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493 Danforth Ave

An address in North Riverdale, 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
  • Outside TRCA flood and shoreline hazard areas.
  • 0 active development applications and 4 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
Cavell AveFerrier AveLogan AveGarnock AveCarlaw AveMc Connell AveHarcourt AveFenwick AveGough AveJackman AveArundel AveBowden StHurndale AveHampton AveChester AvePlayter CresDanforth AvePape Ave1234Map 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 open (1 closed)This addressBuilding Construction/Demolition Violations
Building permits, last 5 years1 permitThis addressBuilding Permits · 4 on record
Short-term rentalNot registeredThis addressShort Term Rentals Registration
Heritage statusNot on the Heritage RegisterThis addressHeritage Register
Recent permits (4)
  • Sign Building Permit Related · Cancelled · May 10, 2024
    1 wall sign**ALEX FURS** · Permit 24 146776 DST
  • Sign Building Permit Related · Cancelled · May 7, 2024
    1 THIRD PARTY WALL SIGN**ALEX FURS** · Permit 24 145184 DST
  • Sign Building Permit Related · Closed · Jun 15, 2022
    To erect and display an illuminated wall sign, displaying static copy with a face measuring 0.91 meters vertically by 6.1 meters horizontally at the height of 3.77 metres.*** EL CHARRO*** · Permit 22 105243 DST
  • Unknown · Closed - Dormant · Nov 2, 1995
    INSTALL NEW FIXTURES ON 2ND FLOOR: 1 WC, 1 WB. COST INCL: 378437 · Permit 95 021409 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 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
    497 Danforth Ave · 14 m · Committee of Adjustment · Consent (severance) · Approved with Conditions
    To obtain consent to sever the property into two undersized mixed-use lots.
    File B0040/24TEY · submitted Jun 1, 2024
  2. 2
    911 Logan Ave · 92 m · Committee of Adjustment · Consent (severance) · Approved with Conditions
    To obtain consent to sever the property into two undersized residential lots.
    File B0071/23TEY · submitted Nov 3, 2023
  3. 3
    22 Garnock Ave · 217 m · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · Postponed
    To alter the existing two-and-one-half-storey semi-detached dwelling by constructing a rear one-storey addition (including basement) with a rear deck and stairs.
    File A0666/26TEY · submitted Sep 15, 2026
  4. 4
    178 Wolfrey Ave · 230 m · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · Closed
    To alter the existing two-storey detached dwelling by constructing a rear two-storey addition and constructing a rear yard swimming pool and a detached carport accessed from the laneway.
    File A0091/20TEY · submitted Jan 27, 2020

Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications · 11 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 493 Danforth Ave

Is 493 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 493 Danforth Ave?

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

When is garbage day at 493 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 Avenue east at Logan Avenue
Danforth Avenue east at Logan Avenue, 1932. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1231, Item 2102. 41 m away.
Frankland Public School, Logan Ave., w. side, s. of Danforth Ave.
Frankland Public School, Logan Ave., w. side, s. of Danforth Ave. , 1912. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library. 41 m away.
Frankland Public School, Logan Ave., w. side, s. of Danforth Ave.
Frankland Public School, Logan Ave., w. side, s. of Danforth Ave. , 1915. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library. 41 m away.
Danforth Avenue west at Logan Avenue
Danforth Avenue west at Logan Avenue, 1932. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1231, Item 2101. 41 m away.
Northwest corner of Ferrier and Danforth avenues
Northwest corner of Ferrier and Danforth avenues, 1919. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1244, Item 7029. 91 m away.

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