Toronto address · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth
197 Gowan Ave
The City of Toronto has 5 building permits since 2017 (5 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.
- Inspections under way
Plumbing
Plumbing - Ground floor and second floor addition - Addition(s)
Applied Oct 6, 2004 · issued Oct 6, 2004 · Permit 03 164028 PLB
- Inspections under way
Small residential project · Interior alterations
To convert house to two residential units by minor interior alterations.
Applied Aug 24, 2004 · issued Oct 8, 2004 · 1 home added · Permit 04 168478 BLD
- Inspections under way
Small residential project · Addition(s)
REV #1-STRUCTURAL CHANGESGround floor and second floor addition
Applied Nov 6, 2003 · issued Nov 6, 2003 · Permit 03 164028 BLD (revision 01)
- Inspections under way
Heating and ventilation
HVAC - Ground floor and second floor addition - Addition(s)
Applied Aug 20, 2003 · issued Aug 28, 2003 · Permit 03 164028 HVA
- Inspections under way
Small residential project · Addition(s)
Ground floor and second floor addition
Applied Aug 7, 2003 · issued Aug 7, 2003 · Permit 03 164028 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
245 Gowan Ave · Minor variance
150 m away · filed Jan 12, 2026 · Application withdrawn
233 Gowan Ave · Minor variance
To alter the existing two-storey detached dwelling (duplex) by constructing a rear third storey addition. There will be a total of two residential dwelling units on this lot (one unit occupying the ground level, and one unit occupying the second and third levels).
110 m away · filed Sep 8, 2025 · Approved
175 Gamble Ave · Minor variance
To alter the existing two-storey detached dwelling by constructing a rear ground floor deck. Also, to construct a new one-storey ancillary building (for storage uses) with an attached canopy, in the rear yard.
250 m away · filed Sep 11, 2023 · Approved
177 Gamble Ave · Minor variance
To convert the existing one-storey ancillary building (detached garage) into a garden suite (with storage above), in the rear of the property.
250 m away · filed Apr 13, 2023 · Approved
185 Gowan Ave · Minor variance
To alter the existing two-storey detached dwelling by constructing a detached ancillary building (gazebo) in the rear yard.
40 m away · filed Oct 11, 2022 · Approved
173 Gamble Ave · Minor variance
To alter the existing two-storey detached dwelling by constructing a rear two-storey addition and a rear first storey deck. Also, to alter the front yard landscaping area.
250 m away · filed Mar 21, 2022 · Approved
952 Pape Ave · Minor variance
To construct a one-storey ancillary structure (detached garage) in the rear yard, abutting the laneway.
190 m away · filed Jan 11, 2022 · Approved
184 Woodycrest Ave · Minor variance
To alter the existing two-storey detached dwelling by constructing a rear one-storey addition with a covered ground floor deck and a rear partial second storey addition.
250 m away · filed Sep 8, 2021 · 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.