Street · 661 of 8,516 by permit count
Building permits on Chester Ave
The City of Toronto has 261 building permits on record for Chester Ave, going back to 1997. Those permits created 11 homes and removed 1, a net change of +10. Declared construction value totals $11.0M. Half of the 255 permits issued here came through within 13 days of the application. The most recent permit was applied for Oct 28, 2026 at 22 Chester Ave.
- Permits on record
- 2611997–2026
- Declared construction value
- $11.0Mas filed, not adjusted
- Homes created
- 11dwelling units
- Homes removed
- 1net +10
- Typical wait
- 13 days14 days faster than the city
Permits issued per year
20002026 (part year)
Zoning
- Most common zone
- R100.0% of permits · by-law 10.10
- In detached-house zones
- 0.0%38.0% below the city’s 38.0%
- Permits with a zone
- 261of 261 on record
The zoning categories the permits on Chester Ave fall in, under Zoning By-law 569-2013. These are the City's own category names. This counts permits, not land: it says where the building work happened under which rules, not how the area is carved up. What each zone allows, and what gets built in it.
Minor variances at the Committee of Adjustment
- Applications on record
- 25since 2016
- Approved
- 80.0%10.8% below the city · 20 decided
- Median time to a decision
- 179 days59 days slower than the city
Some projects on Chester Ave need the Committee of Adjustment to approve a minor variance from the zoning by-law before a building permit can be applied for at all. Where that applies, the committee’s clock runs first and the permit wait above starts only once it has stopped. Back to back, that is about 192 days, not the 13 days the permit figure alone suggests. How variances work, and the approval rates.
Most common work
Structures worked on
Postal areas
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Hogarth Ave273 permits
Arundel Ave263 permits
Gough Ave245 permits
Wolfrey Ave235 permits
Cambridge Ave228 permits
Grandview Ave206 permits
Looking for one address on Chester Ave? The address lookup shows every permit filed against a single house or building number.
Most recent permits
| Issued | Work | What was filed | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | Interior Alterations | Proposal for installation of roof edge railings and ladder port at TTC's Chester Station. | $1.6M | Open |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Addition(s) | Proposal for 3rd storey dormers on the north & south sides for habitable space in the attic. New Balcony, Re-roofing of the second-floor roof and the roof of the ground-level enclosed porch. | $175K | Open |
| May 28, 2026 | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations and to constuct additions to basement, ground and second floor and new third floor. | — | Open |
| May 26, 2026 | Multiple Projects | Proposal for interior alterations and to constuct additions to basement, ground and second floor and new third floor. | $200K | Open |
| May 19, 2026 | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | REV: Reduction in depth of second floor by 0.61mTwo storey laneway suite with garage on the ground floor. | — | Open |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal for multiple projects (ground floor addition, rear yard deck, front porch, interior alterations and basement underpinning). | — | Open |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Party Wall Admin Permits | Proposal for Party wall admin permit for work related to 49 Chester Ave. | $1K | Open |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | backwater valve for main sanitary line inside | — | Open |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Multiple Projects | Revision 01 - adding basement addition under porch and enclosing of front porchProposal for multiple projects (ground floor addition, rear yard deck, front porch, interior alterations and basement underpinning). | — | Open |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Interior Alterations | (TTC Chester Subway Station) Installation of new guardrail gate, new wall anchors, davit arms and local concrete slab repairs | $167K | Open |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Party Wall Admin Permits | Administrative party wall permit for work being done at 36 Chester Ave (permit # #25 228094 BLD 00 SR) | $100K | Open |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal to construct a new 3 storey SFD-detached dwelling with a finished basement. Existing foundation to remain. See also 25 199767 DEM, 25 106656 ZAP and 25 143323 MV. | — | Open |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for multiple projects (ground floor addition, rear yard deck, front porch, interior alterations and basement underpinning). | — | Open |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposal to construct a new 3 storey SFD-detached dwelling with a finished basement. Existing foundation to remain. See also 25 199767 DEM, 25 106656 ZAP and 25 143323 MV. | — | Open |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal to construct a new 3 storey SFD-detached dwelling with a finished basement. Existing foundation to remain. See also 25 199767 DEM, 25 106656 ZAP and 25 143323 MV. | — | Open |
| Oct 7, 2025 | New Building | Proposal to construct a new 3 storey SFD-detached dwelling with a finished basement. Existing foundation to remain. See also 25 199767 DEM, 25 106656 ZAP and 25 143323 MV. | $2.0M | New build |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Demolition | Proposal to demolish the existing 1.5 storey SFD-detached dwelling.Existing foundation to remain. | — | Demolition |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Party Wall Admin Permits | Proposal for a party wall admin permit for work at adjacent property (36 Chester Ave -24 228094) | $1K | Closed |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Garage | Proposed to construct a one-storey rear yard detached garage. | $50K | Open |
| Jul 14, 2025 | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Two storey laneway suite with garage on the ground floor. | — | Open |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal basement underpinning to existing single family dwelling. | — | Open |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposal basement underpinning to existing single family dwelling and BWV | — | Open |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Multiple Projects | Revision 01 - underpinning in basement only Proposal for multiple projects to an existing 2 storey semi dwelling. Scope of work includes rear ground and 2nd floor additions, interior alterations. rear terrace, and add a 2nd suite on the 2nd floor.See also 22 239797 ZAP. | — | Open |
| Apr 25, 2025 | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Revision 02: Proposal to revise R-values to all building elements/details and EEDS form, appropriate to the proposed HVAC design using Electric Space Heating SystemREvision 01: change to move the building east 0.91Proposal to construct a new double car garage with laneway suite above. | — | Closed |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Building Permit Related(MS) | REV 01: Revision to permit drawings HVAC - Construct double car garage with laneway suite above | — | Closed |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Two storey laneway suite with garage on the ground floor. | — | Open |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Two storey laneway suite with garage on the ground floor. | — | Open |
| Mar 13, 2025 | Underpinning | Proposal basement underpinning to existing single family dwelling. | $80K | Open |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Multiple Projects | Revision 01 - Remove laneway suite from original permit# 22 206839 BLD 00 SR-------------------------------------------------------------------Proposal to construct 2 storey rear addition, 3rd floor addition, interior alterations, basement 2nd suite and Laneway suite, new porch, new deck, walk-out b | — | Closed |
| Jan 2, 2025 | Deck | Rear deck | $50K | Closed |
| Nov 13, 2024 | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposed two storey rear addition and renovation of existing | — | Open |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Multiple Projects | Revision 02; Proposal to revise basement layout, untility room on third floor and rear opening.Revision #01 - Proposed third storey addition, new front basement walkout, and convert the building to a duplex. Proposed two storey rear addition and renovation of existing | — | Open |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - proposing basement renovations and underpinning | — | Closed |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Party Wall Admin Permits | party wall admin permit for 32 Chester Ave | — | Closed |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Interior Alterations | proposing basement renovations and underpinning (See party wall permit for semi @ 34 Chester Ave) | $150K | Closed |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - proposing basement renivations and underpinning | — | Closed |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Multiple Projects | Proposal for interior renovation on ground floor, | $8K | Closed |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for interior renovation on ground floor, and new chimney | — | Closed |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposed two storey rear addition and renovation of existing | — | Open |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed two storey rear addition and renovation of existing | — | Open |
The 40 most recent of 261 permits on record. Figures come from the City’s active and cleared permit datasets, refreshed daily — what that covers, and what it misses.
Every address on Chester Ave with a permit on record · 66
- 5 Chester Ave2 permits · to 2017
- 12 Chester Ave8 permits · to 2022
- 14 Chester Ave1 permit · to 2019
- 16 Chester Ave4 permits · to 2021
- 17 Chester Ave4 permits · to 2020
- 19 Chester Ave1 permit · to 2004
- 21 Chester Ave1 permit · to 2016
- 22 Chester Ave10 permits · to 2026
- 28 Chester Ave2 permits · to 2004
- 29 Chester Ave4 permits · to 2019
- 32 Chester Ave10 permits · to 2024
- 34 Chester Ave7 permits · to 2023
- 36 Chester Ave3 permits · to 2026
- 38 Chester Ave3 permits · to 2025
- 39 Chester Ave17 permits · to 2022
- 40 Chester Ave4 permits · to 2020
- 41 Chester Ave6 permits · to 2016
- 43 Chester Ave4 permits · to 2015
- 47 Chester Ave2 permits · to 2014
- 48 Chester Ave1 permit · to 2001
- 49 Chester Ave9 permits · to 2026
- 50 Chester Ave6 permits · to 2014
- 51 Chester Ave5 permits · to 2026
- 52 Chester Ave5 permits · to 2021
- 53 Chester Ave1 permit · to 2015
- 54 Chester Ave3 permits · to 2020
- 57 Chester Ave3 permits · to 2022
- 58 Chester Ave1 permit · to 2019
- 59 Chester Ave1 permit · to 2020
- 60 Chester Ave1 permit · to 2021
- 61 Chester Ave5 permits · to 2012
- 63 Chester Ave1 permit · to 2000
- 64 Chester Ave1 permit · to 2011
- 65 Chester Ave3 permits · to 2020
- 66 Chester Ave3 permits · to 2011
- 70 Chester Ave6 permits · to 2019
- 71 Chester Ave1 permit · to 2014
- 72 Chester Ave6 permits · to 2025
- 74 Chester Ave4 permits · to 2023
- 75 Chester Ave2 permits · to 2004
- 77 Chester Ave1 permit · to 2022
- 78 Chester Ave7 permits · to 2022
- 79 Chester Ave4 permits · to 2021
- 80 Chester Ave2 permits · to 2022
- 82 Chester Ave2 permits · to 2026
- 83 Chester Ave3 permits · to 2025
- 84 Chester Ave8 permits · to 2016
- 87 Chester Ave1 permit · to 2025
- 89 Chester Ave6 permits · to 2024
- 95 Chester Ave4 permits · to 2022
- 97 Chester Ave2 permits · to 2015
- 99 Chester Ave6 permits · to 2023
- 101 Chester Ave6 permits · to 2016
- 103 Chester Ave4 permits · to 2014
- 105 Chester Ave4 permits · to 2012
- 107 Chester Ave7 permits · to 2022
- 109 Chester Ave3 permits · to 2000
- 113 Chester Ave8 permits · to 2025
- 115 Chester Ave1 permit · to 2021
- 117 Chester Ave2 permits · to 2005
- 121 Chester Ave1 permit · to 2022
- 123 Chester Ave4 permits · to 2022
- 127 Chester Ave3 permits · to 2002
- 133 Chester Ave2 permits · to 2023
- 135 Chester Ave8 permits · to 2023
- 141 Chester Ave1 permit · to 2016