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254 Shaw St

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
4 building permits on record since 2017, most recently Jun 28, 2018.
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What’s the zoning here?
R (d1.0) (x806) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
40 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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2017
2018
  1. 2018

    2 filings
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  2. 2017

    2 filings
    View permits (2)

Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

44 locations shown

  • 1

    260 Shaw St

    Renovation
    15 m
  • 2

    1068 Dundas St W

    Renovation
    61 m
  • 3

    299 Shaw St

    Renovation
    87 m
  • 4

    303 Shaw St

    Committee of Adjustment
    99 m
  • 5

    230 Shaw St

    Renovation
    101 m
  • 6

    1113 Dundas St W

    Demolition
    106 m
  • 7

    1113 Dundas St W

    Development Permits
    106 m
  • 8

    36 Halton St

    Committee of Adjustment
    120 m
  • 9

    2 addresses at this point

    Development Permits ×2
    121 m
  • 10

    236 Crawford St

    Committee of Adjustment
    152 m
  • 11

    240 Crawford St

    Renovation
    154 m
  • 12

    118 Givins St

    Renovation
    156 m
  • 13

    118 Givins St

    Committee of Adjustment
    157 m
  • 14

    326 Shaw St

    Renovation
    160 m
  • 15

    227 Ossington Ave

    Renovation
    161 m
  • 16

    112 Givins St

    Renovation ×2
    170 m
  • 17

    328 Shaw St

    Renovation ×2
    172 m
  • 18

    227 Shaw St

    Renovation
    178 m
  • 19

    273 Crawford St

    Renovation
    181 m
  • 20

    225 Shaw St

    Renovation
    182 m
  • 21

    223 Shaw St

    Renovation
    187 m
  • 22

    277 Crawford St

    Renovation
    188 m
  • 23

    OSSINGTON AVE / From: ROLYAT ST / To: DUNDAS ST W

    Scheduled Construction
    188 m
  • 24

    249 Ossington Ave

    Renovation
    189 m
  • 25

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

    Scheduled Construction
    189 m
  • 26

    221 Shaw St

    Renovation
    191 m
  • 27

    277 Crawford St

    Committee of Adjustment
    192 m
  • 28

    222 Ossington Ave

    Renovation
    202 m
  • 29

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

    Scheduled Construction
    204 m
  • 30

    224 Ossington Ave

    Renovation
    205 m
  • 31

    211 Shaw St

    Renovation
    218 m
  • 32

    184 Ossington Ave

    Renovation
    222 m
  • 33

    174 Ossington Ave

    Renovation
    223 m
  • 34

    24 Montrose Ave

    Renovation
    224 m
  • 35

    172 Ossington Ave

    Renovation ×2
    226 m
  • 36

    26 Montrose Ave

    Renovation
    227 m
  • 37

    [36.60 m N] DUNDAS ST W / From: BEATRICE ST / To: MONTROSE AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    227 m
  • 38

    68 Roxton Rd

    Renovation
    228 m
  • 39

    170 Ossington Ave

    Renovation
    229 m
  • 40

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

    Scheduled Construction
    232 m
  • 41

    166 Ossington Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    237 m
  • 42

    1159 Dundas St W

    Renovation
    238 m
  • 43

    205 Crawford St

    Committee of Adjustment
    241 m
  • 44

    1161 Dundas St W

    Renovation
    248 m
32

Renovation

1

Demolition

3

Development Permits

7

Committee of Adjustment

5

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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254 Shaw St in Toronto has 4 building permits on record dating back to 2017, most recently on June 28, 2018.