MANORPATH
Toronto Property Intelligence

Most Toronto homeowners
are making decisions
without the full picture.

Before you renovate, add on, rebuild, or decide to move — you need to know what your lot actually supports. The zoning, the GFA, suite eligibility, and what your neighbours have already gotten approved — in one clear report, before you spend a dollar on an architect.

25+ Years of local approval patterns
500m Nearby approval precedents in every report
3 Paths analysed: addition, rebuild, suite
$99 Delivered by email · pilot reports within 24hrs
What you receive

Everything your architect
would research. First.

A registered planner charges $300–$500 for preliminary zoning research. We give you the same underlying data — interpreted for your property — for $99, delivered by email.

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Zoning Classification

Your zone code under Bylaw 569-2013, what it permits as of right, and where the variances typically land in your neighbourhood.

Standard
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GFA Analysis

Gross floor area — how much you can build as of right, and a realistic variance scenario based on what Committee of Adjustment has approved nearby.

Standard
03
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Garden Suite Eligibility

Analysis under O. Reg. 462/24 (November 2024). Whether your lot qualifies, lot coverage implications, and setback requirements.

New regulation
04
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Laneway Suite Analysis

Live lane detection — whether your property backs onto a public lane and what that means for a laneway suite application.

Standard
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Neighbourhood Approval History

Nearby planning and approval precedents within 500m of your address — what has been approved and refused, with variance details. What the street has supported, and where applications have failed.

25 years indexed
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Strategic Interpretation

Not just the data — what it means for your specific situation. Which path the lot supports, where the constraints are, and what questions to bring to your architect.

Included
Illustrative sample report

Here's what the intelligence looks like
for a sample Toronto property.

14 Moore Ravine Drive, Toronto
RD (f12.0; a370) — Residential Detached · Moore Park
Illustrative Sample · Not a real report
Lot Frontage
50 ft
Lot Depth
157 ft
Lot Area
7,850 sq ft
GFA As-of-Right
4,900 sq ft
Variance Scenario
5,500+ sq ft
Heritage Overlay
Yes
GFA Breakdown
FSI Permitted0.60
FSI Requested (variance)0.70
As-of-right GFA4,910 sq ft
Variance scenario GFA5,495 sq ft
Current structure (est.)~3,200 sq ft
Unused capacity1,710 sq ft
✓ Eligible
Garden Suite
Lot area exceeds 370m² threshold. Rear yard depth supports a compliant structure under O. Reg. 462/24.
⚑ Verify
Laneway Suite
No public lane detected on rear property line. Laneway suite application unlikely to proceed without variance.
Neighbourhood Approval History — Nearby Precedents (500m radius)
47 Davisville Village Ave Rear yard addition — reduced rear setback 7.5m → 4.2m Approved
112 Leaside Ave Second storey addition — height variance 8.5m → 9.8m Approved
██ ████████ Rd Full rebuild — 3rd storey, FSI 0.35 → 0.68 Approved
██ ████████ Ave Lot coverage variance 33% → 45% — insufficient justification Refused
██ ████████ Dr Garden suite — side setback reduced to 0.6m Approved
Process

Three steps.
Under a minute.

01

Enter your address

Type in any Toronto address. We match it to the City of Toronto zoning layer, parcel data, and local planning approval history.

02

Pay $99

Secure checkout via Stripe. No subscription, no account required. One property, one report, one payment.

03

Receive your report

Delivered by email as a PDF. Pilot reports within 24 hours. Ready to share with your architect or planner before you commit to a direction.

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We had already called an architect. The report showed us the current house was using less than two-thirds of what the lot supports — and that several nearby properties had received approvals we didn't know were possible. We cancelled the renovation and rebuilt. The difference was significant.

Example homeowner scenario · Illustrative only · Not a verified customer testimonial

The real cost is making
the wrong decision.

Renovating when you should rebuild. Adding on when the lot supports something better. Spending six months with an architect before understanding what the zoning allows. These are expensive mistakes — and they happen because homeowners start the process without the full picture.

  • Zoning classification and permitted standards under Bylaw 569-2013
  • GFA analysis — as-of-right and realistic variance scenario
  • Garden suite eligibility under O. Reg. 462/24
  • Laneway suite analysis with live lane detection
  • 25 years of nearby planning and approval precedents within 500m
  • Strategic interpretation of what the data means for your property
  • Delivered as a shareable PDF by email
Planner research fee — $300–$500
$99
One property · Delivered by email · Toronto only

This report provides general property intelligence only and is not legal, planning, architectural, or zoning advice. Findings should be verified with the City of Toronto and a qualified professional before making any decisions.

🔒 Secure checkout 📧 Delivered by email ↩ Money-back guarantee
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100% Satisfaction Guarantee

If your report doesn't contain zoning data for your Toronto address, or if your property falls outside Toronto city limits, we'll refund your $99 in full — no questions asked. The data is either there or it isn't. If it isn't, you don't pay.

Common questions

Everything you need to know

How accurate is the zoning data? +
We source zoning data directly from the City of Toronto Open Data portal, cross-referenced with the City's live GIS layer and updated to Bylaw 569-2013 with amendments through 2024, including Ontario Regulation 462/24 (November 2024). Local approval data is drawn from publicly available City of Toronto planning records. This is the same underlying data a planning consultant uses — we've made it accessible and interpreted it for your specific address. We recommend verifying findings with a registered planner before any formal application.
How is this different from the City's zoning map? +
The City's map gives you a zone code. It doesn't tell you what that code means in practice — how much you can build, what your neighbours have gotten approved, or whether your property is underbuilt relative to the street. Manorpath connects those data sources and interprets them for your specific address. You leave with a clear picture of your options, not a reference number you have to decode yourself.
I'm not sure whether to renovate, add on, or rebuild. Will this help? +
That's exactly the question this report is designed to inform. It won't make the decision for you — but it will show you what each path permits, what comparable properties have done, and whether your lot has meaningful room above what's currently built. Most homeowners find the data changes the conversation significantly.
How current is the neighbourhood approval data? +
We index local planning and approval records going back to 2000, with particular depth in the 2017–2026 period. Records are updated on a rolling basis as new decisions are published by the City. The date of the most recently indexed record is shown in every report.
Does this replace a planning consultant? +
No — and we're straightforward about that. A Manorpath report prepares you to have a much better conversation with your architect, planner, or designer. You'll arrive already knowing what your lot supports, what the local precedents are, and what questions to ask. For a formal variance or development application, you'll need a registered planner — but you won't be starting from scratch.
Who is behind Manorpath? +
Manorpath is a Toronto-based property intelligence platform built by people who have worked directly in the city's residential renovation and design market. We built this because we watched too many homeowners start expensive processes — renovation drawings, architect fees, contractor quotes — before understanding what their lot actually supported. That's an avoidable mistake. This report is how you avoid it.