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56 Helena Ave

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
5 building permits on record since 2007, most recently Jul 8, 2015.
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What’s the zoning here?
R (d0.6) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
34 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

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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2015

  1. 2015

    1 filing
    View permits (1)

    1. Jul 8, 2015

      to install a 4" mainline backwater valve

  2. 2008

    1 filing
    View permits (1)

    1. May 22, 2008

      To construct a detached garage at the rear $20K

  3. 2007

    3 filings
    View permits (3)

    1. Nov 12, 2007

      HVAC - Proposed 2 storey rear addition to existing 2 storey SFD, new rear dec...

    2. Sep 28, 2007

      Plumbing - Proposed 2 storey rear addition to existing 2 storey SFD, new rear...

    3. Sep 28, 2007

      Proposed 2 storey rear addition to existing 2 storey SFD, new rear deck and i... $15K

Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

47 locations shown

  • 1

    60 Helena Ave

    Renovation
    12 m
  • 2

    73 Hocken Ave

    New Build Demolition
    101 m
  • 3

    93 Helena Ave

    Renovation
    107 m
  • 4

    27 Helena Ave

    Renovation
    112 m
  • 5

    56 Alcina Ave

    Renovation
    113 m
  • 6

    62 Hocken Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    113 m
  • 7

    62 Hocken Ave

    Renovation
    114 m
  • 8

    29 Ellsworth Ave

    Renovation
    114 m
  • 9

    45 Ellsworth Ave

    Renovation
    115 m
  • 10

    48 Alcina Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    115 m
  • 11

    48 Alcina Ave

    Renovation
    117 m
  • 12

    44 A Alcina Ave

    Renovation
    126 m
  • 13

    26 Ellsworth Ave

    Renovation ×2
    149 m
  • 14

    10 Helena Ave

    Renovation
    149 m
  • 15

    26 Ellsworth Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    150 m
  • 16

    24 Ellsworth Ave

    Renovation
    151 m
  • 17

    24 Ellsworth Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    152 m
  • 18

    90 Alcina Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    153 m
  • 19

    90 Alcina Ave

    Renovation
    154 m
  • 20

    20 Ellsworth Ave

    Renovation
    155 m
  • 21

    18 Ellsworth Ave

    Renovation
    156 m
  • 22

    44 Vaughan Rd

    Renovation
    185 m
  • 23

    54 Vaughan Rd

    Committee of Adjustment
    185 m
  • 24

    81 Wychwood Pk

    Renovation
    191 m
  • 25

    545 St Clair Ave W

    Renovation
    193 m
  • 26

    547 St Clair Ave W

    Renovation
    196 m
  • 27

    543 St Clair Ave W

    Renovation
    197 m
  • 28

    95 Ellsworth Ave

    Renovation
    198 m
  • 29

    54 Vaughan Rd

    Renovation
    198 m
  • 30

    97 Alcina Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    200 m
  • 31

    95 Ellsworth Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    200 m
  • 32

    97 Ellsworth Ave

    Renovation
    202 m
  • 33

    549 St Clair Ave W

    Renovation
    202 m
  • 34

    99 Ellsworth Ave

    Renovation
    208 m
  • 35

    WYCHWOOD AVE / From: [67.50 m N] ALCINA AVE / To: HELENA AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    208 m
  • 36

    97 Alcina Ave

    Renovation
    216 m
  • 37

    17 Wychwood Pk

    Renovation
    221 m
  • 38

    WYCHWOOD AVE / From: ALCINA AVE / To: [67.50 m N] ALCINA AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    221 m
  • 39

    21 Vaughan Rd

    Renovation ×3
    223 m
  • 40

    BATHURST ST / From: HELENA AVE / To: [E-W] VAUGHAN RD [LEG]

    Scheduled Construction
    223 m
  • 41

    BATHURST ST / From: ALCINA AVE / To: HELENA AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    224 m
  • 42

    2 addresses at this point

    Scheduled Construction ×2
    229 m
  • 43

    BATHURST ST / From: MELGUND RD / To: ST CLAIR AVE W

    Scheduled Construction
    238 m
  • 44

    30 Wychwood Ave

    Renovation
    239 m
  • 45

    KENWOOD AVE / From: ST CLAIR AVE W / To: [50.60 m N] ST CLAIR AVE W [CITY LIMITS]

    Scheduled Construction
    240 m
  • 46

    WYCHWOOD AVE / From: TYRREL AVE / To: ALCINA AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    244 m
  • 47

    544-546 St Clair Ave W

    Development Permits
    248 m
1

New Build

32

Renovation

1

Demolition

1

Development Permits

8

Committee of Adjustment

9

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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56 Helena Ave in Toronto has 5 building permits on record dating back to 2007, most recently on July 8, 2015.