Lot check

579 College St, Toronto

Zoning CR

Commercial Residential with a site-specific exception.

An exception can change what’s allowed here; read it in the by-law before relying on this. Zoning By-law 569-2013

Homes allowed

Apartment or mixed-use zone: more homes possible.

Ward 11, University-Rosedale. Development charges are waived for multiplexes of up to 6 homes in Toronto.

Limits Check

  • Heritage: Listed
  • Flood and conservation: none mapped

Rulings within 400 m

  • Approved · 6 units · New building · Oct 7, 2026
  • Approved · 4 units · Multiplex · Oct 22, 2025
  • Approved · 4 units · Multiplex · Oct 22, 2025
  • Approved · 4 units incl. a suite · Multiplex · Sep 17, 2025
  • Approved · 6 units · Apartment building · Aug 13, 2025
  • Approved · 3 units · Multiplex · Jun 5, 2024
  • Approved · 3 units · Multiplex · Nov 9, 2022
  • Refused · 22 units · Conversion of a house · Aug 17, 2022
  • Approved · 4 units · Jun 8, 2022
  • Approved · 3 units · Conversion of a house · Aug 18, 2021
  • 81 Clinton St · 157 m
    Approved · 3 units · Jan 20, 2021
  • 175 Grace St · 232 m
    Approved · 3 units · Jan 20, 2021

All rulings

Building permits here

  • Interior Alterations · 2021 · Inspection
    Proposal for interior alterations for a restaurant.

Development applications within 500 m

  • 452 BATHURST ST
    Site Plan · Under Review
  • 65 GRACE ST
    Site Plan · Closed

For sale here now

A reading of the City’s public zoning maps, not a zoning opinion or legal advice. Site-specific exceptions, lot size, trees, heritage and servicing decide what a lot can really take: confirm with a zoning review or a planner before you buy. Sources: City of Toronto open data (zoning, wards, heritage register, building permits, Committee of Adjustment), conservation authorities’ open data.

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