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290 Macpherson Ave

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
6 building permits on record since 1997, most recently Mar 17, 2023.
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What’s the zoning here?
R (d0.6) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
29 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
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Building permit timeline

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  1. 2023

    1 filing
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  2. 2021

    3 filings
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  3. 1998

    1 filing
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  4. 1997

    1 filing
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Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

52 locations shown

  • 1

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

    Scheduled Construction
    28 m
  • 2

    12 Rathnelly Ave

    Renovation
    74 m
  • 3

    14 Rathnelly Ave

    Renovation
    74 m
  • 4

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

    Scheduled Construction
    81 m
  • 5

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

    Scheduled Construction
    82 m
  • 6

    9 Poplar Plains Rd

    Renovation
    86 m
  • 7

    28 Rathnelly Ave

    Renovation
    91 m
  • 8

    19 Poplar Plains Rd

    Renovation
    93 m
  • 9

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

    Scheduled Construction
    109 m
  • 10

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

    Scheduled Construction
    112 m
  • 11

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

    Scheduled Construction
    112 m
  • 12

    2 addresses at this point

    Scheduled Construction ×2
    127 m
  • 13

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

    Scheduled Construction
    132 m
  • 14

    233 Macpherson Ave

    Renovation
    138 m
  • 15

    6 Boulton Dr

    Renovation
    140 m
  • 16

    231 Macpherson Ave

    Renovation
    148 m
  • 17

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

    Scheduled Construction
    149 m
  • 18

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

    Scheduled Construction
    149 m
  • 19

    56 Rathnelly Ave

    Renovation
    154 m
  • 20

    134 Dupont St

    Renovation
    157 m
  • 21

    146 Dupont St

    Renovation
    162 m
  • 22

    249 Bedford Rd

    Committee of Adjustment
    167 m
  • 23

    249 Bedford Rd

    Renovation
    168 m
  • 24

    247 Bedford Rd

    Committee of Adjustment
    171 m
  • 25

    247 Bedford Rd

    Renovation
    172 m
  • 26

    254 Cottingham St

    Renovation
    185 m
  • 27

    256 Cottingham St

    Renovation
    189 m
  • 28

    19 Mc Master Ave

    Renovation
    189 m
  • 29

    2 addresses at this point

    Scheduled Construction ×2
    190 m
  • 30

    115 Dupont St

    Committee of Adjustment
    191 m
  • 31

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

    Scheduled Construction
    193 m
  • 32

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

    Scheduled Construction
    193 m
  • 33

    DAVENPORT RD / From: BEDFORD RD / To: DUPONT ST

    Scheduled Construction
    198 m
  • 34

    DUPONT ST / From: DAVENPORT RD / To: ST GEORGE ST (TO)

    Scheduled Construction
    198 m
  • 35

    360 Davenport Rd

    Renovation
    200 m
  • 36

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

    Scheduled Construction
    210 m
  • 37

    192 Bedford Rd

    Renovation
    218 m
  • 38

    32 Dupont St

    Renovation
    221 m
  • 39

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

    Scheduled Construction
    222 m
  • 40

    348 Davenport Rd

    Renovation
    225 m
  • 41

    30 Dupont St

    Renovation
    225 m
  • 42

    1453 Dupont St

    Renovation
    228 m
  • 43

    12 Mc Master Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    235 m
  • 44

    77 Poplar Plains Cres

    Renovation
    238 m
  • 45

    12 Mc Master Ave

    Renovation ×2
    238 m
  • 46

    150 Dupont St

    Renovation
    239 m
  • 47

    75 Poplar Plains Cres

    Renovation
    240 m
  • 48

    77 Poplar Plains Cres

    Committee of Adjustment
    241 m
  • 49

    22 Dupont St

    Renovation
    246 m
  • 50

    26 Chicora Ave

    Renovation ×2
    246 m
  • 51

    74 Rathnelly Ave

    New Build ×2
    250 m
  • 52

    4 addresses at this point

    Renovation ×6
    250 m
2

New Build

36

Renovation

5

Committee of Adjustment

19

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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290 Macpherson Ave in Toronto has 6 building permits on record dating back to 1997, most recently on March 17, 2023.