552 Adelaide St W
Toronto, Ontario M5V
A 5-storey, 84-unit social housing building built in 2005.
- Property manager
- Par-med Property Services Inc.
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
3 bylaw investigations at this address since Mar 2026.
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 3
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 198189 PRS 00 IR
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 166970 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 134655 PRS 00 IR
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City building permits
11 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 5
- Alterations 3
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 3
- May 2019
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Permit Issued
Proposal for interior alterations to repair water damage; work includes the removal and replacement of fire separations and finishes of the damaged areas of an Existing Apartment Building.
Permit 19 155563 BLD · est. $25,000
- Oct 2018
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Permit Issued
Proposed backflow prevention device.
Permit 18 241617 PSA · est. $8,000
- May 2010
Alterations · Multiple Projects · Inspection
upgrade to exterior amenity space guardrails and deck material with addition of a pergola. Install Green Roofing system on upper roof, inaccessible to public. (428m2) 106m2 patio store to deck tile upgrade. 24.1 linear m guardrail upgrade/…
Permit 10 183282 BLD · est. $200,000
- Feb 2008
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - interior alterations to covert existing storage room to dental office - basement level -
Permit 08 111350 PLB
- Feb 2008
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Permit Issued
HVAC - interior alterations to covert existing storage room to dental office - basement level -
Permit 08 111350 HVA
- Feb 2008
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Inspection
interior alterations to covert existing storage room to dental office - basement level -
Permit 08 111350 BLD · est. $140,000
Show 5 older permits
- Oct 2005
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Special Ventilation System · Closed
Proposed kitchen exhaust hood on ground floor. (In connection with BLD & HVA permit 04 104562) NOTE: APPLICANT HAS PROVIDE A FULL SET OF DRAWINGS FOR THE ENTIRE NEW BUILDING. SEE HIGHLIGHTED AREAS ON PAGES M4, M14, & M15
Permit 05 194670 MSA · est. $5,000
- Sep 2004
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Construct new six storey mixed-use building; 84 dwelling units & 1666 sq. m. of commercial. Fees waived for non-profit. - New Building
Permit 04 104562 PLB
- Sep 2004
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - To obtain permit for shoring and excavation for new six storey mixed use building. (see also DEMO permit # 03-195556) - Shoring
Permit 03 195566 PLB
- May 2004
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related (DR) · Closed
In connection with building permit #04-104562 MU.
Permit 04 137628 DRN
- Jan 2004
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Construct new six storey mixed-use building; 84 dwelling units & 1666 sq. m. of commercial. Fees waived for non-profit. - New Building
Permit 04 104562 HVA
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
60/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit46
35.9 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Osgoode (1 Yonge-University Line), 1.4 km.
- Parks & trees58
15.8 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 80 m. 419 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling95
Within 1 km: 5.55 km of protected lanes, 7.05 km of bike lanes and trails, 1.95 km of shared routes. 15 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby68
8 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: St Mary Catholic Elementary School, 180 m), plus 1 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities91
Within 1 km: 2 libraries, 2 community centres, 17 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety8
11 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
Wellington Place
- AssaultHigher than most
Higher than 89 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).
- Break and enterHigher than most
Higher than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).
- RobberyAbout typical
Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).
- Auto theftLower than most
Lower than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (64% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 69 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Among the highest
Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (2.0× the city median).
- Bicycle theftAmong the highest
Higher than 94 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (6.7× the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Higher than 70 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).
- HomicideAmong the lowest
Lower than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (55% 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
Gardiner Expressway, 810 m away
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, 1.2 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
Commercial Residential Employment
- Category
- Mixed use
- Zone label
CRE (x76)- Height limit
- 23 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
- 36
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
445 Adelaide St W · 280 m away
Rezoning · Appeal Received · submitted 2025-05-02
Zoning By-law Amendment for a 17-storey (59.65m including mechanical penthouse) hotel containing 144 suites.
City record662 King St W · 150 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2023-04-26
Ontario Line King-Bathurst
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 | Waterfront Communities-The Island | Toronto (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $2,092 | $1,606 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $2,489 | $2,042 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $3,114* | $2,776 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,580* | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,681 | $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 2017). Not resident reviews.
93 / 100City inspection score, July 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Social housing
- Storeys
- 5
- Units
- 84
- Built
- 2005
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Par-med Property Services Inc.
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- Central air
- Laundry
- 6th floor, 9AM TO 9PM
- Pets
- Allowed - as per city by-law
- Visitor parking
- Unavailable
- Balconies
- No
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 10
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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