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55 Charles St E

An address in Church-Wellesley, outside TRCA flood and shoreline hazard areas, with 12 active development applications within 250 metres.

Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source

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Key findings
  • 5 fire code violations recorded in open inspections (most recent opened Sep 24, 2026).
  • Outside TRCA flood and shoreline hazard areas.
  • 12 active development applications and 0 Committee of Adjustment applications within 250 m.
RentSafe score—not a registered apartment building
Fire code violations5in open inspections
Applications12active within 250 m
Flood hazardOutsideTRCA mapping
Isabella StGloucester StCharles St ECharles St WSt Mary StSt Nicholas StHayden StMonteith StBalmuto StJarvis StChurch StBay StYonge StBloor St EBloor St W123456789101112Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)
The red circle shows the 250-metre radius used for “Nearby” items. Numbers match the applications listed below.

01The building

ItemFindingPrecisionSource · as of
RentSafe evaluationNot a registered apartment buildingThis addressApartment Building Evaluation
Fire code inspections5 violations in open inspectionsThis addressResidential Fire Inspection Results · last opened Sep 24, 2026
Building orders and noticesNone open (2 closed)This addressBuilding Construction/Demolition Violations
Building permits, last 5 years4 permitsThis addressBuilding Permits · 18 on record
Short-term rentalNot registeredThis addressShort Term Rentals Registration
Heritage statusNot on the Heritage RegisterThis addressHeritage Register
Open fire code items (5)
  • Making of records · opened Sep 24, 2026
  • Maintenance of closures · opened Sep 24, 2026
  • Fire Alarm Maintenance · opened Sep 24, 2026
  • Damaged fire separations · opened Sep 24, 2026
  • Distance above floor · opened Sep 24, 2026
Recent permits (8)
  • New Building · Revision Issued · Mar 28, 2023
    Revision 01 - Revision to Building Permit no. 19 198018 to add 2-storeys and 24 units to original permit. Proposal to construct a new 50-storey apartment building containing 541 condominium… · Permit 19 198018 BLD
  • Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed · Nov 21, 2022
    Revision 02 - Revision to Building Permit no. 19 198018 to add 2-storeys and 24 units to original permit. REVISION - as per the cover letterHVAC - Proposal to construct a new 50-storey apartment… · Permit 19 198018 HVA
  • Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed · Nov 21, 2022
    Revision 02 - Revision to Building Permit no. 19 198018 to add 2-storeys and 24 units to original permit. REVISION - as per the cover letterPlumbing - Proposal to construct a new 50-storey apartment… · Permit 19 198018 PLB
  • Building Permit Related(FS) · Closed · Jan 6, 2022
    FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Proposal to construct a new 50-storey apartment building containing 541 condominium apartments, 100 rental-replacement apartments, interior and exterior amenity spaces,… · Permit 19 198018 FSU
  • New Building · Inspection · Apr 9, 2021
    Proposal to construct a new 50-storey apartment building containing 541 condominium apartments, 100 rental-replacement apartments, interior and exterior amenity spaces, underground parking,… · Permit 19 198018 BLD
  • Building Permit Related(MS) · Closed · Feb 19, 2021
    REVISION - as per the cover letterHVAC - Proposal to construct a new 50-storey apartment building containing 541 condominium apartments, 100 rental-replacement apartments, interior and exterior… · Permit 19 198018 HVA
  • Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed · Feb 19, 2021
    REVISION - as per the cover letterPlumbing - Proposal to construct a new 50-storey apartment building containing 541 condominium apartments, 100 rental-replacement apartments, interior and exterior… · Permit 19 198018 PLB
  • Alternative Solution · Approved · Oct 8, 2020
    AS-STANDPIPE CONNECTIONS IN STAIRWELLS(Scissor Stairs)Proposal to construct a new 50-storey apartment building containing 541 condominium apartments, 100 rental-replacement apartments, interior and… · Permit 20 204380 ALT

02Risks and the ground

ItemFindingPrecisionSource · as of
River flood hazardOutsideThis addressTRCA Regulation mapping 2025
Lake shoreline hazardOutsideThis addressTRCA Regulation mapping 2025
TRCA regulated areaOutsideThis addressTRCA Regulation mapping 2025
Basement flooding study areaBFA44Your areaBasement Flooding Study Areas · the City divides all of Toronto into study areas; this names yours, not a risk level
Lead in tap water samples, postal area M4Y0 of 17 above 0.01 ppmYour area · M4YNon Regulated Lead Sample · May 22, 2014 to Sep 20, 2024

TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.

03What’s changing nearby

  1. 1
    90 Bloor St E · 124 m · Official Plan / Rezoning · Under Review
    Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a self-storage warehouse use on floors 2-5 (formely The Bay retail space). The existing ground floor retail unit will be maintained. Access for loading and parking will be from Asquith Avenue. No new…
    File 26 148240 STE 11 OZ · submitted Apr 22, 2026 · City record
  2. 2
    625 Church St · 136 m · Site Plan · Under Review
    Site Plan Approval application for a 59-storey mixed-use tower, inclusive of a 6-storey podium. The proposed non-residential gross floor area is 10,488 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 46,282 square metres. A total of…
    File 21 148066 STE 11 SA · submitted Apr 30, 2021 · City record
  3. 3
    80 Bloor St E · 147 m · Official Plan / Rezoning · Under Review
    Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a self-storage warehouse use on floors 2-5 (formely The Bay retail space). The existing ground floor retail unit will be maintained. Access for loading and parking will be from Asquith Avenue. No new…
    File 26 148240 STE 11 OZ · submitted Apr 22, 2026 · City record
  4. 4
    66 Charles St E · 155 m · Site Plan · Under Review
    Site Plan Approval for an 11-storey residential apartment building containing 16 dwelling units while preserving the existing heritage building.
    File 24 175733 STE 11 SA · submitted Jul 5, 2024 · City record
  5. 5
    2 Bloor St E · 180 m · Official Plan / Rezoning · Under Review
    Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a self-storage warehouse use on floors 2-5 (formely The Bay retail space). The existing ground floor retail unit will be maintained. Access for loading and parking will be from Asquith Avenue. No new…
    File 26 148240 STE 11 OZ · submitted Apr 22, 2026 · City record
  6. 6
    90 Isabella St · 203 m · Site Plan · Under Review
    Site Plan Approval for proposed for a 69-storey mixed-use building having a gross floor area of 52,797 square metres and 837 dwelling units.
    File 22 153990 STE 13 SA · submitted May 30, 2022 · City record
  7. 7
    97 Collier St · 207 m · Condominium · Draft Plan Approved
    *** Draft Plan of Condominium for 300 residential dwelling units.There are concurrent rezoning and site plan control applications that are under review: 20 220898 STE 11 OZ and 21 194034 STE 11 SA
    File 21 215499 STE 11 CD · submitted Sep 21, 2021 · City record
  8. 8
    93 Collier St · 213 m · Condominium · Draft Plan Approved
    *** Draft Plan of Condominium for 300 residential dwelling units.There are concurrent rezoning and site plan control applications that are under review: 20 220898 STE 11 OZ and 21 194034 STE 11 SA
    File 21 215499 STE 11 CD · submitted Sep 21, 2021 · City record
  9. 9
    89 Collier St · 218 m · Condominium · Draft Plan Approved
    *** Draft Plan of Condominium for 300 residential dwelling units.There are concurrent rezoning and site plan control applications that are under review: 20 220898 STE 11 OZ and 21 194034 STE 11 SA
    File 21 215499 STE 11 CD · submitted Sep 21, 2021 · City record
  10. 10
    85 Collier St · 222 m · Condominium · Draft Plan Approved
    *** Draft Plan of Condominium for 300 residential dwelling units.There are concurrent rezoning and site plan control applications that are under review: 20 220898 STE 11 OZ and 21 194034 STE 11 SA
    File 21 215499 STE 11 CD · submitted Sep 21, 2021 · City record
  11. 11
    717 Church St · 238 m · Condominium · Draft Plan Approved
    *** Draft Plan of Condominium for 300 residential dwelling units.There are concurrent rezoning and site plan control applications that are under review: 20 220898 STE 11 OZ and 21 194034 STE 11 SA
    File 21 215499 STE 11 CD · submitted Sep 21, 2021 · City record
  12. 12
    38 Park Rd · 248 m · Official Plan / Rezoning · OMB Appeal
    Proposed 31-storey (107.9 metres) purpose-built rental building and the restoration and adaptive reuse of the heritage building at 50 Park Road, which is proposed to be integrated into the new development. The proposed development…
    File 25 209063 STE 11 OZ · submitted Aug 12, 2025 · City record

Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications · 19 registered short-term rentals within 250 m.

04City services

ItemFindingPrecisionSource · as of
Garbage daySee calendarThis addressCollection calendar No Collection
City councillorChris MoiseWard 13Councillor_Moise@toronto.ca · 416-392-7903

05Quick answers about 55 Charles St E

Is 55 Charles St E in a flood plain?

No. It is outside TRCA's mapped flood and shoreline hazard areas. Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025.

Does 55 Charles St E have open fire code violations?

5 violations are recorded in open fire inspections, the most recent opened Sep 24, 2026. Source: Residential Fire Inspection Results.

What is being built near 55 Charles St E?

12 active development applications within 250 metres, the closest at 90 Bloor St E (124 m). Source: Development Applications.

Answers are generated from the data on this page and update when the data changes.

06From the archives

Church St., looking n. from s. of Charles St.
Church St., looking n. from s. of Charles St. , 1955. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library. 102 m away.
View of shops on Church Street, north of Isabella Street
View of shops on Church Street, north of Isabella Street, 1971. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1526, File 8, Item 54. 136 m away.
View of Cinecity on east side of Yonge Street, at Charles Street East
View of Cinecity on east side of Yonge Street, at Charles Street East, 1975. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1526, File 2, Item 3. 210 m away.
Yonge Street looking north from Charles Street (Postal Station northeast corner)
Yonge Street looking north from Charles Street (Postal Station northeast corner), 1924. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1231, Item 2018. 210 m away.
View of the Picture Store window display on the west side of Yonge Street at Charles Street West
View of the Picture Store window display on the west side of Yonge Street at Charles Street West, 1975. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1526, File 2, Item 1. 210 m away.
Yonge Street south from Charles Street
Yonge Street south from Charles Street, 1924. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1231, Item 2021. 210 m away.
View of Cinecity on east side of Yonge Street, at Charles Street East
View of Cinecity on east side of Yonge Street, at Charles Street East, 1975. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1526, File 2, Item 2. 210 m away.
View of Cinecity on east side of Yonge Street, at Charles Street East
View of Cinecity on east side of Yonge Street, at Charles Street East, 1970. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1526, File 2, Item 14. 210 m away.
Gardeners' Arms Inn, Yonge St., e. side, s. of Charles St.
Gardeners' Arms Inn, Yonge St., e. side, s. of Charles St. , 1888. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library. 210 m away.

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