Toronto address · Ward 18, Willowdale
179 Empress Ave
The City of Toronto has 3 building permits 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
Small residential project · Interior alterations
Proposal to interior alterations to basement unit and first floor, convert first floor living room to bedroom
Applied May 26, 2025 · issued Jul 16, 2025 · Permit 25 164890 BLD
- Closed
Plumbing
Plumbing - Convert existing finished basement to secondary unit
Applied Mar 7, 2023 · issued Mar 21, 2023 · completed Jun 13, 2023 · Permit 23 120945 PLB
- Closed
Small residential project · Second suite (New)
Convert existing finished basement to secondary unit
Applied Mar 7, 2023 · issued Mar 21, 2023 · completed Sep 18, 2023 · 1 home added · Permit 23 120945 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
No rezoning, site plan, subdivision or condominium file open within 500 m, and no pre-construction project on the site.
Neighbours’ Committee of Adjustment files within 250 m
168 Empress Ave · Minor variance
To construct a new detached dwelling.
90 m away · filed Nov 25, 2024 · Approved
176 Princess Ave · Minor variance
To permit an enlarged deck in the rear yard. Cross-reference previous Minor Variance Application A0274/19NY.
70 m away · filed Jun 18, 2024 · Approved
213 Empress Ave · Minor variance
To construct a circular driveway. NOTE: This application was previously deferred at the Committee of Adjustment hearing on September 12, 2024.
140 m away · filed May 13, 2024 · Refused
188 Kingsdale Ave · Minor variance
To construct a new three-storey fourplex.
180 m away · filed Nov 28, 2023 · Approved
222 Empress Ave · Minor variance
Proposal to construct a new single family dwelling
180 m away · filed Jul 7, 2023 · Approved on condition
148 Empress Ave · Minor variance
Proposal to construct an extension to the existing rear deck
160 m away · filed Feb 24, 2023 · Approved
149 Kingsdale Ave · Minor variance
Proposal to construct a new rear deck
110 m away · filed Jun 21, 2022 · Approved
194 Kingsdale Ave · Minor variance
Proposal to construct a new dwelling.
220 m away · filed Apr 20, 2022 · 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.