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717 Bay St

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
14 building permits on record since 1998, most recently Aug 19, 2016.
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What’s the zoning here?
CR 7.8 (c2.0; r7.8) SS1 (x2321) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
37 active construction records within 250 m of this address.
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Contains information made available under the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA)'s Open Data Licence v 1.0

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Building permit timeline

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

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  1. 2016

    2 filings
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  2. 2015

    1 filing
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  3. 2012

    1 filing
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  4. 2007

    1 filing
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  5. 2006

    1 filing
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View 4 earlier years
  1. 2004

    1 filing
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  2. 2003

    3 filings
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  3. 2001

    3 filings
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  4. 1998

    1 filing
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Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

43 locations shown

  • 1

    761 Bay St

    Renovation ×5
    55 m
  • 2

    68 Gerrard St W

    Renovation
    56 m
  • 3

    44 Gerrard St W

    Renovation
    68 m
  • 4

    76 Gerrard St W

    Renovation
    74 m
  • 5

    3 addresses at this point

    Renovation ×16
    96 m
  • 6

    700 Bay St

    Renovation
    98 m
  • 7

    420 Yonge St

    Zoning Changes
    123 m
  • 8

    686 Bay St

    Renovation ×4
    126 m
  • 9

    384 Yonge St

    Renovation ×3
    147 m
  • 10

    33 Gerrard St W

    Renovation
    153 m
  • 11

    2 addresses at this point

    Scheduled Construction ×2
    153 m
  • 12

    655 Bay St

    Renovation ×2
    157 m
  • 13

    ELIZABETH ST (TO) / From: WALTON ST / To: GERRARD ST W

    Scheduled Construction
    163 m
  • 14

    201 Elizabeth St

    Renovation
    167 m
  • 15

    777 Bay St

    Renovation ×6
    167 m
  • 16

    112 Elizabeth St

    Renovation
    172 m
  • 17

    ELIZABETH ST (TO) / From: ELM ST / To: WALTON ST

    Scheduled Construction
    185 m
  • 18

    790 Bay St

    Renovation ×2
    188 m
  • 19

    175 Elizabeth St

    Renovation ×4
    189 m
  • 20

    424 Yonge St

    Zoning Changes
    197 m
  • 21

    444 Yonge St

    Renovation ×9
    199 m
  • 22

    382 Yonge St

    Renovation
    208 m
  • 23

    444 Yonge St

    Zoning Changes
    213 m
  • 24

    59 Elm St

    Zoning Changes
    222 m
  • 25

    57 Elm St

    Zoning Changes
    223 m
  • 26

    55 Elm St

    Zoning Changes
    223 m
  • 27

    63 Elm St

    Zoning Changes
    224 m
  • 28

    61 Elm St

    Zoning Changes
    225 m
  • 29

    67 Elm St

    Zoning Changes
    226 m
  • 30

    23 College St

    Zoning Changes
    226 m
  • 31

    65 Elm St

    Zoning Changes
    227 m
  • 32

    8 Elm St

    Renovation
    229 m
  • 33

    407 Yonge St

    Renovation
    230 m
  • 34

    21 College St

    Zoning Changes
    230 m
  • 35

    19 College St

    Zoning Changes
    233 m
  • 36

    366 Yonge St

    Renovation
    236 m
  • 37

    17 College St

    Zoning Changes
    237 m
  • 38

    11 College St

    Zoning Changes
    241 m
  • 39

    170 Elizabeth St

    Renovation ×2
    242 m
  • 40

    423 Yonge St

    Renovation
    245 m
  • 41

    7 College St

    Zoning Changes
    245 m
  • 42

    ELIZABETH ST (TO) / From: EDWARD ST / To: ELM ST

    Scheduled Construction
    247 m
  • 43

    5 College St

    Zoning Changes
    249 m
65

Renovation

17

Zoning Changes

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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717 Bay St in Toronto has 14 building permits on record dating back to 1998, most recently on August 19, 2016.