Toronto address · Ward 18, Willowdale
79 Johnston Ave
The City of Toronto has 1 building permit 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.
- Cancelled
Small residential project · Walk-Out stair
Basement Walk-out
Applied Sep 2, 2008 · issued Sep 2, 2008 · completed May 12, 2017 · Permit 08 199465 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
48 storeys · 479 homes · Mixed use
230 m away · Rezoning · Under review · filed Feb 6, 2026
- Under review
51 storeys · 604 homes · Residential
250 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Nov 12, 2025
- Under review
53-63 Sheppard Avenue West and 62-68 Bogert Avenue
390 homes · Residential
290 m away · Condominium · Under review · filed Nov 6, 2021
- Under review
- Under review
6 storeys · Not stated in the file
330 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed May 19, 2026
- Under review
Neighbours’ Committee of Adjustment files within 250 m
63 Johnston Ave · Minor variance
To constuct a three-storey fourplex with a front bay window.
70 m away · filed Jul 13, 2026 · Refused
63 Johnston Ave · Minor variance
To constuct a three-storey fourplex with a front bay window.
70 m away · filed Jul 13, 2026 · Refused
105 Poyntz Ave · Minor variance
To construct a new two storey detached dwelling. File B0012/26NY, A0168/26NY and A0169/26NY will be jointly considered.
120 m away · filed Apr 16, 2026 · Hearing scheduled
105 Poyntz Ave · Minor variance
To construct a new two storey detached dwelling. File B0012/26NY, A0168/26NY and A0169/26NY will be jointly considered.
120 m away · filed Apr 16, 2026 · Hearing scheduled
105 Poyntz Ave · Consent
To obtain consent to sever the property into two undersized residential lots. Files B0012/26NY, A0168/26NY and A0169/26NY will be jointly considered.
120 m away · filed Apr 16, 2026 · Hearing scheduled
53 Johnston Ave · Minor variance
To construct a new detached dwelling, with a front porch and rear deck.
110 m away · filed Dec 29, 2025 · Approved
89 Poyntz Ave · Minor variance
To legalize and maintain the existing two-storey detached dwelling.
100 m away · filed Aug 22, 2025 · Approved
27 Poyntz Ave · Consent
To obtain consent for a technical severance to reestablish the lot, municipally known as 27 Poyntz Avenue, which merged on title with 23 and 25 Poyntz Avenue.
240 m away · filed Jul 29, 2025 · 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.