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196 Shaw St

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
7 building permits on record since 2015, most recently Jun 19, 2020.
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What’s the zoning here?
R (d1.0) (x806) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
39 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
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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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2020

  1. 2020

    2 filings
    View permits (2)

    1. Jun 19, 2020

      Proposal to construct a 3rd storey addition, roof terrace and interior altera... $250K

    2. Jun 19, 2020

      Plumbing - Proposal to construct a 3rd storey addition, roof terrace and inte...

  2. 2015

    5 filings
    View permits (5)

    1. Apr 22, 2015

      Drain - Permit to underpin basement of existing single family semi-detached h...

    2. Apr 21, 2015

      Permit to underpin basement of existing single family semi-detached house. $30K

    3. Apr 21, 2015

      Plumbing - Permit to underpin basement of existing single family semi-detache...

    4. Feb 23, 2015

      Drain - Install one backwater valve.

    5. Feb 6, 2015

      Interior alterations to existing basement in single family dwelling. $5K

Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

45 locations shown

  • 1

    221 Shaw St

    Renovation
    40 m
  • 2

    223 Shaw St

    Renovation
    41 m
  • 3

    225 Shaw St

    Renovation
    43 m
  • 4

    211 Shaw St

    Renovation
    43 m
  • 5

    227 Shaw St

    Renovation
    45 m
  • 6

    230 Shaw St

    Renovation
    95 m
  • 7

    180 Shaw St

    Renovation
    98 m
  • 8

    112 Givins St

    Renovation ×2
    115 m
  • 9

    192 Crawford St

    Committee of Adjustment
    120 m
  • 10

    44 Argyle St

    Committee of Adjustment
    120 m
  • 11

    236 Crawford St

    Committee of Adjustment
    123 m
  • 12

    118 Givins St

    Renovation
    125 m
  • 13

    118 Givins St

    Committee of Adjustment
    131 m
  • 14

    203 Crawford St

    Renovation
    142 m
  • 15

    205 Crawford St

    Committee of Adjustment
    143 m
  • 16

    240 Crawford St

    Renovation
    147 m
  • 17

    58 Givins St

    Renovation
    158 m
  • 18

    CRAWFORD ST / From: LOGIE PL / To: LOBB AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    161 m
  • 19

    179 Crawford St

    Renovation
    167 m
  • 20

    36 Halton St

    Committee of Adjustment
    168 m
  • 21

    137 Ossington Ave

    Renovation
    174 m
  • 22

    OSSINGTON AVE / From: ARGYLE ST / To: FOXLEY ST

    Scheduled Construction
    187 m
  • 23

    155 Shaw St

    Renovation
    193 m
  • 24

    OSSINGTON AVE / From: FOXLEY ST / To: HALTON ST

    Scheduled Construction
    195 m
  • 25

    153 Shaw St

    Renovation
    197 m
  • 26

    111 Ossington Ave

    Renovation
    202 m
  • 27

    151 Shaw St

    Renovation
    202 m
  • 28

    148 Ossington Ave

    Renovation
    203 m
  • 29

    260 Shaw St

    Renovation
    210 m
  • 30

    112 Ossington Ave

    Renovation
    212 m
  • 31

    170 Ossington Ave

    Renovation
    218 m
  • 32

    166 Ossington Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    218 m
  • 33

    155 Shaw St

    Committee of Adjustment
    218 m
  • 34

    172 Ossington Ave

    Renovation ×2
    220 m
  • 35

    OSSINGTON AVE / From: HALTON ST / To: ROLYAT ST

    Scheduled Construction
    220 m
  • 36

    174 Ossington Ave

    Renovation
    223 m
  • 37

    100 Ossington Ave

    Renovation
    225 m
  • 38

    2 addresses at this point

    Development Permits ×2
    231 m
  • 39

    55 Argyle St

    Renovation ×2
    232 m
  • 40

    1113 Dundas St W

    Demolition
    233 m
  • 41

    1113 Dundas St W

    Development Permits
    234 m
  • 42

    55 Argyle St

    Committee of Adjustment
    240 m
  • 43

    9 Foxley St

    Renovation
    246 m
  • 44

    184 Ossington Ave

    Renovation
    247 m
  • 45

    1068 Dundas St W

    Renovation
    249 m
32

Renovation

1

Demolition

3

Development Permits

9

Committee of Adjustment

4

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 Shaw St in Toronto has 7 building permits on record dating back to 2015, most recently on June 19, 2020.