to side facade materials, removal of rear canopies, revised rear-facing planter designs, and int
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 | East End-Danforth | Toronto (East) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,124 | $1,213 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,885 | $1,692 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $1,770 | $1,869 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $1,876* | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,698 | $1,685 | $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 2017). Not resident reviews.
96 / 100City inspection score, July 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Social housing
- Storeys
- 7
- Units
- 138
- Built
- 1985
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Neighbours Community Homes
- Heating
- Electric
- Air conditioning
- Central air
- Laundry
- Basement, 24/7
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- Yes
- Ward
- 19
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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