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161 JOHN ST

City of Toronto

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No building permits on record for this address.
What’s the zoning here?
CR 3.0 (c2.0; r2.0) SS2 (x2387) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
29 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
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  • Development applications
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  • Local Appeal Body appeals
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  • Liquor licences

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Contains information made available under the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA)'s Open Data Licence v 1.0

Source: Statistics Canada, Forward sortation areas, digital boundary file, 2021 Census. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.

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Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

37 locations shown

  • 1

    238 Queen St W

    Renovation
    48 m
  • 2

    307 Queen St W

    Renovation
    54 m
  • 3

    171 John St

    New Build Demolition
    57 m
  • 4

    232 Queen St W

    Renovation
    66 m
  • 5

    9 St Patricks Sq

    Renovation
    69 m
  • 6

    160 John St

    Development Permits
    79 m
  • 7

    156 John St

    Development Permits
    84 m
  • 8

    260 Queen St W

    Renovation
    85 m
  • 9

    224 Queen St W

    Renovation
    93 m
  • 10

    333 Queen St W

    Renovation
    99 m
  • 11

    333 Queen St W

    Committee of Adjustment
    110 m
  • 12

    20 St Patrick St

    Renovation
    138 m
  • 13

    229 Richmond St W

    Renovation ×3
    145 m
  • 14

    35 Mc Caul St

    Renovation
    150 m
  • 15

    229 Richmond St W

    Zoning Changes
    154 m
  • 16

    351 Queen St W

    Renovation
    159 m
  • 17

    355 Queen St W

    Renovation
    166 m
  • 18

    135 John St

    New Build
    170 m
  • 19

    202 Queen St W

    Renovation
    172 m
  • 20

    50 Stephanie St

    Zoning Changes
    174 m
  • 21

    DUNCAN ST / From: NELSON ST (TO) / To: RICHMOND ST W

    Scheduled Construction
    174 m
  • 22

    198 Queen St W

    Renovation ×3
    182 m
  • 23

    225 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    182 m
  • 24

    126 John St

    Renovation
    185 m
  • 25

    298 Queen St W

    Renovation
    190 m
  • 26

    298 Queen St W

    Committee of Adjustment
    192 m
  • 27

    30 St Patrick St

    Renovation
    196 m
  • 28

    NELSON ST (TO) / From: DUNCAN ST / To: JOHN ST

    Scheduled Construction
    197 m
  • 29

    230 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    202 m
  • 30

    [27.40 m W] DUNCAN ST / From: [25 m N] ADELAIDE ST W / To: NELSON ST (TO)

    Scheduled Construction
    216 m
  • 31

    15 Grange Rd

    Renovation
    229 m
  • 32

    2 addresses at this point

    Scheduled Construction ×2
    233 m
  • 33

    102 Peter St

    Renovation
    235 m
  • 34

    14 Soho St

    Renovation
    237 m
  • 35

    26 Duncan St

    Renovation
    240 m
  • 36

    129 Peter St

    Renovation
    246 m
  • 37

    180 Queen St W

    Renovation ×2
    248 m
2

New Build

30

Renovation

1

Demolition

2

Development Permits

2

Committee of Adjustment

2

Zoning Changes

5

Scheduled Construction

Construction activity detected within 250 m, from the City of Toronto's open data. Each pin is a City-geocoded point (which may hold more than one record/address); click for details. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto.