Toronto address · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York
162 Queens Quay E
The City of Toronto has 23 building permits since 2017 (5 still open) and 1 Committee of Adjustment file on record for this address.
Building permits
Every permit the City lists for this address since 2017, and any still open from before, newest first.
- Closed
Designated structure · Sign building permit related
3 overhanging structure signs**P**
Applied Sep 25, 2025 · issued Oct 7, 2025 · completed Jul 10, 2026 · Permit 25 230412 DST
- Cancelled
Designated structure · Sign building permit related
3 overhanging structure signs**P**
Applied Jul 23, 2025 · completed Jul 28, 2025 · Permit 25 198829 DST
- Approved
Alternative solution
Alternative Solution for the use of 3M Fire Barrier Duct Wrap 615 to protect portions of the standpipe riser piping in the southeast corner of the parking garage that extends from Level P4 to a portion of piping beyond the isolation valve at the Level P1 ceiling for the development known as Empire Quay House, located at 162 Queens Quay East in Toronto, Ontario. This correspondence has been prepared with respect to the fire and life safety requirements in Part 3 of the 2012 Ontario Building Code (OBC, O.Reg. 332/12 as amended to O.Reg. 762/20 - the Code of Record for the project based on the p…
Applied May 6, 2025 · completed May 8, 2025 · Permit 25 155212 ALT
- Revision issued
Heating and ventilation
Revision 01; Proposal to revise hvac and plumbing due to site conditions.HVAC - Proposal to construct a new 21 storey mixed use building with commercial at grade, residential above and 4 levels of underground garage.
Applied Mar 6, 2025 · issued Apr 4, 2025 · Permit 21 243990 HVA (revision 01)
- Closed
Plumbing
Revision 01; Proposal to revise hvac and plumbing due to site conditions.Plumbing - Proposal to construct a new 21 storey mixed use building with commercial at grade, residential above and 4 levels of underground garage.
Applied Mar 6, 2025 · issued Apr 4, 2025 · completed Sep 15, 2026 · Permit 21 243990 PLB (revision 01)
- Closed
Fire and security upgrade · Electromagnetic locks
Proposal to install maglocking device
Applied Mar 3, 2025 · issued Mar 4, 2025 · completed Oct 9, 2025 · Permit 25 124044 FSU
- Closed
Conditional permit · New building
Conditional Permit - Proposal to construct a new 21 storey mixed use building with commercial at grade, residential above and 4 levels of underground garage.
Applied Mar 21, 2024 · issued Apr 22, 2024 · completed Jul 31, 2025 · Permit 21 243990 BLD
- Permit issued
Fire and security upgrade
Proposal to install sprinkler system in building currently under construction ( 21 243990 BLD 00 BA)
Applied Jan 23, 2024 · issued Feb 7, 2024 · completed Feb 9, 2024 · Permit 24 107429 FSU
- Cancelled
Fire and security upgrade
FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Proposal to construct a new 21 storey mixed use building with commercial at grade, residential above and 4 levels of underground garage.
Applied Dec 19, 2023 · completed Apr 11, 2025 · Permit 21 243990 FSU
- Superseded
Partial permit · Partial permit - structural framing
Part Permit - Proposal to construct a new 21 storey mixed use building with commercial at grade, residential above and 4 levels of underground garage. Revised to add 10 storeys (GF to 10th) of cladding Dec. 5 2023.
Applied Feb 16, 2023 · completed Apr 22, 2024 · Permit 21 243990 STR
- Approved
Alternative solution
Proposal for an alternative solution for 65mm standpipe hose connections ithin the exit stairs in lieu of traditional fire hose cabinets.
Applied Jan 20, 2023 · completed Mar 24, 2023 · Permit 23 105631 ALT
- Closed
Conditional permit · Inside and outside drains
Conditional Permit - Drain - Proposal to construct a new 21 storey mixed use building with commercial at grade, residential above and 4 levels of underground garage.
Applied Aug 5, 2022 · issued Nov 4, 2022 · completed Feb 28, 2023 · Permit 21 243990 STS
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- Superseded
Partial permit · Partial permit - foundation
Part Permit - Proposal to construct a new 21 storey mixed use building with commercial at grade, residential above and 4 levels of underground garage.
Applied Aug 3, 2022 · completed Apr 14, 2023 · Permit 21 243990 FND
- Cancelled
Conditional permit · Partial permit - shoring
Conditional Permit - Part Permit - Proposal to construct a new 21 storey mixed use building with commercial at grade, residential above and 4 levels of underground garage.
Applied Feb 4, 2022 · issued May 13, 2022 · completed Nov 4, 2022 · Permit 21 243990 SHO
- Inspections under way
Heating and ventilation
HVAC - Proposal to construct a new 21 storey mixed use building with commercial at grade, residential above and 4 levels of underground garage.
Applied Dec 1, 2021 · issued Dec 14, 2023 · Permit 21 243990 HVA
- Closed
Plumbing
Plumbing - Proposal to construct a new 21 storey mixed use building with commercial at grade, residential above and 4 levels of underground garage.
Applied Dec 1, 2021 · issued Apr 28, 2023 · completed Sep 15, 2026 · Permit 21 243990 PLB
- Closed
Drains and site services
Drain - Proposal to construct a new 21 storey mixed use building with commercial at grade, residential above and 4 levels of underground garage.
Applied Dec 1, 2021 · issued Nov 4, 2022 · completed Sep 15, 2026 · Permit 21 243990 DRN
- Closed
Demolition
Proposal to demolish the existing 1 storey sales office. See 19 128983 SA for future proposal.
Applied Jan 22, 2021 · issued Apr 20, 2021 · completed May 1, 2022 · Permit 21 107636 DEM
- Cancelled
Addition or alteration · Shoring
Proposal for soil remediation only
Applied Jan 15, 2021 · completed Dec 17, 2021 · Permit 21 105148 BLD
- Closed
Temporary structure · Certified tents
1 certified temporary tent 40 x 60 ft. archtop frame tent - May 6th - May 8th 2017 Certified tent #14-251042
Applied May 8, 2017 · issued May 10, 2017 · completed Aug 25, 2025 · Permit 17 155967 TPS
- Closed
Temporary structure · Sales pavilions
REV. #2 - to extend date of dismantle to April 1st 2019.
Applied Feb 6, 2017 · issued Mar 7, 2017 · completed Aug 25, 2025 · Permit 15 110590 TPS (revision 02)
- Closed
Temporary structure · Sales pavilions
REV. #1 - interior alterations to temporary sales officeProposal to construct one storey condomnium sales office to be erected April 1, 2015 and removed April 1, 2017
Applied Jan 10, 2017 · issued Feb 3, 2017 · completed Aug 25, 2025 · Permit 15 110590 TPS (revision 01)
- Closed
Temporary structure · Sales pavilions
Proposal to construct one storey condomnium sales office to be erected April 1, 2015 and removed April 1, 2017
Applied Jan 30, 2015 · issued Apr 1, 2015 · completed Aug 25, 2025 · Permit 15 110590 TPS
Committee of Adjustment
This address's applications to the City's Committee of Adjustment since 2017, and any still open. A minor variance asks for a small exception to the zoning by-law, such as a little more height or a smaller setback; a consent divides a lot or grants an easement.
- Closed
Minor variance · New R building
To alter the development standards for the 21-storey mixed-use building (as approved under Site Specific Zoning By-law 411-2021 (LPAT)) by permitting the increase of the maximum permitted number of compact parking spaces from 19 compact parking spaces to 23 compact parking spaces (including one accessible compact parking space). There will be a total of 463 residential dwelling units on this lot, as well as retail space at-grade, and a total of 190 parking spaces within a 4-level below grade parking garage.
Decision: Approved (hearing Sep 3, 2025)
Filed Jul 3, 2025 · File A0507/25TEY
What’s planned nearby
Development sites within 500 m
- Under review
Not stated in the file
30 m away · Rezoning · Under review · filed Jan 24, 2022
- Approved
60 storeys · 1,383 homes · Mixed use
100 m away · Rezoning · Approved · filed Jan 29, 2021
- Approved
15-118 Merchants' Wharf, 1-27 Edgewater Drive and 261 Queens Quay East
18 storeys · Mixed use
290 m away · Condominium · Approved · filed Feb 14, 2023
- Under review
Not stated in the file
320 m away · Rezoning · Under review · filed Feb 13, 2026
- Under review
56 storeys · Residential
320 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Sep 26, 2025
- Under review
259-291 Lake Shore Boulevard East, 200 Queens Quay East and 2 Small Street
68 storeys · 910 homes · Mixed use
350 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Jun 29, 2023
Neighbours’ Committee of Adjustment files within 250 m
215 Lake Shore Blvd E · Consent
To obtain consent to establish a mortgage over the western portion of the property, municipally known as 215 Lake Shore Boulevard East.
120 m away · filed Sep 9, 2024 · Approved
215 Lake Shore Blvd E · Consent
To obtain consent to establish a mortgage over the eastern portion of the property, municipally known as 215 Lake Shore Boulevard East.
120 m away · filed Sep 9, 2024 · Approved
215 Lake Shore Blvd E · Consent
To obtain consent to sever the property into two lots and to create easements/right-of-ways.
120 m away · filed Nov 5, 2021 · Application withdrawn
178 Queens Quay E · Minor variance
To construct two mixed-use buildings, including two tower elements (22- and 18-storeys) and a 14-storey mid-rise element above a five-storey podium.
50 m away · filed Feb 8, 2021 · Approved
185 Queens Quay E · Minor variance
To construct a new 10-storey institutional building (George Brown College) with a child care facility on the ground floor.
120 m away · filed Feb 6, 2020 · Approved
143 Lake Shore Blvd E · Consent
To obtain consent to sever the property to create four lots and various easements/rights-of-way.
140 m away · filed Aug 8, 2019 · Approved
12 Bonnycastle St · Minor variance
To reduce the required number of residential visitor parking spaces for the residential condominium contained within the 44-storey mixed-use building.
250 m away · filed Jun 27, 2019 · Approved
185 Queens Quay E · Minor variance
To construct a 10-storey institutional building (George Brown College) with a total of 16,959 square metres of gross floor area, and including a child care facility on the ground floor.
120 m away · filed Jun 10, 2019 · Withdrawn
From the City of Toronto’s open data: building permits (active, and cleared since 2017), Committee of Adjustment applications and address points, this record updated Sep 29, 2026, and the development sites from its Development Applications data. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Construction cost estimates and contractors’ names are left out on purpose, and nothing here names an owner.