Toronto · Ward 20 · SOCIAL HOUSING

835-841 Birchmount Rd

Toronto, Ontario · postal area M1K · Ionview

102 units · 6 storeys · built 1992

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RentSafeTO score

94
evaluated Sep 19, 2025 · proactive score 94 · what scores mean

LTB orders, Jan–June 2026

0
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

0
open violations · 25 recorded since 2018 · last inspection Sep 18, 2025

Investment (5 yrs)

no permits on file since Aug 2021

Property standards

no property-standards investigations recorded in the last 2 years

Building facts

Air conditioningindividual units
Heatingelectric
Laundry roomyes
Parkingunderground garage · ground level garage · garage accessible thru building · surface parking
Visitor parkingboth
Bike parkingnot available
Elevators2
Sprinklersno
Fire alarmyes
Barrier-free entranceyes
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 Areas2 / 3
Garbage/Compactor Room3 / 3
Building Exterior2 / 3
Windows3 / 3
Balcony Guards3 / 3
Common Area Ventilation3 / 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 · Ionview

What rents cost here · Scarborough Central zone

Zone-wide market averages — not this building's rents
UnitVacant units rent forSitting 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: Eglinton Ave East at Birchmount Rd · 79 m
Stops within 500 m: 11
Bus routes: 5, 17, 34
24-hour night routes: 334
Nearest subway: Kennedy Station · 1.2 km
Nearest intersection: Birchmount & Eglinton · 79 m · 34,783 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: 27.8%
Renters in subsidized housing: 12.6%
Median household income: $74,500
Average household: 2.7 people
Median age: 39.2
Homes in 5+ storey buildings: 54.8%
Moved in the past year: 9.6%
Residents: 14,254
2021 census · Ionview

Area safety

Whole neighbourhood — not this building
2026 so far (to June): 53 assaults, 7 break-and-enters, 7 auto thefts and 4 robberies — 13% fewer than the same months of 2025
Full year 2025: 116 assaults, 20 auto thefts, 13 break-and-enters and 13 robberies — robbery and assault run above the typical Toronto neighbourhood; break-and-enter and auto theft below.
311 noise complaints in postal area M1K: 147 in 2026 so far (134 in all of 2025).
Police-reported · whole neighbourhood, not this building

What's nearby

Distances from this building
Parks: Maidavale Park 436 m · Eglinton Ravine Park 474 m · Maywood Tot Lot 860 m
Community centres: Don Montgomery Community Recreation Centre 1.3 km · Warden Hilltop Community Centre 1.6 km
Libraries: Kennedy/Eglinton 645 m · Eglinton Square 2.1 km
City of Toronto open data · straight-line distances

Schools nearby

Distances from this building
Elementary: Ionview Public School · 937 m
Middle: Robert Service Sr Public School · 2.1 km
Secondary (high school): Satec At W A Porter Collegiate Institute · 1.6 km
Catholic elementary: St Maria Goretti Catholic Elementary School · 925 m
Catholic secondary: St John Henry Newman Catholic High School (Future Site) · 3.2 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 20 (Scarborough Southwest) — Parthi Kandavel, Councillor_Kandavel@toronto.ca · 416-392-4052.

Score history

EvaluationScore
Sep 30, 202392
Sep 19, 202594

Fire code violations

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

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.

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