Toronto address · Ward 13, Toronto Centre
50 Richmond St E
The City of Toronto has 6 building permits since 2017 (6 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.
- Application on hold
Fire and security upgrade
FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Proposal for interior alterations fit out for offices. New rooms to accommodate new proposed floor plans and services. Existing elevator to be replaced with new inside of existing shaft.
Applied Dec 23, 2025 · Permit 25 210965 FSU
- Approved
Alternative solution
Alternative Solution - The proposed 4th floor of this building is designated as a B3 occupancy primarily due to the sleeping accommodations for clients and the nursing station for medical staff that can assist clients with minor medical care. However, the clients on this floor are not standard B3/B2 patients. The clients are voluntarily using this facility, they are not being treated for any serious medical conditions, they are sleeping in standard single beds and are not connected to any medical devices or receiving medical care/intervention. As a result, the following alternative solution i…
Applied Dec 17, 2025 · completed Dec 19, 2025 · Permit 25 267201 ALT
- Approved
Alternative solution
Alternative SolutionAs a result, the following alternative solutions are being suggested to deal with issues like the narrow footprint of this building and the positioning next to the adjacent buildings that limits compliance with B3 requirements for egress stairs and corridor widths, the grandfathering of the rear fire escape, the lack of a CACF room. 1. Corridor width: due to the width of the buildings, corridors typically do not exceed 1,100mm width. The clients on this floor will not be in medical beds and able to enter and leave freely. 2. Egress stair width: due to the width of the buil…
Applied Dec 16, 2025 · completed Dec 22, 2025 · Permit 25 266814 ALT
- Permit issued
Plumbing
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations fit out for offices. New rooms to accommodate new proposed floor plans and services. Existing elevator to be replaced with new inside of existing shaft.
Applied Aug 15, 2025 · issued Jan 15, 2026 · Permit 25 210965 PLB
- Inspections under way
Addition or alteration · Interior alterations
Proposal for interior alterations fit out for offices. New rooms to accommodate new proposed floor plans and services. Existing elevator to be replaced with new inside of existing shaft.
Applied Aug 15, 2025 · issued Dec 23, 2025 · Permit 25 210965 BLD
- Permit issued
Heating and ventilation
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations fit out for offices. New rooms to accommodate new proposed floor plans and services. Existing elevator to be replaced with new inside of existing shaft.
Applied Aug 15, 2025 · issued Jan 6, 2026 · Permit 25 210965 HVA
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
- Approved
114-120 Church Street and 59 Richmond Street East
48 storeys · 592 homes · Mixed use
90 m away · Condominium · Approved · filed Mar 4, 2025
- Under review
119-127 Church Street and 83-89 Queen Street East
61 storeys · 691 homes · Mixed use
130 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Aug 4, 2022
- Now selling
- Under review
71 storeys · 565 homes · Mixed use
170 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Sep 16, 2022
- Under review
63 storeys · 370 homes · Mixed use
200 m away · Rezoning · Under review · filed Nov 28, 2025
- Under review
17-25 Toronto Street and 55-57 Adelaide Street East
80 storeys · 816 homes · Mixed use
210 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Apr 26, 2023
Neighbours’ Committee of Adjustment files within 250 m
30 Bond St · Minor variance
To alter the existing public hospital (St. Michael's Hospital, bounded by Shuter Street, Bond Street, Queen Street East, and Victoria Street) by installing an air handling unit (AHU) on a portion of the roof (Donnelly Wing).
150 m away · filed Nov 14, 2025 · Approved
89 Church St · Minor variance
To permit a reduction in the number of required resident parking spaces and nine obstructed parking spaces, on-site.
150 m away · filed Nov 4, 2024 · Approved
88 Queen St E · Consent
To obtain consent to a strata severance and to create various easements/rights-of-ways within a 52-storey mixed-use redevelopment currently under construction.
200 m away · filed Jan 26, 2024 · Approved
88 Queen St E · Consent
To obtain consent to sever portions of land (a below grade strata) for the purpose of lot additions and to create various easements/rights-of-way. This application will allow for the readjustment of the lot boundaries and easements/rights-of-way (below grade) between this property and the adjacent property to the north (municipally known as 30 Mutual Street & 25 Dalhousie Street), which were originally created from one parcel and were severed under Decision Number B0015/19TEY.
200 m away · filed Oct 16, 2023 · Approved
88 Queen St E · Minor variance
To permit the increase of residential dwelling units by constructing an additional floor above the current maximum permitted building height of the 51-storey mixed-use building, currently under construction. There will be a total of 587 dwelling units provided.
200 m away · filed Apr 17, 2023 · Approved
88 Queen St E · Minor variance
To alter the redevelopment plan for a 52-storey mixed-use building, approved under Site Specific By-law 1293-2018 and 1294-2018.
200 m away · filed Aug 22, 2022 · Approved
67 Adelaide St E · Minor variance
To construct a partial fourth floor addition to the existing building for the conversion into a Municipal Shelter.
210 m away · filed May 19, 2021 · Approved
20 Lombard St · Minor variance
To alter the redevelopment plan for a 46-storey mixed-use building, previously approved under Site-Specific By-laws 132-2016 (OMB) and 133-2016 (OMB), by creating additional dwelling units, converting residential parking spaces to commercial parking spaces and converting a bicycle parking area to a bulk parcel storage room.
80 m away · filed Sep 21, 2020 · 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.