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55 Charles St E

City of Toronto

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How is this building rated?
77/100 · City of Toronto building-evaluation score · as of Nov 22, 2021
Has this property been altered?
11 building permits on record since 2003, most recently Nov 21, 2022.
4 development applications on file (Draft Plan of Condominium, Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment, Site Plan Approval), most recently filed Dec 7, 2022.
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What’s the zoning here?
CR 2.0 (c1.0; r2.0) SS1 (x196) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
31 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

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Building permit timeline

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

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  1. 2022

    4 filings
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    1. Dec 7, 2022

      Application

      Closed

  2. 2021

    2 filings
    View permits (2)
    1. Jun 9, 2021

      Application

      Closed

  3. 2020

    5 filings
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  4. 2018

    2 filings
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    1. Apr 27, 2018

      Application

      Closed

    2. Apr 16, 2018

      Application

      Closed

  5. 2005

    1 filing
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  1. 2003

    1 filing
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Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

39 locations shown

  • 1

    48 Isabella St

    Zoning Changes
    72 m
  • 2

    620 Church St

    Renovation ×2
    73 m
  • 3

    33 Charles St E

    Renovation ×2
    84 m
  • 4

    628 Church St

    Development Permits
    90 m
  • 5

    628 Church St

    Renovation
    94 m
  • 6

    634 Church St

    Development Permits
    99 m
  • 7

    634 Church St

    Development Permits
    100 m
  • 8

    59 Hayden St

    Renovation
    103 m
  • 9

    30 Charles St E

    Renovation
    103 m
  • 10

    636 Church St

    Development Permits
    106 m
  • 11

    638 Church St

    Development Permits
    111 m
  • 12

    119 Isabella St

    Renovation
    115 m
  • 13

    55 Isabella St

    Zoning Changes
    137 m
  • 14

    69 Bloor St E

    Renovation
    161 m
  • 15

    121 Bloor St E

    Renovation
    171 m
  • 16

    85 Bloor St E

    Renovation ×2
    173 m
  • 17

    583 Church St

    Renovation
    176 m
  • 18

    88 Isabella St

    Demolition
    181 m
  • 19

    675 Yonge St

    Renovation
    189 m
  • 20

    665 Yonge St

    Renovation
    194 m
  • 21

    81 Isabella St

    Zoning Changes
    194 m
  • 22

    33 Bloor St E

    Renovation
    195 m
  • 23

    66 Gloucester St

    Renovation
    198 m
  • 24

    673 Yonge St

    Renovation
    198 m
  • 25

    83 Charles St E

    Renovation
    201 m
  • 26

    90 Isabella St

    Zoning Changes
    205 m
  • 27

    561-575 Church St

    Renovation
    207 m
  • 28

    18 Gloucester Lane

    Renovation ×2
    217 m
  • 29

    720 Yonge St

    Renovation
    218 m
  • 30

    92 Isabella St

    Zoning Changes
    220 m
  • 31

    57 Gloucester St

    Renovation
    228 m
  • 32

    31 Bloor St E

    Renovation ×3
    233 m
  • 33

    94 Isabella St

    Zoning Changes
    235 m
  • 34

    90 Bloor St E

    Zoning Changes
    237 m
  • 35

    1 Bloor St E

    Renovation ×4
    238 m
  • 36

    596 Church St

    Renovation
    243 m
  • 37

    175 Bloor St E

    Renovation ×6
    243 m
  • 38

    80 Bloor St E

    Zoning Changes
    243 m
  • 39

    680 Yonge St

    Renovation
    247 m
39

Renovation

1

Demolition

5

Development Permits

8

Zoning Changes

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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55 Charles St E in Toronto has 11 building permits on record dating back to 2003, most recently on November 21, 2022.