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42 John St

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
1 building permit on record since 1989, most recently Jun 2, 1989.
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What’s the zoning here?
CRE (x79) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
30 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
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Sources we check for every address (25 data sources)
  • Building permits
  • Zoning by-law designation
  • Property boundaries (parcel)
  • Planning & environmental constraints
  • Flood plain & conservation regulation (TRCA)
  • Heritage Register status
  • Building footprint & massing
  • Nearest fire station
  • Nearest TTC transit stop
  • Nearest park & green space
  • Street-tree density
  • Building violations & orders
  • Property standards orders (ML&S)
  • Fire safety inspections
  • Rental building condition rating
  • Rent-reduction notices
  • Business licences
  • Short-term rental registrations
  • Multi-tenant (rooming) house licences
  • Sign permits
  • Development applications
  • Committee of Adjustment (zoning variances)
  • Local Appeal Body appeals
  • Food inspections (DineSafe)
  • Liquor licences

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto.

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.

Contains information made available under the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA)'s Open Data Licence v 1.0

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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42 John St

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It draws on the same City open data the municipality publishes, but does not carry the City's certification or legal standing. For an authoritative record — or any legally-binding transaction — order the City of Toronto's official Property Information Report. Not legal, title, or professional advice. Records reflect the most recent data we have ingested and may lag the City's live system.

City open-data records ingested through Jul 5, 2026. Individual sources refresh on their own schedule and may lag the City's live system.

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Building permit timeline

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

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1989

  1. 1989

    1 filing
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    1. Jun 2, 1989

      BUILD SUPERSTRUCTURE FOR "DOME STADIUM" (TOTAL EST COST OF BLDG $435,500,000.... $280.7M

Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

28 locations shown

  • 1

    15 Mercer St

    New Build
    58 m
  • 2

    10 Mercer St

    Renovation
    68 m
  • 3

    250 Wellington St W

    Renovation
    73 m
  • 4

    8 Mercer St

    Renovation ×3
    76 m
  • 5

    55 John St

    Development Permits
    91 m
  • 6

    55 John St

    Renovation ×6
    93 m
  • 7

    299 King St W

    Renovation ×2
    105 m
  • 8

    200 Wellington St W

    Renovation ×29
    138 m
  • 9

    36 Mercer St

    Renovation
    153 m
  • 10

    350 King St W

    Renovation
    164 m
  • 11

    225 King St W

    Renovation ×5
    172 m
  • 12

    320 Front St W

    Renovation
    174 m
  • 13

    277 Wellington St W

    Committee of Adjustment
    182 m
  • 14

    276 King St W

    Zoning Changes
    191 m
  • 15

    250 Front St W

    Renovation ×6
    201 m
  • 16

    320 Front St W

    Zoning Changes
    203 m
  • 17

    40 Blue Jays Way

    Renovation
    209 m
  • 18

    370 King St W

    Renovation ×2
    217 m
  • 19

    10 Widmer St

    Renovation
    217 m
  • 20

    315 Front St W

    Development Permits Zoning Changes
    220 m
  • 21

    12 Widmer St

    Renovation
    221 m
  • 22

    14 Widmer St

    Renovation
    225 m
  • 23

    16 Widmer St

    Renovation
    228 m
  • 24

    18 Widmer St

    Renovation
    232 m
  • 25

    20 Widmer St

    Renovation
    236 m
  • 26

    357 King St W

    Renovation
    240 m
  • 27

    325 Front St W

    Development Permits Zoning Changes
    243 m
  • 28

    325 Front St W

    Renovation ×2
    244 m
1

New Build

68

Renovation

3

Development Permits

1

Committee of Adjustment

4

Zoning Changes

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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42 John St in Toronto has 1 building permit on record dating back to 1989, most recently on June 2, 1989.