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688 Richmond St W

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
1 building permit on record since 2015, most recently Dec 14, 2015.
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Any unresolved orders on file?
1 open order/violation record on file.
What’s the zoning here?
R (d1.0) (x869) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
60 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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2015
  1. 2015

    1 filing
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Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

57 locations shown

  • 1

    690 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    14 m
  • 2

    694 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    36 m
  • 3

    695 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    41 m
  • 4

    735 Queen St W

    Renovation
    54 m
  • 5

    660 Queen St W

    Renovation
    74 m
  • 6

    714 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    75 m
  • 7

    677 Richmond St W

    Renovation ×2
    79 m
  • 8

    662 Queen St W

    Renovation
    82 m
  • 9

    671 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    92 m
  • 10

    779 Queen St W

    Renovation
    104 m
  • 11

    670 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    105 m
  • 12

    23 Mitchell Ave

    Renovation
    110 m
  • 13

    632 Queen St W

    Renovation
    129 m
  • 14

    15 Euclid Ave

    New Build
    129 m
  • 15

    736 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    132 m
  • 16

    701 Queen St W

    New Build Renovation Demolition
    133 m
  • 17

    14 Euclid Ave

    New Build
    134 m
  • 18

    691 Queen St W

    Renovation
    161 m
  • 19

    700 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    167 m
  • 20

    752 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    168 m
  • 21

    67 Mitchell Ave

    Renovation
    168 m
  • 22

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

    Scheduled Construction
    169 m
  • 23

    11 Manning Ave

    Renovation ×2
    171 m
  • 24

    9 Palmerston Ave

    Renovation
    172 m
  • 25

    69 Mitchell Ave

    Renovation
    172 m
  • 26

    758 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    180 m
  • 27

    815 Queen St W

    Renovation
    181 m
  • 28

    11 1/2 Palmerston Ave

    New Build
    182 m
  • 29

    726 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    183 m
  • 30

    760 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    185 m
  • 31

    35 Euclid Ave

    Renovation
    186 m
  • 32

    679 Queen St W

    Renovation
    187 m
  • 33

    762 Richmond St W

    Renovation
    189 m
  • 34

    37 Euclid Ave

    Renovation
    191 m
  • 35

    38 Euclid Ave

    Renovation
    193 m
  • 36

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

    Scheduled Construction
    195 m
  • 37

    14 Markham St

    Renovation
    196 m
  • 38

    110 Tecumseth St

    Renovation
    197 m
  • 39

    627 Richmond St W

    Demolition
    198 m
  • 40

    732 Adelaide St W

    Renovation ×3
    200 m
  • 41

    108 Tecumseth St

    Renovation
    202 m
  • 42

    625 Richmond St W

    Demolition
    203 m
  • 43

    22 Manning Ave

    New Build Demolition
    203 m
  • 44

    734 Adelaide St W

    Renovation ×2
    203 m
  • 45

    610 Queen St W

    Renovation
    205 m
  • 46

    106 Tecumseth St

    Renovation
    207 m
  • 47

    623 Richmond St W

    Demolition
    207 m
  • 48

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

    Scheduled Construction
    213 m
  • 49

    629 Adelaide St W

    Renovation
    217 m
  • 50

    93 Mitchell Ave

    Renovation
    223 m
  • 51

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

    Scheduled Construction
    223 m
  • 52

    168 Bathurst St

    Renovation
    226 m
  • 53

    98 Tecumseth St

    Renovation
    228 m
  • 54

    230 Niagara St

    Renovation
    237 m
  • 55

    59 Robinson St

    Renovation
    239 m
  • 56

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

    Scheduled Construction
    239 m
  • 57

    130 Wolseley St

    Renovation ×3
    240 m
5

New Build

52

Renovation

5

Demolition

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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688 Richmond St W in Toronto has 1 building permit on record dating back to 2015, most recently on December 14, 2015.