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56 Shields Ave

An address in Lawrence Park South, outside TRCA flood and shoreline hazard areas, with no active development applications within 250 metres.

Data as of Nov 8, 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
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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 · 1 on record
Short-term rentalNot registeredThis addressShort Term Rentals Registration
Heritage statusNot on the Heritage RegisterThis addressHeritage Register
Recent permits (1)
  • Interior Alterations · Inspection · Mar 29, 2011
    Install new beams in ground floor · Permit 11 154103 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 areaBFA40Your 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 M5N2 of 122 above 0.01 ppmYour area · M5NNon Regulated Lead Sample · Jan 22, 2014 to Aug 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
    48 Shields Ave · 30 m · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · Approved with Conditions
    To construct a new dwelling.
    File A0007/19NY · submitted Jan 8, 2019
  2. 2
    99 Heddington Ave · 53 m · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · Approved with Conditions
    To alter the existing detached dwelling to infill existing open-to-below area to create livable space in the existing dwelling.
    File A0322/26NY · submitted Aug 20, 2026
  3. 3
    81 Shields Ave · 114 m · Committee of Adjustment · Consent (severance) · Conditional Consent
    To consent to a technical severance of the two residential properties, which merged in title. Proposal to re-establish and restore the original lot line separating 81 and 83 Shields Avenue and to maintain existing vehicular/pedestrian…
    File B0008/24NY · submitted Mar 6, 2024
  4. 4
    136 Heddington Ave · 116 m · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · Approved
    To legalize and maintain the existing driveway and front yard landscaping area.Please note, this application was deferred at the September 3, 2026 Public Hearing.
    File A0280/26NY · submitted Jul 30, 2026

Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications · 0 registered short-term rentals within 250 m.

04City services

ItemFindingPrecisionSource · as of
Garbage dayNovember 12, 2026This addressCollection calendar Thursday 2
Next recyclingNovember 19, 2026This addressSolid Waste Collection Schedule
City councillorMike ColleWard 8councillor_colle8@toronto.ca · 416-338-2500

05Quick answers about 56 Shields Ave

Is 56 Shields 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 56 Shields Ave?

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

When is garbage day at 56 Shields Ave?

Collection calendar Thursday 2. Next garbage pickup: Nov 12, 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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