879 Bay St

Building permits

Every permit the City lists for this address since 2017, and any still open from before, newest first.

• Plumbing

  Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to add a medical clinic to an existing pharmacy. Convenience address is 901 Bay St.

  Applied Mar 11, 2022 · issued Apr 14, 2022 · Permit 22 122138 PLB

  Inspections under way

• Addition or alteration · Interior alterations

  Proposal for interior alterations to add a medical clinic to an existing pharmacy. Convenience address is 901 Bay St.

  Applied Mar 11, 2022 · issued Mar 18, 2022 · Permit 22 122138 BLD

  Inspections under way

• Heating and ventilation

  HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to add a medical clinic to an existing pharmacy. Convenience address is 901 Bay St.

  Applied Mar 11, 2022 · issued Apr 14, 2022 · completed Jan 9, 2025 · Permit 22 122138 HVA

  Closed

• Addition or alteration · Interior alterations

  Proposal for interior alterations to change retail space / tailoring shop to barber shop. Unit 8

  Applied Oct 16, 2018 · issued Dec 5, 2018 · Permit 18 243439 BLD

  Permit issued

• Heating and ventilation

  HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to change vacant space to barber shop. Unit 8

  Applied Oct 16, 2018 · issued Dec 5, 2018 · Permit 18 243439 HVA

  Permit issued

• Plumbing

  Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to change vacant space to barber shop. Unit 8

  Applied Oct 16, 2018 · issued Dec 5, 2018 · Permit 18 243439 PLB

  Permit issued

• Addition or alteration · Interior alterations

  Proposal for interior alterations to existing ground floor dental office - Units 7 and 8.Convienence address is 881 Bay St.

  Applied Jan 30, 2015 · issued Mar 25, 2015 · Permit 15 110707 BLD

  Inspections under way

• Heating and ventilation

  HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to existing ground floor dental office - Units 7 and 8.Convienence address is 881 Bay St.

  Applied Jan 30, 2015 · issued Mar 25, 2015 · Permit 15 110707 HVA

  Inspections under way

• Plumbing

  Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to existing ground floor dental office - Units 7 and 8.Convienence address is 881 Bay St.

  Applied Jan 30, 2015 · issued Mar 25, 2015 · Permit 15 110707 PLB

  Inspections under way

• Addition or alteration · Interior alterations

  Proposal for interior alterations to the ground floor for new restaurant for 28 patrons- "Presse Cafe" Convienence address is 875 Bay St.

  Applied Jun 25, 2014 · issued Jul 16, 2014 · Permit 14 180035 BLD

  Inspections under way

• Heating and ventilation

  HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to the ground floor for new restaurant - "Presse Cafe" Convienence address is 875 Bay St.

  Applied Jun 25, 2014 · issued Jul 25, 2014 · completed Jul 25, 2025 · Permit 14 180035 HVA

  Closed

• Plumbing

  Plumbing - Interior alterations on the ground floor for a new restaurant with approx. 20 seats for patrons. This proposal inlcudes HVAC and plumbing.

  Applied Nov 2, 2009 · issued Dec 1, 2009 · Permit 09 184262 PLB

  Inspections under way

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

• 27 Grosvenor Street

  Not stated in the file

  70 m away · Rezoning · Approved · filed Apr 15, 2026

  Approved

• 510-528 Yonge Street and 7 Breadalbane Street

  59 storeys · 587 homes · Mixed use

  160 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Aug 24, 2021

  Under review

• 530-550 Yonge Street, 6-8 Breadalbane Street and 145 St Luke Lane

  67 storeys · 860 homes · Mixed use

  190 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Nov 8, 2024

  Under review

• 543 Yonge Street

  68 storeys · Mixed use

  240 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Jun 12, 2025

  Under review

• 475 Yonge Street

  78 storeys · 1,611 homes · Residential

  240 m away · Site plan · Under review · filed Sep 17, 2021

  Under review

• 1-23 College Street and 420-444 Yonge Street

  96 storeys · 2,342 homes · Residential

  270 m away · Rezoning · Approved · filed Jul 9, 2025

  Approved

Neighbours’ Committee of Adjustment files within 250 m

• 12 Wellesley St W · Consent

  To obtain consent for a stratified severance of an existing retail unit located on the ground floor (including the heritage wall located along the west façade of the building), into two parcels (units), for separate ownership. Also, to maintain the existing easements/rights-of-way.

  240 m away · filed Feb 18, 2026 · Approved

• 27 Grosvenor St · Minor variance

  To alter the development standards for the previously approved 32-storey and 46-storey, two-tower mixed-use, purpose built rental development with 30 Percent affordable dwelling units and a child care center (approved under Site Specific Zoning By-law 1096-2021), by redistributing the building heights to 33 and 41storeys, increasing podium setbacks, reducing street wall heights, reducing the size of podium to create two separate buildings connected only below grade, decreasing the amount of indoor amenity space, reducing the number of two or more bedroom units, eliminating the resident and no…

  80 m away · filed Jun 9, 2025 · Approved

• 510 Yonge St · Minor variance

  To alter the development standards (as approved under Site Specific Zoning By-law 193-2024(OLT)), for a new 59-storey mixed-use building, by permitting a private student residence use on this lot. There will be a total of 587 residential dwelling units within this building.

  170 m away · filed Oct 11, 2024 · Approved

• 27 Grosvenor St · Minor variance

  To alter the development standards for the 32-storey and 46-storey, two-tower mixed-use development (approved under Site Specific Zoning By-Law 1096-2021), by extending the temporary use permission for an elevator, which has already been constructed, to provide loading access to the adjacent site at 25 Grosvenor Street for a further period of three years.

  80 m away · filed Oct 7, 2024 · Approved

• 9 Grenville St · Minor variance

  To alter the development standards (as approved under Site Specific Zoning By-law 621-2012(OMB), amending By-law 438-86), for the lot containing an existing three-storey vacant Heritage building (John Irwin House, municipally known as 9 Greenville Street) and the adjacent mixed-use condominium building (municipally known as 15 Grenville Street), by increasing the maximum permitted non-residential Gross Floor Area on the lot. Also, to permit medical/dental office and clinic uses that would be located on the ground, second, and third levels as well as within the basement of the existing three-s…

  200 m away · filed Sep 18, 2024 · Approved

• 480 Yonge St · Minor variance

  To permit the increase of non-residential gross floor area on the ground floor of the 38-storey mixed-use building (as approved under Site Specific By-Law 1263-2017).

  200 m away · filed Aug 30, 2024 · Approved

• 900 Bay St · Minor variance

  To amend the development standards to permit the existing height of the four buildings on site (Hepburn Tower (11-storeys), Mowat Tower (24-storeys), Hearst Tower (10-storeys), and Ferguson Tower (14-storeys)) and to allow an increase in height of three of the buildings (Hepburn, Mowat, and Hearst towers) for the purpose of insulation and roof drainage.

  140 m away · filed Aug 4, 2023 · Approved

• 501 Yonge St · Minor variance

  To alter the redevelopment plan for two mixed-use towers (23 and 52 storeys) approved under Zoning By-law No. 139-2014, by converting residential storage lockers in the north-west portion of basement level one and two into non-residential uses (storage warehouse, class A and entertainment facility).

  220 m away · filed Jun 24, 2021 · Approved

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