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140 Simcoe St

A property on the Heritage Register (Part V), outside TRCA flood and shoreline hazard areas, with 10 active development applications within 250 metres.

Data as of Nov 7, 2026 · Every item lists its source

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Key findings
  • No fire code violations in open inspections.
  • On the Heritage Register (Part V).
  • Outside TRCA flood and shoreline hazard areas.
  • 10 active development applications and 1 Committee of Adjustment application within 250 m.
RentSafe score—not a registered apartment building
Fire code violations0in open inspections
Applications11active within 250 m
Flood hazardOutsideTRCA mapping
Duncan StJohn StSimcoe StPearl StNelson StSheppard StWidmer StTemperance StMcCaul StSt Patrick StStephanie StRichmond St WUniversity AveAdelaide St WKing St WYork StQueen St W1234567891011Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)
The red circle shows the 250-metre radius used for “Nearby” items. Numbers match the applications listed below.

01The building

ItemFindingPrecisionSource · as of
RentSafe evaluationNot a registered apartment buildingThis addressApartment Building Evaluation
Fire code inspectionsNo violations in open inspectionsThis addressResidential Fire Inspection Results · last opened Dec 18, 2025
Building orders and noticesNone open (2 closed)This addressBuilding Construction/Demolition Violations
Building permits, last 5 years1 permitThis addressBuilding Permits · 10 on record
Short-term rentalRegistered (15 units)This addressShort Term Rentals Registration
Heritage statusPart V · King-Spadina HCD HCDThis addressHeritage Register
Recent permits (8)
  • Electromagnetic Locks · Permit Issued · Nov 14, 2023
    ADDING ELECTRO MAGNETIC LOCKS TO ALL PARKING LEVEL (P1-P4) DOORS LEADING TO STAIRCASES NO.1 AND NO.2 · Permit 23 210438 FSU
  • New Building · Closed · Sep 27, 2007
    Revise ground floor by eleminating the convenience door betweeen the residental lobby and the adjancent retail store · Permit 01 172048 BLD
  • Interior Alterations · Closed - Dormant · Dec 8, 2005
    Interior alterations on ground floor to create a new convienance store with a dry-cleaner's distribution station on ground floor. · Permit 05 202940 BLD
  • Interior Alterations · Closed - Dormant · Nov 30, 2005
    Interior alterations to create flower shop. · Permit 05 201022 BLD
  • Interior Alterations · Closed - Dormant · Jul 27, 2005
    Make interior alterations to ground floor unit for proposed condominium sales office. · Permit 05 126859 BLD
  • Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed - Dormant · Jul 27, 2005
    Plumbing - Make interior alterations to ground floor unit for proposed condominium sales office. - Interior Alterations · Permit 05 126859 PLB
  • Electromagnetic Locks · Closed · Aug 12, 2004
    Install 3 maglocks on P1 parking level. · Permit 04 165601 FSU
  • New Building · Closed · Jun 4, 2003
    Build retail store and dwelling building consisting of 320 dwelling units with 3 levels of underground parking. see c. of a. decision SURVEY APPROVED. · Permit 01 172048 BLD

02Risks and the ground

ItemFindingPrecisionSource · as of
River flood hazardOutsideThis addressTRCA Regulation mapping 2025
Lake shoreline hazardOutsideThis addressTRCA Regulation mapping 2025
TRCA regulated areaOutsideThis addressTRCA Regulation mapping 2025
Basement flooding study areaBFA42Your areaBasement Flooding Study Areas · the City divides all of Toronto into study areas; this names yours, not a risk level
Lead in tap water samples, postal area M5H0 of 2 above 0.01 ppmYour area · M5HNon Regulated Lead Sample · Jun 5, 2014 to Feb 16, 2020

TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.

03What’s changing nearby

  1. 1
    330 University Ave · 54 m · Official Plan / Rezoning · Under Review
    Proposed development for the Canada Life Campus include: Retention of the existing office buildings with minor alterations at 330 University Avenue, 180 Simcoe Street, and 180 Queen Street West. Demolition of the office building and…
    File 26 221979 STE 10 OZ · submitted Aug 18, 2026 · City record
  2. 2
    180 Simcoe St · 99 m · Official Plan / Rezoning · Under Review
    Proposed development for the Canada Life Campus include: Retention of the existing office buildings with minor alterations at 330 University Avenue, 180 Simcoe Street, and 180 Queen Street West. Demolition of the office building and…
    File 26 221979 STE 10 OZ · submitted Aug 18, 2026 · City record
  3. 3
    180 Queen St W · 105 m · Official Plan / Rezoning · Under Review
    Proposed development for the Canada Life Campus include: Retention of the existing office buildings with minor alterations at 330 University Avenue, 180 Simcoe Street, and 180 Queen Street West. Demolition of the office building and…
    File 26 221979 STE 10 OZ · submitted Aug 18, 2026 · City record
  4. 4
    190 Simcoe St · 113 m · Official Plan / Rezoning · Under Review
    Proposed development for the Canada Life Campus include: Retention of the existing office buildings with minor alterations at 330 University Avenue, 180 Simcoe Street, and 180 Queen Street West. Demolition of the office building and…
    File 26 221979 STE 10 OZ · submitted Aug 18, 2026 · City record
  5. 5
    250 University Ave · 123 m · Subdivision · Under Review
    Draft Plan of Subdivision to create three blocks.
    File 21 215740 STE 10 SB · submitted Sep 21, 2021 · City record
  6. 6
    205 Queen St W · 138 m · Site Plan · Under Review
    Ontario Line Osgoode Station
    File 23 146691 STE 10 SA · submitted May 16, 2023 · City record
  7. 7
    206 Simcoe St · 140 m · Official Plan / Rezoning · Under Review
    Proposed development for the Canada Life Campus include: Retention of the existing office buildings with minor alterations at 330 University Avenue, 180 Simcoe Street, and 180 Queen Street West. Demolition of the office building and…
    File 26 221979 STE 10 OZ · submitted Aug 18, 2026 · City record
  8. 8
    17 St Patrick St · 157 m · Official Plan / Rezoning · Under Review
    Proposed development for the Canada Life Campus include: Retention of the existing office buildings with minor alterations at 330 University Avenue, 180 Simcoe Street, and 180 Queen Street West. Demolition of the office building and…
    File 26 221979 STE 10 OZ · submitted Aug 18, 2026 · City record
  9. 9
    200 University Ave · 207 m · Official Plan / Rezoning · OMB Appeal
    Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application to facilitate redevelopment at 200 University Avenue for a 37-storey addition above the existing 16-storey heritage building for an overall height of 53-storeys. The proposal consists…
    File 22 166819 STE 10 OZ · submitted Jun 23, 2022 · City record
  10. 10
    200 University Ave · 207 m · Site Plan · OMB Appeal
    Site Plan application to facilitate redevelopment at 200 University Avenue for a 37-storey addition above the existing 16-storey heritage building for an overall height of 53-storeys. The proposal consists of 52,661 square metres of gross…
    File 22 200875 STE 10 SA · submitted Sep 8, 2022 · City record
  11. 11
    19 Duncan St · 189 m · Committee of Adjustment · Consent (severance) · Conditional Consent
    To obtain stratified consent to sever the existing 58-storey mixed-use development (comprised of commercial, office, hotel and residential uses) with four levels of below-grade parking into two stratified lots (residential and…
    File B0079/25TEY · submitted Dec 24, 2025

Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications · 129 registered short-term rentals within 250 m.

04City services

ItemFindingPrecisionSource · as of
Garbage daySee calendarThis addressCollection calendar No Collection
City councillorAusma MalikWard 10Councillor_Malik@toronto.ca · 416-392-4044

05Quick answers about 140 Simcoe St

Is 140 Simcoe St in a flood plain?

No. It is outside TRCA's mapped flood and shoreline hazard areas. Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025.

Does 140 Simcoe St have open fire code violations?

No. The City's fire inspection records show no violations in open inspections. Source: Residential Fire Inspection Results.

What is being built near 140 Simcoe St?

10 active development applications within 250 metres, the closest at 330 University Ave (54 m). Source: Development Applications.

Answers are generated from the data on this page and update when the data changes.

06From the archives

Corner of Simcoe St. and Nelson St., looking north-west
Corner of Simcoe St. and Nelson St., looking north-west, 1972. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 44, Item 13. 37 m away.
Corner of Simcoe St. and Nelson St., looking south-west
Corner of Simcoe St. and Nelson St., looking south-west, 1972. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 44, Item 14. 37 m away.
Corner of Simcoe St. and Richmond St., looking south-west
Corner of Simcoe St. and Richmond St., looking south-west, 1972. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 44, Item 18. 42 m away.
Simcoe St, south, from Richmond, showing condition of roadway after snowstorm, (Way Department)
Simcoe St, south, from Richmond, showing condition of roadway after snowstorm, (Way Department), 1929. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 16, Series 71, Item 7335. 42 m away.
Corner of Simcoe St. and Richmond St., looking north-west
Corner of Simcoe St. and Richmond St., looking north-west, 1972. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 44, Item 15. 42 m away.
Robertson, John, house, Simcoe St., e. side, s. of Richmond St. W.
Robertson, John, house, Simcoe St., e. side, s. of Richmond St. W. , 1912. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library. 42 m away.
Corner of Simcoe St. and Richmond St., looking south-east
Corner of Simcoe St. and Richmond St., looking south-east, 1972. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 44, Item 17. 42 m away.
Robertson, John, house, Simcoe St., e. side, s. of Richmond St. W.
Robertson, John, house, Simcoe St., e. side, s. of Richmond St. W. , 1885. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library. 42 m away.
Corner of Simcoe St. and Richmond St., looking north-east
Corner of Simcoe St. and Richmond St., looking north-east, 1972. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 44, Item 16. 42 m away.

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