Toronto address · Ward 17, Don Valley North
688 Sheppard Ave E
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
Fire and security upgrade · Fire alarm
replace fire alarm panel
Applied Apr 9, 2014 · issued Apr 14, 2014 · completed Aug 30, 2017 · Permit 14 140143 FSU
- Closed
Fire and security upgrade · Fire alarm
Upgrade existing fire alarm system
Applied Apr 10, 2007 · issued May 30, 2007 · completed Aug 30, 2017 · Permit 07 145885 FSU
- Closed
Addition or alteration · Interior alterations
FIRE PUMP
Applied Mar 5, 1997 · issued Dec 25, 1997 · completed Sep 11, 2017 · Permit 97 251042 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
37 storeys · 789 homes · Residential
50 m away · Rezoning · Under review · filed May 7, 2026
- Under appeal
32 storeys · 705 homes · Mixed use
80 m away · Rezoning · Under appeal · filed Oct 14, 2022
- Under review
1 Greenbriar Road and 635 Sheppard Avenue East
30 storeys · 351 homes · Residential
140 m away · Rezoning · Under review · filed Jul 10, 2025
- Under review
1 Greenbriar Road and 635 Sheppard Avenue East
12 storeys · 145 homes · Mixed use
140 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Aug 26, 2022
- Approved
6-12 Greenbriar Road and 625-627 Sheppard Avenue East
238 homes · Residential
210 m away · Condominium · Approved · filed Mar 28, 2023
- Approved
3 storeys · 29 homes · Residential
220 m away · Rezoning · Approved · filed Nov 2, 2021
Neighbours’ Committee of Adjustment files within 250 m
29 Whittaker Cres · Minor variance
To construct a new 2 storey detached dwelling.
130 m away · filed Dec 8, 2025 · Approved
27 Whittaker Cres · Minor variance
To construct a new detached dwelling with an attached garage.
110 m away · filed Dec 19, 2016 · Approved
627 Sheppard Ave E · Minor variance
To permit a one-storey temporary sales office. The sales office is currently being constructed without a building permit. Please be advised this property is the subject of Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application No. 16 118618 NNY 24 OZ. This application was deferred from the Committee of Adjustment hearing of May 12, 2016.
160 m away · filed Mar 11, 2016 · Refused
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.