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300 Simcoe St

An address in Kensington-Chinatown, outside TRCA flood and shoreline hazard areas, with 3 active development applications within 250 metres.

Data as of Nov 7, 2026 · Every item lists its source

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Key findings
  • Outside TRCA flood and shoreline hazard areas.
  • 3 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
Applications5active within 250 m
Flood hazardOutsideTRCA mapping
Elizabeth StCentre AveWalton StChestnut StEdward StElm StSimcoe StSt Patrick StMcCaul StBaldwin StD'Arcy StCecil StHenry StGerrard St WDundas St WUniversity AveBeverley St12345Map 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 · 13 on record
Short-term rentalNot registeredThis addressShort Term Rentals Registration
Heritage statusNot on the Heritage RegisterThis addressHeritage Register
Recent permits (8)
  • Sign Building Permit Related · Closed · Jul 13, 2021
    To erect and display two illuminated wall signs, displaying static copy at the 1st floor on the north elevation.*****SONDER***** · Permit 21 162350 DST
  • Building Permit Related(PS) · Revocation Pending · Jan 24, 2020
    Plumbing - CHANGE OF USE OF THE 2ND FLOOR FROM OFFICE TO 5 HOTEL SUITES, WHICH INCLUDES PARTITIONING OF 2ND FLR, NEW RESIDENTIAL SPECIFIC PLUMBING & HVAC, UPGRADING OF FRR FOR 2nd FLR & FOR WALLS… · Permit 19 259847 PLB
  • Building Permit Related(MS) · Revocation Pending · Jan 7, 2020
    HVAC - CHANGE OF USE OF THE 2ND FLOOR FROM OFFICE TO 5 HOTEL SUITES, WHICH INCLUDES PARTITIONING OF 2ND FLR, NEW RESIDENTIAL SPECIFIC PLUMBING & HVAC, UPGRADING OF FRR FOR 2nd FLR & FOR WALLS… · Permit 19 259847 HVA
  • Multiple Projects · Inspection · Jan 7, 2020
    To convert the existing non-residential use (office) on the second storey to five hotel suites. · Permit 19 259847 BLD
  • Interior Alterations · Cancelled · Feb 22, 2019
    Proposal to alter the existing two-storey building containing a retail store/eating establishment (café) on the ground floor and converting the non-residential use on the second storey to five… · Permit 19 118195 BLD
  • Building Permit Related(MS) · Cancelled · Feb 22, 2019
    HVAC - Proposal to alter the existing two-storey building containing a retail store/eating establishment (café) on the ground floor and converting the non-residential use on the second storey to… · Permit 19 118195 HVA
  • Building Permit Related(PS) · Cancelled · Feb 22, 2019
    Plumbing - Proposal to alter the existing two-storey building containing a retail store/eating establishment (café) on the ground floor and converting the non-residential use on the second storey to… · Permit 19 118195 PLB
  • Multiple Projects · Closed · Nov 6, 2018
    Rev 1 - Proposed revision to exterior wall.Proposal for reconstruction of the easterly portion of the building on the existing foundation walls complete with interior altertions throughout out to… · Permit 17 202586 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 areaBFA44Your 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 M5T0 of 57 above 0.01 ppmYour area · M5TNon Regulated Lead Sample · Feb 20, 2014 to Sep 11, 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
    700 University Ave · 142 m · Site Plan · Under Review
    Proposal for a 4-storey addition above the existing 19-storey office tower, and a 61-storey rental residential tower. The proposal consists of a total of 170712 square metres of gross floor area, including 114161 square metres of office…
    File 21 206959 STE 11 SA · submitted Sep 1, 2021 · City record
  2. 2
    522 University Ave · 246 m · Site Plan · Under Review
    Site Plan Control application to permit a 64-storey mixed-use building, comprised of a 51-storey residential tower atop a 15-storey office podium. The proposal consists of a total of approximately 54,983 square metres of gross floor area,…
    File 22 192155 STE 11 SA · submitted Aug 17, 2022 · City record
  3. 3
    522 University Ave · 246 m · Official Plan / Rezoning · Council Approved
    Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a 64-storey mixed-use building, containing 579 dwelling units, 21,138 square metres to office and 354 square metres to retail gross floor area.
    File 22 192156 STE 11 OZ · submitted Aug 17, 2022 · City record
  4. 4
    292 Dundas St W · 178 m · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · Approved with Conditions
    To alter the development standards for a 32-storey mixed-use building (as approved under Site Specific Zoning By-laws 441-2021 and 442-2021 (LPAT), and By-Laws 438-86 and 569-2013), to increase the gross floor area, the building height,…
    File A0944/23TEY · submitted Oct 31, 2023
  5. 5
    292 Dundas St W · 178 m · Committee of Adjustment · Consent (severance) · Conditional Consent
    To obtain consent to create new easements/rights-of-way.
    File B0010/26TEY · submitted Jan 26, 2026

Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications · 14 registered short-term rentals within 250 m.

04City services

ItemFindingPrecisionSource · as of
Garbage daySee calendarThis addressCollection calendar No Collection
City councillorDianne SaxeWard 11Councillor_Saxe@toronto.ca · 416-392-4009

05Quick answers about 300 Simcoe St

Is 300 Simcoe St 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 300 Simcoe St?

3 active development applications within 250 metres, the closest at 700 University Ave (142 m). Source: Development Applications.

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

06From the archives

Corner of Murray St. and Elm St., looking north-east
Corner of Murray St. and Elm St., looking north-east, 1972. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 65, Item 20. 21 m away.
Corner of Murray St. and Elm St., looking north-west
Corner of Murray St. and Elm St., looking north-west, 1972. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 65, Item 22. 21 m away.
Corner of Murray St. and Elm St., looking south
Corner of Murray St. and Elm St., looking south, 1972. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 65, Item 19. 21 m away.
Corner of Murray St. and Elm St., looking north-east
Corner of Murray St. and Elm St., looking north-east, 1972. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 65, Item 21. 21 m away.
Erskine Presbyterian Church, Elm St., opp. head of Simcoe St.
Erskine Presbyterian Church, Elm St., opp. head of Simcoe St. , 1907. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library. 28 m away.
Corner of Simcoe St. and Elm St., looking south-east
Corner of Simcoe St. and Elm St., looking south-east, 1972. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 44, Item 30. 28 m away.
Corner of Simcoe St. and Elm St., looking north
Corner of Simcoe St. and Elm St., looking north, 1972. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 44, Item 29. 28 m away.
Corner of Simcoe St. and Elm St., looking south-west
Corner of Simcoe St. and Elm St., looking south-west, 1972. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 44, Item 31. 28 m away.
Corner of St. Patrick St. and Elm St., looking south-west
Corner of St. Patrick St. and Elm St., looking south-west, 1972. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 65, Item 23. 65 m away.

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