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52 Wells St

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
4 building permits on record since 2001, most recently Jul 12, 2005.
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What’s the zoning here?
R (d1.0) (x900) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
30 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

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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Building permit timeline

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

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2003
2004
2005

  1. 2005

    2 filings
    View permits (2)

    1. Jul 12, 2005

      Plumbing - Make interior alterations in basement - Interior Alterations

    2. Jul 12, 2005

      Make interior alterations in basement, also bench footing $45K

  2. 2001

    2 filings
    View permits (2)

    1. Apr 3, 2001

      Revision N0. 1 - to change structural arrangement for rear portion of the roof.

    2. Mar 20, 2001

      install fixtures 3rd floor 1 w.c. 1 w.b. 1 shower cost included with app01-1...

Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

33 locations shown

  • 1

    HOWLAND AVE (TO) / From: WELLS ST / To: [76.20 m S] DUPONT ST

    Scheduled Construction
    19 m
  • 2

    WELLS ST / From: [S] BRUNSWICK AVE [BRANCH] / To: HOWLAND AVE (TO)

    Scheduled Construction
    24 m
  • 3

    HOWLAND AVE (TO) / From: [E] BARTON AVE [BRANCH] / To: WELLS ST

    Scheduled Construction
    30 m
  • 4

    WELLS ST / From: HOWLAND AVE (TO) / To: [S] ALBANY AVE [BRANCH]

    Scheduled Construction
    30 m
  • 5

    162 Howland Ave

    Renovation
    50 m
  • 6

    145 Howland Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    54 m
  • 7

    150 Howland Ave

    Renovation
    62 m
  • 8

    WELLS ST / From: [N] BRUNSWICK AVE [BRANCH] / To: [S] BRUNSWICK AVE [BRANCH]

    Scheduled Construction
    84 m
  • 9

    BRUNSWICK AVE / From: BARTON AVE / To: WELLS ST

    Scheduled Construction
    84 m
  • 10

    178 Howland Ave

    Renovation
    88 m
  • 11

    131 Howland Ave

    Renovation
    111 m
  • 12

    125 Howland Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    133 m
  • 13

    ALBANY AVE / From: [W] BARTON AVE [BRANCH] / To: WELLS ST

    Scheduled Construction
    135 m
  • 14

    185 Albany Ave

    Renovation
    137 m
  • 15

    417 Brunswick Ave

    Renovation
    141 m
  • 16

    123 Howland Ave

    Renovation ×2
    145 m
  • 17

    121 Howland Ave

    Renovation ×2
    149 m
  • 18

    198 Howland Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    152 m
  • 19

    198 Howland Ave

    Renovation
    154 m
  • 20

    199 Albany Ave

    Renovation
    155 m
  • 21

    125 Albany Ave

    Renovation
    161 m
  • 22

    120 Howland Ave

    Renovation
    174 m
  • 23

    119 Albany Ave

    Renovation
    180 m
  • 24

    221 Albany Ave

    Renovation
    204 m
  • 25

    394 Brunswick Ave

    Renovation
    212 m
  • 26

    184 A Albany Ave

    Renovation
    213 m
  • 27

    1013 Bathurst St

    Renovation
    221 m
  • 28

    495 Brunswick Ave

    Renovation
    222 m
  • 29

    497 Brunswick Ave

    Renovation
    229 m
  • 30

    HOWLAND AVE (TO) / From: [76.20 m S] DUPONT ST / To: DUPONT ST

    Scheduled Construction
    239 m
  • 31

    503 Brunswick Ave

    Renovation
    242 m
  • 32

    921 Bathurst St

    Renovation
    245 m
  • 33

    11 Kendal Ave

    Renovation
    248 m
24

Renovation

3

Committee of Adjustment

8

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 Wells St in Toronto has 4 building permits on record dating back to 2001, most recently on July 12, 2005.