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29 Nelson St

29 Nelson St is in Wellington Place, on the City's Heritage Register. It's outside TRCA flood hazard areas and there are 16 planning applications nearby (13 under review, two under appeal, one approved).

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

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Key findings
  • It is listed on the Heritage Register, which flags heritage value without full designation.
  • Outside TRCA flood hazard areas.
  • 16 planning applications within 250 m: 13 under review, two under appeal, one approved.
Building permits0in the last 5 years
Applications nearby16active, within 250 m
Flood hazardOutsideTRCA mapping
HeritageListedCity Heritage Register
Beverley StQueen StRichmond StAdelaide StYork StKing StUniversity AveJohn StMcCaul StWidmer StSoho StPeter StNelson StPearl StSimcoe StEmily StDuncan StEd Mirvish Way123456789101112Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)Queen StRichmond StAdelaide StKing StJohn StMcCaul StNelson StWidmer StSimcoe StDuncan StPearl StEd Mirvish Way123456789101112Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)
The red dot is 29 Nelson 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 · 0 on record

The City has no building permits on record for this address. About 9 in 10 Toronto addresses also had none in the last 5 years.

Short-term rentalNot registeredThis addressShort Term Rentals Registration
Heritage statusListedThis addressHeritage Register

It is listed on the Heritage Register, which flags heritage value without full designation. Owners must give the City 60 days' notice before demolition.

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 M5H0% of tests above Ontario's limitYour area · M5HNon Regulated Lead Sample · 2 tests, Jun 5, 2014 to Feb 16, 2020

In postal area M5H, 0 of 2 home tap-water samples (0%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). That's too few samples to compare with the rest of the city. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 0 samples here (0%) 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

16 active planning applications within 250 m (about a 3-minute walk): 13 under review, two under appeal, one approved. That's more than at 9 in 10 Toronto addresses.

  1. 1
    180 Queen St W · 51 m away
    Official Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built

    City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

    Proposed development for the Canada Life Campus include: Retention of the existing office buildings with minor alterations at 330 University Avenue, 180 Simcoe Street, and 180 Queen Street West. Demolition of the office building and…
    File 26 221979 STE 10 OZ · submitted Aug 18, 2026 · City record
  2. 2
    180 Simcoe St · 56 m away
    Official Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built

    City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

    Proposed development for the Canada Life Campus include: Retention of the existing office buildings with minor alterations at 330 University Avenue, 180 Simcoe Street, and 180 Queen Street West. Demolition of the office building and…
    File 26 221979 STE 10 OZ · submitted Aug 18, 2026 · City record
  3. 3
    17 St Patrick St · 63 m away
    Official Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built

    City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

    Proposed development for the Canada Life Campus include: Retention of the existing office buildings with minor alterations at 330 University Avenue, 180 Simcoe Street, and 180 Queen Street West. Demolition of the office building and…
    File 26 221979 STE 10 OZ · submitted Aug 18, 2026 · City record
  4. 4
    19 Duncan St · 65 m away
    Committee of Adjustment · Consent (severance): permission to split a lot or change property lines

    The Committee of Adjustment approved it on Apr 29, 2026.

    To obtain stratified consent to sever the existing 58-storey mixed-use development (comprised of commercial, office, hotel and residential uses) with four levels of below-grade parking into two stratified lots (residential and…
    File B0079/25TEY · submitted Dec 24, 2025
  5. 5
    205 Queen St W · 78 m away
    Site Plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building

    City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

    Ontario Line Osgoode Station
    File 23 146691 STE 10 SA · submitted May 16, 2023 · City record
  6. 6
    190 Simcoe St · 99 m away
    Official Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built

    City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

    Proposed development for the Canada Life Campus include: Retention of the existing office buildings with minor alterations at 330 University Avenue, 180 Simcoe Street, and 180 Queen Street West. Demolition of the office building and…
    File 26 221979 STE 10 OZ · submitted Aug 18, 2026 · City record
  7. 7
    250 University Ave · 117 m away
    Subdivision: a request to divide land into new lots and streets

    City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

    Draft Plan of Subdivision to create three blocks.
    File 21 215740 STE 10 SB · submitted Sep 21, 2021 · City record
  8. 8
    330 University Ave · 133 m away
    Official Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built

    City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

    Proposed development for the Canada Life Campus include: Retention of the existing office buildings with minor alterations at 330 University Avenue, 180 Simcoe Street, and 180 Queen Street West. Demolition of the office building and…
    File 26 221979 STE 10 OZ · submitted Aug 18, 2026 · City record
  9. 9
    206 Simcoe St · 161 m away
    Official Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built

    City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

    Proposed development for the Canada Life Campus include: Retention of the existing office buildings with minor alterations at 330 University Avenue, 180 Simcoe Street, and 180 Queen Street West. Demolition of the office building and…
    File 26 221979 STE 10 OZ · submitted Aug 18, 2026 · City record
  10. 10
    200 University Ave · 182 m away
    Official Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built

    It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.

    Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application to facilitate redevelopment at 200 University Avenue for a 37-storey addition above the existing 16-storey heritage building for an overall height of 53-storeys. The proposal consists…
    File 22 166819 STE 10 OZ · submitted Jun 23, 2022 · City record
  11. 11
    200 University Ave · 182 m away
    Site Plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building

    It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.

    Site Plan application to facilitate redevelopment at 200 University Avenue for a 37-storey addition above the existing 16-storey heritage building for an overall height of 53-storeys. The proposal consists of 52,661 square metres of gross…
    File 22 200875 STE 10 SA · submitted Sep 8, 2022 · City record
  12. 12
    224 Adelaide St W · 237 m away
    Subdivision: a request to divide land into new lots and streets

    City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

    Proposed draft plan of Subdivisin to create 3 stratified blocks in association with Zoning Amendment application 20-226357 STE 10 OZ
    File 21 225289 STE 10 SB · submitted Oct 13, 2021 · City record
Short-term rentals nearby137 registered homesWithin 250 mShort Term Rentals Registration

137 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 daySee calendarThis addressSolid Waste Collection Schedule
City councillorAusma MalikWard 10Councillor_Malik@toronto.ca · 416-392-4044

05Quick answers about 29 Nelson St

Is 29 Nelson 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 29 Nelson St?

There are 16 active planning applications within 250 metres (13 under review, two under appeal, one approved). The closest is at 180 Queen St W, 51 m away. Source: Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications.

Is 29 Nelson St a heritage property?

Yes. It is listed on the Heritage Register, which flags heritage value without full designation. Owners must give the City 60 days' notice before demolition. Source: Heritage Register.

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

06From the archives

Corner of Duncan St. and Nelson St., looking north-east
1972 · 26 m awayCorner of Duncan St. and Nelson St., looking north-eastCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 52, Item 12
Corner of Duncan St. and Nelson St., looking north-west
1972 · 26 m awayCorner of Duncan St. and Nelson St., looking north-westCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 52, Item 11
Duncan Street looking north from Nelson Street
1952 · 26 m awayDuncan Street looking north from Nelson StreetCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 58, Item 2378
Corner of Duncan St. and Nelson St., looking south-west
1972 · 26 m awayCorner of Duncan St. and Nelson St., looking south-westCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 52, Item 10
Nelson St, view is southeast from Duncan
1984 · 26 m awayNelson St, view is southeast from DuncanCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1526, File 61, Item 98
Corner of Duncan St. and Nelson St., looking south-east
1972 · 26 m awayCorner of Duncan St. and Nelson St., looking south-eastCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 52, Item 9
Corner of Duncan St. and Adelaide St., looking south-west
1972 · 53 m awayCorner of Duncan St. and Adelaide St., looking south-westCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 52, Item 14
Corner of Duncan St. and Adelaide St., looking north-west
1972 · 53 m awayCorner of Duncan St. and Adelaide St., looking north-westCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 52, Item 15
Corner of Duncan St. and Adelaide St., looking north-east
1972 · 53 m awayCorner of Duncan St. and Adelaide St., looking north-eastCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 52, Item 16

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