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Toronto Ward 6

York Centre: what you can build here

Fourplex as-of-right

York Centre sits inside Toronto's citywide multiplex zoning, so a fourplex is allowed as of right on most detached lots here. A sixplex, in a detached building only, is allowed as of right in nine wards, and York Centre is not one of them. The browse button below opens current listings in York Centre.

Can you build a sixplex in York Centre?

Not as of right. Toronto allows a sixplex as of right in nine wards, in a detached building only, and York Centre is not one of them. A fourplex is allowed as of right here, as it is across Toronto.

Is a fourplex as-of-right in York Centre?

Yes. A fourplex is allowed as of right on most detached residential lots in York Centre, the same as it is across Toronto.

Committee rulings in York Centre

Committee of Adjustment rulings on 4 to 60 unit files in this ward, newest first, by property address and City file number.

The last twelve months10 Oct 2025 to 10 Oct 2026

Rulings

5

Approved

Not confirmed

Median days, filing to ruling

90

A ruling is an approval or a refusal at a hearing. Deferred and withdrawn files are left out, because neither says what the Committee decided. Fewer than 10 rulings in twelve months, so no approval rate is shown.

17 McAllister RdCity fileA0231/26NY

Ruling

Approved, 6 Aug 2026

Units

5 units, including a suiteHouseplex

Lot

13.4 m (44'-0") x 49.1 m (161'-0")

Lot area

653 m² (7,029 ft²)

Days to ruling

59

Ward

York Centre (Ward 6)

Zone

RD

Filed

8 Jun 2026
23 Smallwood DrCity fileA0423/25NY

Ruling

Refused, 20 Nov 2025

Units

4 unitsHouseplex

Lot

19.8 m (65'-0") x 36.6 m (120'-0")

Lot area

582 m² (6,265 ft²)

Days to ruling

51

Ward

York Centre (Ward 6)

Zone

RD

Filed

30 Sep 2025
165 Tavistock RdCity fileA0265/25NY

Ruling

Approved, 14 Aug 2025

Units

4 unitsHouseplex

Lot

15.2 m (50'-0") x 36.9 m (121'-0")

Lot area

562 m² (6,049 ft²)

Days to ruling

62

Ward

York Centre (Ward 6)

Zone

RD

Filed

13 Jun 2025
4 Virgilwood DrCity fileA0071/25NY

Ruling

Approved, 3 Apr 2025

Units

4 unitsHouseplex

Lot

9.8 m (32'-0") x 38.1 m (125'-0")

Lot area

366 m² (3,940 ft²)

Days to ruling

43

Ward

York Centre (Ward 6)

Zone

RM

Filed

19 Feb 2025
560 Finch Ave WCity fileA0072/25NY

Ruling

Approved, 3 Apr 2025

Units

4 unitsHouseplex

Lot

16.8 m (55'-0") x 38.1 m (125'-0")

Lot area

628 m² (6,760 ft²)

Days to ruling

43

Ward

York Centre (Ward 6)

Zone

RM

Filed

19 Feb 2025
15 Goddard StCity fileA0409/24NY

Ruling

Approved, 26 Sep 2024

Units

4 unitsHouseplex

Lot

18.3 m (60'-0") x 43.0 m (141'-0")

Lot area

785 m² (8,450 ft²)

Days to ruling

48

Ward

York Centre (Ward 6)

Zone

RD

Filed

9 Aug 2024
30 Tippett RdCity fileA0783/22NY

Ruling

Approved, 13 Apr 2023

Units

16 unitsConversion of the existing building

Lot

78.6 m (258'-0") x 131.7 m (432'-0")

Lot area

5,974 m² (64,304 ft²)

Days to ruling

128

Ward

York Centre (Ward 6)

Zone

CR

Filed

6 Dec 2022

1 ruling that covers more than one lot, such as a lot split or a building on each of two lots, is not listed here, because each line shows the size and the homes of one lot.

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Ward boundaries and the rules change, and none of this is a zoning opinion on a specific lot. Confirm what an address allows with a TESA Scan.

Ward boundaries: City of Toronto Open Data. Sixplex wards: City of Toronto By-law 654-2025. Committee rulings: City of Toronto Committee of Adjustment records.