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279 Briar Hill Ave

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
5 building permits on record since 2004, most recently Mar 8, 2006.
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Any unresolved orders on file?
1 open order/violation record on file.
What’s the zoning here?
RD (f7.5; d0.6) (x1401) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
17 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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2004
2005
2006
  1. 2006

    2 filings
    View permits (2)
    1. Mar 8, 2006

  2. 2005

    2 filings
    View permits (2)
  3. 2004

    1 filing
    View permits (1)
    1. Apr 16, 2004

Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

17 locations shown

  • 1

    286 St Clements Ave

    Renovation
    69 m
  • 2

    258 Briar Hill Ave

    Renovation
    71 m
  • 3

    294 St Clements Ave

    New Build Demolition
    81 m
  • 4

    305 St Clements Ave

    Renovation
    119 m
  • 5

    335 Briar Hill Ave

    New Build Demolition
    157 m
  • 6

    243 St Clements Ave

    New Build Demolition
    166 m
  • 7

    CASTLEFIELD AVE / From: AVENUE RD / To: ROSEWELL AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    178 m
  • 8

    220 Castlefield Ave

    Renovation
    183 m
  • 9

    224 Castlefield Ave

    Renovation
    188 m
  • 10

    349 Briar Hill Ave

    Renovation
    195 m
  • 11

    94 Cortleigh Blvd

    Renovation
    220 m
  • 12

    153 Castlefield Ave

    Renovation
    233 m
  • 13

    BRIAR HILL AVE / From: [S] ROSEWELL AVE [BRANCH] / To: [N] ROSEWELL AVE [BRANCH]

    Scheduled Construction
    237 m
  • 14

    103 Cortleigh Blvd

    Renovation
    241 m
  • 15

    7 Cortleigh Blvd

    Renovation
    244 m
  • 16

    132 Rosewell Ave

    Renovation
    249 m
  • 17

    105 Cortleigh Blvd

    Renovation
    250 m
3

New Build

12

Renovation

3

Demolition

2

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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279 Briar Hill Ave in Toronto has 5 building permits on record dating back to 2004, most recently on March 8, 2006.