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259 Richmond St W

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
4 building permits on record since 2010, most recently Oct 18, 2019.
2 development applications on file (Draft Plan of Subdivision, Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment), most recently filed Jul 14, 2021.
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What’s the zoning here?
CRE (x43) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
47 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
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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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Building permit timeline

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

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  1. 2021

    1 filing
    View permits (1)

    1. Jul 14, 2021

      Application

      Under Review

  2. 2019

    4 filings
    View permits (4)

    1. Oct 18, 2019

      Plumbing - Interior alterations to the ground level lobby of Scotiabank Thea...

    2. Oct 18, 2019

      HVAC - Interior alterations to the ground level lobby of Scotiabank Theatre t...

    3. Oct 1, 2019

      Interior alterations to the Ground Floor level lobby of Scotiabank Theatre, t... $158K

    4. Apr 24, 2019

      Application

      Appeal Received

  3. 2010

    1 filing
    View permits (1)

    1. Nov 30, 2010

      Proposal for interior alterations to existing movie theatre on the 3rd floor.... $150K

Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

45 locations shown

  • 1

    126 John St

    Renovation
    41 m
  • 2

    135 John St

    New Build
    41 m
  • 3

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

    Scheduled Construction
    57 m
  • 4

    229 Richmond St W

    Renovation ×3
    90 m
  • 5

    307 Queen St W

    Renovation
    101 m
  • 6

    333 Queen St W

    Renovation
    114 m
  • 7

    292 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    118 m
  • 8

    225 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    124 m
  • 9

    266 King St W

    Renovation
    131 m
  • 10

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

    Scheduled Construction
    131 m
  • 11

    260 Queen St W

    Renovation
    133 m
  • 12

    351 Queen St W

    Renovation
    149 m
  • 13

    2 addresses at this point

    Scheduled Construction ×2
    149 m
  • 14

    312 Adelaide St W

    Renovation ×4
    150 m
  • 15

    26 Duncan St

    Renovation
    154 m
  • 16

    355 Queen St W

    Renovation
    154 m
  • 17

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

    Scheduled Construction
    157 m
  • 18

    238 Queen St W

    Renovation
    159 m
  • 19

    263 Adelaide St W

    Renovation Demolition
    165 m
  • 20

    232 Queen St W

    Renovation
    170 m
  • 21

    224 Queen St W

    Renovation
    175 m
  • 22

    129 Peter St

    Renovation
    186 m
  • 23

    30 Widmer St

    Renovation
    187 m
  • 24

    9 St Patricks Sq

    Renovation
    194 m
  • 25

    330 Adelaide St W

    Renovation ×2
    195 m
  • 26

    298 Queen St W

    Renovation
    201 m
  • 27

    334 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    204 m
  • 28

    171 John St

    New Build Demolition
    207 m
  • 29

    20 Duncan St

    Renovation
    208 m
  • 30

    134 Peter St

    Renovation ×5
    209 m
  • 31

    20 Widmer St

    Renovation
    211 m
  • 32

    120 Peter St

    Renovation
    214 m
  • 33

    18 Widmer St

    Renovation
    215 m
  • 34

    230 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    218 m
  • 35

    16 Widmer St

    Renovation
    218 m
  • 36

    14 Widmer St

    Renovation
    222 m
  • 37

    12 Widmer St

    Renovation
    226 m
  • 38

    375 Queen St W

    Renovation ×2
    227 m
  • 39

    10 Widmer St

    Renovation
    230 m
  • 40

    19 Duncan St

    New Build Renovation ×3
    230 m
  • 41

    357 Richmond St W

    Demolition
    237 m
  • 42

    202 Queen St W

    Renovation
    238 m
  • 43

    350 King St W

    Renovation
    243 m
  • 44

    359 Richmond St W

    Demolition
    245 m
  • 45

    198 Queen St W

    Renovation ×3
    246 m
3

New Build

52

Renovation

4

Demolition

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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259 Richmond St W in Toronto has 4 building permits on record dating back to 2010, most recently on October 18, 2019.