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189 Emerson Ave

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
3 building permits on record since 2013, most recently Oct 3, 2013.
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What’s the zoning here?
R (d0.6) (x740) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
29 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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2013
  1. 2013

    3 filings
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Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

33 locations shown

  • 1

    200 Emerson Ave

    Renovation
    55 m
  • 2

    213 Emerson Ave

    Development Permits
    64 m
  • 3

    215 Emerson Ave

    Renovation
    66 m
  • 4

    225 Emerson Ave

    Renovation
    88 m
  • 5

    107 Lappin Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    89 m
  • 6

    227 Emerson Ave

    Renovation
    93 m
  • 7

    227 Emerson Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    100 m
  • 8

    231 Emerson Ave

    Renovation
    102 m
  • 9

    233 Emerson Ave

    Renovation
    106 m
  • 10

    172 Emerson Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    107 m
  • 11

    ST CLARENS AVE / From: LAPPIN AVE / To: DUPONT ST

    Scheduled Construction
    112 m
  • 12

    228 Emerson Ave

    New Build Renovation
    113 m
  • 13

    172 Emerson Ave

    Renovation
    115 m
  • 14

    230 Emerson Ave

    Renovation ×2
    118 m
  • 15

    92 Lappin Ave

    Renovation
    118 m
  • 16

    ST CLARENS AVE / From: WALLACE AVE / To: LAPPIN AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    119 m
  • 17

    662 St Clarens Ave

    Renovation
    122 m
  • 18

    136 Millicent St

    Committee of Adjustment
    124 m
  • 19

    136 Millicent St

    New Build Demolition
    126 m
  • 20

    672 St Clarens Ave

    Renovation
    127 m
  • 21

    656 St Clarens Ave

    Renovation
    137 m
  • 22

    686 St Clarens Ave

    Renovation
    140 m
  • 23

    656 St Clarens Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    140 m
  • 24

    236 Emerson Ave

    Renovation
    151 m
  • 25

    125 Millicent St

    Renovation
    174 m
  • 26

    1341 Dupont St

    Committee of Adjustment
    179 m
  • 27

    632 St Clarens Ave

    Renovation
    180 m
  • 28

    98 Millicent St

    Committee of Adjustment
    180 m
  • 29

    969 Lansdowne Ave

    Renovation
    200 m
  • 30

    83 Millicent St

    Renovation
    241 m
  • 31

    [33.50 m E] EMERSON AVE / From: [30.50 m N] WALLACE AVE / To: ARMSTRONG AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    241 m
  • 32

    263 Lappin Ave

    Renovation ×2
    247 m
  • 33

    106 Armstrong Ave

    Renovation
    248 m
2

New Build

23

Renovation

1

Demolition

1

Development Permits

7

Committee of Adjustment

3

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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189 Emerson Ave in Toronto has 3 building permits on record dating back to 2013, most recently on October 3, 2013.