Toronto address · Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park
56 Melbourne Ave
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 - Proposed Renovation of first floor kitchen and family room, including alteration of family room roof profile. Renovation of second floor bedrooms, Infill exterior stairs to basement, and add new partition as well as shower in third floor.
Applied May 2, 2025 · issued Jun 4, 2025 · completed Oct 30, 2025 · Permit 24 230786 HVA
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Plumbing
Plumbing - Proposed Renovation of first floor kitchen and family room, including alteration of family room roof profile. Renovation of second floor bedrooms, Infill exterior stairs to basement, and add new partition as well as shower in third floor.
Applied Feb 14, 2025 · issued Feb 14, 2025 · completed Oct 29, 2025 · Permit 24 230786 PLB
- Closed
Small residential project · Multiple projects
Proposed Renovation of first floor kitchen and family room, including alteration of family room roof profile. Renovation of second floor bedrooms, Infill exterior stairs to basement, and add new partition as well as shower in third floor.
Applied Oct 24, 2024 · issued Nov 4, 2024 · completed Dec 15, 2025 · Permit 24 230786 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 appeal
145 Cowan Avenue and 1304 King Street West
18 storeys · 230 homes · Residential
190 m away · Rezoning · Under appeal · filed Oct 12, 2023
- Under review
1303-1337 Queen Street West and 220 Cowan Avenue
16 storeys · 175 homes · Mixed use
190 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Jun 11, 2026
- Under review
29 storeys · 768 homes · Mixed use
260 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Aug 31, 2022
- Under review
12 storeys · 169 homes · Mixed use
280 m away · Condominium · Under review · filed Dec 16, 2021
- Approved
27 storeys · 362 homes · Mixed use
290 m away · Site plan · Approved · filed Apr 21, 2023
- Approved
10 storeys · 92 homes · Residential
290 m away · Site plan · Approved · filed May 26, 2025
Neighbours’ Committee of Adjustment files within 250 m
1325 Queen St W · Minor variance
To construct a new 16-storey mixed-use building (excluding the mechanical penthouse) on Block A (West Block of the development site, municipally known as 1325 and 1337 Queen Street West). This building will contain community spaces (located on the basement and ground levels) and a total of 171 rental residential dwelling units, of which 85 units will be affordable rental dwelling units. There will be no parking spaces provided on-site and off-site (property municipally known as 245 Dunn Avenue).
200 m away · filed Feb 24, 2026 · Approved
191 Cowan Ave · Minor variance
To legalize and to maintain the exterior stairs leading to the rooftop platform, as well as the perimeter guardrails (around the roof of the existing rear one-storey detached ancillary building (detached garage abutting the laneway)), that were constructed without an authorized building permit.
80 m away · filed Nov 7, 2025 · Refused
185 Cowan Ave · Minor variance
To convert the existing two-storey detached dwelling into a three-storey fourplex by constructing a complete third storey addition, a front two-storey addition with a porch, and a rear two-storey addition with a basement walkout, three rear platforms (ground deck, and second and third level balconies), and a staircase connecting the ground and second levels. There will be a total of four residential dwelling units on this lot.
70 m away · filed Jan 30, 2025 · Deferred
11 Brock Ave · Minor variance
To construct a new four-storey apartment building (with one mechanical penthouse level above) containing 42 affordable dwelling units, with an internal courtyard on the ground level, an internal terrace (outdoor amenity space) on the second storey (above the ground level), a terrace (outdoor amenity space) on a south portion of the third storey (above the second storey), and a green roof on the north portion of the fourth storey.
230 m away · filed Jul 25, 2024 · Approved
72 Melbourne Ave · Minor variance
To alter the existing two-storey detached dwelling (a rooming house containing 6 dwelling rooms and 1 dwelling unit) by constructing a rear three-storey addition (containing 11 dwelling (studio) units). Also, to construct a one-storey ancillary structure (to contain waste storage and 5 long-term bicycle parking spaces) in the rear yard. There will be a total of 12 dwelling units and 6 dwelling rooms (for a total of 18) on this lot.
60 m away · filed Dec 6, 2023 · Approved
72 Melbourne Ave · Minor variance
To construct a new three-storey detached apartment building (fronting Cowan Avenue) with a rear rooftop deck. No vehicular or bicycle parking spaces will be provided.There will be twelve dwelling units on the lot.
60 m away · filed Dec 6, 2023 · Application withdrawn
1354 Queen St W · Minor variance
To alter the development standards for the 11-storey mixed-use building (approved under Site Specific Zoning By-Law 334-2024), by increasing the height from 39 m to 40 m, reducing the terracing setbacks fronting Abbs Street and Brock Avenue, increasing the total gross floor area, increasing the residential gross floor area, and reducing the indoor and outdoor amenity space. This building will provide a total of 222 residential dwelling units, as well as non-residential spaces (to be located on the ground floor).
190 m away · filed Dec 4, 2023 · Approved
72 Melbourne Ave · Consent
To obtain consent to sever the property into two (2) residential lots.
60 m away · filed Nov 27, 2023 · Application 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.