555 Sherbourne St
Toronto, Ontario M4X
A 30-storey, 292-unit private rental building built in 1978.
- Property manager
- Medallion Corporation
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
34 bylaw investigations at this address since Oct 2024; 4 notices or orders to comply; 7 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
- Rooming house 3
- Zoning 3
- Not enough heat 2
- Long grass and weeds 1
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 241513 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2026
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 26 240134 ZON 00 IR
- Sep 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 239636 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2026
Rooming houseBylaw· Rescheduled
Case 26 238549 RMH 00 IR
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 196177 PRS 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172228 000 00 IR
Show 28 older cases
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172227 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Not enough heatBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172226 000 00 IR
- Jun 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 172225 000 00 IR
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Jun 2026· Closed
- Service or utility is disconnected due to non-payment. Namely :(gas, water,electricity) (open)
Case 26 175574 PRS 00 IV
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 174342 PRS 00 IR
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2026· Order Issued
Case 26 174333 PRS 00 IV
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 174213 PRS 00 IR
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · May 2026· Order Issued
- Service or utility is disconnected. Namely : Electricity (open)
Case 26 173968 PRS 00 IV
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 169478 PRS 00 IR
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Order Issued
Case 26 169447 PRS 00 IR
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 167872 PRS 00 IR
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 164771 PRS 00 IR
- May 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 155986 PRS 00 IR
- Dec 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 266685 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Oct 2025· Closed
- Unit 2507: The property is not being kept free of pests.Namely Unit 2507 - Inside the Unit: The property is not being kept free of pests. (open)
Case 25 245718 PRS 00 IV
- Oct 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 238384 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 231125 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 226582 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 223241 PRS 00 IR
- Sep 2025
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 25 222543 ZON 00 IR
- Aug 2025
Long grass and weedsBylaw· Closed
Case 25 218250 LGW 00 IR
- Jul 2025
Rooming houseBylaw· Closed
Case 25 198379 RMH 00 IR
- Apr 2025
Rooming houseBylaw· Closed
Case 25 151876 RMH 00 IR
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 127710 PRS 00 IR
- Mar 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 123555 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2024
ZoningBylaw· Closed
Case 24 241881 ZON 00 IR
- Nov 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 235709 PRS 00 IR
- Oct 2024
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 24 225848 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
5 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.
- Alterations 2
- Roof and cladding 1
- Plumbing and drains 1
- Fire and life safety 1
- May 2018
Roof and cladding · Re-Roofing/Re-Cladding · Closed
Exterior shear wall localized repairs and painting
Permit 18 158913 BLD
- May 2016
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
Proposal to install a 4 inch back flow prevention device.
Permit 16 160539 PSA
- Apr 2009
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Closed
Proposal to install 8 electromagnetic locks to the underground parking garage of an existing multi-use building. 4 locks on parking level 1and 4 locks on parking level 2.
Permit 09 130995 FSU
- Aug 2007
Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed
Relocate & replace roof-top refidgeration condensers for supermarket.
Permit 07 252594 BLD · est. $20,000
- Nov 1993
Alterations · Unknown · Closed
MAKE STRUCTURAL REPAIRS TO UNDERGROUND PARKING STRUCTURE CLASS 3 ACTIVITY SS
Permit 93 022510 BLD · est. $140,000
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
72/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit86
56 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 4 routes. Nearest subway or LRT: Sherbourne (2 Bloor-Danforth Line), 350 m.
- Parks & trees55
14.5 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 180 m. 445 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling89
Within 1 km: 5.85 km of protected lanes, 3.75 km of bike lanes and trails, 2.2 km of shared routes. 13 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby93
9 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella Campus, 170 m), plus 10 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities74
Within 1 km: 3 libraries, 1 community centre, 12 licensed child care centres.
- Road safety15
8 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.
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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
North St.James Town
- AssaultAmong the highest
Higher than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.9× the city median).
- Break and enterAbout typical
Lower than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- RobberyHigher than most
Higher than 78 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.5× the city median).
- Auto theftAmong the lowest
Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (26% of the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 61 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000About typical
Higher than 63 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Bicycle theftHigher than most
Higher than 86 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (3.7× the city median).
- ShootingsLower than most
Lower than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (59% of the city median).
- HomicideLower than most
Lower than 80 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (66% 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
Don Valley Parkway, 1.2 km 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
- Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 260 m
- Sites within 1 km
- 1
Sites currently offering services, from Health Canada, updated 2026-09-15. Sites open and close; check the list for current status.
Zoning
Commercial Residential
- Category
- Mixed use
- Zone label
CR 1.5 (c1.0; r1.0) SS2 (x184)- Height limit
- 12 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
- 52
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
30 Huntley St · 290 m away
Site plan · Under Review · submitted 2025-12-11
To permit the construction of two buildings, with building heights of 56 and 60 storeys and approximately 1,362 dwelling units, and a POPS. The project retains portions of the existing heritage listed buildings at 122-124 Isabella Street, 3
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 | North St. James Town | Toronto (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,448 | $1,606 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,739 | $2,042 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,164 | $2,776 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | - | $3,580* | $2,294 |
| All units | $1,844 | $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 2018). Not resident reviews.
93 / 100City inspection score, July 2026. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 30
- Units
- 292
- Built
- 1978
- Elevators
- 5
- Managed by
- Medallion Corporation
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- P1, 24HRS
- Pets
- Allowed - no exotic pets
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg
- Visitor parking
- Paid
- Bike parking
- 20 indoor
- Amenities
- Indoor recreation room, outdoor rec facilities
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 13
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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