Toronto · Ward 04 · PRIVATE

494 Runnymede Rd

Toronto, Ontario · postal area M6S · Runnymede-Bloor West Village

36 units · 3 storeys · built 1975

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RentSafeTO score

evaluated Jul 30, 2025 · proactive score 91 · what scores mean

LTB orders, Jan–June 2026

no final orders in this period

Rent control

Likely rent-controlled

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

Fire code

open violations · 7 recorded since 2018 · last inspection Jan 18, 2023

Investment (5 yrs)

building permits since Aug 2021

Property standards

investigation in the last 2 years · none open now

Building facts

Heatinghot water

Laundry roomyes

Parkingunderground garage · surface parking · parking deck

Visitor parkingunavailable

Bike parkingnot available

Elevators0

Sprinklersno

Fire alarmyes

Barrier-free entranceno

Pets allowedyes

Non-smokingno

Hydro metered per unitno

Gas metered per unitno

Intercomyes

Lockers / storageyes

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

Inspection breakdown

Laundry Room3 / 3

Parking Areas1 / 3

Building Exterior3 / 3

Windows3 / 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 · Runnymede-Bloor West Village

What rents cost here · York zone

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

Unit	Vacant units rent for	Sitting tenants pay
bachelor	$1,636	$1,372
1-bedroom	$2,045	$1,692
2-bedroom	$2,692	$2,052
3-bedroom+	$3,153	$2,533

The gap is what moving costs: a vacant 2-bedroom rents about 31% above what sitting tenants pay. Only 8.2% of units changed tenants in the year to the survey. Vacancy rate: 3.3%. 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: Runnymede Rd at Annette St · 56 m
Stops within 500 m: 12
Bus routes: 26, 71, 79
Nearest subway: Runnymede Station · 928 m
Nearest intersection: Runnymede & Annette · 55 m · 18,526 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: 22%
Renters paying 30%+ of income: 41.4%
Renters in subsidized housing: 0%
Median household income: $138,000
Average household: 2.6 people
Median age: 41.6
Homes in 5+ storey buildings: 0%
Moved in the past year: 7.5%
Residents: 11,091

2021 census · Runnymede-Bloor West Village

Area safety

Whole neighbourhood — not this building

2026 so far (to June): 39 assaults, 10 break-and-enters, 9 auto thefts and 3 robberies — 15% more than the same months of 2025

Full year 2025: 61 assaults, 34 auto thefts, 12 break-and-enters and 9 robberies — auto theft and robbery run above the typical Toronto neighbourhood; break-and-enter and assault below.

311 noise complaints in postal area M6S: 110 in 2026 so far (169 in all of 2025).

Police-reported · whole neighbourhood, not this building

What's nearby

Distances from this building

Parks: Maher Circle Parkette 366 m · Beresford Park 376 m · Ravina Gardens 571 m
Community centres: Annette Community Recreation Centre 531 m · David Appleton Community Centre 1.4 km
Libraries: Runnymede 991 m · Daniel G. Hill (formely Jane/Dundas) 1.1 km

City of Toronto open data · straight-line distances

Schools nearby

Distances from this building

Elementary & middle: Runnymede Jr & Sr Public School · 456 m
Secondary (high school): Western Technical Commercial School · 522 m
Catholic elementary: St Cecilia Catholic Elementary School · 459 m
Catholic secondary: St Oscar Romero Catholic Secondary School · 2.3 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 04 (Parkdale-High Park) — Gord Perks, councillor_perks@toronto.ca · 416-392-7919.

Score history

Evaluation	Score
Sep 21, 2023	87
Jul 30, 2025	91

Fire code violations

7 violation records since 2018 in Toronto Fire Services' high-rise inspection data; 0 currently open. Most frequent:

(1) Exit Signs (1)
/2.7.3.3.(3) Records of Test (Emergency Lighting) (1)
/6.3.2.2. Records of Test (Fire Alarm) (1)

Source: Toronto Fire Services residential inspection results, refreshed daily. A violation record is a finding at inspection time; open items are those without a recorded close date.

Landlord and Tenant Board orders

How to read these orders and codes →

No final LTB orders were published for this address between January and June 2026. Earlier years will appear as Tribunals Ontario backfills its catalogue to 2021.

Landlord or manager of this building? You can request a correction or add a response that will appear beside this record. Every fact above links to its official source and date.