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879 Bay St

City of Toronto

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Has this property been altered?
17 building permits on record since 2002, most recently Apr 14, 2022.
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What’s the zoning here?
CR 6.0 (c1.0; r6.0) SS1 (x2119) · as of Feb 20, 2026
What could change around it?
39 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

Source: Statistics Canada, Forward sortation areas, digital boundary file, 2021 Census. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.

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Building permit timeline

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

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  1. 2022

    3 filings
    View permits (3)

    1. Apr 14, 2022

      HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to add a medical clinic to an existi...

    2. Apr 14, 2022

      Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to add a medical clinic to an e...

    3. Mar 18, 2022

      Proposal for interior alterations to add a medical clinic to an existing phar... $150K

  2. 2018

    3 filings
    View permits (3)

    1. Dec 5, 2018

      Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to change vacant space to barbe...

    2. Dec 5, 2018

      HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to change vacant space to barber sho...

    3. Dec 5, 2018

      Proposal for interior alterations to change retail space / tailoring shop to... $10K

  3. 2015

    3 filings
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    1. Mar 25, 2015

      Proposal for interior alterations to existing ground floor dental office - Un... $30K

    2. Mar 25, 2015

      Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to existing ground floor dental...

    3. Mar 25, 2015

      HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to existing ground floor dental offi...

  4. 2014

    3 filings
    View permits (3)

    1. Jul 25, 2014

      Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to the ground floor for new res...

    2. Jul 25, 2014

      HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to the ground floor for new restaura...

    3. Jul 16, 2014

      Proposal for interior alterations to the ground floor for new restaurant for... $100K

  5. 2009

    3 filings
    View permits (3)

    1. Dec 1, 2009

      Interior alterations on the ground floor for a new restaurant "BABAZ RESTAURA... $45K

    2. Dec 1, 2009

      Plumbing - Interior alterations on the ground floor for a new restaurant wit...

    3. Dec 1, 2009

      HVAC - Interior alterations on the ground floor for a new restaurant with app...
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  1. 2002

    2 filings
    View permits (2)

    1. Nov 5, 2002

      Plumbing - install fix. ground fl: 3 kit. sinks, 1 2-comp. kit. sink

    2. Nov 5, 2002

      make interior alterations on portion of ground floor for drug store/ medical... $20K

Nearby Construction

Within 250 m

Active and recent construction within 250 m of this address.

45 locations shown

  • 1

    GROSVENOR ST / From: YONGE ST / To: BAY ST

    Scheduled Construction
    29 m
  • 2

    GROSVENOR ST / From: BAY ST / To: SURREY PL

    Scheduled Construction
    36 m
  • 3

    BREADALBANE ST / From: YONGE ST / To: BAY ST

    Scheduled Construction
    75 m
  • 4

    27 Grosvenor St

    Committee of Adjustment ×2 Zoning Changes
    85 m
  • 5

    20 Grosvenor St

    Renovation
    104 m
  • 6

    832 Bay St

    Renovation
    123 m
  • 7

    25 Grosvenor St

    Renovation
    125 m
  • 8

    12 Grosvenor St

    Renovation
    134 m
  • 9

    76 Grenville St

    Renovation
    157 m
  • 10

    900 Bay St

    Renovation ×7
    158 m
  • 11

    925 Bay St

    Renovation ×2
    161 m
  • 12

    496 Yonge St

    Renovation
    170 m
  • 13

    510 Yonge St

    Committee of Adjustment
    180 m
  • 14

    480 Yonge St

    Committee of Adjustment
    186 m
  • 15

    145 St Luke Lane

    Development Permits Zoning Changes
    188 m
  • 16

    8 Breadalbane St

    Development Permits Zoning Changes
    190 m
  • 17

    77 Grenville St

    Renovation
    193 m
  • 18

    22 Wellesley St W

    Renovation
    197 m
  • 19

    538 Yonge St

    Development Permits Zoning Changes
    197 m
  • 20

    6 Breadalbane St

    Development Permits Zoning Changes
    197 m
  • 21

    484-488 Yonge St

    Renovation
    198 m
  • 22

    480 Yonge St

    Committee of Adjustment
    198 m
  • 23

    530 Yonge St

    Renovation
    199 m
  • 24

    530 Yonge St

    Development Permits Zoning Changes
    200 m
  • 25

    480 Yonge St

    New Build
    203 m
  • 26

    9 Grenville St

    Committee of Adjustment
    206 m
  • 27

    540 Yonge St

    Development Permits Zoning Changes
    209 m
  • 28

    542 Yonge St

    Development Permits Zoning Changes
    211 m
  • 29

    544 Yonge St

    Development Permits Zoning Changes
    215 m
  • 30

    ELIZABETH ST (TO) / From: COLLEGE ST (TO) / To: GRENVILLE ST

    Scheduled Construction
    215 m
  • 31

    GRENVILLE ST / From: ELIZABETH ST (TO) / To: SURREY PL

    Scheduled Construction
    215 m
  • 32

    503 Yonge St

    Renovation
    216 m
  • 33

    546 Yonge St

    Development Permits Zoning Changes
    216 m
  • 34

    509 Yonge St

    Renovation
    218 m
  • 35

    548 Yonge St

    Development Permits
    219 m
  • 36

    517 Yonge St

    Renovation
    222 m
  • 37

    550 Yonge St

    Development Permits Zoning Changes
    222 m
  • 38

    550 Yonge St

    Renovation
    224 m
  • 39

    527 Yonge St

    Renovation
    224 m
  • 40

    80 College St

    Renovation ×4
    225 m
  • 41

    501 Yonge St

    Renovation ×3
    230 m
  • 42

    14 College St

    Committee of Adjustment
    234 m
  • 43

    14 College St

    New Build
    235 m
  • 44

    56 Wellesley St W

    Renovation ×2
    236 m
  • 45

    12 Wellesley St W

    Committee of Adjustment
    250 m
2

New Build

33

Renovation

11

Development Permits

8

Committee of Adjustment

11

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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879 Bay St in Toronto has 17 building permits on record dating back to 2002, most recently on April 14, 2022.