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197 Emerson Ave

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
7 building permits on record since 2009, most recently Feb 10, 2022.
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What’s the zoning here?
R (d0.6) (x740) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
28 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
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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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  1. 2022

    1 filing
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  2. 2021

    3 filings
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  3. 2019

    1 filing
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  4. 2009

    2 filings
    View permits (2)

Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

34 locations shown

  • 1

    213 Emerson Ave

    Development Permits
    39 m
  • 2

    215 Emerson Ave

    Renovation
    44 m
  • 3

    200 Emerson Ave

    Renovation
    46 m
  • 4

    225 Emerson Ave

    Renovation
    66 m
  • 5

    227 Emerson Ave

    Renovation
    71 m
  • 6

    227 Emerson Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    77 m
  • 7

    231 Emerson Ave

    Renovation
    80 m
  • 8

    233 Emerson Ave

    Renovation
    84 m
  • 9

    228 Emerson Ave

    New Build Renovation
    95 m
  • 10

    107 Lappin Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    98 m
  • 11

    230 Emerson Ave

    Renovation ×2
    99 m
  • 12

    139 A Lappin Ave

    Renovation
    102 m
  • 13

    92 Lappin Ave

    Renovation
    112 m
  • 14

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

    Scheduled Construction
    125 m
  • 15

    236 Emerson Ave

    Renovation
    130 m
  • 16

    172 Emerson Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    134 m
  • 17

    672 St Clarens Ave

    Renovation
    135 m
  • 18

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

    Scheduled Construction
    141 m
  • 19

    172 Emerson Ave

    Renovation
    142 m
  • 20

    686 St Clarens Ave

    Renovation
    142 m
  • 21

    136 Millicent St

    Committee of Adjustment
    145 m
  • 22

    136 Millicent St

    New Build Demolition
    147 m
  • 23

    118 A Millicent St

    Renovation
    149 m
  • 24

    656 St Clarens Ave

    Renovation
    160 m
  • 25

    656 St Clarens Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    163 m
  • 26

    1341 Dupont St

    Committee of Adjustment
    167 m
  • 27

    98 Millicent St

    Committee of Adjustment
    187 m
  • 28

    125 Millicent St

    Renovation
    190 m
  • 29

    969 Lansdowne Ave

    Renovation
    205 m
  • 30

    632 St Clarens Ave

    Renovation
    206 m
  • 31

    1278 Dupont St

    Committee of Adjustment
    226 m
  • 32

    730 St Clarens Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    238 m
  • 33

    83 Millicent St

    Renovation
    248 m
  • 34

    1245 Dupont St

    Development Permits ×3
    249 m
2

New Build

21

Renovation

1

Demolition

4

Development Permits

9

Committee of Adjustment

2

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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197 Emerson Ave in Toronto has 7 building permits on record dating back to 2009, most recently on February 10, 2022.