CanPermits
Back to Toronto
Sign in to watch
CanPermits · property records report · canpermits.com/address/255-queen-st-w-toronto

255 Queen St W

City of Toronto

Before you make an offer

Here’s what the public record shows about this property.

Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions most people make. Some of this is easiest to check before you commit. Every line below is a fact from the City’s open data, not our opinion.

Has this property been altered?
7 building permits on record since 1995, most recently Oct 7, 2019.
View building permit timeline
What’s the zoning here?
CR 3.0 (c3.0; r3.0) SS2 (x2089) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
32 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
View nearby construction

Each line is a fact from the City’s open record. Open the full report for the complete timeline, every nearby project, and the assessment detail.

See a real example report

Agents and sellers already check these records. Buyers usually haven’t.

Money-back No account Instant
Sources we check for every address (25 data sources)
  • Building permits
  • Zoning by-law designation
  • Property boundaries (parcel)
  • Planning & environmental constraints
  • Flood plain & conservation regulation (TRCA)
  • Heritage Register status
  • Building footprint & massing
  • Nearest fire station
  • Nearest TTC transit stop
  • Nearest park & green space
  • Street-tree density
  • Building violations & orders
  • Property standards orders (ML&S)
  • Fire safety inspections
  • Rental building condition rating
  • Rent-reduction notices
  • Business licences
  • Short-term rental registrations
  • Multi-tenant (rooming) house licences
  • Sign permits
  • Development applications
  • Committee of Adjustment (zoning variances)
  • Local Appeal Body appeals
  • Food inspections (DineSafe)
  • 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.

Get the full record

255 Queen St W

What you’ll get instantly

  • Full permit history & documents
  • Inspections, orders & violations
  • Zoning, bylaws & exceptions
  • Business licences & past uses
  • Flood, heritage & constraints
  • Excel export

Secure checkout · Stripe

Money-back No account Instant

Money-back guarantee. Full refund if a record is attached to the wrong address, or a permit or order is marked “open” that the City has since closed: email [email protected]. One-time · a 3-day access link is emailed to you.

A presentation of public open-data records, compiled by CanPermits: not an official or certified record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by the City of Toronto.

More: disclaimers & data notice

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.

City open-data records ingested through Jul 9, 2026. Individual sources refresh on their own schedule and may lag the City's live system.

See a personal detail that shouldn’t appear here? Email [email protected] and we’ll remove it.

Building permit timeline

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

View full permit history
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

  1. 2019

    1 filing
    View permits (1)

    1. Oct 7, 2019

      Proposal for interior alterations to seal existing openings with neighboring... $3K

  2. 2015

    1 filing
    View permits (1)

    1. Mar 4, 2015

      Interior alteration on ground floor to create 2 wall openings between 255 and... $35K

  3. 2009

    3 filings
    View permits (3)

    1. Jan 6, 2009

      Proposal to install kitchen exhaust for new restaurant "Little India Restaura... $7K

    2. Jan 6, 2009

      Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to all floors to convert existi...

    3. Jan 6, 2009

      HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to all floors to convert existing bu...

  4. 2008

    1 filing
    View permits (1)

    1. Dec 31, 2008

      Proposal for interior alterations to all floors to convert existing building... $45K

  5. 1995

    1 filing
    View permits (1)

    1. Jun 5, 1995

      MAKE INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO THE FIRST FLOOR AND BASEMENT FOR RESTAURANT PURP... $30K

Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

38 locations shown

  • 1

    230 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    36 m
  • 2

    202 Queen St W

    Renovation
    38 m
  • 3

    198 Queen St W

    Renovation ×3
    40 m
  • 4

    DUNCAN ST / From: NELSON ST (TO) / To: RICHMOND ST W

    Scheduled Construction
    76 m
  • 5

    224 Queen St W

    Renovation
    84 m
  • 6

    180 Queen St W

    Renovation
    98 m
  • 7

    20 St Patrick St

    Renovation
    110 m
  • 8

    205 Queen St W

    New Build Renovation ×2
    113 m
  • 9

    232 Queen St W

    Renovation
    113 m
  • 10

    225 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    124 m
  • 11

    9 St Patricks Sq

    Renovation
    129 m
  • 12

    238 Queen St W

    Renovation
    129 m
  • 13

    30 St Patrick St

    Renovation
    132 m
  • 14

    229 Richmond St W

    Renovation ×3
    133 m
  • 15

    229 Richmond St W

    Zoning Changes
    140 m
  • 16

    2 addresses at this point

    Scheduled Construction ×2
    144 m
  • 17

    NELSON ST (TO) / From: DUNCAN ST / To: JOHN ST

    Scheduled Construction
    144 m
  • 18

    180 Simcoe St

    Renovation
    149 m
  • 19

    250 University Ave

    Renovation
    156 m
  • 20

    [27.40 m W] DUNCAN ST / From: [25 m N] ADELAIDE ST W / To: NELSON ST (TO)

    Scheduled Construction
    159 m
  • 21

    35 Mc Caul St

    Renovation
    161 m
  • 22

    190 Simcoe St

    Renovation ×2
    167 m
  • 23

    181 Queen St W

    Renovation
    168 m
  • 24

    26 Duncan St

    Renovation
    169 m
  • 25

    171 John St

    New Build Demolition
    190 m
  • 26

    307 Queen St W

    Renovation
    196 m
  • 27

    160 John St

    Development Permits
    198 m
  • 28

    156 John St

    Development Permits
    198 m
  • 29

    135 John St

    New Build
    199 m
  • 30

    330 University Ave

    Renovation ×2
    203 m
  • 31

    200 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    205 m
  • 32

    126 John St

    Renovation
    223 m
  • 33

    19 Duncan St

    Committee of Adjustment
    226 m
  • 34

    225 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    227 m
  • 35

    116 Simcoe St

    Renovation
    232 m
  • 36

    19 Duncan St

    New Build Renovation ×3
    233 m
  • 37

    266 King St W

    Renovation
    236 m
  • 38

    20 Duncan St

    Renovation
    242 m
4

New Build

37

Renovation

1

Demolition

2

Development Permits

1

Committee of Adjustment

1

Zoning Changes

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.

Nearby active addresses

Direct next steps for exploration.

255 Queen St W in Toronto has 7 building permits on record dating back to 1995, most recently on October 7, 2019.