Toronto address · Ward 13, Toronto Centre
578 Parliament St
The City of Toronto has 5 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
Drains and site services
Drain - Proposed underpinning and interior alterations to change the use to retail, office and residential.
Applied May 5, 2021 · issued Jun 4, 2021 · completed Jul 27, 2022 · Permit 18 123477 DRN
- Closed
Heating and ventilation
HVAC - Proposed underpinning and interior alterations to change the use to retail, office and residential.
Applied Jul 5, 2018 · issued Aug 8, 2018 · completed Jul 27, 2022 · Permit 18 123477 HVA
- Closed
Plumbing
Plumbing - Proposed underpinning and interior alterations to change the use to retail, office and residential.
Applied Jun 25, 2018 · issued Aug 8, 2018 · completed Jul 27, 2022 · Permit 18 123477 PLB
- Closed
Addition or alteration · Interior alterations
Proposed underpinning and interior alterations to change the use to retail, office and residential.
Applied Mar 1, 2018 · issued Jun 5, 2018 · completed Feb 2, 2023 · Permit 18 123477 BLD
- Closed
Small residential project · Shoring
Proposal for remedial foundation shoring at the front of an existing multi unit townhouse.See also 17-151071 UNS.
Applied Jun 16, 2017 · issued Jun 27, 2017 · completed Jun 27, 2017 · Permit 17 181712 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
238-280 Wellesley Street East, 77 Howard Street and 650 Parliament Street
47 storeys · 3,182 homes · Mixed use
230 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Apr 27, 2022
- Under appeal
10 storeys · 60 homes · Mixed use
330 m away · Rezoning · Under appeal · filed Mar 17, 2023
- Approved
41 storeys · 460 homes · Mixed use
440 m away · Rezoning · Approved · filed Aug 25, 2025
- Submitted
Neighbours’ Committee of Adjustment files within 250 m
603 1/2 Parliament St · Minor variance
To legalize and to maintain the existing three-storey non-residential building, which was converted from a residential building, without an authorized building permit. The existing non-residential use (law office) will be maintained.
50 m away · filed Jul 18, 2024 · Approved
49 Metcalfe St · Minor variance
To alter the existing three-storey semi-detached dwelling by demolishing the existing front covered porch, constructing a new covered front porch with stairs and relocating the air conditioner unit from the front of the lot (encroaching beyond the front yard lot line) to the front corner of the lot (partially encroaching beyond the front yard lot line), as approved by Minor Variance Decision A1380/22TEY. This current application is necessitated to correctly identify variances that were not included in the previous Minor Variance Decision.
250 m away · filed Dec 28, 2023 · Approved
51 Metcalfe St · Minor variance
To alter the existing three-storey semi-detached dwelling by constructing a new front porch (to replace the existing front porch).
240 m away · filed Dec 6, 2023 · Approved
37 Winchester St · Consent
To sever the existing lot into two lots and to create a new easement.
240 m away · filed May 11, 2023 · Approved
41 Rose Ave · Consent
To obtain consent for a technical severance to re-establish two residential lots which merged on title.
70 m away · filed Dec 22, 2022 · Approved
49 Metcalfe St · Minor variance
To alter the existing three-storey townhouse dwelling by constructing a new covered front porch and stairs.
250 m away · filed Dec 16, 2022 · Approved
340 Wellesley St E · Minor variance
To alter the existing three-storey townhouse dwelling by constructing a two-storey rear addition, a rear ground floor deck, a rear stepped window well, and a front basement walkout.
200 m away · filed Nov 21, 2022 · Approved
35 Amelia St · Minor variance
To construct a two-storey ancillary building (laneway suite) in the rear yard of the property, abutting the laneway (Prohibition Lane).
200 m away · filed Aug 28, 2022 · 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.