Toronto address · Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth

29 Chester 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.

Addition or alteration · Addition(s)
Rev 03: Revision for modification and addition to the existing standpipe systemREVISION - as per the bubbled drawingsProposal to alter the existing public transit building (which spans 22 Chester Ave and 29-31 Chester Ave) by constructing an addition above the existing below-grade portion. The addition will include a new entrance above grade, with storage/utility areas below grade and access stairs leading to/from the existing below grade portion of the building (platform level).
Applied Jul 29, 2019 · issued Aug 28, 2019 · completed Apr 20, 2021 · Permit 17 205291 BLD (revision 03)
Closed
Addition or alteration · Addition(s)
Rev 02: Revision for shoring permit.REVISION - as per the bubbled drawingsProposal to alter the existing public transit building (which spans 22 Chester Ave and 29-31 Chester Ave) by constructing an addition above the existing below-grade portion. The addition will include a new entrance above grade, with storage/utility areas below grade and access stairs leading to/from the existing below grade portion of the building (platform level).
Applied Jul 25, 2018 · issued Aug 22, 2018 · completed Apr 20, 2021 · Permit 17 205291 BLD (revision 02)
Closed
Addition or alteration · Addition(s)
REVISION - as per the bubbled drawingsProposal to alter the existing public transit building (which spans 22 Chester Ave and 29-31 Chester Ave) by constructing an addition above the existing below-grade portion. The addition will include a new entrance above grade, with storage/utility areas below grade and access stairs leading to/from the existing below grade portion of the building (platform level).
Applied Jul 9, 2018 · issued Aug 22, 2018 · completed Apr 20, 2021 · Permit 17 205291 BLD (revision 01)
Closed
Addition or alteration · Addition(s)
Proposal to alter the existing public transit building (which spans 22 Chester Ave and 29-31 Chester Ave) by constructing an addition above the existing below-grade portion. The addition will include a new entrance above grade, with storage/utility areas below grade and access stairs leading to/from the existing below grade portion of the building (platform level).
Applied Jul 25, 2017 · issued Apr 5, 2018 · completed Apr 20, 2021 · Permit 17 205291 BLD
Closed
Heating and ventilation
HVAC - Proposal to alter the existing public transit building (which spans 22 Chester Ave and 29-31 Chester Ave) by constructing an addition above the existing below-grade portion. The addition will include a new entrance above grade, with storage/utility areas below grade and access stairs leading to/from the existing below grade portion of the building (platform level).
Applied Jul 25, 2017 · issued Apr 5, 2018 · completed Jan 15, 2025 · Permit 17 205291 HVA
Closed
Plumbing
Plumbing - Proposal to alter the existing public transit building (which spans 22 Chester Ave and 29-31 Chester Ave) by constructing an addition above the existing below-grade portion. The addition will include a new entrance above grade, with storage/utility areas below grade and access stairs leading to/from the existing below grade portion of the building (platform level).
Applied Jul 25, 2017 · issued Apr 5, 2018 · completed Oct 10, 2024 · Permit 17 205291 PLB
Closed
Drains and site services · Inside and outside drains
Drain - Proposal to alter the existing public transit building (which spans 22 Chester Ave and 29-31 Chester Ave) by constructing an addition above the existing below-grade portion. The addition will include a new entrance above grade, with storage/utility areas below grade and access stairs leading to/from the existing below grade portion of the building (platform level).
Applied Jul 25, 2017 · issued Apr 5, 2018 · completed Oct 10, 2024 · Permit 17 205291 STS
Closed

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.

Minor variance · Other
To alter the existing TTC Chester Station by constructing an above-grade building to accommodate access to the existing below-grade portion of the transit station.
Decision: Approved (hearing Feb 15, 2017)
Filed Nov 2, 2016 · File A1067/16TEY
Closed

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

22 Garnock Ave · Minor variance
To alter the existing two-and-one-half-storey semi-detached dwelling by constructing a rear one-storey addition (including basement) with a rear deck and stairs.
230 m away · filed Sep 15, 2026 · Postponed
82 Chester Ave · Minor variance
To alter the existing two-and-one-half-storey detached dwelling by constructing third storey dormers (on the north and south sides), for habitable space within the attic.
160 m away · filed Apr 14, 2026 · Approved
40 Chester Ave · Minor variance
To alter the existing two-storey townhouse dwelling by constructing a new rear stone patio with side (north and south) brick walls and side (north and south) and rear (west) stairs. The existing rear ground floor wood deck with stairs will be demolished.
60 m away · filed Mar 20, 2026 · Approved
46 Playter Cres · Minor variance
To construct a new three-storey detached dwelling with a side (west) basement walkout (including a new secondary suite), a front covered porch with stairs, a rear ground floor deck with stairs, and a rear third storey balcony. Also, to convert the existing rear one-storey detached ancillary building (garage) into a garden shed. There will be a total of two dwelling units on the lot.
210 m away · filed Feb 20, 2026 · Approved
36 Chester Ave · Minor variance
To alter the existing three-storey townhouse dwelling by constructing a complete third-storey addition (expanding the existing vacant attic space into a full third storey), a rear ground floor deck, and enclosing a portion of the existing front porch with a new basement extension below.
60 m away · filed Aug 18, 2025 · Approved
412 Danforth Ave · Minor variance
To alter the existing two-storey mixed-use building (two commercial units and one residential dwelling unit) by constructing a rear two-storey addition (with an interior garage (including car lift for two parking spaces)). There will be one commercial unit (occupying both the basement and ground floor levels) and two residential dwellings units (both on the second level), on this lot.
70 m away · filed Sep 26, 2024 · Approved
911 Logan Ave · Minor variance
To maintain the existing two-storey semi-detached dwelling, as well as the rear one-storey detached ancillary building (containing a one-car garage, abutting Thomas McClintock Lane).
210 m away · filed Aug 15, 2024 · Approved
909 Logan Ave · Minor variance
To maintain the existing two-storey semi-detached dwelling, as well as the rear one-storey detached ancillary building (containing a one-car garage, abutting Thomas McClintock Lane).
210 m away · filed Aug 15, 2024 · Approved

Everything planned in Toronto-Danforth

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.