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581 Shaw St

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
8 building permits on record since 2007, most recently Aug 18, 2020.
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What’s the zoning here?
R (d0.6) (x735) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
10 active development records within 150 m of this address.
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Building permit timeline

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  1. 2020

    2 filings
    View permits (2)

    1. Aug 18, 2020

      Plumbing - Proposal for a new second suite in the basement

    2. Aug 17, 2020

      Proposal for a new second suite in the basement $30K

  2. 2019

    4 filings
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    1. May 2, 2019

      Drain - Porposed new basement Walk-Out Stair in the front of the dwelling.

    2. May 2, 2019

      Proposed new basement Walk-Out Stair in the front of the dwelling. $10K

    3. May 2, 2019

      Plumbing - Porposed new basement Walk-Out Stair in the front of the dwelling.

    4. Jan 18, 2019

      Underpinning in basement (39.2 linear metres) and alteration in basement (58m2) $25K

  3. 2016

    1 filing
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    1. Jun 6, 2016

      construct detached garage at rear $15K

  4. 2007

    1 filing
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    1. Jun 18, 2007

      Reconstruct existing porch (roof to be constructed as roof deck to replace ex... $10K

Nearby Development

Within 250 m 6 sources checked

Active and recent development within 250 m of this address.

32 locations shown

  • 1

    585 Shaw St

    Renovation
    11 m
  • 2

    587 Shaw St

    Renovation
    16 m
  • 3

    561 Shaw St

    Renovation ×2
    59 m
  • 4

    559 Shaw St

    Renovation
    64 m
  • 5

    HARBORD ST / From: CRAWFORD ST / To: SHAW ST

    Scheduled Construction
    84 m
  • 6

    HARBORD ST / From: SHAW ST / To: ROXTON RD

    Scheduled Construction
    86 m
  • 7

    570 Shaw St

    Renovation ×2
    105 m
  • 8

    557 Crawford St

    Renovation
    107 m
  • 9

    541 Shaw St

    Renovation
    116 m
  • 10

    HARBORD ST / From: MONTROSE AVE / To: CRAWFORD ST

    Scheduled Construction
    118 m
  • 11

    539 Shaw St

    Renovation
    122 m
  • 12

    626 Shaw St

    Renovation
    123 m
  • 13

    535 Shaw St

    Renovation
    134 m
  • 14

    HARBORD ST / From: ROXTON RD / To: OSSINGTON AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    146 m
  • 15

    423 Roxton Rd

    Renovation
    158 m
  • 16

    324 Montrose Ave

    Renovation ×2
    165 m
  • 17

    650 Shaw St

    Renovation
    171 m
  • 18

    12 Dewson St

    Renovation
    172 m
  • 19

    324 Roxton Rd

    Renovation
    182 m
  • 20

    320 Roxton Rd

    Renovation
    189 m
  • 21

    318 Roxton Rd

    Renovation
    193 m
  • 22

    DEWSON ST / From: CRAWFORD ST / To: SHAW ST

    Scheduled Construction
    193 m
  • 23

    DEWSON ST / From: SHAW ST / To: ROXTON RD

    Scheduled Construction
    195 m
  • 24

    HARBORD ST / From: GRACE ST (TO) / To: MONTROSE AVE

    Scheduled Construction
    195 m
  • 25

    2 addresses at this point

    Renovation ×3
    196 m
  • 26

    443 Roxton Rd

    Renovation
    198 m
  • 27

    281 Montrose Ave

    Renovation ×2
    205 m
  • 28

    449 Roxton Rd

    Renovation
    211 m
  • 29

    456 Crawford St

    Renovation ×2
    224 m
  • 30

    582 Ossington Ave

    Renovation
    239 m
  • 31

    611 Ossington Ave

    Renovation
    245 m
  • 32

    627 Crawford St

    Renovation
    246 m
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Renovation

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Scheduled Construction

Development 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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581 Shaw St in Toronto has 8 building permits on record dating back to 2007, most recently on August 18, 2020.