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196 Robert St

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
3 building permits on record since 2014, most recently Apr 9, 2015.
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What’s the zoning here?
CR 1.5 (c1.0; r1.0) SS2 (x1928) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
33 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

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Building permit timeline

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

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2014
2015
  1. 2015

    1 filing
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  2. 2014

    2 filings
    View permits (2)

Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

37 locations shown

  • 1

    HARBORD ST / From: ROBERT ST / To: MAJOR ST

    Scheduled Construction
    22 m
  • 2

    202 Robert St

    Renovation
    27 m
  • 3

    HARBORD ST / From: SUSSEX MEWS / To: ROBERT ST

    Scheduled Construction
    27 m
  • 4

    108 Harbord St

    Renovation
    35 m
  • 5

    108 Harbord St

    Committee of Adjustment
    35 m
  • 6

    HARBORD ST / From: MAJOR ST / To: BRUNSWICK AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    70 m
  • 7

    HARBORD ST / From: SPADINA AVE / To: SUSSEX MEWS

    Scheduled Construction
    84 m
  • 8

    90-92 Harbord St

    Renovation
    88 m
  • 9

    201 Major St

    Renovation
    106 m
  • 10

    2 addresses at this point

    Renovation ×2
    106 m
  • 11

    169 Major St

    Renovation
    107 m
  • 12

    203 Major St

    Renovation
    110 m
  • 13

    648 Spadina Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    127 m
  • 14

    648 Spadina Ave

    Renovation
    128 m
  • 15

    220 Major St

    Renovation
    154 m
  • 16

    666 Spadina Ave

    Renovation
    154 m
  • 17

    65 Sussex Ave

    Renovation
    158 m
  • 18

    148 Robert St

    Renovation
    161 m
  • 19

    147 Major St

    Committee of Adjustment
    161 m
  • 20

    HARBORD ST / From: HURON ST / To: SPADINA AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    163 m
  • 21

    HARBORD ST / From: BRUNSWICK AVE / To: BORDEN ST

    Scheduled Construction
    168 m
  • 22

    144 Robert St

    Renovation
    172 m
  • 23

    164 Brunswick Ave

    Renovation
    186 m
  • 24

    135 Brunswick Ave

    Renovation
    187 m
  • 25

    190 Brunswick Ave

    Renovation
    189 m
  • 26

    138 Robert St

    Renovation
    189 m
  • 27

    127 Brunswick Ave

    Renovation
    201 m
  • 28

    138 Brunswick Ave

    Renovation
    211 m
  • 29

    98 Willcocks St

    Renovation
    220 m
  • 30

    698 Spadina Ave

    Renovation
    224 m
  • 31

    240 Major St

    Committee of Adjustment
    224 m
  • 32

    124 Robert St

    Renovation
    228 m
  • 33

    225 Brunswick Ave

    Development Permits
    228 m
  • 34

    673 Spadina Ave

    Renovation
    237 m
  • 35

    225 Brunswick Ave

    Renovation
    238 m
  • 36

    704 Spadina Ave

    Renovation
    239 m
  • 37

    708 Spadina Ave

    Renovation
    248 m
27

Renovation

1

Development Permits

4

Committee of Adjustment

6

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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196 Robert St in Toronto has 3 building permits on record dating back to 2014, most recently on April 9, 2015.