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579 Richmond St W

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
13 building permits on record since 2007, most recently May 23, 2019.
2 development applications on file (Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment, Site Plan Approval), most recently filed Dec 22, 2021.
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What’s the zoning here?
CRE (x76) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
50 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
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  • Liquor licences

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Building permit timeline

Year-grouped permit history. Permits collapse under each year.

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  1. 2021

    2 filings
    View permits (2)
    1. Dec 22, 2021

      Application

      Under Review

    2. Jun 18, 2021

      Application

      Under Review

  2. 2019

    6 filings
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  3. 2015

    1 filing
    View permits (1)
  4. 2014

    3 filings
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  5. 2011

    2 filings
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  1. 2007

    1 filing
    View permits (1)

Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

47 locations shown

  • 1

    555 Richmond St W

    Renovation ×3
    38 m
  • 2

    147 Bathurst St

    Renovation
    53 m
  • 3

    145 Bathurst St

    Demolition
    56 m
  • 4

    143 Bathurst St

    Demolition
    59 m
  • 5

    152 Bathurst St

    Renovation
    84 m
  • 6

    623-625 Queen St W

    Renovation
    92 m
  • 7

    625 Queen St W

    Renovation
    98 m
  • 8

    168 Bathurst St

    Renovation
    112 m
  • 9

    140 Bathurst St

    Renovation
    121 m
  • 10

    560 Queen St W

    Renovation
    122 m
  • 11

    552 Queen St W

    Renovation
    124 m
  • 12

    623 Richmond St W

    Demolition
    124 m
  • 13

    566 Queen St W

    Renovation
    125 m
  • 14

    625 Richmond St W

    Demolition
    129 m
  • 15

    627 Richmond St W

    Demolition
    134 m
  • 16

    543 Richmond St W

    New Build Renovation ×5
    136 m
  • 17

    591 Queen St W

    Renovation
    143 m
  • 18

    143 Portland St

    Demolition
    159 m
  • 19

    141 Portland St

    Demolition
    160 m
  • 20

    139 Portland St

    Demolition
    161 m
  • 21

    533 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    165 m
  • 22

    135 Portland St

    Renovation Demolition
    165 m
  • 23

    495 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    172 m
  • 24

    679 Queen St W

    Renovation
    176 m
  • 25

    610 Queen St W

    Renovation
    186 m
  • 26

    487 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    189 m
  • 27

    194 Bathurst St

    Renovation
    189 m
  • 28

    506 Queen St W

    Renovation
    196 m
  • 29

    691 Queen St W

    Renovation
    197 m
  • 30

    502 Adelaide St W

    New Build
    198 m
  • 31

    123 Portland St

    Renovation
    201 m
  • 32

    MARKHAM ST / From: QUEEN ST W / To: WILLIS ST

    Scheduled Construction
    202 m
  • 33

    59 Wolseley St

    Renovation
    203 m
  • 34

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

    Scheduled Construction
    204 m
  • 35

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

    Scheduled Construction
    206 m
  • 36

    525 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    209 m
  • 37

    575 Adelaide St W

    Renovation ×2
    215 m
  • 38

    567 Queen St W

    Renovation
    220 m
  • 39

    701 Queen St W

    New Build Renovation Demolition
    224 m
  • 40

    670 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    226 m
  • 41

    490 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    229 m
  • 42

    565 Queen St W

    Renovation
    230 m
  • 43

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

    Scheduled Construction
    233 m
  • 44

    620 King St W

    Renovation
    236 m
  • 45

    MARKHAM ST / From: WILLIS ST / To: [W] WOLSELEY ST [BRANCH]

    Scheduled Construction
    236 m
  • 46

    16 Ryerson Ave

    Renovation
    242 m
  • 47

    671 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    244 m
3

New Build

40

Renovation

10

Demolition

5

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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579 Richmond St W in Toronto has 13 building permits on record dating back to 2007, most recently on May 23, 2019.