Toronto address · Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood
1710 Ellesmere Rd
Harold R Lawson School
The City of Toronto has 1 building permit since 2017 (1 still open) 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.
- Permit issued
Addition or alteration · Interior alterations
Double doors in middle of second floor corridor to be changed so they swing in the same direction (opening southward) in order to improve emergency egress for residents & staff in north end of the floor. (This section is classed as B-3. Some residents may be in wheelchairs). New doors will have closers, panic hardware, latching mechanisms, and smoke seals, per building code specifications.
Applied Nov 8, 2017 · issued May 20, 2021 · Permit 17 259696 BLD
Committee of Adjustment
No applications to the City's Committee of Adjustment for this address since 2017. That's where an owner asks for a minor variance (a small exception to the zoning by-law) or a consent to divide a lot.
What’s planned nearby
Development sites within 500 m
- Under review
53 storeys · 561 homes · Residential
20 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Jun 23, 2023
- Under review
49 storeys · 1,360 homes · Mixed use
180 m away · Rezoning · Under review · filed Dec 19, 2024
- Under appeal
55 storeys · 1,412 homes · Mixed use
250 m away · Rezoning · Under appeal · filed Mar 4, 2022
- Approved
59 storeys · 1,695 homes · Mixed use
250 m away · Rezoning · Approved · filed Jan 9, 2025
- Under review
40 storeys · Residential
420 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Dec 31, 2021
- Under review
8 homes · Residential
500 m away · Condominium · Under review · filed Nov 30, 2022
Neighbours’ Committee of Adjustment files within 250 m
1215 McCowan Rd · Consent
This application is for consent to extend a lease for a period in excess of 21 years. This application would seek approval for the current food service tenant (FreshCo) to continue its operations. Any lease that has the effect of granting the use of or right in land for a period exceeding 21 years requires the consent of the Committee of Adjustment. There is no associated minor variance application. Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application 22 119495 ESC 24 OZ is currently under review on 1215 McCowan Road.
240 m away · filed Jul 6, 2022 · Approved
1744 Ellesmere Rd · Minor variance
To permit the construction of a 13-storey residential building with 242 affordable rental housing units. The minor variance application is to adjust the minimum required number of parking spaces and to add additional units to the proposed building.
120 m away · filed Sep 2, 2020 · Approved
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.