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52 Chester Ave

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
5 building permits on record since 2001, most recently Sep 9, 2020.
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What’s the zoning here?
R (d0.6) (x312) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
33 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
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Building permit timeline

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

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  1. 2020

    3 filings
    View permits (3)

    1. Sep 9, 2020

      Proposal for 3rd floor addition, ground floor addition and interior alterations $150K

    2. Sep 9, 2020

      Plumbing - Proposal for 3rd floor addition, ground floor addition and interio...

    3. Sep 9, 2020

      HVAC - Proposal for 3rd floor addition, ground floor addition and interior al...

  2. 2003

    1 filing
    View permits (1)

    1. Jan 9, 2003

      HVAC - revision to the original HVAC application #01-180574.

  3. 2001

    1 filing
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    1. Dec 28, 2001

      Make alterations and construct 2 storey & basement addition at rear. CARD... $96K

Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

39 locations shown

  • 1

    40 Chester Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    32 m
  • 2

    49 Chester Ave

    Renovation ×3
    36 m
  • 3

    22 Chester Ave

    Renovation
    38 m
  • 4

    36 Chester Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    39 m
  • 5

    36 Chester Ave

    Renovation
    44 m
  • 6

    38 Chester Ave

    Renovation
    55 m
  • 7

    82 Chester Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    84 m
  • 8

    52 Playter Cres

    Renovation
    104 m
  • 9

    36 Arundel Ave

    New Build Renovation Demolition
    114 m
  • 10

    48 Jackman Ave

    Renovation
    119 m
  • 11

    87 Chester Ave

    Renovation
    129 m
  • 12

    52 Jackman Ave

    Renovation
    130 m
  • 13

    46 Playter Cres

    Committee of Adjustment
    134 m
  • 14

    402 Danforth Ave

    Renovation
    158 m
  • 15

    412 Danforth Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    158 m
  • 16

    19 Playter Blvd

    Renovation
    159 m
  • 17

    412 Danforth Ave

    Renovation
    164 m
  • 18

    23 Playter Blvd

    Renovation
    167 m
  • 19

    HAMPTON AVE / From: GARNOCK AVE / To: DANFORTH AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    169 m
  • 20

    66 Jackman Ave

    Renovation
    179 m
  • 21

    79 Jackman Ave

    Renovation
    185 m
  • 22

    33 Playter Cres

    Renovation
    186 m
  • 23

    113 Chester Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    187 m
  • 24

    68 Jackman Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    188 m
  • 25

    83 Arundel Ave

    Renovation
    192 m
  • 26

    411 Danforth Ave

    Renovation
    192 m
  • 27

    85 Arundel Ave

    Renovation
    197 m
  • 28

    345 Danforth Ave

    Renovation
    197 m
  • 29

    440 Danforth Ave

    Renovation
    198 m
  • 30

    446 Danforth Ave

    Renovation
    200 m
  • 31

    113 Chester Ave

    New Build Renovation Demolition
    201 m
  • 32

    40 Playter Blvd

    Renovation ×2
    220 m
  • 33

    948 Logan Ave

    Renovation
    224 m
  • 34

    40 Playter Blvd

    Committee of Adjustment
    224 m
  • 35

    466 Danforth Ave

    Renovation
    229 m
  • 36

    PLAYTER BLVD / From: HURNDALE AVE / To: PLAYTER CRES

    Scheduled Construction
    242 m
  • 37

    PLAYTER CRES / From: BAYFIELD CRES / To: [S] PLAYTER BLVD [LEG]

    Scheduled Construction
    242 m
  • 38

    285-297 Danforth Ave

    New Build Renovation ×3
    244 m
  • 39

    72 Chester Ave

    Renovation ×2
    247 m
3

New Build

34

Renovation

2

Demolition

8

Committee of Adjustment

3

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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52 Chester Ave in Toronto has 5 building permits on record dating back to 2001, most recently on September 9, 2020.