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1956 Danforth Ave

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
12 building permits on record since 2005, most recently Jul 3, 2024.
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What’s the zoning here?
CR 3.0 (c2.0; r2.5) SS2 (x2219) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
27 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
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  • Sign permits
  • Development applications
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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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Building permit timeline

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

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  1. 2024

    4 filings
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  2. 2011

    1 filing
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  3. 2008

    3 filings
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  4. 2005

    4 filings
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Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

31 locations shown

  • 1

    2009 Danforth Ave

    Renovation
    68 m
  • 2

    2036 Danforth Ave

    Renovation
    73 m
  • 3

    507 Strathmore Blvd

    Renovation
    75 m
  • 4

    1918 Danforth Ave

    Renovation
    96 m
  • 5

    111 East Lynn Ave

    Renovation
    108 m
  • 6

    109 East Lynn Ave

    Renovation
    111 m
  • 7

    2034 Danforth Ave

    Renovation
    116 m
  • 8

    536 Strathmore Blvd

    Renovation
    122 m
  • 9

    2055 Danforth Ave

    Renovation
    147 m
  • 10

    96 West Lynn Ave

    Renovation
    157 m
  • 11

    553 Strathmore Blvd

    Renovation
    157 m
  • 12

    96 West Lynn Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    166 m
  • 13

    ALDRIDGE AVE / From: MURDOCK AVE / To: DANFORTH AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    175 m
  • 14

    996 Woodbine Ave

    Committee of Adjustment ×2
    182 m
  • 15

    1852 Danforth Ave

    Renovation
    199 m
  • 16

    4 Mendel Ave

    Renovation
    208 m
  • 17

    2078 Danforth Ave

    Development Permits
    210 m
  • 18

    1855 Danforth Ave

    Renovation
    212 m
  • 19

    991 Woodbine Ave

    Renovation
    218 m
  • 20

    2084 Danforth Ave

    Development Permits
    221 m
  • 21

    2086 Danforth Ave

    Development Permits
    226 m
  • 22

    1847 Danforth Ave

    Renovation
    229 m
  • 23

    12 Mendel Ave

    Renovation
    230 m
  • 24

    943 Woodbine Ave

    Renovation
    234 m
  • 25

    14 Mendel Ave

    Renovation
    236 m
  • 26

    54 Moberly Ave

    Renovation ×2
    238 m
  • 27

    985 Woodbine Ave

    Development Permits Committee of Adjustment
    243 m
  • 28

    41 Glebemount Ave

    Renovation
    244 m
  • 29

    67 West Lynn Ave

    Renovation
    245 m
  • 30

    1038 Woodbine Ave

    Renovation
    246 m
  • 31

    22 Aldridge Ave

    Renovation
    247 m
25

Renovation

4

Development Permits

4

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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1956 Danforth Ave in Toronto has 12 building permits on record dating back to 2005, most recently on July 3, 2024.