Toronto address · Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul's
28 Benson Ave
The City of Toronto has 7 building permits since 2017 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
Small residential project · Garage
Proposal to construct a new rear yard garage
Applied Apr 2, 2019 · issued May 9, 2019 · completed Aug 25, 2025 · Permit 19 134421 BLD
- Closed
Small residential project · Multiple projects
Proposal to enclose rear verandahs at first and second floors, build roof over first floor deck and construct a third floor addition by partially enclosing verandah at rear in existing single family dwelling. NOTE: THIS IS A REVISION TO 2013 New House permit (13 231719 BLD).
Applied Apr 17, 2014 · issued Jun 11, 2014 · completed Sep 30, 2025 · Permit 14 144589 BLD
- Closed
Heating and ventilation
HVAC - Proposal for a new 3 storey detached sfd with a front ground floor porch, 3rd floor front verandah, rear basement walkout, and ground, 2nd , and 3rd floor verandahs.
Applied Oct 18, 2013 · issued Nov 1, 2013 · completed Aug 25, 2025 · Permit 13 231719 HVA
- Closed
Plumbing
Plumbing - Proposal for a new 3 storey detached sfd with a front ground floor porch, 3rd floor front verandah, rear basement walkout, and ground, 2nd , and 3rd floor verandahs.
Applied Sep 6, 2013 · issued Oct 22, 2013 · completed Aug 25, 2025 · Permit 13 231719 PLB
- Closed
New house · New building
Proposal for a new 3 storey detached sfd with a front ground floor porch, 3rd floor front verandah, rear basement walkout, and ground, 2nd , and 3rd floor verandahs.
Applied Sep 6, 2013 · issued Oct 22, 2013 · completed Sep 30, 2025 · 1 home added · Permit 13 231719 BLD
- Closed
Demolition
Proposal to demolish existing detached 2 storey sfd and build new 3 storey detached sfd with a front ground floor porch, 3rd floor front verandah, rear basement walkout, and ground, 2nd , and 3rd floor verandahs.
Applied Sep 6, 2013 · issued Oct 22, 2013 · completed Aug 25, 2025 · 1 home removed · Permit 13 231724 DEM
- Closed
Drains and site services
Drain - Proposal for a new 3 storey detached sfd with a front ground floor porch, 3rd floor front verandah, rear basement walkout, and ground, 2nd , and 3rd floor verandahs.
Applied Sep 6, 2013 · issued Oct 22, 2013 · completed Aug 25, 2025 · Permit 13 231719 DRN
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.
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Minor variance · R addition
To construct a new rear detached garage.
Decision: Approved (hearing Feb 13, 2019)
Filed Sep 18, 2018 · File A0887/18TEY
What’s planned nearby
Development sites within 500 m
- Under review
3 storeys · Residential
170 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Dec 6, 2021
- Under review
35 storeys · 380 homes · Mixed use
410 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Aug 23, 2022
- Approved
34 storeys · 440 homes · Mixed use
440 m away · Site plan · Approved · filed Apr 11, 2022
- Under review
28 storeys · 210 homes · Residential
480 m away · Condominium · Under review · filed Nov 1, 2021
- Approved
37 storeys · 355 homes · Mixed use
480 m away · Site plan · Approved · filed Sep 16, 2022
Neighbours’ Committee of Adjustment files within 250 m
569 Christie St · Minor variance
To alter the development standards (as approved under Site Specific Zoning By-Law 1104-2023) for a 12-unit stacked-townhouse development which is currently being proposed for a new three-storey apartment building (16-unit stacked townhouse development) with an underground parking garage level, a rear exterior basement (underground garage) staircase with railings, ground level staircases and walkways on all sides of the building, rooftop terraces accessed by staircase enclosures with green roofs, as well as increasing the maximum gross floor area, reducing the required landscape areas, number…
170 m away · filed Jun 4, 2025 · Approved
62 Hocken Ave · Minor variance
To alter the existing two-storey detached dwelling by constructing a partial third storey addition with a rooftop deck (above the existing second storey), a front porch with stairs, and a rear two-storey addition with a ground floor deck and patio. The existing rear ground floor deck will be demolished.
220 m away · filed May 8, 2025 · Approved
90 Alcina Ave · Minor variance
To construct a one-storey ancillary building (two-car garage) at the rear of the existing two-and-one-half-storey semi-detached dwelling, abutting a laneway.
240 m away · filed Aug 29, 2024 · Approved
128 Ellsworth Ave · Minor variance
To alter the existing two-storey detached dwelling by constructing a rear two-storey addition.
100 m away · filed Aug 15, 2024 · Approved
95 Ellsworth Ave · Minor variance
To alter the existing two-storey semi-detached dwelling by constructing a partial rear one-storey addition with a ground floor deck.
120 m away · filed Jul 22, 2024 · Approved
92 Helena Ave · Minor variance
To construct a new one-storey ancillary building (shed), in the rear yard, abutting the laneway.
190 m away · filed Jan 9, 2024 · Approved
98 Alcina Ave · Minor variance
To construct a new three-storey detached dwelling with a front covered porch and a rear third storey deck. Also, to construct a one-storey ancillary building (detached garage) in the rear yard, abutting the laneway.
230 m away · filed Jun 29, 2023 · Approved
63 Hocken Ave · Minor variance
To alter the existing two-and-one-half-storey detached dwelling by constructing a rear cantilevered second storey addition with a rear ground floor deck.
240 m away · filed Jun 26, 2023 · 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.