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172 First Ave

A property on the Heritage Register (Part V), 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
  • On the Heritage Register (Part V).
  • Outside TRCA flood and shoreline hazard areas.
RentSafe score—not a registered apartment building
Fire code violations—no inspection records
Applications0active within 250 m
Flood hazardOutsideTRCA mapping
First AveWest AveTiverton AveLogan AveBadgerow AveVictor AveGerrard St EBoston AveSimpson AveHowland RdDickens StDe Grassi StThackeray StBoulton AveCarlaw AveMap 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 inspection recordsThis addressResidential Fire Inspection Results
Building orders and noticesNone on recordThis addressBuilding Construction/Demolition Violations
Building permits, last 5 years0 permitsThis addressBuilding Permits · 4 on record
Short-term rentalNot registeredThis addressShort Term Rentals Registration
Heritage statusPart V · Riverdale HCDThis addressHeritage Register
Recent permits (4)
  • Underpinning · Inspection · Feb 1, 2008
    Underpin foundation (bench along east wall, full underpinning around remainder) and lower basement slab approx. 1'-6" (unfinished); replace existing beams and piers with steel beams and pad footings · Permit 08 108284 BLD
  • Building Permit Related (DR) · Closed · Feb 1, 2008
    Drain - Underpin foundation and lower basement slab approx. 1'-6" (unfinished); replace existing beams and piers with steel beams and pad footings · Permit 08 108284 DRN
  • Garage · Application Received · Jun 10, 2003
    Build · Permit 03 142492 000
  • Garage · Inspection · Jun 10, 2003
    Build private detached garage at rear. · Permit 03 142494 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 M4M10 of 357 above 0.01 ppmYour area · M4MNon Regulated Lead Sample · Jan 8, 2014 to Oct 5, 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

No active development or Committee of Adjustment applications within 250 metres.

Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications · 8 registered short-term rentals within 250 m.

04City services

ItemFindingPrecisionSource · as of
Garbage dayNovember 19, 2026This addressCollection calendar Thursday 1
Next recyclingNovember 12, 2026This addressSolid Waste Collection Schedule
City councillorPaula FletcherWard 14councillor_fletcher@toronto.ca · 416-392-4060

05Quick answers about 172 First Ave

Is 172 First 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 172 First Ave?

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

When is garbage day at 172 First Ave?

Collection calendar Thursday 1. Next garbage pickup: Nov 19, 2026. Source: Solid Waste Collection Schedule.

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

06From the archives

George Phillips, delivery boy for Dorst (butcher on Gerrard Street East & Howland Rd., 1908
George Phillips, delivery boy for Dorst (butcher on Gerrard Street East & Howland Rd., 1908 , 1908. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library. 91 m away.
Houses on Gerrard Street at Howland Road
Houses on Gerrard Street at Howland Road , 1985. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library. 91 m away.
Gerrard St E., at Logan, southeast corner
Gerrard St E., at Logan, southeast corner, 1983. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1526, File 60, Item 152. 125 m away.

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