Neighbourhood · 7 of 158 by permit count
Building permits in The Beaches
The City of Toronto has 14,945 building permits on record for the The Beaches neighbourhood, going back to 1983. That is the 7th busiest neighbourhood in the city. Those permits created 1,477 homes and removed 241, a net change of +1,236. Declared construction value totals $807.0M. Half of the 14,260 permits issued here came through within 16 days of the application. The most recent permit was applied for Oct 30, 2026 at 7 Isleworth Ave.
- Permits on record
- 14,9451983–2026
- Declared construction value
- $807.0Mas filed, not adjusted
- Homes created
- 1,477dwelling units
- Homes removed
- 241net +1,236
- Typical wait
- 16 days11 days faster than the city
Permits issued per year
20002026 (part year)
Zoning
- Most common zone
- R79.1% of permits · by-law 10.10
- In detached-house zones
- 18.5%19.5% below the city’s 38.0%
- Permits with a zone
- 13,270of 14,945 on record
The zoning categories the permits in The Beaches 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
- 751since 2016
- Approved
- 90.9%in line with the city · 657 decided
- Median time to a decision
- 153 days33 days slower than the city
Some projects in The Beaches 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 169 days, not the 16 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 | 7 Isleworth Ave | Addition(s) | Proposal to enclose the existing rear porch to create a 3 season mudroom | $44K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 194 Waverley Rd | Interior Alterations | Proposal for interior alteration to first floor only on existing SFD detached. | $40K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 194 Waverley Rd | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for interior alteration to first floor only on existing SFD detached. | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 39 Hammersmith Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations to first floor and basement. Reconstruct lower portion of verandah in the front | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 204 Lee Ave | Finishing Basements | REVISION-01Interior alterations | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 168 Silver Birch Ave | Underpinning | Proposed underpinning of the existing basement foundation along the front portion of the dwelling. | $150K | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 168 Silver Birch Ave | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposed underpinning of the existing basement foundation along the front portion of the dwelling. | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 204 Lee Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | REVISION-01Plumbing - Interior alterations | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 168 Silver Birch Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed underpinning of the existing basement foundation along the front portion of the dwelling. | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 132 Silver Birch Ave | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Interior alterations, including structural modifications, basement walkout and underpinning | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 132 Silver Birch Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Interior alterations, including structural modifications, basement walkout and underpinning | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 15 Silver Birch Ave | Multiple Projects | Proposal to alter the existing house by constructing a new 3rd floor, a new 1-storey side addition, alterations to the interior layout and construction of 4 exterior porches. new roof deck, enlarged bay window | $250K | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 104 Silver Birch Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal to demolish existing garage and construct a new two-storey garden suite.See alsi 26-155978 ZAP 00 ZR & 26-212171 STE 19 MV | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 117 Wheeler Ave | Interior Alterations | Proposal for interior in the basement and ground floor | $50K | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 104 Silver Birch Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal to demolish existing garage and construct a new two-storey garden suite.See alsi 26-155978 ZAP 00 ZR & 26-212171 STE 19 MV | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 39 Hammersmith Ave | Interior Alterations | Proposed interior alterations to first floor and basement. Reconstruct lower portion of verandah in the front | $70K | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 104 Silver Birch Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposal to demolish existing garage and construct a new two-storey garden suite.See alsi 26-155978 ZAP 00 ZR & 26-212171 STE 19 MV | $500K | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 935 Kingston Rd | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - PROPOSAL FOR REAR EXTENSION AND INTERIOR ALTERATION AT THE GROUND FLOOR AND PART OF THE BASEMENT TO CHANGE IT TO VETERINARIAN CLINIC. REAR EXTENSION AND INTERIOR ALTERATION AT THE SECOND FLOOR IN EXISTING APARTMENT UNIT. | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 117 Wheeler Ave | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposal for interior in the basement and ground floor | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 9 Boardwalk Dr | Other(PS) | Replacement of in suite kitec domestic water piping | $5K | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 104 Silver Birch Ave | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposal to demolish existing garage and construct a new two-storey garden suite.See alsi 26-155978 ZAP 00 ZR & 26-212171 STE 19 MV | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 2006 Queen St E | Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) | Replacement of an existing 1" DCVA backflow prevention valve | $3K | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 117 Wheeler Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for interior in the basement and ground floor | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 7 Balmy Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal to demolish the existing SFD and construct a 2-unit House and 2 storey Garden House in the rear yard. The 2-unit House is not part of this application. | — | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 99 Scarboro Beach Blvd | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposed multiple projects including a two-storey addition and interior alterations. PorchSee also 24-249109 ZAP 00 ZR | — | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 2491 Queen St E | Sign Building Permit Related | 1 wall sign**PAWS IN THE BATH** | — | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 40 Herbert Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Demolish an existing two storey Single-Family Dwelling and construct a new three storey Two-Family Dwelling. | — | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 1661 Queen St E | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Interior renovations to facilitate the conversion of the existing Alliance Cinema space back to a shell condition to accommodate future tenant occupancy of a Gym (separate permit submission). New second floor addition and new elevator, new stair, interconnected floor space, and the additi | — | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 1661 Queen St E | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Interior renovations to facilitate the conversion of the existing Alliance Cinema space back to a shell condition to accommodate future tenant occupancy of a Gym (separate permit submission). New second floor addition and new elevator, new stair, interconnected floor space, and the addition | — | Open |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 204B Waverley Rd | New Building | REVISION 01: INTERIOR ALTERATIONS | — | New build |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 34 Wheeler Ave | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposal to construct basement underpinning | — | Closed |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 34 Wheeler Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal to construct basement underpinning | — | Closed |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 95 Bellefair Ave | Multiple Projects | REV02: Proposed revision for conversion to open front porch as shown on R4 drawings, all other previously approved work remains unchanged.Revision - new rear balcony at second floor and remove part of existing walls. New engineer signed the architectural set. | — | Open |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 30 Wheeler Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - | — | Open |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 30 Wheeler Ave | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - | — | Open |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 160 Maclean Ave | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | Backwater Valve installation | — | Open |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 30 Wheeler Ave | New Building | Propose to demolish the existing SFD and to construct a 3 storey 2-unit house with integral garage. | $800K | New build |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 91 Sarah Ashbridge Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposed Third Storey Rear AdditionInterior alteration | — | Open |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 90 Waverley Rd | Second Suite (New) | Proposal to convert existing finished basement into secondary suite. | $50K | Open |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 49 Pine Cres | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations and underpinning. | — | Open |
The 40 most recent of 14,945 permits on record. Figures come from the City’s active and cleared permit datasets, refreshed daily — what that covers, and what it misses.