Toronto · Ward 21 · PRIVATE

1477 Birchmount Rd

Toronto, Ontario · postal area M1P · Dorset Park

21 units · 3 storeys · built 1960

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RentSafeTO score

evaluated Sep 8, 2025 · proactive score 86 · what scores mean

LTB orders, Jan–June 2026

4.8 per 100 units · most are arrears filings

Rent control

Likely rent-controlled

first occupied before Nov 15, 2018 — the annual guideline (2.1% in 2026) applies · details

Fire code

no violations in Toronto Fire's high-rise inspection records

Investment (5 yrs)

no permits on file since Aug 2021

Property standards

investigation in the last 2 years · none open now

Building facts

Heatingforced air gas

Laundry roomyes

Parkingsurface parking

Visitor parkingfree

Bike parkingnot available

Elevators0

Sprinklersyes

Fire alarmyes

Barrier-free entranceyes

Pets allowedyes

Non-smokingno

Hydro metered per unitno

Gas metered per unitno

Intercomyes

Lockers / storageno

Self-reported by the building owner or manager at RentSafeTO registration; City of Toronto open data.

Inspection breakdown

Parking Areas3 / 3

Building Exterior2 / 3

Windows3 / 3

Balcony Guards3 / 3

Common areas scored 0–3 by the City inspector at the latest RentSafeTO evaluation (3 = no issues found). Only areas assessed at this building are shown.

Neighbourhood & getting around · Dorset Park

What rents cost here · Scarborough Central zone

Zone-wide market averages — not this building's rents

Unit	Vacant units rent for	Sitting tenants pay
bachelor	$1,781	$1,507
1-bedroom	$1,909	$1,601
2-bedroom	$2,276	$1,828
3-bedroom+	$2,343	$1,903

The gap is what moving costs: a vacant 2-bedroom rents about 25% above what sitting tenants pay. Only 8.2% of units changed tenants in the year to the survey. Vacancy rate: 2.7%. Across the City of Toronto, average rents rose 3% over the year (same-structure sample). CMHC Rental Market Survey, October 2025.

Region-wide asking rents (Toronto area (CMA), Q1 2026, Statistics Canada, Quarterly Rent Statistics): bachelor $1,760 · 1-bed $2,110 · 2-bed $2,660 · 3-bed $3,250. Rentals.ca & Urbanation National Rent Report, July 2026: City of Toronto average $2,577 across all unit types.

Getting around

Distances from this building

Nearest stop: Birchmount Rd at Laura Secord Walk · 131 m
Stops within 500 m: 4
Bus routes: 17
Nearest subway: Kennedy Station · 3.4 km
Nearest intersection: Birchmount Rd & Laura Secord Walk · 120 m · 29,623 vehicles in the City's latest count

TTC schedule data · routes serving stops within 500 m · straight-line distances · nearest intersection from CornerFacts, our sister site

Who lives in the area

Whole neighbourhood — not this building

Households renting: 39.7%
Renters paying 30%+ of income: 33.5%
Renters in subsidized housing: 13.6%
Median household income: $79,000
Average household: 2.8 people
Median age: 40.4
Homes in 5+ storey buildings: 42.4%
Moved in the past year: 8.3%
Residents: 27,531

2021 census · Dorset Park

Area safety

Whole neighbourhood — not this building

2026 so far (to June): 80 assaults, 47 auto thefts, 33 break-and-enters and 9 robberies — about the same as the same months of 2025

Full year 2025: 185 assaults, 98 auto thefts, 53 break-and-enters and 31 robberies — auto theft, robbery and break-and-enter run above the typical Toronto neighbourhood.

311 noise complaints in postal area M1P: 144 in 2026 so far (130 in all of 2025).

Police-reported · whole neighbourhood, not this building

What's nearby

Distances from this building

Parks: Dorset Park 590 m · Manhattan Park 669 m · Ellesmere Park 916 m
Community centres: Ellesmere Community Recreation Centre 986 m · McGREGOR PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE 1.2 km
Libraries: McGregor Park 1.2 km · Maryvale 1.9 km

City of Toronto open data · straight-line distances

Schools nearby

Distances from this building

Elementary: Manhattan Park Jr Public School · 694 m
Middle: Charles Gordon Sr Public School · 2.5 km
Secondary (high school): Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute · 1.3 km
Catholic elementary: St Lawrence Catholic Elementary School · 1.1 km
Catholic secondary: Francis Libermann Catholic High School · 5.7 km

Nearest board-run school by straight-line distance — catchment zones are set by each school board, so confirm with the board's Find Your School tool.

Who to contact about building problems. Put requests to your landlord in writing first. Unresolved property-standards issues go to the City through 311 (RentSafeTO). If 311 doesn't resolve it, your councillor's office can escalate: Ward 21 (Scarborough Centre) — Michael Thompson, councillor_thompson@toronto.ca · 416-397-9274.

Score history

Evaluation	Score
Jul 4, 2023	90
Sep 8, 2025	86

Landlord and Tenant Board orders

How to read these orders and codes →

File	Application	Date	Order
LTB-L-022198-26	L1 eviction application for rent arrears	May 29, 2026	PDF

Final orders published by Tribunals Ontario (Jan–June 2026 release). An order records the outcome of an application; a high count of L1 (arrears) filings reflects filing activity, not the state of the building. Orders with confidentiality directives are excluded at source.

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