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523 Roxton Rd

523 Roxton Rd is in Palmerston-Little Italy. It's outside TRCA flood hazard areas and there are 3 planning applications nearby (one approved, one waiting for a hearing date, one hearing on Nov 25).

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

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Key findings
  • Outside TRCA flood hazard areas.
  • 3 planning applications within 250 m: one approved, one waiting for a hearing date, one hearing on Nov 25.
Building permits1in the last 5 years
Applications nearby3active, within 250 m
Flood hazardOutsideTRCA mapping
Next collectionNov 12recycling and green bin
Bloor StOssington AveHarbord StConcord AveRoxton RdDelaware AveShaw StNorthumberland StCrawford StMontrose AveIrene AveCarling AveGrace St123Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)Ossington AveBloor StRoxton RdShaw StCrawford StIrene AveCarling AveHepbourne St123Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)
The red dot is 523 Roxton Rd. 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 years1 permitThis addressBuilding Permits · 1 on record

1 building permit in the last 5 years. For comparison, about 1 in 10 Toronto addresses had any permit in that time. Permits show work the City approved; they don't show work done without a permit.

Short-term rentalNot registeredThis addressShort Term Rentals Registration
Heritage statusNot on the Heritage RegisterThis addressHeritage Register

It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register.

Permit history: 1 project from 1 permit
  • Party Wall Admin Permits · permit issued · issued Apr 11, 2024
    Proposal for a party wall permit for work at 525 Roxton rd; 23 129428 BLD 00 SR. · Permit 23 186261

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 M6G0.9% of tests above Ontario's limitYour area · M6GNon Regulated Lead Sample · 536 tests, Feb 20, 2014 to Oct 15, 2026

In postal area M6G, 5 of 536 home tap-water samples (0.9%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M6G is lower than the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 17 samples here (3.2%) 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

3 active planning applications within 250 m (about a 3-minute walk): one approved, one waiting for a hearing date, one hearing on Nov 25. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

Nov
25
Nearby · 242 mCommittee of Adjustment hearing: 262 Concord Ave3:00 p.m. · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · File A0724/26TEY
  1. 1
    498 Roxton Rd · 81 m away
    Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks

    The Committee of Adjustment approved it on Dec 11, 2024.

    To permit the conversion of the existing three-storey semi-detached dwelling into a three-storey detached dwelling by constructing a new independent wall along the south side to reinforce the existing building (which is currently under…
    File A0973/23TEY · submitted Nov 9, 2023
  2. 2
    621 Ossington Ave · 235 m away
    Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks

    The City has received it. A hearing date hasn't been set yet.

    Convert single family dwelling to Six unit dwelling.
    File · submitted Dec 2, 2022
  3. 3
    262 Concord Ave · 242 m away
    Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks

    A public hearing is set for Nov 25, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.

    To alter the existing two-and-one-half-storey semi-detached dwelling by constructing a partial front second storey addition (at the northeast corner), a rear two-storey addition, a rear third storey addition with a rear deck, and a rear…
    File A0724/26TEY · submitted Oct 15, 2026
Short-term rentals nearby17 registered homesWithin 250 mShort Term Rentals Registration

17 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 and recyclingThursdaysThis addressSolid Waste Collection Schedule

Next: November 12: recycling and green bin. November 19: garbage, green bin and yard waste. Green bin goes out every week; garbage and recycling alternate.

City councillorDianne SaxeWard 11Councillor_Saxe@toronto.ca · 416-392-4009

05Quick answers about 523 Roxton Rd

Is 523 Roxton Rd 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 523 Roxton Rd?

There are 3 active planning applications within 250 metres (one approved, one waiting for a hearing date, one hearing on Nov 25). The closest is at 498 Roxton Rd, 81 m away. Source: Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications.

Has 523 Roxton Rd been renovated?

Yes. The City has 1 building permit on record, 1 in the last 5 years. Source: Building Permits.

Is 523 Roxton Rd a heritage property?

No. It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register. Source: Heritage Register.

When is garbage day at 523 Roxton Rd?

Collection is on Thursdays. Green bin goes out every week; garbage and recycling alternate weeks. The next garbage pickup is 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

717 Ossington Avenue
1936 · 116 m away717 Ossington AvenueCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 58, Item 1395
Ossington Avenue, looking north, at Bloor, (Legal Department)
1931 · 164 m awayOssington Avenue, looking north, at Bloor, (Legal Department)City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 16, Series 71, Item 8414
Ossington Ave. Baptist Church, Ossington Ave., s.w. cor. Bloor St. W.
1890 · 164 m awayOssington Ave. Baptist Church, Ossington Ave., s.w. cor. Bloor St. W. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library

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