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555 University Ave

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
747 building permits on record since 1989, most recently Jun 26, 2026.
1 development application on file (Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment), most recently filed Dec 15, 2023.
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Is work happening right now?
12 permits in active inspection on this property.
What could change around it?
14 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
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  • Nearest TTC transit stop
  • Nearest park & green space
  • Street-tree density
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  • Property standards orders (ML&S)
  • Fire safety inspections
  • 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

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. 2026

    16 filings · most recent June 2026
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  2. 2025

    16 filings
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  3. 2024

    15 filings
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  4. 2023

    11 filings
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    1. Dec 15, 2023

      Application

      Closed

  5. 2022

    18 filings
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View 28 earlier years
  1. 2021

    6 filings
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  2. 2020

    26 filings
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  3. 2019

    17 filings
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  4. 2018

    26 filings
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  5. 2017

    53 filings
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  6. 2016

    47 filings
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  7. 2015

    34 filings
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  8. 2014

    40 filings
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  9. 2013

    26 filings
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  10. 2012

    35 filings
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  11. 2011

    27 filings
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  12. 2010

    20 filings
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  13. 2009

    17 filings
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  14. 2008

    46 filings
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    1. Jan 31, 2008

    2. Jan 17, 2008

  15. 2007

    16 filings
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    1. Dec 17, 2007

    2. Oct 9, 2007

  16. 2006

    16 filings
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  17. 2005

    12 filings
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    1. Apr 13, 2005

  18. 2004

    18 filings
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  19. 2003

    12 filings
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  20. 2002

    48 filings
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  21. 2001

    41 filings
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  22. 2000

    19 filings
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  23. 1999

    39 filings
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  24. 1998

    13 filings
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  25. 1997

    7 filings
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  26. 1996

    2 filings
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  27. 1995

    5 filings
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  28. 1989

    1 filing
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Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

26 locations shown

  • 1

    [E] UNIVERSITY AVE [BRANCH] / From: ELM ST / To: GERRARD ST W

    Scheduled Construction
    73 m
  • 2

    585 University Ave

    Renovation ×3
    96 m
  • 3

    [E] UNIVERSITY AVE [BRANCH] / From: GERRARD ST W / To: COLLEGE ST (TO)

    Scheduled Construction
    96 m
  • 4

    200 Elizabeth St

    Renovation ×9
    99 m
  • 5

    150 Gerrard St W

    Renovation ×4
    99 m
  • 6

    [E] UNIVERSITY AVE [BRANCH] / From: EDWARD ST / To: ELM ST

    Scheduled Construction
    107 m
  • 7

    525 University Ave

    Renovation ×5
    109 m
  • 8

    124 Edward St

    Renovation
    141 m
  • 9

    505 University Ave

    Renovation ×2
    153 m
  • 10

    550 University Ave

    Renovation
    155 m
  • 11

    600 University Ave

    Renovation ×13
    169 m
  • 12

    ELIZABETH ST (TO) / From: ELM ST / To: WALTON ST

    Scheduled Construction
    173 m
  • 13

    ELIZABETH ST (TO) / From: WALTON ST / To: GERRARD ST W

    Scheduled Construction
    173 m
  • 14

    170 Elizabeth St

    Renovation ×2
    178 m
  • 15

    ELIZABETH ST (TO) / From: GERRARD ST W / To: [65 m N] GERRARD ST W

    Scheduled Construction
    180 m
  • 16

    ELIZABETH ST (TO) / From: EDWARD ST / To: ELM ST

    Scheduled Construction
    192 m
  • 17

    [E] UNIVERSITY AVE [BRANCH] / From: DUNDAS ST W / To: EDWARD ST

    Scheduled Construction
    193 m
  • 18

    175 Elizabeth St

    Renovation ×3
    204 m
  • 19

    500 University Ave

    Renovation
    209 m
  • 20

    ELIZABETH ST (TO) / From: [65 m N] GERRARD ST W / To: COLLEGE ST (TO)

    Scheduled Construction
    210 m
  • 21

    123 Edward St

    Renovation
    214 m
  • 22

    610 University Ave

    Renovation ×5
    218 m
  • 23

    180 Dundas St W

    Renovation ×3
    233 m
  • 24

    657 University Ave

    Renovation
    237 m
  • 25

    40 Murray St

    Renovation
    239 m
  • 26

    480 University Ave

    Renovation
    247 m
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Renovation

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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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555 University Ave in Toronto has 747 building permits on record dating back to 1989, most recently on June 26, 2026.