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55 The Esplanade

City of Toronto

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How is this building rated?
80/100 · City of Toronto building-evaluation score · as of Jul 25, 2025
Who operates this building?
Operated by Toronto Community Housing · manages 262 RentSafe buildings in Toronto.
Has this property been altered?
11 building permits on record since 2003, most recently Sep 25, 2025.
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What’s the zoning here?
CR 4.0 (c4.0; r2.5) SS1 (x2366) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
23 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
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  • Nearest TTC transit stop
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  • Street-tree density
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  • Rental building condition rating
  • 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 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. 2025

    1 filing
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  2. 2023

    1 filing
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  3. 2021

    1 filing
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  4. 2015

    2 filings
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  5. 2013

    1 filing
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  1. 2010

    1 filing
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  2. 2009

    2 filings
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  3. 2005

    1 filing
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  4. 2003

    1 filing
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Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

31 locations shown

  • 1

    2 addresses at this point

    Scheduled Construction ×2
    20 m
  • 2

    56 The Esplanade

    Renovation ×4
    31 m
  • 3

    75 The Esplanade

    Renovation
    60 m
  • 4

    38 The Esplanade

    Renovation
    63 m
  • 5

    CHURCH ST / From: WILTON ST / To: THE ESPLANADE

    Scheduled Construction
    73 m
  • 6

    70 The Esplanade

    Renovation
    78 m
  • 7

    2 Church St

    Renovation
    84 m
  • 8

    CHURCH ST / From: THE ESPLANADE / To: FRONT ST E

    Scheduled Construction
    84 m
  • 9

    6 Church St

    Renovation
    96 m
  • 10

    25 The Esplanade

    Renovation ×6
    112 m
  • 11

    37 Front St E

    Renovation ×2
    132 m
  • 12

    FARQUHARS LANE / From: THE ESPLANADE / To: FRONT ST E

    Scheduled Construction
    132 m
  • 13

    95 The Esplanade

    Renovation
    155 m
  • 14

    1 Front St E

    Renovation ×5
    164 m
  • 15

    115 The Esplanade

    Renovation
    167 m
  • 16

    35 Wellington St E

    Renovation ×2
    199 m
  • 17

    65 Front St E

    Renovation
    202 m
  • 18

    2 addresses at this point

    Scheduled Construction ×2
    203 m
  • 19

    33 Yonge St

    Renovation ×19
    205 m
  • 20

    40 Wellington St E

    Renovation
    210 m
  • 21

    42 Wellington St E

    Renovation
    211 m
  • 22

    30 Wellington St E

    Renovation
    218 m
  • 23

    71 Front St E

    Renovation ×3
    219 m
  • 24

    47 Colborne St

    Renovation ×2
    224 m
  • 25

    4 Front St E

    Renovation ×2
    231 m
  • 26

    8 Market St

    Renovation
    239 m
  • 27

    26 Wellington St E

    Renovation ×2
    240 m
  • 28

    5 Market St

    Renovation
    241 m
  • 29

    55 Lake Shore Blvd E

    Committee of Adjustment ×3
    243 m
  • 30

    COLBORNE LANE / From: [30.50 m N] WELLINGTON ST E / To: COLBORNE ST

    Scheduled Construction
    243 m
  • 31

    2 addresses at this point

    Renovation ×2
    249 m
62

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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55 The Esplanade in Toronto has 11 building permits on record dating back to 2003, most recently on September 25, 2025.