Toronto address · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York
55 Merchants' Wharf
The City of Toronto has 4 building permits since 2017 (3 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.
- Revision issued
Addition or alteration · Interior alterations
Revision 01: to include a proposed private outdoor patio, establish the outdoor occupant load for the patio area, and support the liquor licence application. No changes are proposed to the existing indoor layout or indoor occupant load.Interior alterations to vacant suite to propose pizza restaurant [eating establishment]OCCUPANT LOAD - 36 patrons
Applied Jul 3, 2026 · issued Sep 16, 2026 · Permit 20 160352 BLD (revision 01)
- Inspections under way
Heating and ventilation
HVAC - Interior alterations to vacant unit to propose pizza restaurant
Applied Jun 25, 2020 · issued Aug 7, 2020 · Permit 20 160352 HVA
- Inspections under way
Addition or alteration · Interior alterations
Interior alterations to vacant suite to propose pizza restaurant [eating establishment]OCCUPANT LOAD - 36 patrons
Applied Jun 25, 2020 · issued Jul 23, 2020 · Permit 20 160352 BLD
- Closed
Plumbing
Plumbing - Interior alterations to vacant unit to propose pizza restaurant
Applied Jun 25, 2020 · issued Aug 4, 2020 · completed Aug 27, 2026 · Permit 20 160352 PLB
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
15-118 Merchants' Wharf, 1-27 Edgewater Drive and 261 Queens Quay East
18 storeys · Mixed use
40 m away · Condominium · Approved · filed Feb 14, 2023
- Under review
259-291 Lake Shore Boulevard East, 200 Queens Quay East and 2 Small Street
68 storeys · 910 homes · Mixed use
200 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Jun 29, 2023
- Under review
Not stated in the file
240 m away · Rezoning · Under review · filed Feb 13, 2026
- Under review
56 storeys · Residential
240 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Sep 26, 2025
- Under review
Not stated in the file
260 m away · Rezoning · Under review · filed Jan 24, 2022
- Approved
60 storeys · 1,383 homes · Mixed use
290 m away · Rezoning · Approved · filed Jan 29, 2021
Neighbours’ Committee of Adjustment files within 250 m
257 Lake Shore Blvd E · Consent
To obtain consent to sever the property into two lots for the purpose of establishing separate ownership and to create new easements/rights-of-way.
240 m away · filed Aug 19, 2025 · Approved
178 Queens Quay E · Minor variance
To construct two mixed-use buildings, including two tower elements (22- and 18-storeys) and a 14-storey mid-rise element above a five-storey podium.
240 m away · filed Feb 8, 2021 · Approved
185 Queens Quay E · Minor variance
To construct a new 10-storey institutional building (George Brown College) with a child care facility on the ground floor.
150 m away · filed Feb 6, 2020 · Approved
261 Queens Quay E · Minor variance
To construct an 11-storey mixed use building with retail space at-grade, office space above and one level of below-grade parking.
190 m away · filed Jan 31, 2020 · Approved
261 Queens Quay E · Consent
To obtain consent to sever a portion of the land for the purpose of a lot addition.
190 m away · filed Jan 31, 2020 · Withdrawn
261 Queens Quay E · Minor variance
To construct a 18 storey mixed-use building that consists of 241 residential condominium suites, a community centre, grade related commercial uses and 4 levels of underground parking.
190 m away · filed Jul 15, 2019 · Approved
12 Bonnycastle St · Minor variance
To reduce the required number of residential visitor parking spaces for the residential condominium contained within the 44-storey mixed-use building.
180 m away · filed Jun 27, 2019 · Approved
185 Queens Quay E · Minor variance
To construct a 10-storey institutional building (George Brown College) with a total of 16,959 square metres of gross floor area, and including a child care facility on the ground floor.
150 m away · filed Jun 10, 2019 · Withdrawn
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.