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40 University Ave

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
349 building permits on record since 1997, most recently Jun 5, 2026.
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What’s the zoning here?
CR 12.0 (c8.0; r11.7) SS1 (x2333) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
30 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
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  • Sign permits
  • Development applications
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  • Local Appeal Body appeals
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  • Liquor licences

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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. 2026

    4 filings · most recent June 2026
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  2. 2025

    6 filings
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  3. 2024

    11 filings
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  4. 2023

    3 filings
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  5. 2022

    20 filings
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  1. 2021

    2 filings
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  2. 2020

    11 filings
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  3. 2019

    23 filings
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  4. 2018

    14 filings
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    1. Jan 17, 2018

      MAXIME DOWNS

  5. 2017

    16 filings
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  6. 2016

    17 filings
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  7. 2015

    17 filings
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  8. 2014

    5 filings
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  9. 2013

    19 filings
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  10. 2012

    15 filings
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  11. 2011

    5 filings
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  12. 2010

    16 filings
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  13. 2009

    1 filing
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  14. 2008

    27 filings
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  15. 2007

    20 filings
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  16. 2006

    19 filings
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  17. 2005

    8 filings
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    1. Apr 19, 2005

  18. 2004

    18 filings
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    1. Dec 10, 2004

  19. 2003

    15 filings
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  20. 2002

    6 filings
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  21. 2001

    4 filings
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  22. 2000

    5 filings
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  23. 1999

    10 filings
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    1. Nov 18, 1999

  24. 1998

    5 filings
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  25. 1997

    7 filings
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Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

31 locations shown

  • 1

    145 Wellington St W

    Renovation ×3
    63 m
  • 2

    33 University Ave

    Renovation ×6
    70 m
  • 3

    70 University Ave

    Renovation ×3
    73 m
  • 4

    160 Front St W

    Renovation ×7
    81 m
  • 5

    180 Wellington St W

    Renovation ×2
    85 m
  • 6

    55 University Ave

    Renovation ×18
    92 m
  • 7

    1 University Ave

    Renovation ×7
    101 m
  • 8

    60 York St

    Renovation
    103 m
  • 9

    144 Front St W

    Renovation
    108 m
  • 10

    71 Simcoe St

    Renovation ×2
    113 m
  • 11

    40 York St

    Renovation
    114 m
  • 12

    70 York St

    Renovation ×17
    116 m
  • 13

    142 Front St W

    Renovation
    118 m
  • 14

    100 University Ave

    Renovation ×2
    126 m
  • 15

    174 Front St W

    Renovation ×3
    133 m
  • 16

    149 Front St W

    Renovation
    138 m
  • 17

    155 Wellington St W

    Renovation ×14
    151 m
  • 18

    151 Front St W

    Renovation
    153 m
  • 19

    55 York St

    Renovation ×7
    157 m
  • 20

    145 King St W

    Renovation ×35
    163 m
  • 21

    123 Front St W

    Renovation ×11
    165 m
  • 22

    200 Front St W

    Renovation ×7
    167 m
  • 23

    100 Wellington St W

    Renovation ×6
    188 m
  • 24

    95 Wellington St W

    Renovation ×11
    189 m
  • 25

    121 King St W

    Renovation ×29
    217 m
  • 26

    150 King St W

    Renovation ×17
    224 m
  • 27

    200 King St W

    Renovation ×15
    226 m
  • 28

    255 Front St W

    Renovation ×6
    231 m
  • 29

    100 Front St W

    Renovation ×4
    234 m
  • 30

    215 King St W

    Renovation ×14
    245 m
  • 31

    230 Front St W

    Renovation ×4
    248 m
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Renovation

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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40 University Ave in Toronto has 349 building permits on record dating back to 1997, most recently on June 5, 2026.