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539 Shaw St

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
5 building permits on record since 2007, most recently Aug 2, 2024.
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What’s the zoning here?
R (d0.6) (x735) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
28 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
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  • 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

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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  1. 2024

    3 filings
    View permits (3)

    1. Aug 2, 2024

      HVAC - Proposal for underpinning, interior alterations and window alterations...

    2. Jul 25, 2024

      Proposal for underpinning, interior alterations and window alterations in an... $200K

    3. Jul 25, 2024

      Plumbing - Proposal for underpinning, interior alterations and window alterat...

  2. 2011

    1 filing
    View permits (1)

    1. Jul 29, 2011

      Proposed walkout at front of existing SFD-semi detached dwelling. $5K

  3. 2007

    1 filing
    View permits (1)

    1. Oct 12, 2007

      Admin permit for 541 Shaw St.

Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

38 locations shown

  • 1

    541 Shaw St

    Renovation
    2 m
  • 2

    535 Shaw St

    Renovation
    16 m
  • 3

    555 Shaw St

    Committee of Adjustment
    52 m
  • 4

    492 Crawford St

    Committee of Adjustment
    54 m
  • 5

    561 Shaw St

    Renovation ×2
    59 m
  • 6

    561 Shaw St

    Committee of Adjustment
    70 m
  • 7

    DEWSON ST / From: CRAWFORD ST / To: SHAW ST

    Scheduled Construction
    76 m
  • 8

    DEWSON ST / From: SHAW ST / To: ROXTON RD

    Scheduled Construction
    83 m
  • 9

    570 Shaw St

    Renovation ×2
    90 m
  • 10

    456 Crawford St

    Renovation ×2
    109 m
  • 11

    2 addresses at this point

    Renovation ×3
    118 m
  • 12

    585 Shaw St

    Renovation
    128 m
  • 13

    585 Shaw St

    Committee of Adjustment
    130 m
  • 14

    587 Shaw St

    Renovation
    134 m
  • 15

    320 Roxton Rd

    Renovation
    149 m
  • 16

    324 Roxton Rd

    Renovation
    149 m
  • 17

    318 Roxton Rd

    Renovation
    149 m
  • 18

    324 Roxton Rd

    Committee of Adjustment
    151 m
  • 19

    281 Montrose Ave

    Renovation ×2
    164 m
  • 20

    324 Montrose Ave

    Renovation ×2
    167 m
  • 21

    432 Crawford St

    Renovation ×2
    173 m
  • 22

    324 Montrose Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    174 m
  • 23

    12 Dewson St

    Renovation
    179 m
  • 24

    557 Crawford St

    Renovation
    186 m
  • 25

    HARBORD ST / From: CRAWFORD ST / To: SHAW ST

    Scheduled Construction
    201 m
  • 26

    HARBORD ST / From: SHAW ST / To: ROXTON RD

    Scheduled Construction
    203 m
  • 27

    218 Montrose Ave

    Renovation ×2
    211 m
  • 28

    HARBORD ST / From: MONTROSE AVE / To: CRAWFORD ST

    Scheduled Construction
    213 m
  • 29

    519 Ossington Ave

    Renovation
    219 m
  • 30

    513 Ossington Ave

    Renovation ×2
    224 m
  • 31

    BEATRICE ST / From: COLLEGE ST (TO) / To: NORTH BEATRICE ST

    Scheduled Construction
    224 m
  • 32

    260 Roxton Rd

    Renovation
    231 m
  • 33

    415 Crawford St

    Renovation
    236 m
  • 34

    260 Roxton Rd

    Committee of Adjustment
    236 m
  • 35

    271 Beatrice St

    Renovation
    240 m
  • 36

    269 Beatrice St

    Renovation
    240 m
  • 37

    626 Shaw St

    Renovation
    240 m
  • 38

    HARBORD ST / From: ROXTON RD / To: OSSINGTON AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    241 m
34

Renovation

7

Committee of Adjustment

7

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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539 Shaw St in Toronto has 5 building permits on record dating back to 2007, most recently on August 2, 2024.