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261 Danforth Ave

A property on the Heritage Register (Listed), 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 (Listed).
  • 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
Wolfrey AveErindale AveJackman AveArundel AveBowden StCambridge AveHurndale AvePretoria AveHampton AveDartford RdPlayter BlvdChester AveFairview BlvdPlayter CresDearbourne AveEllerbeck StBroadview AveDanforth Ave123Map 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 · 0 on record
Short-term rentalNot registeredThis addressShort Term Rentals Registration
Heritage statusListedThis addressHeritage Register

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 M4K6 of 420 above 0.01 ppmYour area · M4KNon Regulated Lead Sample · Jan 2, 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. 1
    70 Dearbourne Ave · 101 m · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · Approved with Conditions
    To alter the existing three-storey detached dwelling by replacing the existing rear two-storey addition with a new two-storey addition with a third storey rooftop patio and two ground floor decks. Also, to construct a new one-storey…
    File A0315/26TEY · submitted Apr 28, 2026
  2. 2
    193-195 Danforth Ave · 119 m · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · Approved with Conditions
    To alter the existing three-storey mixed-use building by constructing a rear second and third storey addition (to be cantilevered) over the existing ground floor patio (abutting the laneway), in the rear yard. Also, to install two…
    File A0840/23TEY · submitted Sep 15, 2023
  3. 3
    33 Bowden St · 159 m · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · Closed
    To alter the existing 2 ½-storey detached dwelling by constructing a rear two-storey addition, a rear one-storey addition, a rear ground floor deck, and a front porch.
    File A1346/21TEY · submitted Oct 29, 2021

Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications · 6 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 261 Danforth Ave

Is 261 Danforth 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 261 Danforth Ave?

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

When is garbage day at 261 Danforth 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

Danforth Ave, east, at Bowden Ave, (Way Department)
Danforth Ave, east, at Bowden Ave, (Way Department), 1932. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 16, Series 71, Item 9468. 68 m away.
Playter, John L., house, Danforth Ave., n.e. corner Jackman Ave.
Playter, John L., house, Danforth Ave., n.e. corner Jackman Ave. , 1900. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library. 130 m away.
PLAYTER, RICHARD, house, Playter Cres., n. side, at head of southern section of Playter Blvd.; cherry orchard, n. of Danforth Ave., at Jackman Ave.
PLAYTER, RICHARD, house, Playter Cres., n. side, at head of southern section of Playter Blvd.; cherry orchard, n. of Danforth Ave., at Jackman Ave. , 1900. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library. 175 m away.
Playter, Richard, house, Playter Cres., n. side, at head of southern section of Playter Blvd., field, looking towards present cor. of Ellerbeck St. & Pretoria Ave.
Playter, Richard, house, Playter Cres., n. side, at head of southern section of Playter Blvd., field, looking towards present cor. of Ellerbeck St. & Pretoria Ave. , 1900. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library. 195 m away.

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