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540 Yonge St

A property on the Heritage Register (Part V), outside TRCA flood and shoreline hazard areas, with 15 active development applications within 250 metres.

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

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Key findings
  • On the Heritage Register (Part V).
  • Outside TRCA flood and shoreline hazard areas.
  • 15 active development applications and 1 Committee of Adjustment application within 250 m.
RentSafe score—not a registered apartment building
Fire code violations—no inspection records
Applications16active within 250 m
Flood hazardOutsideTRCA mapping
Alexander StWood StMaitland StSt Joseph StGrosvenor StBreadalbane StDundonald StPhipps StChurch StYonge StWellesley St EWellesley St WBay St123456789101112Map 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 years0 permitsThis addressBuilding Permits · 0 on record
Short-term rentalNot registeredThis addressShort Term Rentals Registration
Heritage statusPart V · Historic Yonge St. HCDThis addressHeritage Register

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 M4Y0 of 17 above 0.01 ppmYour area · M4YNon Regulated Lead Sample · May 22, 2014 to Sep 20, 2024

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
    2 Irwin Ave · 116 m · Site Plan · Under Review
    Site Plan Approval for a 75-storey mixed-use building that contains a total of 548 dwelling units and a total gross floor area (GFA) of approximately 44,565 square metres, including approximately 44,065 squares metres of residential space…
    File 22 241863 STE 13 SA · submitted Dec 22, 2022 · City record
  2. 2
    646 Yonge St · 119 m · Site Plan · Under Review
    Site Plan Approval for a 75-storey mixed-use building that contains a total of 548 dwelling units and a total gross floor area (GFA) of approximately 44,565 square metres, including approximately 44,065 squares metres of residential space…
    File 22 241863 STE 13 SA · submitted Dec 22, 2022 · City record
  3. 3
    4 Irwin Ave · 125 m · Site Plan · Under Review
    Site Plan Approval for a 75-storey mixed-use building that contains a total of 548 dwelling units and a total gross floor area (GFA) of approximately 44,565 square metres, including approximately 44,065 squares metres of residential space…
    File 22 241863 STE 13 SA · submitted Dec 22, 2022 · City record
  4. 4
    650 Yonge St · 126 m · Site Plan · Under Review
    Site Plan Approval for a 75-storey mixed-use building that contains a total of 548 dwelling units and a total gross floor area (GFA) of approximately 44,565 square metres, including approximately 44,065 squares metres of residential space…
    File 22 241863 STE 13 SA · submitted Dec 22, 2022 · City record
  5. 5
    619 Yonge St · 129 m · Site Plan · Under Review
    57-storey mixed-use building with 3,134 square metres of non-residential space and 606 dwelling units.
    File 22 132974 STE 13 SA · submitted Apr 11, 2022 · City record
  6. 6
    619 Yonge St · 129 m · Official Plan / Rezoning · Appeal Received
    Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for a 57-storey mixed-use building with 3,134 square metres of non-residential space and 606 dwelling units.
    File 21 234490 STE 13 OZ · submitted Nov 5, 2021 · City record
  7. 7
    619 Yonge St · 129 m · Subdivision · Under Review
    Draft Plan of Subdivision for 2 blocks.
    File 21 234491 STE 13 SB · submitted Nov 5, 2021 · City record
  8. 8
    621 Yonge St · 130 m · Subdivision · Under Review
    Draft Plan of Subdivision for 2 blocks.
    File 21 234491 STE 13 SB · submitted Nov 5, 2021 · City record
  9. 9
    621 Yonge St · 130 m · Official Plan / Rezoning · Appeal Received
    Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for a 57-storey mixed-use building with 3,134 square metres of non-residential space and 606 dwelling units.
    File 21 234490 STE 13 OZ · submitted Nov 5, 2021 · City record
  10. 10
    654 Yonge St · 131 m · Site Plan · Under Review
    Site Plan Approval for a 75-storey mixed-use building that contains a total of 548 dwelling units and a total gross floor area (GFA) of approximately 44,565 square metres, including approximately 44,065 squares metres of residential space…
    File 22 241863 STE 13 SA · submitted Dec 22, 2022 · City record
  11. 11
    656 Yonge St · 135 m · Site Plan · Under Review
    Site Plan Approval for a 75-storey mixed-use building that contains a total of 548 dwelling units and a total gross floor area (GFA) of approximately 44,565 square metres, including approximately 44,065 squares metres of residential space…
    File 22 241863 STE 13 SA · submitted Dec 22, 2022 · City record
  12. 12
    623 Yonge St · 135 m · Official Plan / Rezoning · Appeal Received
    Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for a 57-storey mixed-use building with 3,134 square metres of non-residential space and 606 dwelling units.
    File 21 234490 STE 13 OZ · submitted Nov 5, 2021 · City record

Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications · 144 registered short-term rentals within 250 m.

04City services

ItemFindingPrecisionSource · as of
Garbage daySee calendarThis addressCollection calendar No Collection
City councillorChris MoiseWard 13Councillor_Moise@toronto.ca · 416-392-7903

05Quick answers about 540 Yonge St

Is 540 Yonge 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 540 Yonge St?

15 active development applications within 250 metres, the closest at 2 Irwin Ave (116 m). Source: Development Applications.

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

06From the archives

8 Breadalbane Street
8 Breadalbane Street, 1937. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 58, Item 1435. 24 m away.
View of shops on the west side of Yonge Street at Breadalbane
View of shops on the west side of Yonge Street at Breadalbane, 1974. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1526, File 2, Item 70. 41 m away.
Smith, David King, house, 22 Wellesley St. E., n. side, e. of Yonge St.
Smith, David King, house, 22 Wellesley St. E., n. side, e. of Yonge St. , 1912. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library. 85 m away.
View of shops on Wellesley Street, north side at Yonge Street
View of shops on Wellesley Street, north side at Yonge Street, 1975. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1526, File 2, Item 56. 85 m away.
Proudfoot, William, 'Kearsney House', Yonge St., e. side, n. of Wellesley St.;
Proudfoot, William, 'Kearsney House', Yonge St., e. side, n. of Wellesley St.; , 1890. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library. 85 m away.
Corner of St. Nicholas St. and Wellesley St., looking north
Corner of St. Nicholas St. and Wellesley St., looking north, 1972. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 67, Item 34. 99 m away.
Corner of St. Nicholas St. and Wellesley St., looking south
Corner of St. Nicholas St. and Wellesley St., looking south, 1972. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 67, Item 35. 99 m away.
View of building construction on west side of Yonge Street at Grosvenor
View of building construction on west side of Yonge Street at Grosvenor, 1974. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1526, File 2, Item 83. 139 m away.
Fire Hall, Toronto, Yonge St., w. side, s. of Grosvenor St.
Fire Hall, Toronto, Yonge St., w. side, s. of Grosvenor St. , 1955. Courtesy of Toronto Public Library. 139 m away.

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