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166 Dowling Ave

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
4 building permits on record since 1993, most recently Aug 27, 2019.
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What’s the zoning here?
R (d1.0) (x8) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
25 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
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Building permit timeline

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

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  1. 2019

    1 filing
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    1. Aug 27, 2019

  2. 2001

    2 filings
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  3. 1993

    1 filing
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Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

39 locations shown

  • 1

    DOWLING AVE / From: LEOPOLD ST / To: LAXTON AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    22 m
  • 2

    DOWLING AVE / From: LAXTON AVE / To: QUEEN ST W

    Scheduled Construction
    49 m
  • 3

    LAXTON AVE / From: JAMESON AVE / To: DOWLING AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    49 m
  • 4

    DOWLING AVE / From: KING ST W / To: LEOPOLD ST

    Scheduled Construction
    64 m
  • 5

    185 Dowling Ave

    Renovation
    92 m
  • 6

    74 Beaty Ave

    Renovation
    122 m
  • 7

    1497 Queen St W

    Zoning Changes
    122 m
  • 8

    89 Beaty Ave

    Zoning Changes
    125 m
  • 9

    1497 Queen St W

    Renovation
    131 m
  • 10

    91 Beaty Ave

    Zoning Changes
    132 m
  • 11

    1483 Queen St W

    Renovation
    137 m
  • 12

    149 Dowling Ave

    Renovation
    138 m
  • 13

    1501 Queen St W

    Zoning Changes
    146 m
  • 14

    7 Laxton Ave

    Demolition
    147 m
  • 15

    8 Laxton Ave

    Renovation ×2
    148 m
  • 16

    8 Laxton Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    149 m
  • 17

    23 Beaty Ave

    Renovation
    151 m
  • 18

    SORAUREN AVE / From: QUEEN ST W / To: [54.90 m N] QUEEN ST W

    Scheduled Construction
    160 m
  • 19

    143 Dowling Ave

    Renovation ×2
    164 m
  • 20

    4 Laxton Ave

    Renovation
    164 m
  • 21

    138 Dowling Ave

    Development Permits Zoning Changes
    171 m
  • 22

    1521 Queen St W

    New Build Renovation ×3 Demolition
    190 m
  • 23

    79 Wilson Park Rd

    Renovation
    193 m
  • 24

    79 Wilson Park Rd

    Committee of Adjustment
    195 m
  • 25

    6 Fuller Ave

    Renovation
    200 m
  • 26

    5 Sorauren Ave

    Renovation
    202 m
  • 27

    SORAUREN AVE / From: [54.90 m N] QUEEN ST W / To: SAUNDERS AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    203 m
  • 28

    81 Wilson Park Rd

    Renovation
    204 m
  • 29

    190 Jameson Ave

    Renovation ×2
    205 m
  • 30

    5 Sorauren Ave

    Committee of Adjustment ×2
    205 m
  • 31

    1522 Queen St W

    Renovation
    206 m
  • 32

    [36.60 m N] QUEEN ST W / From: MACDONELL AVE / To: FULLER AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    206 m
  • 33

    12 Maynard Ave

    Zoning Changes
    223 m
  • 34

    1464 King St W

    Zoning Changes
    226 m
  • 35

    1464 King St W

    Renovation
    227 m
  • 36

    70 Wilson Park Rd

    Renovation
    230 m
  • 37

    170 Jameson Ave

    Renovation
    234 m
  • 38

    10 Maynard Ave

    Zoning Changes
    237 m
  • 39

    10 Maynard Ave

    Zoning Changes
    239 m
1

New Build

24

Renovation

2

Demolition

1

Development Permits

4

Committee of Adjustment

9

Zoning Changes

7

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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166 Dowling Ave in Toronto has 4 building permits on record dating back to 1993, most recently on August 27, 2019.