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952 Shaw St

952 Shaw St is in Dovercourt Village. It's outside TRCA flood hazard areas and there is 1 planning application nearby (approved).

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

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Key findings
  • Outside TRCA flood hazard areas.
  • 1 planning application within 250 m: approved.
Building permits1in the last 5 years
Applications nearby1active, within 250 m
Flood hazardOutsideTRCA mapping
Next collectionNov 12recycling and green bin
Ossington AveEssex StConcord AveDelaware AveShaw StPendrith StRoblocke AveYarmouth RdBarton AveGarnet AveHallam StManchester Ave1Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)Ossington AveShaw StEssex StPendrith StRoblocke AveBarton AveGarnet AveYarmouth RdHallam StManchester Ave1Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)
The red dot is 952 Shaw St. 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
  • Back Water Valve (Sewer only) · completed Nov 16, 2023
    Proposed waterproofing basement, adding sump pump and backwater valve, and moving basement bathroom 2 feet · Permit 23 197981

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

1 active planning application within 250 m (about a 3-minute walk): approved. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

  1. 1
    951 Ossington Ave · 197 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 13, 2023.

    To permit an office use on the ground level of the existing two-storey semi-detached mixed-use building.
    File A0448/22TEY · submitted Apr 7, 2022
Short-term rentals nearby16 registered homesWithin 250 mShort Term Rentals Registration

16 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 9 in 10 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 952 Shaw St

Is 952 Shaw St 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 952 Shaw St?

There is 1 active planning application within 250 metres (approved). The closest is at 951 Ossington Ave, 197 m away. Source: Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications.

Has 952 Shaw St been renovated?

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

Is 952 Shaw St a heritage property?

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

When is garbage day at 952 Shaw St?

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

Former corner stores, 920-924 Ossington Avenue, west side, facing Essex Street
2005 · 184 m awayFormer corner stores, 920-924 Ossington Avenue, west side, facing Essex StreetCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 485, Series 2342, File 2, Item 15
Rupa's Hair Stylings, 916 Ossington Avenue, and 918 & 920 Ossington Avenue, former corner stores, west side, facing Essex Street
2005 · 184 m awayRupa's Hair Stylings, 916 Ossington Avenue, and 918 & 920 Ossington Avenue, former corner stores, west side, facing Essex StreetCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 485, Series 2342, File 2, Item 14
George's Coin Laundry, former corner store, 944 Ossington Avenue, west side, facing Manchester Avenue
2005 · 207 m awayGeorge's Coin Laundry, former corner store, 944 Ossington Avenue, west side, facing Manchester AvenueCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 485, Series 2342, File 2, Item 42

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952 Shaw St, Toronto M6G: permits, flood risk and what's planned nearby · My Address in Toronto