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656 Shaw St

An address in Palmerston-Little Italy, 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 5 Committee of Adjustment applications within 250 m.
RentSafe score—not a registered apartment building
Fire code violations—no inspection records
Applications5active within 250 m
Flood hazardOutsideTRCA mapping
Montrose AveNorth Beatrice StGrace StBeatrice StHepbourne StShaw StRoxton RdConcord AveDelaware AveCrawford StHarbord StOssington AveBloor St W12345Map 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 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)
  • Multiple Projects · Permit Issued · Jul 12, 2021
    Proposal to remove existing one storey rear addition and build new one storey rear addition and walkout to semi-detached dwelling and underpinning · Permit 21 133325 BLD
  • Building Permit Related(MS) · Revocation Pending · Jul 12, 2021
    HVAC - Proposal to remove existing one storey rear addition and build new one storey rear addition and walkout to semi-detached dwelling and underpinning · Permit 21 133325 HVA
  • Building Permit Related (DR) · Revocation Pending · Jul 12, 2021
    Drain - Proposal to remove existing one storey rear addition and build new one storey rear addition and walkout to semi-detached dwelling and underpinning · Permit 21 133325 DRN
  • Building Permit Related(PS) · Revocation Pending · Jul 12, 2021
    Plumbing - Proposal to remove existing one storey rear addition and build new one storey rear addition and walkout to semi-detached dwelling and underpinning · Permit 21 133325 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 M6G5 of 428 above 0.01 ppmYour area · M6GNon Regulated Lead Sample · Feb 20, 2014 to Oct 15, 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
    483 Roxton Rd · 108 m · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · Closed
    To alter the existing two-and-one-half-storey semi-detached dwelling by constructing a complete third storey addition, a rear three-storey addition (including a basement extension below) with a ground level deck with stairs and a rear…
    File A0649/25TEY · submitted Aug 26, 2025
  2. 2
    596 Crawford St · 113 m · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · Closed
    To convert the existing two-storey, single family, semi-detached dwelling into a two-storey, two-unit, semi-detached dwelling by constructing a rear two storey addition with a rear third storey rooftop deck, a front basement walkout, a…
    File A0856/21TEY · submitted Jun 28, 2021
  3. 3
    498 Roxton Rd · 159 m · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · Approved with Conditions
    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
  4. 4
    621 Ossington Ave · 164 m · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · Application Received
    Convert single family dwelling to Six unit dwelling.
    File · submitted Dec 2, 2022
  5. 5
    429 Montrose Ave · 245 m · Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance · TLAB Appeal
    To alter the existing two-storey semi-detached dwelling by constructing a third storey addition, a rear three-storey addition and rear decks on each level of the dwelling. Also, to install a secondary suite within the basement with front…
    File A1474/21TEY · submitted Dec 7, 2021

Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications · 15 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 councillorDianne SaxeWard 11Councillor_Saxe@toronto.ca · 416-392-4009

05Quick answers about 656 Shaw St

Is 656 Shaw 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 656 Shaw St?

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

When is garbage day at 656 Shaw St?

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

Harbord Street looking north on lane first east of Montrose
Harbord Street looking north on lane first east of Montrose, 1961. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 100, Item 326. 234 m away.
594 Ossington Ave
594 Ossington Ave, 1932. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 58, Item 1298. 236 m away.

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