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Avant

50 Gerrard St E, Toronto, Ontario
Managed by Peakmade Campus Canada
In Garden District · Our boundary, along Queen St E, inside the City’s Downtown Yonge East.
98
out of 100
City of Toronto inspection, 2025

About Avant

Avant is a 12-storey purpose-built rental building at 50 Gerrard Street East in Garden District, Toronto, with 188 units. It was built in 2007 and is managed by Peakmade Campus Canada. At its 2025 inspection the City of Toronto scored it 98 out of 100, in the band the City calls “satisfactory”. The nearest subway station is College, about 5 minutes on foot.

Avant at a glance

As confirmed by the City at registration. Blanks are blank in the City's own record, not missing here.

188units
12storeys
2007built
Ward 13ward

Avant RentSafeTO inspection score

Under RentSafeTO, the City inspects common areas, mechanical systems and building records on a cycle and scores the building out of 100. The number and the wording beside it are the City’s own; nothing on this page is our assessment of the building.

98
Satisfactory
Scored 98 in 2025. The City’s bands are satisfactory from 85, needs improvement from 70, and needs significant improvement below that.

Torontopolis Walk Index®

Where this building ranks against every other registered rental in Toronto for getting about on foot: to rapid transit, to the streetcar network, and to a discount grocer. The three walks are routed over the City’s own pedestrian network — sidewalks and crossings, not straight lines.

9.8
out of 10 A ranking: 10 is the best placed in the register, 5 is better than half of it.
7 minSubway or GO · College
4 minStreetcar or LRT · Carlton
9 minDiscount grocer · No Frills

Amenities at Avant

From the registry. A crossed-out item is recorded as absent, not simply unknown.

Laundry roomElevatorBalconiesAir conditioningPets allowedBike parkingBarrier-free entranceVisitor parkingNon-smokingIntercom

Transit near Avant

Estimated from straight-line distance with a detour allowance at 1.4 m/s. Not a routed walk — a rail corridor or the Don can add real minutes.

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College station
Nearest TTC subway
about 5 min walk
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Union GO
Nearest GO station
about 25 min walk

Questions about Avant

Answered from the City’s register and Ontario’s Residential Tenancies Act. General information, not legal advice.

Is Avant rent controlled?

Very likely. The register says Avant was built in 2007. In Ontario, the yearly rent increase guideline applies to units that were first occupied as a home on or before November 15, 2018. Units first occupied after that date are exempt from it. A building of that age is covered, so in most years the rent can rise by no more than the provincial guideline, once every 12 months, with 90 days’ written notice.

Who manages Avant?

The City of Toronto’s apartment building register lists Peakmade Campus Canada as the property manager.

What is the RentSafeTO score for Avant?

98 out of 100, from the City’s 2025 inspection. The City calls that band “satisfactory”. Under RentSafeTO the City inspects the common areas, mechanical systems and records of every apartment building with three or more storeys and ten or more units.

Does Avant allow pets?

The register records pets as allowed. Either way, a “no pets” clause in a residential lease is void in Ontario under section 14 of the Residential Tenancies Act.

What amenities does Avant have?

The register records laundry room, elevator, air conditioning, pets allowed, bike parking, barrier-free entrance, visitor parking and intercom. It records no balconies and non-smoking.

How close is Avant to the subway?

College is the nearest subway station, about 5 minutes on foot. That is estimated from straight-line distance, not a routed walk.