555 The West Mall
Toronto, Ontario M9C
A 15-storey, 119-unit private rental building built in 1970.
- Property manager
- Metcap Living Management Inc.
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Issues & maintenance
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City bylaw and health cases
2 bylaw investigations at this address since Nov 2025.
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 2
- Jul 2026
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 26 200093 PRS 00 IR
- Nov 2025
Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed
Case 25 255281 PRS 00 IR
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City building permits
15 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 7
- Heating, cooling and ventilation 2
- Alterations 2
- Fire and life safety 1
- Construction 1
- Roof and cladding 1
- Balcony repair 1
- Mar 2026
Fire and life safety · Electromagnetic Locks · Permit Issued
Installation of 5 new maglocks, controls, power supply, and reset keyswitch.P1 Leval - 4 pcGround Level - 1 pc
Permit 26 125966 FSU · est. $8,000
- Mar 2025
Plumbing and drains · Inside and Outside Drains · Revision Issued
REVISION 01 - PER DRAWINGSDrain - Proposal to demolish existing underground garage and construct a new 22 storey purpose built rental building with 239 units and 4 levels of underground parking.
Permit 21 226240 STS
- Oct 2021
Plumbing and drains · Inside and Outside Drains · Inspection
Drain - Proposal to demolish existing underground garage and construct a new 22 storey purpose built rental building with 239 units and 4 levels of underground parking.
Permit 21 226240 STS
- Oct 2021
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection
Plumbing - Proposal to demolish existing underground garage and construct a new 22 storey purpose built rental building with 239 units and 4 levels of underground parking.
Permit 21 226240 PLB
- Oct 2021
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Inspection
HVAC - Proposal to demolish existing underground garage and construct a new 22 storey purpose built rental building with 239 units and 4 levels of underground parking.
Permit 21 226240 HVA
- Oct 2021
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related (DR) · Inspection
Drain - Proposal to demolish existing underground garage and construct a new 22 storey purpose built rental building with 239 units and 4 levels of underground parking.
Permit 21 226240 DRN
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- Oct 2021
Construction · Inspection
Proposal to demolish existing underground garage and construct a new 22 storey purpose built rental building with 249 units and 4 levels of underground parking.
Permit 21 226240 BLD
- May 2021
Roof and cladding · Re-Roofing/Re-Cladding · Closed
Proposal for exterior masonry repairs
Permit 21 150539 BLD · est. $100,000
- Sep 2013
Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed
One Backflow Prevention Device (Water only) installation.
Permit 13 242718 PSA · est. $3,000
- Jul 2013
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Interior alterations to an existing Apartment Building to create additional 10 batchelor rental units by reconfiguring existing Apartment Bulding space.
Permit 13 213342 PLB
- Jul 2013
Heating, cooling and ventilation · Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed
HVAC - Interior alterations to an existing Apartment Building to create additional 10 batchelor rental units by reconfiguring existing Apartment Bulding space.
Permit 13 213342 HVA
- Jul 2013
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
REVISION (23 JULY/ 2014) - Interior alterations to an existing Apartment Building to create additional 10 bachelor rental units by reconfiguring existing Apartment Building space.
Permit 13 213342 BLD · est. $250,000
- Jun 2012
Plumbing and drains · Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed
Plumbing - Interior alteration with new kitchen to apartment units 906 and 1206.
Permit 12 191610 PLB
- Jun 2012
Alterations · Interior Alterations · Closed
Interior alteration with new kitchen to apartment units 906 and 1206.
Permit 12 191610 BLD · est. $20,000
- Oct 2011
Balcony repair · Balcony/Guard Repairs · Closed
Replace existing balcony guards.
Permit 11 287320 BLD
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From City of Toronto open data
Neighbourhood
Living score
31/ 100
Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.
- Transit5
8.4 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 2 routes.
- Parks & trees34
12.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 330 m. 207 street trees within 300 m.
- Cycling30
Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 2.85 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 0 Bike Share stations within 500 m.
- Schools nearby52
7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Nativity Of Our Lord Catholic Elementary School, 420 m). Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.
- Daily amenities18
Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 1 community centre, 7 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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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
Etobicoke West Mall
- AssaultLower than most
Lower than 76 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (71% of the city median).
- Break and enterAmong the lowest
Lower than 92 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (48% of the city median).
- RobberyAmong the lowest
Lower than 99 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (23% of the city median).
- Auto theftAbout typical
Higher than 66 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.2× the city median).
- Theft from vehiclesAbout typical
Higher than 62 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- Theft over $5,000Among the lowest
Lower than 91 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (59% of the city median).
- Bicycle theftAbout typical
Lower than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (56% of the city median).
- ShootingsAbout typical
Lower than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).
- HomicideAbout typical
Higher than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about 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
Highway 427, 240 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, 13.5 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 (f24.0; au67.0) (x84)- Height limit
- 14 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
- 1
- Registered short-term rentals at this address
- 0
560 The West Mall · 140 m away
Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2025-05-20
The proposed development of the subject site comprises a 14-storey, 18,201 square metre, 190-unit residential apartment building. The ground floor of the proposed development contains a series of amenity areas, the building lobby, mail room
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 | Etobicoke West Mall | Etobicoke (Central) zone | Toronto region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,450 | $1,693 | $1,491 |
| 1 bed | $1,721 | $1,874 | $1,761 |
| 2 beds | $2,002 | $2,200 | $2,045 |
| 3+ beds | $2,444* | $2,529 | $2,294 |
| All units | $2,019 | $2,162 | $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.
99 / 100City inspection score, June 2025. How buildings are scored
- Type
- Private rental
- Storeys
- 15
- Units
- 119
- Built
- 1970
- Elevators
- 2
- Managed by
- Metcap Living Management Inc.
- Heating
- Hot water
- Air conditioning
- None
- Laundry
- Main floor, 24 HOURS
- Pets
- Allowed
- Parking
- Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
- Visitor parking
- Free
- Balconies
- Yes
- Smoke-free building
- No
- Sprinklers
- Yes
- Cooling room
- No
- Ward
- 2
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.
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