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261 Gerrard St E

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
2 building permits on record since 1998, most recently Jun 27, 2025.
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Is work happening right now?
1 permit in active inspection on this property.
What’s the zoning here?
CR 1.5 (c1.0; r1.0) SS2 (x1906) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
25 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
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Building permit timeline

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  1. 2025

    1 filing
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  2. 1998

    1 filing
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Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

44 locations shown

  • 1

    2 addresses at this point

    Scheduled Construction ×2
    32 m
  • 2

    2 addresses at this point

    Scheduled Construction ×2
    37 m
  • 3

    GERRARD ST E / From: [N] GERRARD ST E [BRANCH] / To: PARLIAMENT ST

    Scheduled Construction
    59 m
  • 4

    391 Ontario St

    Renovation
    65 m
  • 5

    237 Gerrard St E

    Renovation
    70 m
  • 6

    365 Berkeley St

    Renovation
    100 m
  • 7

    423 Ontario St

    Renovation
    136 m
  • 8

    388 Parliament St

    Renovation
    136 m
  • 9

    227 Gerrard St E

    Development Permits
    139 m
  • 10

    227 Gerrard St E

    Development Permits
    146 m
  • 11

    306 Berkeley St

    Renovation
    151 m
  • 12

    222 Gerrard St E

    Renovation
    156 m
  • 13

    SEATON ST / From: DUNDAS ST E / To: GERRARD ST E

    Scheduled Construction
    163 m
  • 14

    SEATON ST / From: GERRARD ST E / To: CARLTON ST

    Scheduled Construction
    166 m
  • 15

    2 addresses at this point

    Scheduled Construction ×2
    166 m
  • 16

    430 Parliament St

    Renovation
    167 m
  • 17

    241 Seaton St

    Renovation
    167 m
  • 18

    268 Seaton St

    Renovation
    172 m
  • 19

    270 Seaton St

    Renovation
    172 m
  • 20

    380 Berkeley St

    Committee of Adjustment
    172 m
  • 21

    434 Parliament St

    Renovation
    174 m
  • 22

    219 Gerrard St E

    Development Permits
    183 m
  • 23

    218 Gerrard St E

    Renovation
    186 m
  • 24

    440 Parliament St

    Renovation
    186 m
  • 25

    393 Berkeley St

    Renovation
    189 m
  • 26

    213 Gerrard St E

    Development Permits
    190 m
  • 27

    365 Parliament St

    New Build ×2 Renovation
    193 m
  • 28

    388 Berkeley St

    Renovation
    194 m
  • 29

    211 Gerrard St E

    Development Permits
    194 m
  • 30

    388 Berkeley St

    Committee of Adjustment
    194 m
  • 31

    306 Gerrard St E

    Development Permits
    195 m
  • 32

    390 Berkeley St

    Renovation
    201 m
  • 33

    365 Parliament St

    Development Permits
    201 m
  • 34

    308 Gerrard St E

    Development Permits
    209 m
  • 35

    320 Ontario St

    Committee of Adjustment
    212 m
  • 36

    454 Parliament St

    Committee of Adjustment
    215 m
  • 37

    320 Ontario St

    Renovation
    217 m
  • 38

    325 Gerrard St E

    Renovation
    224 m
  • 39

    310 Gerrard St E

    Development Permits
    229 m
  • 40

    215 Carlton St

    Committee of Adjustment
    235 m
  • 41

    210 Seaton St

    Renovation
    238 m
  • 42

    209 Carlton St

    Committee of Adjustment
    238 m
  • 43

    209 Carlton St

    Renovation ×2
    240 m
  • 44

    213 Carlton St

    Renovation
    244 m
2

New Build

24

Renovation

9

Development Permits

6

Committee of Adjustment

9

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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261 Gerrard St E in Toronto has 2 building permits on record dating back to 1998, most recently on June 27, 2025.