Toronto address · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York
23 Merchants' Wharf
The City of Toronto has 3 building permits since 2017 (3 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
Plumbing
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to unit 4 for new restaurant with 30 seats "Aqualina"
Applied May 13, 2019 · issued Jul 23, 2019 · Permit 19 153455 PLB
- Permit issued
Heating and ventilation
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to unit 4 for new restaurant with 30 seats "Aqualina"
Applied May 13, 2019 · issued Jul 23, 2019 · Permit 19 153455 HVA
- Permit issued
Addition or alteration · Interior alterations
Proposal for conversion of unit 4 for new restaurant with 30 seats from a retail store. "Aqualina". Scope of work includes new kitchen exhaust.
Applied May 13, 2019 · issued Jul 23, 2019 · Permit 19 153455 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
- Approved
15-118 Merchants' Wharf, 1-27 Edgewater Drive and 261 Queens Quay East
18 storeys · Mixed use
50 m away · Condominium · Approved · filed Feb 14, 2023
- Under review
259-291 Lake Shore Boulevard East, 200 Queens Quay East and 2 Small Street
68 storeys · 910 homes · Mixed use
140 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Jun 29, 2023
- Under review
Not stated in the file
170 m away · Rezoning · Under review · filed Feb 13, 2026
- Under review
56 storeys · Residential
170 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Sep 26, 2025
- Under review
Not stated in the file
230 m away · Rezoning · Under review · filed Jan 24, 2022
- Approved
60 storeys · 1,383 homes · Mixed use
250 m away · Rezoning · Approved · filed Jan 29, 2021
Neighbours’ Committee of Adjustment files within 250 m
257 Lake Shore Blvd E · Consent
To obtain consent to sever the property into two lots for the purpose of establishing separate ownership and to create new easements/rights-of-way.
170 m away · filed Aug 19, 2025 · 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.
240 m away · filed Sep 9, 2024 · Approved
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.
240 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.
240 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.
220 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.
140 m away · filed Feb 6, 2020 · Approved
261 Queens Quay E · Consent
To obtain consent to sever a portion of the land for the purpose of a lot addition.
180 m away · filed Jan 31, 2020 · Withdrawn
261 Queens Quay E · Minor variance
To construct an 11-storey mixed use building with retail space at-grade, office space above and one level of below-grade parking.
180 m away · filed Jan 31, 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.