Toronto address · Ward 13, Toronto Centre
53 Colborne St
The City of Toronto has 3 building permits since 2017 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.
- Closed
Heating and ventilation
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations for the existing restaurant (Piano Piano)
Applied Mar 23, 2022 · issued Apr 28, 2022 · completed Nov 30, 2022 · Permit 22 118638 HVA
- Closed
Plumbing
Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations for the existing restaurant (Piano Piano)
Applied Mar 23, 2022 · issued Apr 27, 2022 · completed Nov 29, 2022 · Permit 22 118638 PLB
- Closed
Addition or alteration · Interior alterations
Proposal for interior alterations to an existing restaurant unit for a new restaurant tenant - 'Piano Piano' on the ground & basement floor levels. (Separate proposal for landlord work for a new mechanical room at back of house on the ground floor level tied to building permit #22 112139 BLD 00 BA.)
Applied Mar 2, 2022 · issued Apr 27, 2022 · completed Nov 29, 2022 · Permit 22 118638 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
56 storeys · 394 homes · Mixed use
180 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Aug 3, 2022
- 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
- Under review
63 storeys · 370 homes · Mixed use
220 m away · Rezoning · Under review · filed Nov 28, 2025
- Under review
68 storeys · 836 homes · Residential
240 m away · Rezoning · Under review · filed Oct 21, 2024
- Under review
66 storeys · 511 homes · Mixed use
240 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Apr 27, 2022
- Under review
60 storeys · 256 homes · Mixed use
240 m away · Condominium · Under review · filed Nov 8, 2021
Neighbours’ Committee of Adjustment files within 250 m
20 Wellington St E · Consent
To obtain consent to sever a portion of the land for the purpose of a lot addition and to create new easements/rights-of-ways (some stratified).
180 m away · filed Apr 16, 2025 · Approved
71 King St E · Minor variance
To alter the development standards (as approved under Site Specific Zoning By-law 552-2019(LPAT)), for the existing four-storey commercial/office building, by permitting the dwelling unit use through the conversion of the second and third storeys from commercial/offices uses into residential dwelling units (live/work units). Also, to permit a new residential lobby, facing King Street East. No visitor parking spaces and accessible parking spaces will be provided on-site. There will be a total of three commercial units and 11 residential dwelling units (7 dwelling units and 1 commercial unit on…
80 m away · filed Aug 26, 2024 · Approved
34 King St E · Minor variance
To alter the development standards for the 33-storey mixed-use building (approved under Site Specific Zoning By-Law 1195-2022), by converting the required office use space into hotel use space (for 142 hotel suites and related facilities) on floors 1 through 10. The site is subject to a current Site Plan Control Application (File 2017 235087 STE 28 SA).
180 m away · filed Jul 8, 2024 · Approved
17 Leader Lane · Minor variance
To alter the existing three-storey commercial building by constructing a complete fourth storey addition.
60 m away · filed Aug 30, 2021 · 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.
220 m away · filed May 19, 2021 · Approved
80 Front St E · Minor variance
APPLICATION FILED IN ERROR - VARIANCE NOT REQUIREDTo legalize and maintain a pergola over a rooftop patio on the 9th floor of 80 Front St E.
160 m away · filed Dec 12, 2019 · Withdrawn
55 Yonge St · Minor variance
To convert vacant office space into a medical/dental office on the ground floor of the existing twelve-storey commercial and retail building.
220 m away · filed Jul 31, 2019 · Approved
46 Colborne St · Consent
To obtain consent to sever a portion of the land for the purpose of a lot addition and to create various easements/rights-of-way. This application is associated with consent applications B0036/18TEY, B0037/18TEY, B0039/18TEY and B0040/18TEY which collectively facilitate the creation of three stratified parcels for a commercial and office redevelopment scheme.
30 m away · filed Jun 20, 2018 · 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.