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540 King St W

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
12 building permits on record since 2005, most recently May 12, 2017.
3 development applications on file (Draft Plan of Condominium, Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment, Site Plan Approval), most recently filed Nov 3, 2021.
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What’s the zoning here?
CRE (x27) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
52 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
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  • Heritage Register status
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  • Nearest TTC transit stop
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  • Street-tree density
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  • Property standards orders (ML&S)
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  • 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

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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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Building permit timeline

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

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  1. 2021

    1 filing
    View permits (1)

    1. Nov 3, 2021

      Application

      Under Review

  2. 2019

    1 filing
    View permits (1)

    1. Nov 26, 2019

      Application

      Closed

  3. 2018

    1 filing
    View permits (1)

    1. Mar 6, 2018

      Application

      Closed

  4. 2017

    1 filing
    View permits (1)

    1. May 12, 2017

      Proposal to change of use in Unit 2 from the base permit restaurant to Entert...

  5. 2015

    4 filings
    View permits (4)

    1. Nov 13, 2015

      HVAC - Proposal to convert existing ground floor Unit 2 from retail to restau...

    2. Oct 1, 2015

      Proposal to install (1) double-check valve assembly device. ***Original appli... $3K

    3. May 27, 2015

      Plumbing - Proposal to convert existing ground floor Unit 2 from retail to r...

    4. May 1, 2015

      Proposal to convert existing ground floor Unit 2 from retail to eating establ... $200K
View 2 earlier years

  1. 2010

    1 filing
    View permits (1)

    1. Dec 3, 2010

      Proposal for interior alterations to existing ground floor retail unit for ne... $88K

  2. 2005

    6 filings
    View permits (6)

    1. Jul 4, 2005

      Plumbing - Make alterations to portion of the 1st floor for restaurant (36 se...

    2. Jul 4, 2005

      HVAC - Make alterations to portion of the 1st floor for restaurant (36 seats)...

    3. Jun 29, 2005

      Make alterations to portion of the 1st floor for restaurant (36 seats). Also... $120K

    4. Jan 12, 2005

      HVAC - interior alteration to existing grand and toy retail store, to demise...

    5. Jan 10, 2005

      Plumbing - interior alteration to existing grand and toy retail store, to dem...

    6. Jan 7, 2005

      interior alteration to existing grand and toy retail store, to demise a separ... $250K

Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

37 locations shown

  • 1

    548 King St W

    Renovation
    36 m
  • 2

    556 King St W

    Renovation ×3
    60 m
  • 3

    545 King St W

    Renovation
    93 m
  • 4

    469 King St W

    Renovation ×2
    112 m
  • 5

    425 Adelaide St W

    Renovation ×2
    113 m
  • 6

    500 King St W

    Renovation
    129 m
  • 7

    462 Wellington St W

    Renovation ×2
    147 m
  • 8

    474 Wellington St W

    Renovation
    154 m
  • 9

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

    Scheduled Construction
    154 m
  • 10

    500 Wellington St W

    New Build
    168 m
  • 11

    420 Wellington St W

    Renovation
    171 m
  • 12

    445 King St W

    Renovation ×3
    175 m
  • 13

    468 King St W

    Renovation ×2
    177 m
  • 14

    490 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    184 m
  • 15

    383 Adelaide St W

    Demolition
    186 m
  • 16

    488 Wellington St W

    Renovation
    187 m
  • 17

    422 Wellington St W

    Renovation
    191 m
  • 18

    602 King St W

    Renovation
    193 m
  • 19

    35 Camden St

    Demolition
    196 m
  • 20

    589 King St W

    Renovation
    199 m
  • 21

    504 Wellington St W

    Renovation ×2
    201 m
  • 22

    410 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    205 m
  • 23

    DRAPER ST / From: FRONT ST W / To: WELLINGTON ST W

    Scheduled Construction
    206 m
  • 24

    433 King St W

    Renovation
    210 m
  • 25

    123 Portland St

    Renovation
    211 m
  • 26

    379 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    211 m
  • 27

    502 Adelaide St W

    New Build
    213 m
  • 28

    66 Portland St

    Renovation
    217 m
  • 29

    460 King St W

    Renovation
    220 m
  • 30

    80 Spadina Ave

    Renovation
    220 m
  • 31

    487 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    225 m
  • 32

    489 Wellington St W

    Renovation
    226 m
  • 33

    96 Spadina Ave

    Renovation ×3
    228 m
  • 34

    620 King St W

    Renovation
    232 m
  • 35

    467 Wellington St W

    Renovation
    234 m
  • 36

    38 Camden St

    Renovation
    235 m
  • 37

    495 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    247 m
2

New Build

42

Renovation

2

Demolition

2

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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540 King St W in Toronto has 12 building permits on record dating back to 2005, most recently on May 12, 2017.