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553 Queen St W

City of Toronto

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3 building permits on record since 2026, most recently Mar 13, 2026.
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What’s the zoning here?
CR 3.0 (c3.0; r3.0) SS2 (x2087) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
48 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
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  • Development applications
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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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2026
  1. 2026

    3 filings · most recent March 2026
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Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

43 locations shown

  • 1

    565 Queen St W

    Renovation
    37 m
  • 2

    520 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    45 m
  • 3

    567 Queen St W

    Renovation
    45 m
  • 4

    530 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    46 m
  • 5

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

    Scheduled Construction
    63 m
  • 6

    497 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    83 m
  • 7

    505 Richmond St W

    Renovation ×4
    83 m
  • 8

    525 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    91 m
  • 9

    60 Brant St

    Renovation
    108 m
  • 10

    533 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    109 m
  • 11

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

    Scheduled Construction
    119 m
  • 12

    143 Portland St

    Demolition
    127 m
  • 13

    24 Augusta Ave

    Renovation
    128 m
  • 14

    543 Richmond St W

    New Build Renovation ×5
    131 m
  • 15

    141 Portland St

    Demolition
    133 m
  • 16

    591 Queen St W

    Renovation
    135 m
  • 17

    501 Queen St W

    Renovation
    139 m
  • 18

    139 Portland St

    Demolition
    140 m
  • 19

    135 Portland St

    Renovation Demolition
    153 m
  • 20

    35 Wolseley St

    Renovation
    158 m
  • 21

    430 Queen St W

    Renovation
    162 m
  • 22

    20 Vanauley St

    Renovation
    168 m
  • 23

    471 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    180 m
  • 24

    485 Queen St W

    Renovation
    187 m
  • 25

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

    Scheduled Construction
    190 m
  • 26

    123 Portland St

    Renovation
    195 m
  • 27

    19 Carr Street Crt

    Renovation
    196 m
  • 28

    460 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    199 m
  • 29

    7 Vanauley St

    Renovation
    201 m
  • 30

    490 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    203 m
  • 31

    502 Adelaide St W

    New Build
    204 m
  • 32

    1-39 Carr Street Crt

    Renovation
    207 m
  • 33

    59 Wolseley St

    Renovation
    210 m
  • 34

    38 Camden St

    Renovation
    214 m
  • 35

    16 Ryerson Ave

    Renovation
    217 m
  • 36

    623-625 Queen St W

    Renovation
    226 m
  • 37

    625 Queen St W

    Renovation
    229 m
  • 38

    552 Queen St W

    Renovation
    230 m
  • 39

    467 Queen St W

    Renovation ×2
    234 m
  • 40

    555 Richmond St W

    Renovation ×3
    234 m
  • 41

    35 Camden St

    Demolition
    242 m
  • 42

    487 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    244 m
  • 43

    560 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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553 Queen St W in Toronto has 3 building permits on record dating back to 2026, most recently on March 13, 2026.