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161 Simpson Ave

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
2 building permits on record since 2002, most recently Jul 23, 2020.
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What’s the zoning here?
R (d0.6) (x736) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
38 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
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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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Building permit timeline

Year-grouped permit history. Permits collapse under each year.

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  1. 2020

    1 filing
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  2. 2002

    1 filing
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Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

42 locations shown

  • 1

    150 Simpson Ave

    New Build Demolition
    40 m
  • 2

    148 Simpson Ave

    Renovation
    43 m
  • 3

    150 Simpson Ave

    Committee of Adjustment ×3
    44 m
  • 4

    146 Simpson Ave

    Renovation
    46 m
  • 5

    525 Logan Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    64 m
  • 6

    794 Gerrard St E

    Renovation
    65 m
  • 7

    130 Simpson Ave

    Renovation ×2
    85 m
  • 8

    535 Logan Ave

    Renovation
    90 m
  • 9

    813 Gerrard St E

    Renovation
    95 m
  • 10

    537 Logan Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    96 m
  • 11

    813 Gerrard St E

    Committee of Adjustment
    98 m
  • 12

    141 Victor Ave

    Renovation
    103 m
  • 13

    821 Gerrard St E

    Renovation
    107 m
  • 14

    821 Gerrard St E

    Committee of Adjustment
    112 m
  • 15

    25 Howland Rd

    Renovation
    134 m
  • 16

    207 Victor Ave

    Renovation
    137 m
  • 17

    190 Victor Ave

    Renovation
    146 m
  • 18

    192 Victor Ave

    Renovation
    148 m
  • 19

    28 Howland Rd

    Renovation
    176 m
  • 20

    208 Simpson Ave

    Renovation ×2
    177 m
  • 21

    149 Langley Ave

    Renovation
    179 m
  • 22

    32 Howland Rd

    Renovation ×2
    181 m
  • 23

    32 Howland Rd

    Committee of Adjustment
    185 m
  • 24

    168 First Ave

    Renovation
    187 m
  • 25

    231 Victor Ave

    Renovation
    188 m
  • 26

    133 Langley Ave

    Renovation
    194 m
  • 27

    214 Simpson Ave

    Renovation
    202 m
  • 28

    [26.20 m E] LOGAN AVE / From: LANGLEY AVE / To: RIVERDALE AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    203 m
  • 29

    165 Langley Ave

    Renovation
    205 m
  • 30

    152 Langley Ave

    Renovation
    218 m
  • 31

    121 Victor Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    222 m
  • 32

    160 Langley Ave

    Renovation
    225 m
  • 33

    119 Victor Ave

    Renovation
    228 m
  • 34

    119 Victor Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    228 m
  • 35

    124 Langley Ave

    Renovation
    233 m
  • 36

    718 Gerrard St E

    Renovation
    239 m
  • 37

    160 Langley Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    239 m
  • 38

    425 Carlaw Ave

    Development Permits
    240 m
  • 39

    172 Langley Ave

    Renovation
    243 m
  • 40

    178 Langley Ave

    Renovation
    245 m
  • 41

    180 Langley Ave

    Renovation
    248 m
  • 42

    719 Gerrard St E

    Renovation
    248 m
1

New Build

33

Renovation

1

Demolition

1

Development Permits

11

Committee of Adjustment

1

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.

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161 Simpson Ave in Toronto has 2 building permits on record dating back to 2002, most recently on July 23, 2020.