Toronto · Ward 10 · SOCIAL HOUSING

552 Adelaide St W

Toronto, Ontario · postal area M5V · Wellington Place

84 units · 5 storeys · built 2005 · managed by PAR-MED PROPERTY SERVICES INC.

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RentSafeTO score

evaluated Jul 30, 2025 · proactive score 93 · 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 · 2 recorded since 2018 · last inspection Feb 12, 2026

Investment (5 yrs)

building permits since Aug 2021

Property standards

investigations in the last 2 years · none open now

Building facts

Air conditioningcentral air

Heatinghot water

Laundry roomyes

Visitor parkingunavailable

Bike parkingnot available

Elevators2

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

Laundry Room1 / 3

Garbage/Compactor Room2 / 3

Building Exterior3 / 3

Windows3 / 3

Common Area Ventilation2 / 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 · Wellington Place

What rents cost here · Toronto Central zone

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

Unit	Vacant units rent for	Sitting tenants pay
bachelor	$1,790	$1,599
1-bedroom	$2,321	$2,036
2-bedroom	$3,128	$2,766
3-bedroom+	—	$3,556

The gap is what moving costs: a vacant 2-bedroom rents about 13% above what sitting tenants pay. Only 11.8% of units changed tenants in the year to the survey. Vacancy rate: 2.8%. 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: King St West at Bathurst St · 165 m
Stops within 500 m: 14
Streetcars: 501, 504, 508, 511
24-hour night routes: 301, 304, 307
Nearest subway: Osgoode Station · 1.4 km
Nearest intersection: Adelaide & Bathurst (North) · 77 m · 18,306 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: 61.6%
Renters paying 30%+ of income: 47.7%
Renters in subsidized housing: 1.4%
Median household income: $90,000
Average household: 1.5 people
Median age: 30.8
Homes in 5+ storey buildings: 97%
Moved in the past year: 41.2%
Residents: 37,790

2021 census · Wellington Place

Area safety

Whole neighbourhood — not this building

2026 so far (to June): 199 assaults, 72 break-and-enters, 14 robberies and 12 auto thefts — 6% fewer than the same months of 2025

Full year 2025: 442 assaults, 111 break-and-enters, 37 auto thefts and 31 robberies — assault, break-and-enter and robbery run above the typical Toronto neighbourhood; auto theft below.

311 noise complaints in postal area M5V: 487 in 2026 so far (612 in all of 2025).

Police-reported · whole neighbourhood, not this building

What's nearby

Distances from this building

Parks: Adelaide Place Parkette 85 m · Portland Street Parkette 143 m · Alex Wilson Community Garden - Open Green Space 238 m
Community centres: Scadding Court Community Centre 724 m · Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre 922 m
Libraries: Fort York 724 m · Sanderson 771 m

City of Toronto open data · straight-line distances

Schools nearby

Distances from this building

Elementary: Niagara Street Jr Public School · 502 m
Middle: Lord Lansdowne Jr Sr & Da Vinci · 1.5 km
Secondary (high school): Heydon Park Secondary School · 1.2 km
Catholic elementary: St Mary Catholic Elementary School · 180 m
Catholic secondary: St Michael'S Choir School - Secondary · 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 10 (Spadina-Fort York) — Ausma Malik, Councillor_Malik@toronto.ca · 416-392-4044.

Score history

Evaluation	Score
Sep 27, 2023	94
Jul 30, 2025	93

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.