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Building permits in West Queen West
The City of Toronto has 5,136 building permits on record for the West Queen West neighbourhood, going back to 1971. Those permits created 4,815 homes and removed 57, a net change of +4,758. Declared construction value totals $1.6B. Half of the 4,720 permits issued here came through within 21 days of the application. The most recent permit was issued Oct 30, 2026 at 50 Stafford St.
- Permits on record
- 5,1361971–2026
- Declared construction value
- $1.6Bas filed, not adjusted
- Homes created
- 4,815dwelling units
- Homes removed
- 57net +4,758
- Typical wait
- 21 days6 days faster than the city
Permits issued per year
20002026 (part year)
Zoning
- Most common zone
- R54.2% of permits · by-law 10.10
- In detached-house zones
- 0.0%38.0% below the city’s 38.0%
- Permits with a zone
- 2,987of 5,136 on record
The zoning categories the permits in West Queen West 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
- 185since 2016
- Approved
- 88.3%2.5% below the city · 145 decided
- Median time to a decision
- 163 days43 days slower than the city
Some projects in West Queen West 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 184 days, not the 21 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 | 50 Stafford St | Underpinning | Underpinning foundation at south and west wall | $25K | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 952 King St W | Demolition | Proposed demolition of former gas station building and adjacent sheds. | — | Demolition |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 700 King St W | Sign Building Permit Related | 1 Wall Sign****ORCHARD KITCHEN**** | — | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 701 King St W | Electromagnetic Locks | Installation of 2 maglocks on amenity floors | $8K | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 752 Richmond St W | Multiple Projects | Revision: The basement entrance retaining wall has been changed from a cast-in-place concrete wall to a 10-inch reinforced concrete block wall. | — | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 736 Richmond St W | Garage | REV02: Revision to structural drawings.REV01: Revisions to structural - refer to ground floor plan for structural revisions.Proposal to construct 1 storey detached garage in rear yard | — | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 734 Richmond St W | Party Wall Admin Permits | Party wall administrative permit related to work at 736 Richmond St W. 26-166843 BLD 00 SR | — | Open |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 263 Niagara St | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed alterations to convert dwelling to 3-units from 4-units (2 basement units are un-permitted). Work entails legalising a self-contained unit in basement (B1 - front of dwelling) and removing a self-contained unit in basement (B2 - rear of dwelling) built without a building permit b | — | Open |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 263 Niagara St | Interior Alterations | Proposed alterations to convert dwelling to 3-units from 4-units (2 basement units are un-permitted). Work entails legalising a self-contained unit in basement (B1 - front of dwelling) and removing a self-contained unit in basement (B2 - rear of dwelling) built without a building permit by previous | $25K | Open |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 72 Stafford St | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - INTERIOR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING DESIGNER STUDIO TO MAKE AN EMPLOYEE LOUNGE WITH BEVERAGE SERVICE AREA AND SHOWROOM | — | Open |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 791 Queen St W | Interior Alterations | REV 01: Office replaced with washroom including new exhaust fan, Exhaust fan added to kitchen, Air handler unit for cold air onlyProposed interior alterations for 'In Cha' tea shop with 7 seats | — | Open |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 791 Queen St W | Building Permit Related(MS) | REV 01: Office replaced with washroom including new exhaust fan, Exhaust fan added to kitchen, Air handler unit for cold air onlyHVAC - Proposed interior alterations for 'In Cha' tea shop takeout | — | Open |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 791 Queen St W | Building Permit Related(PS) | REV 01: Office replaced with washroom including new exhaust fan, Exhaust fan added to kitchen, Air handler unit for cold air onlyPlumbing - Proposed interior alterations for 'In Cha' tea shop takeout | — | Open |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 1071 King St W | New Building | To construct a 17 storey mixed-use building with 298 rental units, retail at grade and two levels of underground parking | $78.0M | New build |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 720 King St W | Interior Alterations | Interior alterations - Unit 505 | $1.4M | Open |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 720 King St W | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Interior alterations - Unit 505 | — | Open |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 720 King St W | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Interior alterations - Unit 505 | — | Open |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 883 Queen St W | Other(BA) | Proposed roof repairs to existing wood deck, guards and pergola on the roof and rear 3rd storey deck. | $20K | Open |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 793 Queen St W | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations for new ground floor takeout restaurant (donut shop)See also 26 218196 WNP | — | Open |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 77 Walnut Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Foundation Repair and Underpinning (13m) | — | Open |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 77 Walnut Ave | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Foundation Repair and Underpinning (13m) | — | Open |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 79 Walnut Ave | Party Wall Admin Permits | administrative permit for 77 Walnut Ave | $20K | Open |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 77 Walnut Ave | Underpinning | Foundation Repair and Underpinning (13m) | $20K | Open |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 96 Massey St | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposed second-unit basement apartment, interior alterations to all floors (total area: 161.6 m²), basement underpinning with a total length of 48.78 m, and porch | — | Open |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 793 Queen St W | Interior Alterations | Proposal for interior alterations for new ground floor takeout restaurant (donut shop)See also 26 218196 WNP | $20K | Open |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 705 King St W | Other(BA) | Proposal to expand existing generator room on level P1. | $1.9M | Open |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 1001 Queen St W | Building Permit Related(MS) | Revision: he are numerous changes which reflect on site conditions. All changes bubbled on the submitted drawings | — | Open |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 905 King St W | Sprinklers | Proposal to install 2 new double interlock pre-action sprinkler systems for a new data hall fit-out in an existing vacant space on the third level. See also 26-189921 BLD 00 BA | $137K | Open |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 835 Queen St W | Demolition | Proposal to demolish existing mixed use building. | — | Demolition |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 835 Queen St W | Partial Permit - Shoring | Conditional Permit - Part Permit - Proposal for a new 6 storey mixed-use building containing 19 residential dwelling units, ground floor retail and 1 basement level.See also 20 160774 STE 10 SA. | — | Open |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 693 Queen St W | Addition(s) | Proposal to construct an one-storey rear addition to existing retail. | $50K | Open |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 693 Queen St W | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal to construct an one-storey rear addition to existing retail. | — | Open |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 1005 King St W | Sign Building Permit Related | 3 wall signs **TIM HORTONS** | — | Closed |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 703A Queen St W | Other(BA) | Repair of front exterior wall. This permit shall be read in conjunction with Permit No. 26 201901 BLD 00 BA. | $50K | Open |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 575 Adelaide St W | HVAC: Other Group C Buildings | Proposal for replacement of the existing make-up air unit on the roof with a similar-sized unit, replacement of the garbage room and electrical room exhaust fans with similar-sized units, and replacement of two vestibule pressurization fans with similar-sized units. | $400K | Open |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 703A Queen St W | Other(BA) | Repair of front exterior wall. This permit shall be read in conjunction with Permit No. 26 231156 BLD 00 BA. | $50K | Open |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 905 King St W | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal to upgrade the infrastructure of the entire facility to increase both the electrical and a mechanical /cooling capacity of the building to allow for the future installation of data centre halls within spaces that were previously office spaces. | — | Open |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 905 King St W | Interior Alterations | Proposal to upgrade the infrastructure of the entire facility to increase both the electrical and a mechanical /cooling capacity of the building to allow for the future installation of data centre halls within spaces that were previously office spaces. | $1.0M | Open |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 800 Adelaide St W | Balcony/Guard Repairs | Revision: concrete stair replacement | — | Open |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 101 Stokes St | Sign Building Permit Related | 1 wall sign.***CAMH*** | — | Open |
The 40 most recent of 5,136 permits on record. Figures come from the City’s active and cleared permit datasets, refreshed daily — what that covers, and what it misses.