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686 Richmond St W

City of Toronto

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7 building permits on record since 1995, most recently May 4, 2023.
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61 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
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Building permit timeline

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  1. 2023

    4 filings
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  2. 2022

    2 filings
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  3. 1995

    1 filing
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Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

59 locations shown

  • 1

    677 Richmond St W

    Renovation ×2
    32 m
  • 2

    671 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    39 m
  • 3

    670 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    45 m
  • 4

    735 Queen St W

    Renovation
    68 m
  • 5

    690 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    70 m
  • 6

    695 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    71 m
  • 7

    701 Queen St W

    New Build Renovation Demolition
    86 m
  • 8

    694 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    91 m
  • 9

    660 Queen St W

    Renovation
    92 m
  • 10

    632 Queen St W

    Renovation
    94 m
  • 11

    662 Queen St W

    Renovation
    102 m
  • 12

    691 Queen St W

    Renovation
    111 m
  • 13

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

    Scheduled Construction
    121 m
  • 14

    23 Mitchell Ave

    Renovation
    124 m
  • 15

    714 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    134 m
  • 16

    679 Queen St W

    Renovation
    135 m
  • 17

    627 Richmond St W

    Demolition
    138 m
  • 18

    625 Richmond St W

    Demolition
    143 m
  • 19

    623 Richmond St W

    Demolition
    148 m
  • 20

    610 Queen St W

    Renovation
    157 m
  • 21

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

    Scheduled Construction
    159 m
  • 22

    779 Queen St W

    Renovation
    162 m
  • 23

    15 Euclid Ave

    New Build
    164 m
  • 24

    14 Markham St

    Renovation
    167 m
  • 25

    168 Bathurst St

    Renovation
    168 m
  • 26

    9 Palmerston Ave

    Renovation
    171 m
  • 27

    14 Euclid Ave

    New Build
    178 m
  • 28

    11 1/2 Palmerston Ave

    New Build
    179 m
  • 29

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

    Scheduled Construction
    183 m
  • 30

    110 Tecumseth St

    Renovation
    186 m
  • 31

    700 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    187 m
  • 32

    629 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    188 m
  • 33

    736 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    190 m
  • 34

    108 Tecumseth St

    Renovation
    191 m
  • 35

    MARKHAM ST / From: [E] WOLSELEY ST [BRANCH] / To: ROBINSON ST

    Scheduled Construction
    195 m
  • 36

    106 Tecumseth St

    Renovation
    196 m
  • 37

    152 Bathurst St

    Renovation
    200 m
  • 38

    140 Bathurst St

    Renovation
    208 m
  • 39

    130 Wolseley St

    Renovation ×3
    211 m
  • 40

    67 Mitchell Ave

    Renovation
    211 m
  • 41

    35 Euclid Ave

    Renovation
    214 m
  • 42

    69 Mitchell Ave

    Renovation
    216 m
  • 43

    98 Tecumseth St

    Renovation
    217 m
  • 44

    726 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    217 m
  • 45

    37 Euclid Ave

    Renovation
    219 m
  • 46

    11 Manning Ave

    Renovation ×2
    220 m
  • 47

    752 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    226 m
  • 48

    194 Bathurst St

    Renovation
    227 m
  • 49

    38 Euclid Ave

    Renovation
    228 m
  • 50

    147 Bathurst St

    Renovation
    230 m
  • 51

    145 Bathurst St

    Demolition
    232 m
  • 52

    143 Bathurst St

    Demolition
    234 m
  • 53

    732 Adelaide St W

    Renovation ×3
    235 m
  • 54

    734 Adelaide St W

    Renovation ×2
    238 m
  • 55

    758 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    239 m
  • 56

    33 Markham St

    Renovation
    240 m
  • 57

    815 Queen St W

    Renovation
    240 m
  • 58

    760 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    243 m
  • 59

    762 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    247 m
4

New Build

54

Renovation

6

Demolition

4

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 Richmond St W in Toronto has 7 building permits on record dating back to 1995, most recently on May 4, 2023.