Toronto address · Ward 21, Scarborough Centre
59 Underwriters Rd
The City of Toronto has 1 building permit since 2017 (1 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.
- Inspections under way
Plumbing · Backflow prevention devices (Water only)
installation of 1" backflow preventer
Applied Sep 1, 2011 · issued Sep 28, 2011 · Permit 11 267794 PSA
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
40 storeys · Mixed use
230 m away · Rezoning · Under review · filed Jul 25, 2025
- Under review
2157-2183 Lawrence Avenue East
34 storeys · Mixed use
240 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Apr 16, 2025
- Under review
1 Ellington Drive and 2102 Lawrence Avenue East
11 storeys · 100 homes · Residential
370 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Mar 7, 2025
- Under review
3 storeys · Residential
470 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Dec 9, 2025
Neighbours’ Committee of Adjustment files within 250 m
2130 Lawrence Ave E · Minor variance
To permit the use of an Arcade Café (Games Arcade) within the ground floor (Unit 100) of the four-storey commercial building. There will be no exterior alterations.
220 m away · filed Dec 11, 2024 · Approved
1236 Birchmount Rd · Minor variance
To permit interior alterations to allow a restaurant less than 100 m² on the ground floor of the proposed 15-storey mixed-use building currently under construction. The mixed-use development includes affordable and supportive rental housing units approved under the City's Open Door Affordable Housing Program. Cross-Reference Site Plan Control Application No. 20 126113 ESC 21 SA and Minor Variance Applications A0159/17SC & A0183/21SC.
140 m away · filed Nov 7, 2022 · Approved
2155 Lawrence Ave E · Minor variance
To permit the existing development at the southwest corner of Lawrence Avenue East and Birchmount Road. The site is currently developed with a 12-storey, 243-unit residential building with at-grade commercial uses. NOTE: The existing number of parking spaces provided on property meets the requirements of the Zoning By-law and the number of parking spaces will not change.
190 m away · filed May 19, 2021 · Approved
1236 Birchmount Rd · Minor variance
To permit a 15-storey mixed-use building comprising of 220 residential units and approximately 183 square metres of retail/commercial space and a total of 92 vehicular parking spaces. The proposal includes affordable rental housing units and the project was approved for the City's Open Door Affordable Housing Program. Cross-Reference Site Plan Control Application No. 20 126113 ESC 21 SA and Minor Variance Application A0159/17SC.
140 m away · filed May 19, 2021 · Approved
1255 Birchmount Rd · Minor variance
The applicant is seeking relief from the provisions of the Zoning By-law to redevelop the surface parking lot with a 3-storey townhouse development that will include a total of 21 stacked and back-to-back townhouse units.
230 m away · filed Apr 18, 2019 · Approved
2155 Lawrence Ave E · Minor variance
The property at the southwest corner of Lawrence Avenue East and Birchmount Road is developed with a 12-storey, 243-unit residential building with at-grade commercial uses. This development was originally intended to be integrated with a development on the property to the south at 1236 Birchmount Road, including shared parking facilities. A by-law passed by City Council in 2006 (By-law No. 817-2006) required parking for residents, visitors and commercial uses to be provided collectively on both properties. At the time, the two properties were under affiliated ownership. The properties are now…
190 m away · filed May 11, 2017 · Approved
1236 Birchmount Rd · Minor variance
Variances for a proposed 14-storey apartment building with 220 dwelling units.
140 m away · filed May 1, 2017 · Approved
28 Underwriters Rd · Consent
Sever portion of lands containing transformer
190 m away · filed Jan 12, 2015 · 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.