Toronto address · Ward 11, University-Rosedale
42 Charles St E
The City of Toronto has 8 building permits since 2017 (7 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
Fire and security upgrade · Electromagnetic locks
Proposal to install 16 electromagnetic locks in condominium building.
Applied May 26, 2016 · issued Jun 22, 2016 · Permit 16 162166 FSU
- Inspections under way
Drains and site services · Inside and outside drains
Drain - Proposal to construct a 56 sty condo with 3 sty podium, 474 residential units, and 4 levels of below grade parking. NOTE: See active stand alone shoring permit 12 289406.
Applied Feb 24, 2015 · issued Mar 10, 2015 · Permit 13 196215 STS
- Cancelled
Partial permit · Partial permit - structural framing
Part Permit - Proposal to construct a 56 sty condo with 3 sty podium, 474 residential units, and 4 levels of below grade parking. NOTE: See active stand alone shoring permit 12 289406.
Applied Jul 10, 2013 · completed Dec 21, 2017 · Permit 13 196215 STR
- Inspections under way
New building
Proposal to construct a 56 sty condo with 3 sty podium, 474 residential units, and 4 levels of below grade parking. NOTE: See active stand alone shoring permit 12 289406.
Applied Jun 28, 2013 · issued Oct 24, 2016 · 470 homes added · Permit 13 196215 BLD
- Inspections under way
Drains and site services
Drain - Proposal to construct a 56 sty condo with 3 sty podium, 474 residential units, and 4 levels of below grade parking. NOTE: See active stand alone shoring permit 12 289406.
Applied Jun 28, 2013 · issued Feb 6, 2014 · Permit 13 196215 DRN
- Inspections under way
Heating and ventilation
HVAC - Proposal to construct a 56 sty condo with 3 sty podium, 474 residential units, and 4 levels of below grade parking. NOTE: See active stand alone shoring permit 12 289406.
Applied Jun 28, 2013 · issued Mar 9, 2015 · Permit 13 196215 HVA
- Inspections under way
Plumbing
Plumbing - Proposal to construct a 56 sty condo with 3 sty podium, 474 residential units, and 4 levels of below grade parking. NOTE: See active stand alone shoring permit 12 289406.
Applied Jun 28, 2013 · issued Mar 9, 2015 · Permit 13 196215 PLB
- Permit issued
Addition or alteration · Shoring
Stand alone shoring permit for future development.
Applied Dec 5, 2012 · issued Jul 3, 2014 · Permit 12 289406 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
- Under review
11 storeys · 16 homes · Residential
70 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Jul 5, 2024
- Under review
69 storeys · 814 homes · Residential
130 m away · Rezoning · Under review · filed Jun 23, 2025
- Under review
59 storeys · 656 homes · Mixed use
140 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Apr 30, 2021
- Under review
15 Charles Street East and 16 Isabella Street
66 storeys · 610 homes · Mixed use
150 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Dec 24, 2021
- Under review
5-17 Hayden Street, 699-707 Yonge Street and 8 Charles Street East
64 storeys · 514 homes · Mixed use
170 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Sep 20, 2022
- Under review
Neighbours’ Committee of Adjustment files within 250 m
7 Charles St W · Consent
To obtain consent for a technical severance to re-establish the lots which merged on title.
230 m away · filed Nov 5, 2024 · Approved
30 Charles St E · Minor variance
To alter the existing three-storey residential apartment building by constructing one additional residential dwelling unit in the basement. There will be a total of 22 residential dwelling units on this lot.
50 m away · filed Jun 2, 2024 · Refused
62 Charles St E · Minor variance
To convert an existing three-storey non-residential building (originally constructed as two semi-detached dwellings), into a fourplex residential building with rear third storey rooftop terraces. This building has a Heritage designation.
60 m away · filed Jan 12, 2024 · Approved
66 Charles St E · Minor variance
To convert the existing two-and-one-half-storey detached residential (heritage) building into an apartment building by maintaining only the front portion of the existing building and constructing a 9-storey rear addition (and one mechanical penthouse level). Also, to construct a front ground floor porch and stairs, a front basement walkout, rear balconies on the second to fourth storeys, a front deck on the fourth storey, as well as front and rear balconies on the fifth to nineth storeys. There will be a total of 16 dwelling units within this apartment building.
80 m away · filed Sep 6, 2023 · Approved
55 Charles St E · Consent
To obtain consent to sever a lot (with a 50-storey residential building currently under construction) into 4 lots to separate the 100 freehold rental replacement units (located on levels 3 to 7), for ownership purposes. Also, to create easements/rights-of-way above and below-grade. There are no associated minor variance applications.
80 m away · filed Aug 31, 2023 · Approved
10 St Mary St · Minor variance
To alter the development to increase the height of the approved 51-storey mixed-use building (located on the west side of the site, abutting St. Nicholas Street) as shown on Revised Diagram 3 and to alter the building setback, encroachment and projection of elements of the building including terraces and balconies, as shown on Revised Diagram 3. Also, to increase the residential gross floor area, number of dwelling units (no maximum number of dwelling units), number of vehicle access locations, alter loading space provisions and to reduce the number of automobile parking spaces and size of ob…
220 m away · filed Sep 23, 2022 · Approved
628 Church St · Minor variance
To alter an existing approved 47-storey mixed-use building by constructing three additional storeys for a total of 50-storeys. The number of residential units will increase from 403 units to 423 units.
120 m away · filed Mar 21, 2022 · Approved
55 Charles St E · Minor variance
To alter an approved 48-storey residential apartment building with a total of 641 residential units (including 100 rental replacement units as approved under Site Specific By-law Nos. 1183-2019 and 1184-2019) by permitting an additional 2-storeys and 24 residential units. Overall, this will equate to a 50-storey residential apartment building with a total of 665 residential units.
80 m away · filed Jul 23, 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.