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259 Howland Ave

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
2 building permits on record since 2003, most recently Nov 3, 2015.
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What’s the zoning here?
R (d1.0) (x900) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
18 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. 2015

    1 filing
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  2. 2003

    1 filing
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Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

33 locations shown

  • 1

    HOWLAND AVE (TO) / From: [76.20 m S] DUPONT ST / To: DUPONT ST

    Scheduled Construction
    21 m
  • 2

    HOWLAND AVE (TO) / From: WELLS ST / To: [76.20 m S] DUPONT ST

    Scheduled Construction
    59 m
  • 3

    240 Howland Ave

    Renovation
    66 m
  • 4

    388 Dupont St

    Zoning Changes
    85 m
  • 5

    523 Brunswick Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    119 m
  • 6

    521 Brunswick Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    120 m
  • 7

    374 Dupont St

    Zoning Changes
    126 m
  • 8

    261 Albany Ave

    Renovation
    133 m
  • 9

    503 Brunswick Ave

    Renovation
    142 m
  • 10

    362 Dupont St

    Committee of Adjustment
    149 m
  • 11

    497 Brunswick Ave

    Renovation
    152 m
  • 12

    198 Howland Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    152 m
  • 13

    198 Howland Ave

    Renovation
    153 m
  • 14

    495 Brunswick Ave

    Renovation
    157 m
  • 15

    BRIDGMAN AVE / From: [15 m W] DARTNELL AVE / To: [S] HOWLAND AVE (TO) [BRANCH]

    Scheduled Construction
    168 m
  • 16

    BRIDGMAN AVE / From: DARTNELL AVE / To: [15 m W] DARTNELL AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    169 m
  • 17

    BRIDGMAN AVE / From: [S] HOWLAND AVE (TO) [BRANCH] / To: [N] HOWLAND AVE (TO) [BRANCH]

    Scheduled Construction
    170 m
  • 18

    BRIDGMAN AVE / From: KENDAL AVE / To: DARTNELL AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    173 m
  • 19

    HOWLAND AVE (TO) / From: BRIDGMAN AVE / To: DAVENPORT RD

    Scheduled Construction
    175 m
  • 20

    2 addresses at this point

    Scheduled Construction ×2
    175 m
  • 21

    441 Dupont St

    Renovation
    184 m
  • 22

    221 Albany Ave

    Renovation
    193 m
  • 23

    1109 Bathurst St

    New Build
    208 m
  • 24

    125 Kendal Ave

    Renovation
    213 m
  • 25

    1085 Bathurst St

    Renovation
    220 m
  • 26

    95 Kendal Ave

    Renovation
    222 m
  • 27

    178 Howland Ave

    Renovation
    222 m
  • 28

    1069 Bathurst St

    Committee of Adjustment
    226 m
  • 29

    1057 Bathurst St

    Committee of Adjustment
    232 m
  • 30

    328 Dupont St

    Development Permits
    238 m
  • 31

    184 A Albany Ave

    Renovation
    239 m
  • 32

    199 Albany Ave

    Renovation
    246 m
  • 33

    VERMONT AVE / From: BATHURST ST / To: ROSSMORE RD

    Scheduled Construction
    249 m
1

New Build

14

Renovation

1

Development Permits

6

Committee of Adjustment

2

Zoning Changes

10

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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259 Howland Ave in Toronto has 2 building permits on record dating back to 2003, most recently on November 3, 2015.