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653 Shaw St

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
9 building permits on record since 1999, most recently Nov 2, 2004.
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What’s the zoning here?
R (d0.6) (x735) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
25 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
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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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1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004

  1. 2004

    1 filing
    View permits (1)

    1. Nov 2, 2004

      Revision to interior alterations and new front porch roof. construct 2 store...

  2. 2003

    2 filings
    View permits (2)

    1. Mar 19, 2003

      Plumbing - for fixtures see attached schedule

    2. Mar 3, 2003

      HVAC - Alter HVAC system card printed cost included in BP

  3. 2002

    1 filing
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    1. Jan 3, 2002

      alter hvac system cost included in bp 00- 163359, 00-332418, 01-113735...

  4. 2001

    2 filings
    View permits (2)

    1. Feb 27, 2001

      install 4" sanitary drain, install fixtures: basement: 1 wc, 1wb, 1 bt, 1 lau...

    2. Feb 27, 2001

      Alter file 00-332418 and 00-163359 by squarin off bay window at rear, and rep... $2K

  5. 2000

    2 filings
    View permits (2)

    1. Aug 29, 2000

      Altere plans as approved under building permit 00-163359 by extending front y... $4K

    2. Jun 20, 2000

      reconstruct lower portion of front verandah with cold storage and basement en... $15K
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  1. 1999

    1 filing
    View permits (1)

    1. Sep 28, 1999

      BUILD GARAGE $10K

Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

33 locations shown

  • 1

    626 Shaw St

    Renovation
    74 m
  • 2

    627 Crawford St

    Renovation
    101 m
  • 3

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

    Scheduled Construction
    101 m
  • 4

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

    Scheduled Construction
    103 m
  • 5

    449 Roxton Rd

    Renovation
    110 m
  • 6

    443 Roxton Rd

    Renovation
    110 m
  • 7

    423 Roxton Rd

    Renovation
    123 m
  • 8

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

    Scheduled Construction
    130 m
  • 9

    456 Roxton Rd

    Renovation ×2
    133 m
  • 10

    483 Roxton Rd

    Committee of Adjustment
    135 m
  • 11

    481 Roxton Rd

    Renovation
    140 m
  • 12

    483 Roxton Rd

    Renovation
    143 m
  • 13

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

    Scheduled Construction
    156 m
  • 14

    557 Crawford St

    Renovation
    165 m
  • 15

    490 Roxton Rd

    New Build
    169 m
  • 16

    587 Shaw St

    Renovation
    169 m
  • 17

    673 Crawford St

    New Build
    169 m
  • 18

    675 Crawford St

    Renovation
    173 m
  • 19

    585 Shaw St

    Committee of Adjustment
    173 m
  • 20

    585 Shaw St

    Renovation
    175 m
  • 21

    360 Montrose Ave

    Committee of Adjustment ×2
    181 m
  • 22

    389 Montrose Ave

    Renovation
    186 m
  • 23

    393 Montrose Ave

    Renovation
    186 m
  • 24

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

    Scheduled Construction
    201 m
  • 25

    686 Crawford St

    Committee of Adjustment
    202 m
  • 26

    633 Ossington Ave

    Renovation ×2
    207 m
  • 27

    621 Ossington Ave

    New Build Demolition
    209 m
  • 28

    611 Ossington Ave

    Renovation
    214 m
  • 29

    561 Shaw St

    Committee of Adjustment
    233 m
  • 30

    456 Montrose Ave

    Renovation
    234 m
  • 31

    709 Crawford St

    New Build Renovation Demolition
    238 m
  • 32

    561 Shaw St

    Renovation ×2
    244 m
  • 33

    709 Crawford St

    Committee of Adjustment
    249 m
4

New Build

22

Renovation

2

Demolition

7

Committee of Adjustment

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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653 Shaw St in Toronto has 9 building permits on record dating back to 1999, most recently on November 2, 2004.