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56 Florence Ave

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
5 building permits on record since 2013, most recently May 1, 2013.
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Any unresolved orders on file?
1 open order/violation record on file.
What’s the zoning here?
RD (f7.5; a300) (x559) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
22 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
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  • Nearest TTC transit stop
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  • Property standards orders (ML&S)
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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

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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2013
  1. 2013

    5 filings
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Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

27 locations shown

  • 1

    55 Florence Ave

    Committee of Adjustment ×3
    45 m
  • 2

    63 Johnston Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    54 m
  • 3

    63 Johnston Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    57 m
  • 4

    53 Johnston Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    64 m
  • 5

    53 Johnston Ave

    New Build Demolition
    68 m
  • 6

    48 Johnston Ave

    New Build
    92 m
  • 7

    44 Cameron Ave

    New Build ×2 Demolition
    132 m
  • 8

    91 Johnston Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    141 m
  • 9

    91 Johnston Ave

    New Build Demolition
    143 m
  • 10

    21 Johnston Ave

    Zoning Changes
    158 m
  • 11

    17 Johnston Ave

    Zoning Changes
    172 m
  • 12

    89 Poyntz Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    172 m
  • 13

    75 Cameron Ave

    Renovation
    176 m
  • 14

    12 Florence Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    178 m
  • 15

    11 Johnston Ave

    Zoning Changes
    187 m
  • 16

    105 Johnston Ave

    Renovation
    190 m
  • 17

    27 Poyntz Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    195 m
  • 18

    25 Poyntz Ave

    Development Permits Zoning Changes
    208 m
  • 19

    105 Poyntz Ave

    Committee of Adjustment ×3
    215 m
  • 20

    23 Poyntz Ave

    Development Permits Zoning Changes
    217 m
  • 21

    21 Poyntz Ave

    Development Permits Zoning Changes
    223 m
  • 22

    19 Poyntz Ave

    Development Permits Zoning Changes
    230 m
  • 23

    61 Franklin Ave

    New Build Demolition
    235 m
  • 24

    86 Franklin Ave

    Renovation
    241 m
  • 25

    15 Poyntz Ave

    Development Permits Zoning Changes
    241 m
  • 26

    4630 Yonge St

    Committee of Adjustment
    241 m
  • 27

    4630 Yonge St

    Renovation ×2
    243 m
6

New Build

5

Renovation

4

Demolition

5

Development Permits

14

Committee of Adjustment

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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56 Florence Ave in Toronto has 5 building permits on record dating back to 2013, most recently on May 1, 2013.