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159 Hammersmith Ave

An address in The Beaches, outside TRCA flood and shoreline hazard areas, with no active development applications within 250 metres.

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

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Key findings
  • Outside TRCA flood and shoreline hazard areas.
  • 0 active development applications and 3 Committee of Adjustment applications within 250 m.
RentSafe score—not a registered apartment building
Fire code violations—no inspection records
Applications3active within 250 m
Flood hazardOutsideTRCA mapping
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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 inspection recordsThis addressResidential Fire Inspection Results
Building orders and noticesNone on recordThis addressBuilding Construction/Demolition Violations
Building permits, last 5 years0 permitsThis addressBuilding Permits · 3 on record
Short-term rentalNot registeredThis addressShort Term Rentals Registration
Heritage statusNot on the Heritage RegisterThis addressHeritage Register
Recent permits (3)
  • Multiple Projects · Revision Issued · Jul 18, 2008
    Revise basement framing and height. Also see active BLD permit 08 108457. · Permit 08 152469 BLD
  • Building Permit Related(PS) · Inspection · May 15, 2008
    Plumbing - Proposal to construct a 2nd sty addtion, re-build front porch, and rear deck. SFD. Also see active BLD permit 08 108457 and PAL 08 105109. · Permit 08 152469 PLB
  • Multiple Projects · Inspection · May 15, 2008
    Construct a new second storey, interior alt's at main floor, re-build front porch, and rear deck SFD. Also see active BLD permit 08 108457 and PAL 08 105109. · Permit 08 152469 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 areaBFA32Your 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 M4E9 of 391 above 0.01 ppmYour area · M4ENon Regulated Lead Sample · Jan 1, 2014 to Oct 7, 2026

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
    236 Glen Manor Dr W · 62 m · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · Deferred
    To alter the existing two-storey detached dwelling by reconstructing the one-storey southwest addition with a complete second storey above (to contain a two-car garage, and one secondary suite) and a front (west side) second storey…
    File A0177/25TEY · submitted Mar 10, 2025
  2. 2
    8 Douglas Browne Lane · 160 m · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · Deferred
    To construct a new three-storey detached dwelling (fiveplex) with four covered south porch accesses with stairs (units A, B, C, and D) and one covered east porch access with stairs (unit E), four ground floor exterior garden courtyards…
    File A0826/25TEY · submitted Nov 7, 2025
  3. 3
    11 Hambly Ave · 236 m · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · Deferred
    To alter the existing two-and-one-half-storey semi-detached dwelling by constructing a rear (east) and side (north) one-storey addition and a rear partial second-storey cantilevered addition.
    File A0650/26TEY · submitted Aug 31, 2026

Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications · 2 registered short-term rentals within 250 m.

04City services

ItemFindingPrecisionSource · as of
Garbage dayNovember 17, 2026This addressCollection calendar Tuesday 1
Next recyclingNovember 10, 2026This addressSolid Waste Collection Schedule
City councillorBrad BradfordWard 19councillor_bradford@toronto.ca · 416-338-2755

05Quick answers about 159 Hammersmith Ave

Is 159 Hammersmith Ave in a flood plain?

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

What is being built near 159 Hammersmith Ave?

0 active development applications within 250 metres. Source: Development Applications.

When is garbage day at 159 Hammersmith Ave?

Collection calendar Tuesday 1. Next garbage pickup: Nov 17, 2026. Source: Solid Waste Collection Schedule.

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

06From the archives

Queen Street East from Hammersmith to McLean Avenue
Queen Street East from Hammersmith to McLean Avenue, 1915. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1231, Item 1744. 210 m away.

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