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525 Richmond St W

City of Toronto

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How is this building rated?
81/100 · City of Toronto building-evaluation score · as of Aug 13, 2024
Has this property been altered?
14 building permits on record since 2002, most recently Nov 12, 2025.
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Is work happening right now?
1 permit in active inspection on this property.
What’s the zoning here?
CRE (x76) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
51 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. 2025

    1 filing
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  2. 2023

    3 filings
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  3. 2009

    1 filing
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  4. 2004

    2 filings
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  5. 2003

    5 filings
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  1. 2002

    2 filings
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Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

43 locations shown

  • 1

    MAUD ST / From: ADELAIDE ST W / To: RICHMOND ST W

    Scheduled Construction
    23 m
  • 2

    533 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    46 m
  • 3

    143 Portland St

    Demolition
    52 m
  • 4

    141 Portland St

    Demolition
    54 m
  • 5

    530 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    55 m
  • 6

    139 Portland St

    Demolition
    58 m
  • 7

    505 Richmond St W

    Renovation ×4
    64 m
  • 8

    135 Portland St

    Renovation Demolition
    67 m
  • 9

    497 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    72 m
  • 10

    543 Richmond St W

    New Build Renovation ×5
    74 m
  • 11

    520 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    76 m
  • 12

    567 Queen St W

    Renovation
    90 m
  • 13

    565 Queen St W

    Renovation
    94 m
  • 14

    553 Queen St W

    Renovation
    101 m
  • 15

    123 Portland St

    Renovation
    106 m
  • 16

    60 Brant St

    Renovation
    113 m
  • 17

    502 Adelaide St W

    New Build
    114 m
  • 18

    490 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    116 m
  • 19

    506 Queen St W

    Renovation
    131 m
  • 20

    591 Queen St W

    Renovation
    133 m
  • 21

    487 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    154 m
  • 22

    495 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    168 m
  • 23

    555 Richmond St W

    Renovation ×3
    177 m
  • 24

    501 Queen St W

    Renovation
    196 m
  • 25

    471 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    200 m
  • 26

    WOLSELEY ST / From: AUGUSTA AVE / To: DENISON AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    202 m
  • 27

    425 Adelaide St W

    Renovation ×2
    210 m
  • 28

    623-625 Queen St W

    Renovation
    210 m
  • 29

    625 Queen St W

    Renovation
    215 m
  • 30

    24 Augusta Ave

    Renovation
    218 m
  • 31

    38 Camden St

    Renovation
    220 m
  • 32

    430 Queen St W

    Renovation
    225 m
  • 33

    552 Queen St W

    Renovation
    226 m
  • 34

    WOLSELEY ST / From: RYERSON AVE / To: [14 m E] BATHURST ST

    Scheduled Construction
    231 m
  • 35

    35 Camden St

    Demolition
    232 m
  • 36

    460 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    233 m
  • 37

    485 Queen St W

    Renovation
    238 m
  • 38

    59 Wolseley St

    Renovation
    240 m
  • 39

    620 King St W

    Renovation
    241 m
  • 40

    560 Queen St W

    Renovation
    243 m
  • 41

    20 Vanauley St

    Renovation
    245 m
  • 42

    548 King St W

    Renovation
    249 m
  • 43

    566 Queen St W

    Renovation
    250 m
2

New Build

45

Renovation

5

Demolition

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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525 Richmond St W in Toronto has 14 building permits on record dating back to 2002, most recently on November 12, 2025.