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242 Macdonell Ave

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
4 building permits on record since 1991, most recently Jan 17, 2001.
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What’s the zoning here?
R (d0.6) (x296) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
25 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
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  • Sign permits
  • Development applications
  • Committee of Adjustment (zoning variances)
  • Local Appeal Body appeals
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  • Liquor licences

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto.

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.

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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It draws on the same City open data the municipality publishes, but does not carry the City's certification or legal standing. For an authoritative record — or any legally-binding transaction — order the City of Toronto's official Property Information Report. Not legal, title, or professional advice. Records reflect the most recent data we have ingested and may lag the City's live system.

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Building permit timeline

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

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1991
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2001

  1. 2001

    1 filing
    View permits (1)

    1. Jan 17, 2001

      MAKE INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, MAINTAIN REAR ADDITION AS BUILT AND CONVERT TO 3 D... $10K

  2. 1995

    1 filing
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    1. Jul 19, 1995

      EXCAVATE AND CONSTRUCT COLD STORAGE ROOM UNDER EXISTING REAR PORTION $5K

  3. 1993

    1 filing
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    1. Feb 11, 1993

      EXTEND PORCH AT REAR. $5K

  4. 1991

    1 filing
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    1. Mar 21, 1991

      MAKE COLD STORAGE CELLAR UNDER EXISTING 1 STOREY VERANDAH HOLD FOR SURVEY APP... $4K

Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

31 locations shown

  • 1

    MACDONELL AVE / From: WRIGHT AVE / To: [87 m N] WRIGHT AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    20 m
  • 2

    12 Fern Ave

    Renovation
    120 m
  • 3

    14 Fern Ave

    Renovation
    123 m
  • 4

    16 Fern Ave

    Renovation
    124 m
  • 5

    54 Wright Ave

    Renovation ×2
    127 m
  • 6

    24 Fern Ave

    Renovation
    137 m
  • 7

    45 Wright Ave

    Renovation
    137 m
  • 8

    26 Fern Ave

    Renovation
    140 m
  • 9

    28 Fern Ave

    Renovation
    143 m
  • 10

    54 Wright Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    151 m
  • 11

    13 Fern Ave

    Renovation
    154 m
  • 12

    15 Fern Ave

    Renovation
    155 m
  • 13

    17 Fern Ave

    Renovation
    157 m
  • 14

    15 Fern Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    157 m
  • 15

    40 Wabash Ave

    Development Permits
    167 m
  • 16

    45 Fern Ave

    Renovation ×2
    195 m
  • 17

    45 Fern Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    196 m
  • 18

    54 Fern Ave

    Renovation
    199 m
  • 19

    229 Sorauren Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    207 m
  • 20

    223 Sorauren Ave

    Renovation
    211 m
  • 21

    223 Sorauren Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    214 m
  • 22

    237 Lansdowne Ave

    Renovation
    215 m
  • 23

    229 Sorauren Ave

    Renovation
    217 m
  • 24

    227 Sorauren Ave

    Renovation
    217 m
  • 25

    59 Fern Ave

    Renovation
    225 m
  • 26

    65 Fern Ave

    Renovation
    231 m
  • 27

    SORAUREN AVE / From: WRIGHT AVE / To: FERMANAGH AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    233 m
  • 28

    SORAUREN AVE / From: FERN AVE / To: WRIGHT AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    234 m
  • 29

    164 Macdonell Ave

    Renovation
    243 m
  • 30

    164 Macdonell Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    243 m
  • 31

    SORAUREN AVE / From: FERMANAGH AVE / To: WABASH AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    245 m
22

Renovation

1

Development Permits

6

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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242 Macdonell Ave in Toronto has 4 building permits on record dating back to 1991, most recently on January 17, 2001.