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686 Adelaide St W

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
5 building permits on record since 2011, most recently Jan 31, 2024.
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What’s the zoning here?
R (d1.0) (x869) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
47 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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  1. 2024

    1 filing
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    1. Jan 31, 2024

      ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE PARTY WALL WITH 688 ADELAIDE ST W

  2. 2020

    3 filings
    View permits (3)

    1. Oct 16, 2020

      Proposal for interior alterations for existing sfd-townhouse $50K

    2. Oct 16, 2020

      Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations for existing sfd-townhouse

    3. Oct 16, 2020

      HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations for existing sfd-townhouse

  3. 2011

    1 filing
    View permits (1)

    1. Feb 7, 2011

      Proposed two new rear yard decks. One deck located in the rear over the one s... $15K

Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

46 locations shown

  • 1

    700 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    37 m
  • 2

    23 Mitchell Ave

    Renovation
    39 m
  • 3

    110 Tecumseth St

    Renovation
    73 m
  • 4

    108 Tecumseth St

    Renovation
    77 m
  • 5

    106 Tecumseth St

    Renovation
    81 m
  • 6

    98 Tecumseth St

    Renovation
    97 m
  • 7

    732 Adelaide St W

    Renovation ×3
    104 m
  • 8

    695 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    107 m
  • 9

    734 Adelaide St W

    Renovation ×2
    108 m
  • 10

    5 Whitaker Ave

    Renovation
    109 m
  • 11

    67 Mitchell Ave

    Renovation
    114 m
  • 12

    69 Mitchell Ave

    Renovation
    119 m
  • 13

    629 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    131 m
  • 14

    705 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    132 m
  • 15

    694 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    132 m
  • 16

    677 Richmond St W

    Renovation ×2
    140 m
  • 17

    690 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    140 m
  • 18

    671 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    149 m
  • 19

    714 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    157 m
  • 20

    222 Niagara St

    Renovation
    158 m
  • 21

    230 Niagara St

    Renovation
    168 m
  • 22

    736 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    172 m
  • 23

    93 Mitchell Ave

    Renovation
    178 m
  • 24

    208 Niagara St

    Renovation
    181 m
  • 25

    670 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    184 m
  • 26

    752 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    197 m
  • 27

    229 Niagara St

    Renovation
    198 m
  • 28

    735 Queen St W

    Renovation
    201 m
  • 29

    761 King St W

    Renovation
    206 m
  • 30

    758 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    206 m
  • 31

    779 Queen St W

    Renovation
    206 m
  • 32

    760 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    210 m
  • 33

    762 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    213 m
  • 34

    720 King St W

    Renovation ×2
    218 m
  • 35

    803 King St W

    Renovation
    219 m
  • 36

    660 Queen St W

    Renovation
    222 m
  • 37

    781 King St W

    Renovation
    229 m
  • 38

    801 King St W

    Renovation
    229 m
  • 39

    RICHMOND ST W / From: NIAGARA ST / To: [S] WALNUT AVE [BRANCH]

    Scheduled Construction
    230 m
  • 40

    662 Queen St W

    Renovation
    231 m
  • 41

    627 Richmond St W

    Demolition
    239 m
  • 42

    701 Queen St W

    New Build Renovation Demolition
    242 m
  • 43

    625 Richmond St W

    Demolition
    243 m
  • 44

    815 Queen St W

    Renovation
    246 m
  • 45

    623 Richmond St W

    Demolition
    248 m
  • 46

    575 Adelaide St W

    Renovation ×2
    249 m
1

New Build

48

Renovation

4

Demolition

1

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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686 Adelaide St W in Toronto has 5 building permits on record dating back to 2011, most recently on January 31, 2024.