Neighbourhood · 157 of 158 by permit count
Building permits in Elms-Old Rexdale
The City of Toronto has 1,171 building permits on record for the Elms-Old Rexdale neighbourhood, going back to 1994. Those permits created 92 homes and removed 22, a net change of +70. Declared construction value totals $110.6M. Half of the 1,075 permits issued here came through within 28 days of the application. The most recent permit was applied for Oct 30, 2026 at 39 Norfield Cres.
- Permits on record
- 1,1711994–2026
- Declared construction value
- $110.6Mas filed, not adjusted
- Homes created
- 92dwelling units
- Homes removed
- 22net +70
- Typical wait
- 28 days1 day slower than the city
Permits issued per year
20002026 (part year)
Zoning
- Most common zone
- RM42.0% of permits · by-law 10.80
- In detached-house zones
- 34.2%3.8% below the city’s 38.0%
- Permits with a zone
- 1,051of 1,171 on record
The zoning categories the permits in Elms-Old Rexdale 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
- 33since 2016
- Approved
- 96.6%5.7% above the city · 29 decided
- Median time to a decision
- 107 days13 days faster than the city
Some projects in Elms-Old Rexdale 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 135 days, not the 28 days the permit figure alone suggests. How variances work, and the approval rates.
Most common work
Structures worked on
Postal areas
Most recent permits
| Issued | Address | Work | What was filed | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 39 Norfield Cres | Addition(s) | Proposal for second storey addition to convert existing sfd-detached to a 4 units dwelling | $300K | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 2459 Islington Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing Revision 01 - Revision to 26 165732 PLB 00 PS to as built condition as per clouded drawings. -------------------------------------------------------------Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to existing daycare and changes to exterior window size | — | Open |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 39 Norfield Cres | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposed 2nd storey addition and converting SFD to 4 units dwelling | — | Open |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 17 Boniface Ave | Addition(s) | Proposal to convert existing rear sun room to living space, connecting to the existing first floor. | $5K | Open |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 39 Norfield Cres | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed 2nd storey addition and converting SFD to 4 units dwelling | — | Open |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 39 Norfield Cres | Multiple Projects | Proposed 2nd storey addition and converting SFD to 4 units dwelling | $300K | Open |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 5 Burrard Rd | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - PROPOSED GARDEN SUITE | — | Open |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 5 Burrard Rd | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | PROPOSED GARDEN SUITE | $100K | Open |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 5 Burrard Rd | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - PROPOSED GARDEN SUITE | — | Open |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 398 Albion Rd | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Convert existing detached garage to a garden suite | — | Open |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 398 Albion Rd | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Convert existing detached garage to a garden suite | — | Open |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 398 Albion Rd | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Convert existing detached garage to a garden suite | $200K | Open |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 398 Albion Rd | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Convert existing detached garage to a garden suite | — | Open |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 7 Caulfield Rd | Interior Alterations | Proposal for structural alterations on the main floor. | $10K | Open |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 64 Allenby Ave | Underpinning | Underpin of existing vacant single dwelling | $85K | Open |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 12 Hadrian Dr | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | PROPOSED GARDEN SUITE IN REAR YARD | $120K | Open |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 12 Hadrian Dr | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - PROPOSED GARDEN SUITE IN REAR YARD | — | Open |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 12 Hadrian Dr | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - PROPOSED GARDEN SUITE IN REAR YARD | — | Open |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 64 Allenby Ave | Underpinning | Underpinning of existing vacant dwelling to be converted to a futuer 2 unit dwelling. | $125K | Closed |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 2459 Islington Ave | Multiple Projects | Proposal for interior alterations to existing daycare and changes to exterior window size | $100K | Open |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 2459 Islington Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to existing daycare and changes to exterior window size | — | Open |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 12 Hadrian Dr | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations to convert existing single family dwelling to fourplex. | — | Open |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 32 Beattie Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposal to construct a 2 storey garden suite. | $165K | Open |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 133 Allenby Ave | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | supply and install backwater valve | — | Closed |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 17 Boniface Ave | Addition(s) | PROPOSED SUN ROOM ADDITION AND ROOF COVERED CANOPY TO THE EXISTING ONE STOREY DWELLING. | $5K | Closed |
| Jul 7, 2026 | 12 Hadrian Dr | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposed interior alterations to convert existing single family dwelling to fourplex. | — | Open |
| Jul 7, 2026 | 12 Hadrian Dr | Multiple Projects | Proposed interior alterations to convert existing single family dwelling to fourplex. | $100K | Open |
| Jun 16, 2026 | 130 Allenby Ave | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | BACKWATER VALVE INSTALLATION | — | Closed |
| May 13, 2026 | 4 Boniface Ave | Garage | Proposed Garage to replace existing | $50K | Open |
| May 8, 2026 | 28 Tandridge Cres | Interior Alterations | The scope of work for the townhome involves modifications to the existing main-level washroom. | $3K | Closed |
| May 7, 2026 | 11 Densmore Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | REV 01: Revision to mechanical drawings.HVAC - Proposal to demolish the existing garage and construct a garden suite. | — | Closed |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 4 Boniface Ave | Garage | Proposal to demolish existing garage and construct a new garage. | $50K | Closed |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 15 Burrard Rd | Building Permit Related(PS) | REV 01: Revision to construct a fourth dwelling unit.Plumbing - Proposed Interior Alterations to create fourth unit in basement & covert Triplex to Fourplex | — | Closed |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 11 Densmore Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal to demolish the existing garage and construct a garden suite. | — | Open |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 11 Densmore Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposal to convert existing garage to a garden suite. | $50K | Open |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 72 Irwin Rd | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | BWV INSTALLATION | — | Open |
| Apr 16, 2026 | 15 Burrard Rd | Alternative Solution | Proposed Alternative solution to OBC Div B 7.1.2.4.(2) by;Providing additional cleanouts in the drainage piping of each of the dwelling units, to ensure that any part of the drainage pipes located in the unit can be cleaned without entering the space of another unit.The domestic hot and cold-water l | — | Closed |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 19 Pylon Pl | Second Suite (New) | Proposal for converting the existing finished basement to the additional dwelling unit with below grade entrance/ walk-up and adding a laundry for principal unit in the lower main floor level. The house is a back split. | $40K | Open |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 19 Pylon Pl | Second Suite (New) | Proposal for converting the existing finished basement to the additional dwelling unit with below grade entrance/ walk-up and adding a laundry for principal unit in the lower main floor level. The house is a back split. | $40K | Closed |
| Jan 19, 2026 | 2267 Islington Ave | Interior Alterations | Proposal for interior alteration, fit out for Laundromat. | $80K | Open |
The 40 most recent of 1,171 permits on record. Figures come from the City’s active and cleared permit datasets, refreshed daily — what that covers, and what it misses.