About 59 Balsam Ave
59 Balsam Ave is a 3-storey purpose-built rental building in The Beaches, Toronto, with 19 units. It was built in 1927. At its 2026 inspection the City of Toronto scored it 96 out of 100, in the band the City calls “satisfactory”. The nearest subway station is Main Street, more than half an hour away on foot.
59 Balsam Ave at a glance
As confirmed by the City at registration. Blanks are blank in the City's own record, not missing here.
59 Balsam Ave 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.
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.
Amenities at 59 Balsam Ave
From the registry. A crossed-out item is recorded as absent, not simply unknown.
Transit near 59 Balsam Ave
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.
Questions about 59 Balsam Ave
Answered from the City’s register and Ontario’s Residential Tenancies Act. General information, not legal advice.
Is 59 Balsam Ave rent controlled?
Very likely. The register says 59 Balsam Ave was built in 1927. 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.
What is the RentSafeTO score for 59 Balsam Ave?
96 out of 100, from the City’s 2026 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 59 Balsam Ave 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 59 Balsam Ave have?
The register records laundry room, pets allowed, bike parking, visitor parking and intercom. It records no elevator, balconies, air conditioning, barrier-free entrance and non-smoking.
How close is 59 Balsam Ave to the subway?
Main Street is the nearest subway station, more than half an hour away on foot. That is estimated from straight-line distance, not a routed walk.