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685 Markham St

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
1 building permit on record since 2016, most recently Sep 27, 2016.
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What’s the zoning here?
R (d0.6) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
31 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
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Building permit timeline

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

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2016
  1. 2016

    1 filing
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Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

40 locations shown

  • 1

    689 Markham St

    Renovation
    8 m
  • 2

    689 Markham St

    Committee of Adjustment
    15 m
  • 3

    860 Bathurst St

    Renovation
    72 m
  • 4

    844 Bathurst St

    Renovation
    102 m
  • 5

    PALMERSTON AVE / From: LONDON ST / To: [S] PALMERSTON SQ [BRANCH]

    Scheduled Construction
    118 m
  • 6

    733 Markham St

    Renovation
    119 m
  • 7

    PALMERSTON AVE / From: BLOOR ST W / To: LONDON ST

    Scheduled Construction
    121 m
  • 8

    735 Markham St

    Renovation
    124 m
  • 9

    873 Bathurst St

    Renovation
    130 m
  • 10

    735 Markham St

    Committee of Adjustment
    131 m
  • 11

    POULTER'S LANE / From: MARKHAM ST / To: [55.50 m E] MARKHAM ST [CUL-DE-SAC]

    Scheduled Construction
    133 m
  • 12

    875 Bathurst St

    Renovation
    135 m
  • 13

    [36.60 m N] BLOOR ST W / From: [35.10 m E] MARKHAM ST / To: MARKHAM ST

    Scheduled Construction
    150 m
  • 14

    BARTON AVE / From: ALBANY AVE / To: BATHURST ST

    Scheduled Construction
    169 m
  • 15

    800 Bathurst St

    Renovation
    178 m
  • 16

    570 Bloor St W

    Committee of Adjustment
    180 m
  • 17

    794 Bathurst St

    Committee of Adjustment
    183 m
  • 18

    914 Bathurst St

    Committee of Adjustment
    185 m
  • 19

    914 Bathurst St

    Demolition
    186 m
  • 20

    18 Barton Ave

    Renovation
    187 m
  • 21

    574 Bloor St W

    Renovation
    187 m
  • 22

    49 Palmerston Sq

    Renovation
    189 m
  • 23

    562 Bloor St W

    Renovation
    195 m
  • 24

    592 Bloor St W

    Renovation ×2
    196 m
  • 25

    750 Markham St

    Committee of Adjustment
    199 m
  • 26

    55 Palmerston Sq

    Committee of Adjustment
    199 m
  • 27

    84 Albany Ave

    Renovation
    208 m
  • 28

    526 Bloor St W

    Renovation
    216 m
  • 29

    585 Bloor St W

    Renovation ×2
    217 m
  • 30

    593 Bloor St W

    Renovation
    221 m
  • 31

    899 Bathurst St

    Renovation
    225 m
  • 32

    75 Albany Ave

    Renovation
    229 m
  • 33

    ALBANY AVE / From: [E] BARTON AVE [BRANCH] / To: [W] BARTON AVE [BRANCH]

    Scheduled Construction
    229 m
  • 34

    760 Markham St

    Renovation
    230 m
  • 35

    745 Palmerston Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    232 m
  • 36

    ALBANY AVE / From: [W] BARTON AVE [BRANCH] / To: WELLS ST

    Scheduled Construction
    238 m
  • 37

    747 Palmerston Ave

    Renovation
    240 m
  • 38

    [38.10 m E] BATHURST ST / From: LENNOX ST / To: BLOOR ST W

    Scheduled Construction
    242 m
  • 39

    561 Bloor St W

    Renovation
    246 m
  • 40

    102 Albany Ave

    Committee of Adjustment
    247 m
24

Renovation

1

Demolition

9

Committee of Adjustment

8

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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685 Markham St in Toronto has 1 building permit on record dating back to 2016, most recently on September 27, 2016.