552 Birchmount Rd
Toronto, Ontario M1K
A 7-storey, 61-unit private rental building built in 1974.
- Property manager
- Medallion Corporation
- Contractor
- Century Building Restoration Inc · 2019
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Issues & maintenance
Leaks, outages, repairs: dated reports from residents. None filed yet.
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City bylaw and health cases
7 bylaw investigations at this address since Jan 2025; 2 notices or orders to comply; 2 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 7
- Jan 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 102176 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jan 2026· Order Issued
- Living Room: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely: Walls in Living room in a state on disrepair (closed)
- Kitchen: The cupboard is not maintained in good repair and good working order.Namely : lower cupboards found in a state of disrepair (open)
- 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: Bathtub overflow drain found in a state of disrepair (open)
- Bathroom: Vanity is not maintained in a satisfactory condition. (open)
- Throughout Dwelling Unit: The property is not being kept free of pests. (open)
Case 26 107536 PRS 00 IV
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 25 262872 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Oct 2025· Closed
- Interior of Building – Exit Stairways and Exterior Parking Area Retaining Wall: The location and size of openings present a hazard as they are designed with members or attachments between 140 millimetres and 900 millimetres above the level protected by the guard which facilitate climbing. (closed)
- Exterior Of Building – North Side Parking Area: Height of the guard for exit ramps and landings is less than 1,070 millimetres measured vertically to the top of the guard fromthe ramp surface where the difference in elevation between the adjacentground or floor level and the ramp is mor… (closed)
- Interior of Building – Exit Stairways: Height of the guard for the exit stairs are less than 1,070 millimetres around landings. (closed)
- Interior of Building – Exit Stairways: Height of the guard for the exit stairs are less than 920 millimetres measured vertically to the top of the guard from a line drawn through the outside edges of the stair nosings. (closed)
- Interior of Building – Exit Stairways and Exterior Parking Area Retaining Wall: Required guard does not prevent the passage of a sphere having a diameter more than 100 millimetres. (closed)
Case 25 242209 PRS 00 IV
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 233790 PRS 00 IR
- Aug 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 206527 PRS 00 IR
Show 1 older case
- Jan 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 103099 PRS 00 IR
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City building permits
10 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 4
- Balcony repair 2
- Alterations 2
- Fire and life safety 1
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 1
- Jul 2019
Fire and life safety · Other(FS) · Closed
Proposal to provide fire pump to boost most remove FCH to required pressure. Provide DCVA on fire line.
Permit 19 187085 FSU
- Jun 2019
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
PROPOSED: BALCONY CONCRETE REPAIR & RAILING REPLACEMENT
Permit 19 177875 BLD · est. $120,000 · by Century Building Restoration Inc
- May 2019
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Rev 1 - Proposed revision to plumbing layout.Plumbing - This application is for a proposal to convert existing facilities on the ground floor of the 61-unit apartment building into five apartment units. The facilities to be converted inclu…
Permit 15 112664 PLB
- Apr 2019
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Revision 01 - changes to exterior wall, new suite partition, new interior partitionThis application is for a proposal to convert existing facilities on the ground floor of the 61-unit apartment building into five apartment units. The facil…
Permit 15 112664 BLD
- Aug 2015
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Install 2" backflow prevention device.
Permit 15 203291 PSA
- Aug 2015
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Cancelled
Install 2" backflow prevention device.
Permit 15 202861 PSA · est. $2,000
Show 4 older permits
- Feb 2015
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - This application is for a proposal to convert existing facilities on the ground floor of the 61-unit apartment building into five apartment units. The facilities to be converted include storage and locker rooms, a laundry room a…
Permit 15 112664 PLB
- Feb 2015
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - This application is for a proposal to convert existing facilities on the ground floor of the 61-unit apartment building into five apartment units. The facilities to be converted include storage and locker rooms, a laundry room and p…
Permit 15 112664 HVA
- Feb 2015
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
This application is for a proposal to convert existing facilities on the ground floor of the 61-unit apartment building into five apartment units. The facilities to be converted include storage and locker rooms, a laundry room and parking…
Permit 15 112664 BLD · est. $175,000
- Jul 2004
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
55 BALCONY REPAIRS
Permit 04 152838 BLD · est. $40,000
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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), 700 m.
- Parks & trees35
12 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 220 m. 252 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling23
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 1.9 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 , 330 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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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 (au67.0) (x523)- 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 · 240 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 · 240 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 · 190 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.
87 / 100City inspection score, September 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 7
- Units
- 61
- Built
- 1974
- Elevators
- 1
- Managed by
- Medallion Corporation
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Main floor, 7AM - 11PM
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Both
- Bike parking
- None
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 20
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