Postal area · 19 of 98 by permit count
Building permits in M1L
The City of Toronto has 13,334 building permits on record for the M1L postal area, going back to 1993. That is the 19th busiest postal area in the city. Those permits created 5,411 homes and removed 224, a net change of +5,187. Declared construction value totals $1.8B. Half of the 12,450 permits issued here came through within 63 days of the application. The most recent permit was issued Oct 30, 2026 at 658 Pharmacy Ave.
- Permits on record
- 13,3341993–2026
- Declared construction value
- $1.8Bas filed, not adjusted
- Homes created
- 5,411dwelling units
- Homes removed
- 224net +5,187
- Typical wait
- 63 days36 days slower than the city
Permits issued per year
20002026 (part year)
Zoning
- Most common zone
- RD47.1% of permits · by-law 10.20
- In detached-house zones
- 47.1%9.1% above the city’s 38.0%
- Permits with a zone
- 7,434of 13,334 on record
The zoning categories the permits in M1L 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.
Most common work
Structures worked on
Most recent permits
| Issued | Address | Work | What was filed | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 658 Pharmacy Ave | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Basement: Two Secondary Suites UNIT 1: As-built bachelor apartment .UNIT 2: One bedroom, living space, kitchen, and dining with three washrooms .First Floor : Interior alterations, including porch area renovation and a balcony above the porch. Alteration to the front elevation. Second Floor | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 658 Pharmacy Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Basement: Two Secondary Suites UNIT 1: As-built bachelor apartment .UNIT 2: One bedroom, living space, kitchen, and dining with three washrooms .First Floor : Interior alterations, including porch area renovation and a balcony above the porch. Alteration to the front elevation. Second Flo | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 17 Eastgate Cres | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - PROPOSED REAR ADDTION AND DECK and COVER FRONT PORCH | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 57 Patterson Ave | Solar Collector | Roof mounted solar panel installation | $14K | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 777 Warden Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Rev 01 - Proposed amendments to plumbing work.Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations including removal of interior partitions, plumbing fixtures, and installation of new exit stairs. | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 15 Knightsbridge Rd | Deck | Proposed As-Built Deck at Rear Yard | $1K | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 2 Lebovic Ave | Sign Building Permit Related | One wall sign*** THRIFTYS*** | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 768 Warden Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed interior alteration to create a bubble tea shop (Restaurant) within an existing retail tenant space (Group E) | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 53 Karnwood Dr | New Building | REVISION 01- TO EXTEND ROOF TO COVER SECOND FLOOR WEST BALCONY SERVING BEDROOM 5Proposal for a new 2-storey SFD-Detached, two units dwellimng units. | — | New build |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 149 Presley Ave | Deck | REAR YARD WOOD DECK - UNCOVERED | $10K | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 36 Bertha Ave | Second Suite (New) | PROPOSED BASEMENT SECONDARY SUITE | $30K | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 36 Bertha Ave | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - PROPOSED BASEMENT APARTMENT | — | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 20 Teesdale Pl | Garage Repair/Reconstruction | Proposal for underground garage repairs and waterproofing | $1.0M | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 36 Bertha Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - PROPOSED BASEMENT APARTMENT | — | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 11 Macey Ave | Fire Damage | Proposal for fire damage restoration | — | Open |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 11 Florens Ave | New Building | REVISION 2 - 1. Lower basement bedroom size change; 2. Ground floor elevation reduced; 3. front porch & stair position change, front stair size change, front walkway area revised; 4. Window well at west side yard added; 5. 2nd floor sunroom removed from front side and new balcony added instead; 6. G | — | New build |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 72 Bexhill Ave | New Building | Revision 01: REVISION OF FLOOR AND WALL ASSEMBLIES (INCLUDING REMOVAL OF PARAPET IN FIRE SEPARATION AND USE OF F9g, F45j, and F44g DEPENDING ON FLOOR LEVEL)Proposal to construct a new fourplex. (Part 2/B) This permit is already hissed review by Air Khazaneh. The missing and updated drawings has been | — | New build |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 72 Bexhill Ave | New Building | Revision 01: REVISION OF FLOOR AND WALL ASSEMBLIES (INCLUDING REMOVAL OF PARAPET IN FIRE SEPARATION AND USE OF F9g, F45j, and F44g DEPENDING ON FLOOR LEVEL)Proposal to construct a new fourplex. (Part 1/A) This permit is already hissed review by Air Khazaneh. The missing and updated drawings has been | — | New build |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 2 Lebovic Ave | Sign Building Permit Related | One wall sign*** THRIFTYS*** | — | Closed |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 110 Mack Ave | Interior Alterations | Proposed interior alterations for a walk in cold storage. | $10K | Open |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 8 Southmead Rd | Deck | Proposed new attached deck in rear yard of existing detaching single family dwelling | $18K | Open |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 3464 Danforth Ave | Other(BA) | Proposal for a basement walk out and canopy at the rear | $10K | Open |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 521 Warden Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed Garden suite | — | Open |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 525 Warden Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed Garden suiteConvenience address is 527 Warden Ave. | — | Open |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 521 Warden Ave | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposed garden suite. | — | Open |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 521 Warden Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed garden suite. | — | Open |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 521 Warden Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposed garden suite. | $800K | Open |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 11 Arden Cres | Building Permit Related(MS) | REVISION-01HVAC - Proposed dwelling unit in the basement and interior alterations on the ground floor. | — | Open |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 521 Warden Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposed garden suite. | $800K | Open |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 521 Warden Ave | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposed garden suite. | — | Open |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 521 Warden Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposed Garden suite | $800K | Open |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 521 Warden Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed garden suite. | — | Open |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 75B Westbourne Ave | Unspecified | Deferred Fees from folder 25 266847 (RSN-5756183) ZoningProcess RSN 80900277 | — | Open |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 525 Warden Ave | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | Proposed Garden suiteConvenience address is 527 Warden Ave. | $80K | Open |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 521 Warden Ave | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposed Garden suite | — | Open |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 17 Kingswell Cres | Multiple Projects | Interior alterations and a 2-storey rear and side addition to existing 1-1/2-storey single family | $800K | Open |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 768 Warden Ave | Interior Alterations | Proposed interior alteration to create a bubble tea shop (Restaurant) within an existing retail tenant space (Group E) | $150K | Open |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 11 Florens Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | REV 01: HVAC - Proposal to construct a new two-storey duplex. | — | Open |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 23 Craigton Dr | Interior Alterations | Proposal to replace guard in response to municipal order. | $5K | Open |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 23 Engelhart Cres | Interior Alterations | Proposal to replace railing in response to municipal order. | $10K | Open |
The 40 most recent of 13,334 permits on record. Figures come from the City’s active and cleared permit datasets, refreshed daily — what that covers, and what it misses.