48 Commonwealth Ave

Building permits

Every permit the City lists for this address since 2017, and any still open from before, newest first.

• Addition or alteration · Interior alterations

  Convert existing front retail use to a home office and or recreation area, no alterations only change of use. Retail to be discontinued and convert into residential.

  Applied Sep 2, 2026 · Permit 26 231564 BLD

  Not started

• Drains and site services

  upgrade water service to 1"Drain - .Propose new two storey addition to rear of exisiting one storey frame house. w/ exisiting retail use to be continued at from (legal non-conforming)

  Applied Dec 9, 2015 · issued Dec 9, 2015 · Permit 13 147605 DRN

  Revocation pending

• Heating and ventilation

  REVISION - as per drawingsHVAC - .Propose new two storey addition to rear of exisiting one storey frame house. w/ exisiting retail use to be continued at from (legal non-conforming)

  Applied Jun 18, 2015 · issued Aug 24, 2015 · Permit 13 147605 HVA (revision 01)

  Revision issued

• Heating and ventilation

  HVAC - .Propose new two storey addition to rear of exisiting one storey frame house. w/ exisiting retail use to be continued at from (legal non-conforming)

  Applied Feb 24, 2015 · issued Apr 2, 2015 · Permit 13 147605 HVA

  Inspections under way

• Plumbing

  Plumbing - .Propose new two storey addition to rear of exisiting one storey frame house. w/ exisiting retail use to be continued at from (legal non-conforming)

  Applied Apr 10, 2013 · issued May 16, 2014 · Permit 13 147605 PLB

  Inspections under way

• Small residential project · Addition(s)

  .Propose new two storey addition to rear of exisiting one storey frame house. w/ exisiting retail use to be continued at from (legal non-conforming)

  Applied Apr 10, 2013 · issued May 16, 2014 · Permit 13 147605 BLD

  Inspections under way

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

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

• 80 Huntington Ave · Minor variance

  To construct a new two-storey duplex. The existing one-storey dwelling will be demolished.

  240 m away · filed Aug 13, 2026 · Hearing scheduled

• 23 Huntington Ave · Minor variance

  To construct an addition to the rear of the existing detached garage.

  220 m away · filed Jun 9, 2026 · Hearing scheduled

• 70 Commonwealth Ave · Minor variance

  To construct a new two-storey detached dwelling. The existing one-storey dwelling will be demolished.

  150 m away · filed May 1, 2026 · Approved

• 757 Midland Ave · Minor variance

  To construct a new two-storey garden suite in the rear yard.

  110 m away · filed Jan 29, 2026 · Approved

• 64 Commonwealth Ave · Minor variance

  To permit rear and side yard hard landscaping. There will be no alterations to the existing two-storey dwelling.

  120 m away · filed Aug 15, 2025 · Approved

• 23 Commonwealth Ave · Minor variance

  To alter the existing two-storey dwelling by enclosing the front porch and constructing a rear yard two-storey addition with a rear yard deck.

  170 m away · filed May 7, 2025 · Approved

• 45 Commonwealth Ave · Minor variance

  To construct a new two-storey detached building (triplex) with a front covered porch, front ground floor balcony, front second storey balcony, rear ground floor deck, rear second storey balcony and rear basement walkout. The existing one-storey detached dwelling will be demolished.

  40 m away · filed Mar 24, 2025 · Approved

• 24 Winter Ave · Minor variance

  To construct a new two-storey detached dwelling with a secondary suite in the basement. There will be a total of two dwelling units on the lot.

  210 m away · filed Jan 15, 2025 · Approved

Everything planned in Scarborough Southwest