Address report

240 First Ave

A property on the Heritage Register (Part V), outside TRCA flood and shoreline hazard areas, with 2 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.
2 active development applications and 2 Committee of Adjustment applications within 250 m.

RentSafe score—not a registered apartment building

Fire code violations—no inspection records

Applications4active within 250 m

Flood hazardOutsideTRCA mapping

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 open (1 closed)This addressBuilding Construction/Demolition Violations

Building permits, last 5 years0 permitsThis addressBuilding Permits · 2 on record

Short-term rentalNot registeredThis addressShort Term Rentals Registration

Heritage statusPart V · Riverdale HCDThis addressHeritage Register

Recent permits (2)

Demolition · Cancelled · May 3, 2023
To demolish existing auto body service garage and a wooden shed · Permit 23 140968 DEM
Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Permit Issued · Nov 23, 2011
permit to install backflow on ground floor of existing autobody repair garage · Permit 11 299542 PSA

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

1
425 Carlaw Ave · 115 m · Site Plan · Under Review
Site Plan Control Placeholder for Gerrard Station, one of the stations included in the Ontario Line Elevated Guideway and Stations contract.
File 24 252705 STE 14 SA · submitted Dec 20, 2024 · City record
2
354-358 Pape Ave · 206 m · Site Plan · Under Review
Combine application for rezoning and site plan approval to permit a proposed mixed use development. The proposed building will be 8 storeys (24.6 metres in height) and comprised of 30 residential units and non residential uses on the…
File 14 147899 STE 30 SA · submitted Apr 28, 2014
3
22 Badgerow Ave · 207 m · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · Approved
To permit and maintain the existing front porch enclosure of the three-storey semi-detached dwelling, which was constructed beyond the limits of the approved building permit (24 150571 BLD 03 SR). There is a total of two residential…
File A0636/26TEY · submitted Aug 28, 2026
4
21 Badgerow Ave · 226 m · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · OMB Appeal
To alter the existing 2 ½-storey semi-detached dwelling constructing: a rear second and third floor addition with a rear third floor balcony, a front one-storey addition and to convert the dwelling into two residential units.
File A0366/16TEY · submitted Mar 30, 2016

Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications · 1 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 240 First Ave

Is 240 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 240 First Ave?

2 active development applications within 250 metres, the closest at 425 Carlaw Ave (115 m). Source: Development Applications.

When is garbage day at 240 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

Carlaw Avenue and Gerrard Street intersection, 1917. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1231, Item 2085. 105 m away.

Gerrard Street east of Carlaw Avenue, 1930. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 29, Item 60. 105 m away.

Gerrard Street west of Carlaw Avenue, 1930. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 29, Item 59. 105 m away.

Gerrard St, and Carlaw Ave, west, from subway, (Way Department), 1930. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 16, Series 71, Item 8093. 105 m away.

Carlaw Avenue after widening south from Gerrard, 1948. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 58, Item 1849. 105 m away.

Gerrard Street and Carlaw Avenue South, 1930. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 29, Item 58. 105 m away.

South retaining wall - Gerrard Street and Carlaw Avenue, 1931. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 29, Item 132. 105 m away.

Fire Hall, Toronto, Gerrard St. E., n. side, w. of Carlaw Ave. , 1952. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library. 105 m away.

Carlaw Avenue - Gerrard Street subway looking west, 1915. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1231, Item 1354. 105 m away.

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