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256 Cottingham St

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
7 building permits on record since 2015, most recently Dec 19, 2024.
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What’s the zoning here?
R (u4; d0.6) (x5) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
16 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
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Building permit timeline

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  1. 2024

    1 filing
    View permits (1)

    1. Dec 19, 2024

      Partywall administrative permit relation to work on 254 Cottingham St (24 246... $800K

  2. 2023

    2 filings
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    1. May 23, 2023

      ADMIN. PERMIT - PARTY WALL - REVISIONS TO BUILDING PERMIT NO. 23 126765 BLD 0... $800K

    2. Apr 11, 2023

      Partywall administrative permit relation to work on 254 Cottingham St (23 126...

  3. 2018

    2 filings
    View permits (2)

    1. Jul 6, 2018

      Proposal to install a back water valve

    2. Mar 26, 2018

      Proposal for a 1 storey rear addition on existing sfd-d dwelling.**** See C o... $200K

  4. 2015

    2 filings
    View permits (2)

    1. Aug 26, 2015

      Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations to the main and second floors

    2. Jul 29, 2015

      Proposed interior alterations to the main and second floors $95K

Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

35 locations shown

  • 1

    254 Cottingham St

    Renovation
    8 m
  • 2

    POPLAR PLAINS RD / From: COTTINGHAM RD / To: COTTINGHAM ST

    Scheduled Construction
    31 m
  • 3

    77 Poplar Plains Cres

    Renovation
    87 m
  • 4

    77 Poplar Plains Cres

    Committee of Adjustment
    88 m
  • 5

    POPLAR PLAINS RD / From: BOULTON DR / To: COTTINGHAM RD

    Scheduled Construction
    94 m
  • 6

    COTTINGHAM RD / From: POPLAR PLAINS RD / To: BOULTON DR

    Scheduled Construction
    94 m
  • 7

    75 Poplar Plains Cres

    Renovation
    95 m
  • 8

    BOULTON DR / From: [20 m N] COTTINGHAM RD / To: [154 m N] COTTINGHAM RD

    Scheduled Construction
    104 m
  • 9

    BOULTON DR / From: [154 m N] COTTINGHAM RD / To: [E-W] BOULTON DR [LEG]

    Scheduled Construction
    112 m
  • 10

    BOULTON DR / From: COTTINGHAM RD / To: [20 m N] COTTINGHAM RD

    Scheduled Construction
    118 m
  • 11

    COTTINGHAM RD / From: BOULTON DR / To: DAVENPORT RD

    Scheduled Construction
    121 m
  • 12

    BOULTON DR / From: POPLAR PLAINS RD / To: COTTINGHAM RD

    Scheduled Construction
    121 m
  • 13

    95 Boulton Dr

    Renovation
    124 m
  • 14

    56 Rathnelly Ave

    Renovation
    125 m
  • 15

    19 Poplar Plains Rd

    Renovation
    134 m
  • 16

    74 Rathnelly Ave

    New Build ×2
    135 m
  • 17

    2 addresses at this point

    Scheduled Construction ×2
    139 m
  • 18

    RATHNELLY AVE / From: [E] COTTINGHAM ST [BRANCH] / To: POPLAR PLAINS CRES

    Scheduled Construction
    142 m
  • 19

    108 Boulton Dr

    Committee of Adjustment
    152 m
  • 20

    108 Boulton Dr

    Renovation
    154 m
  • 21

    RATHNELLY AVE / From: [E] MACPHERSON AVE [BRANCH] / To: MC MASTER AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    164 m
  • 22

    POPLAR PLAINS RD / From: MACPHERSON AVE / To: BOULTON DR

    Scheduled Construction
    176 m
  • 23

    9 Poplar Plains Rd

    Renovation
    179 m
  • 24

    28 Rathnelly Ave

    Renovation
    182 m
  • 25

    6 Boulton Dr

    Renovation
    186 m
  • 26

    47 Poplar Plains Cres

    Renovation
    192 m
  • 27

    GLEN EDYTH DR / From: COTTINGHAM RD / To: [70.10 m N] COTTINGHAM RD

    Scheduled Construction
    194 m
  • 28

    MACPHERSON AVE / From: RATHNELLY AVE / To: POPLAR PLAINS RD

    Scheduled Construction
    211 m
  • 29

    14 Rathnelly Ave

    Renovation
    214 m
  • 30

    [E-W] BOULTON DRIVE [LEG] / From: RUSSELL HILL RD / To: BOULTON DR

    Scheduled Construction
    214 m
  • 31

    12 Rathnelly Ave

    Renovation
    219 m
  • 32

    MACPHERSON AVE / From: [S] DAVENPORT RD [BRANCH] / To: [N] DAVENPORT RD [BRANCH]

    Scheduled Construction
    225 m
  • 33

    39 Poplar Plains Cres

    Committee of Adjustment
    231 m
  • 34

    39 Poplar Plains Cres

    New Build Demolition
    232 m
  • 35

    RATHNELLY AVE / From: [W] MACPHERSON AVE [BRANCH] / To: [E] MACPHERSON AVE [BRANCH]

    Scheduled Construction
    237 m
3

New Build

13

Renovation

1

Demolition

3

Committee of Adjustment

18

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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256 Cottingham St in Toronto has 7 building permits on record dating back to 2015, most recently on December 19, 2024.