Address report

179 Argyle St

179 Argyle St is in Little Portugal. It's outside TRCA flood hazard areas and there are 2 planning applications nearby (one waiting for a hearing date, one approved).

Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source

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Key findings

Outside TRCA flood hazard areas.
2 planning applications within 250 m: one waiting for a hearing date, one approved.
Lead in tap-water samples is higher than average in postal area M6J.

Building permits0in the last 5 years

Applications nearby2active, within 250 m

Flood hazardOutsideTRCA mapping

Next collectionNov 10garbage, green bin and yard waste

The red dot is 179 Argyle St. The circle shows 250 metres, about a 3-minute walk. Numbers match the applications in “What’s changing nearby”.

03The building

ItemFindingPrecisionSource

Building orders and noticesNone on recordThis addressBuilding Construction/Demolition Violations

Building permits, last 5 years0 permitsThis addressBuilding Permits · 1 on record

0 building permits in the last 5 years. Permits show work the City approved; they don't show work done without a permit.

Short-term rentalNot registeredThis addressShort Term Rentals Registration

Heritage statusNot on the Heritage RegisterThis addressHeritage Register

It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register.

Permit history: 1 project from 1 permit

Party Wall Admin Permits · completed Feb 8, 2024
Party wall permit in conjuction with underpinning work at 181 Argyle St. · Permit 13 247114

04Risks and environment

ItemFindingPrecisionSource

River flood hazardOutsideThis addressTRCA Regulation mapping 2025

Lake shoreline hazardOutsideThis addressTRCA Regulation mapping 2025

TRCA regulated areaOutsideThis addressTRCA Regulation mapping 2025

TRCA's maps show this address is outside the areas that could flood from rivers in a major storm (TRCA plans for a storm like Hurricane Hazel in 1954) and outside lake shoreline hazards. Basement flooding from overloaded sewers can still happen anywhere in the city.

Lead in tap-water tests, postal area M6J4.8% of tests above Ontario's limitYour area · M6JNon Regulated Lead Sample · 394 tests, Jan 21, 2014 to Oct 5, 2026

In postal area M6J, 19 of 394 home tap-water samples (4.8%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M6J is higher than the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 32 samples here (8.1%) were above it. These are voluntary tests, mostly from older homes, so they don't tell you about this house. Lead comes from old pipes and plumbing, not the City's treatment plants. If your home was built before the mid-1950s, you can get a free test kit by calling 311.

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

01What’s changing nearby

2 active planning applications within 250 m (about a 3-minute walk): one waiting for a hearing date, one approved. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

1
109 Gladstone Ave · 172 m away
Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks
The hearing was postponed. A new date hasn't been published yet.
File A0210/26TEY · submitted Mar 16, 2026
2
18 Beaconsfield Ave · 197 m away
Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks
The Committee of Adjustment approved it on Nov 4, 2026.
To legalize and to maintain the existing rear two-storey ancillary building (containing a one-car garage, and one laneway suite), abutting the laneway. This building was constructed without an authorized building permit. There is a total…
File A0523/26TEY · submitted Jul 8, 2026

Short-term rentals nearby46 registered homesWithin 250 mShort Term Rentals Registration

46 homes within 250 m are registered with the City as short-term rentals (stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb). That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses.

Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications; Short Term Rentals Registration.

02City services

ItemFindingPrecisionSource

Garbage and recyclingTuesdaysThis addressSolid Waste Collection Schedule

Next: November 10: garbage, green bin and yard waste. November 17: recycling and green bin. Green bin goes out every week; garbage and recycling alternate.

City councillorAlejandra BravoWard 9Councillor_Bravo@toronto.ca · 416-392-7012

05Quick answers about 179 Argyle St

Is 179 Argyle St in a flood plain?

No. TRCA maps it outside river flood and lake shoreline hazard areas. Basement flooding from sewers can still happen anywhere. Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025.

What is being built near 179 Argyle St?

There are 2 active planning applications within 250 metres (one waiting for a hearing date, one approved). The closest is at 109 Gladstone Ave, 172 m away. Source: Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications.

Has 179 Argyle St been renovated?

Yes. The City has 1 building permit on record, 0 in the last 5 years. Source: Building Permits.

Is 179 Argyle St a heritage property?

No. It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register. Source: Heritage Register.

When is garbage day at 179 Argyle St?

Collection is on Tuesdays. Green bin goes out every week; garbage and recycling alternate weeks. The next garbage pickup is Nov 10, 2026. Source: Solid Waste Collection Schedule.

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

06From the archives

2009 · 36 m awayFormer corner store, 180 Argyle Street, at Beaconsfield Avenue, north-west cornerCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 485, Series 2342, File 1, Item 14

1912 · 36 m awaySouthwest corner Beaconsfield and Argyle StreetCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 58, Item 369

2009 · 70 m awayFormer corner store, 107 Northcote Avenue, at Argyle Street, south-east cornerCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 485, Series 2342, File 1, Item 8

2009 · 70 m awayFormer corner store, 106 Northcote Avenue, at Argyle Street, north-west cornerCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 485, Series 2342, File 1, Item 10

2009 · 70 m awayFormer corner store, Argyle Street, at Northcote Avenue, north-east cornerCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 485, Series 2342, File 1, Item 12

2009 · 70 m awayFormer corner store, Argyle Street, at Northcote Avenue, south-west cornerCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 485, Series 2342, File 1, Item 7

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