490 Macpherson Ave
An address in Casa Loma, outside TRCA flood and shoreline hazard areas, with 1 active development application within 250 metres.
Data as of Nov 7, 2026 · Every item lists its source
Key findings
- Outside TRCA flood and shoreline hazard areas.
- 1 active development application and 1 Committee of Adjustment application within 250 m.
RentSafe score—not a registered apartment building
Fire code violations—no inspection records
Applications2active within 250 m
Flood hazardOutsideTRCA mapping
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 · 4 on record
Short-term rentalNot registeredThis addressShort Term Rentals Registration
Heritage statusNot on the Heritage RegisterThis addressHeritage Register
Recent permits (4)
- Interior Alterations · Closed · Dec 15, 2016
Alter existing permit to continue to use building for single family purposes only by deleting presence of secondary suite and providing for limtied alterations at basement level for same purposes. · Permit 16 162131 BLD - Building Permit Related(PS) · Closed · Jun 2, 2016
Plumbing - Proposed interior alteration to add window on main floor and create 2nd suite in basement of existing dwelling. This permti has been superseded by changes in revision permit to delete… · Permit 16 162131 PLB - Interior Alterations · Closed · Jun 2, 2016
Proposed interior alteration to add window on main floor and create a secondary suite in the basement of existing dwelling. This permti has been superseded by changes in revision permit to delete… · Permit 16 162131 BLD - Unknown · Closed - Dormant · Nov 1, 1995
INSTALL 4" SANITARY 4" STORM,3/4" WATER SERVICE IN EACH DWLG FIX BSMT:1WC,1WB,1BT,1HWT 1ST FL 1 2-COMPT KS, 1 DW, 1 WC, 1WB "ALL 3 PREM PROVIDED WITH STORM SEWERS TO CONNECT DOWN SPROUTS" 3RD… · Permit 95 022405 PLB
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 M5R4 of 188 above 0.01 ppmYour area · M5RNon Regulated Lead Sample · Jan 22, 2014 to Aug 27, 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
- 1555 Davenport Rd · 224 m · Site Plan · Under ReviewSite Plan Approval for an 8-storey residential building having a gross floor area of 10,906 square metres, and containing 134 residential dwelling units.File 22 137947 STE 12 SA · submitted Apr 25, 2022 · City record
- 2316 Dupont St · 155 m · Committee of Adjustment · Consent (severance) · Conditional ConsentTo obtain consent to sever the property into six stratified lots (condo lands, office lands, studio lands, parking lands, retail lands 1 and retail lands 2) and to create various easements/rights-of-ways within a mixed-use development…File B0048/25TEY · submitted Jul 4, 2025
Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications · 2 registered short-term rentals within 250 m.
04City services
ItemFindingPrecisionSource · as of
Garbage dayNovember 10, 2026This addressCollection calendar Tuesday 2
Next recyclingNovember 17, 2026This addressSolid Waste Collection Schedule
05Quick answers about 490 Macpherson Ave
Is 490 Macpherson 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 490 Macpherson Ave?
1 active development application within 250 metres, the closest at 555 Davenport Rd (224 m). Source: Development Applications.
When is garbage day at 490 Macpherson Ave?
Collection calendar Tuesday 2. Next garbage pickup: 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
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