Toronto address · Ward 9, Davenport
38 Prescott Ave
The City of Toronto has 1 Committee of Adjustment file on record for this address.
Building permits
The City lists no building permits for this address since 2017, and none still open from before.
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.
- Closed
Minor variance · Other
To construct a second and third rear storey addition.
Decision: Refused (hearing Oct 28, 2021)
Filed Mar 9, 2020 · File A0330/20TEY
What’s planned nearby
Development sites within 500 m
- Under review
20-36 Caledonia Road and 1500-1536 St Clair Avenue West
17 storeys · Mixed use
200 m away · Condominium · Under review · filed Oct 25, 2021
- Under review
21 storeys · 330 homes · Mixed use
220 m away · Rezoning · Under review · filed Dec 18, 2025
- Under review
17 storeys · 258 homes · Mixed use
220 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Jun 24, 2022
- Under review
18 storeys · 211 homes · Mixed use
260 m away · Rezoning · Under review · filed Jun 20, 2025
Neighbours’ Committee of Adjustment files within 250 m
7 Howick Ave · Minor variance
To legalize and to maintain the rear second storey addition (including a staircase leading to this addition), to the existing two-storey semi-detached dwelling, that was constructed without an authorized building permit.
160 m away · filed Apr 24, 2026 · Approved
20 Howick Ave · Minor variance
To construct a new three-storey detached dwelling with a covered front porch with stairs, a side (east) second storey patio, a rear ground floor deck, and a rear third storey deck. Also, to construct a rear one-storey detached ancillary building (shed). The existing front yard parking pad and driveway will be removed.
200 m away · filed Apr 9, 2026 · Approved
17 Gilbert Ave · Minor variance
To legalize and to maintain the existing rear one-storey addition (attached shed), which was constructed without an authorized building permit. Also, to convert the existing basement level into a residential dwelling unit. There will be a total of two residential dwelling units on this lot (one unit occupying the ground and second levels, and one unit occupying the basement level).
240 m away · filed Mar 2, 2026 · Approved
37 Blackthorn Ave · Minor variance
To alter the existing two-storey detached dwelling by constructing a partial rear third storey addition, and a front third storey rooftop deck (above the second storey portion of the dwelling).
50 m away · filed Jun 13, 2025 · Approved
37 Blackthorn Ave · Minor variance
To alter the existing two-storey detached dwelling by constructing a third storey addition with a deck (above a portion of the second storey of this dwelling).
50 m away · filed Aug 22, 2024 · Approved
1500 St Clair Ave W · Minor variance
To alter the development standards for the mixed-use development containing two buildings (Building A and Building B) with a shared podium and one 16-storey and one 18-storey tower (approved under Site Specific Zoning By-Law 535-2022 and 536-2022) by increasing the total number of dwelling units from 770 to 776 units, reducing the setback at the fifteenth storey of Building B (fronting Caledonia Road), and to permit parking space obstructions due to structural columns. This application is associated with Site Plan Application #22 136574 STE 09 SA that is currently under review.
210 m away · filed May 3, 2024 · Approved
28 Gilbert Ave · Minor variance
To legalize and to maintain the existing side (north) second storey addition (above the rear covered porch), which was constructed without an authorized building permit. Also, to maintain the enclosed front porch, the side (north) carport canopy and parking space, the rear canopy, and the rear one-storey ancillary buildings (sheds).
250 m away · filed Mar 28, 2024 · Approved
1649 St Clair Ave W · Minor variance
To alter the existing two-storey mixed-use building by constructing a complete third storey addition, a rear cantilevered three-storey addition, a rear integral garage, and a rooftop deck. The existing ground floor commercial space will be maintained and unaltered. One residential dwelling unit will occupy the front second and third storeys as well as the rear three-storey addition.
150 m away · filed Nov 6, 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.