Postal area · 6 of 98 by permit count
Building permits in M4J
The City of Toronto has 17,107 building permits on record for the M4J postal area, going back to 1971. That is the 6th busiest postal area in the city. Those permits created 1,453 homes and removed 297, a net change of +1,156. Declared construction value totals $996.8M. Half of the 16,123 permits issued here came through within 14 days of the application. The most recent permit was applied for Oct 30, 2026 at 89 Caithness Ave.
- Permits on record
- 17,1071971–2026
- Declared construction value
- $996.8Mas filed, not adjusted
- Homes created
- 1,453dwelling units
- Homes removed
- 297net +1,156
- Typical wait
- 14 days13 days faster than the city
Permits issued per year
20002026 (part year)
Zoning
- Most common zone
- R40.7% of permits · by-law 10.10
- In detached-house zones
- 22.2%15.8% below the city’s 38.0%
- Permits with a zone
- 16,610of 17,107 on record
The zoning categories the permits in M4J 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 | 89 Caithness Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposed new two-storey rear addition. Interior alterations to the basement, first, and second floors. New kitchen on the first floor and two new bathrooms on the second floor. | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 161 Queensdale Ave | Multiple Projects | Proposed underpinning (33m) & finished basement | $20K | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 163 Queensdale Ave | Underpinning | Shared Wall Underpinning | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 315 Bain Ave | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | Back water valve installation | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 84 Kings Park Blvd | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposal to demolish existing dwelling and construct new 3 storey sixplex. | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 400 Greenwood Ave | Other(BA) | Proposal for interior alterations (replacement of pump pit access hatch, localized concrete repairs, alterations and installation of pit ladders and pump control rework). | $200K | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 84 Kings Park Blvd | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal to demolish existing dwelling and construct new 3 storey sixplex. | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 84 Kings Park Blvd | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal to demolish existing dwelling and construct new 3 storey sixplex. | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 84 Kings Park Blvd | New Building | Proposal to demolish existing dwelling and construct new 3 storey sixplex. | $300K | New build |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 84 Kings Park Blvd | Demolition | Proposal to demolish existing dwelling and construct new 3 storey sixplex. | — | Demolition |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 17 Boothroyd Ave | New Building | Revision 01 - Revisin to add fifth-unit (fiveplex).---------------------------------------------------------Proposal to demolish existing triplex and construct a new three storey fourplex (garden suite proposed on site not in this review). | — | New build |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 55 Wiley Ave | Interior Alterations | PROPOSED POWDER ROOM ON GROUND FLOOR AND REMOVAL OF LOAD BEARING WALL AND PROPOSED LVL BEAM | $7K | Closed |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 55 Wiley Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - PROPOSED POWDER ROOM ON GROUND FLOOR AND REMOVAL OF LOAD BEARING WALL AND PROPOSED LVL BEAM | — | Closed |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 400 Greenwood Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposed replacement of the existing 3T bridge crane with a new 10T bridge crane addition within the TTC train maintenance facility, and all associated mechanical work. | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 400 Greenwood Ave | Interior Alterations | Proposed replacement of the existing 3T bridge crane with a new 10T bridge crane addition within the TTC train maintenance facility, and all associated mechanical work. | $10.6M | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 56 Kimbourne Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - New washroom and new openings on the main floor | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 56 Kimbourne Ave | Interior Alterations | New washroom and new openings on the main floor | $10K | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 114 Cadorna Ave | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | Proposal to install back water valve | — | Closed |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 96 Dewhurst Blvd | Party Wall Admin Permits | Party Wall Permit related to 98 Dewhurst Bv (26 258291 BLD 00 SR) | — | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 98 Dewhurst Blvd | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for a third floor rear addition | — | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 161 Parkmount Rd | New Building | Proposal to demolish existing 2.5 storey SFD to construct a 3 storey Houseplex (5 units) | $1.0M | New build |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 161 Parkmount Rd | Demolition | Proposal to demolish existing 2.5 storey SFD to construct a 3 storey Houseplex (5 units) | — | Demolition |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 450 O'Connor Dr | Multiple Projects | Proposal to construct a new walk-out stair and interior alterations. | $25K | Closed |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 485 Jones Ave | Multiple Projects | Proposal for a new coverd deck, below grade entrance and new carport. | $25K | Closed |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 14 Ladysmith Ave | Multiple Projects | REV 03: Per bubbled drawingsREV 02 : changes to the layout of the extension area in the west part of the building.Proposal for a rear 2 storey addition, basement addition, and interior alterations to existing place of worship. | — | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 84 Kings Park Blvd | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal to construct a new 2 storey garden suite. | — | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 14 Ladysmith Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | REV 03 - per drawingsRevision to the layout of the extension area in the west part of the building.Plumbing - Proposal for a rear 2 storey addition, and interior alterations to existing place of worship. | — | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 378 O'Connor Dr | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - New three storey sixplex buidlingSee also 26 223703 ZAP | — | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 378 O'Connor Dr | New Building | New three storey sixplex buidlingSee also 26 223703 ZAP | $1.2M | New build |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 378 O'Connor Dr | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - New three storey sixplex buidlingSee also 26 223703 ZAP | — | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 220 Donlands Ave | Multiple Projects | 2ND STOREY ADDITION TO EXISTING ONE STOREY DWELLING AND TWO STOREY ADDITION AT REAR YAR (ADDITION 106.59M2, ALTERATION 75.79M2) TO CREATE 3 PLX DWELLING | $500K | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 14 Ladysmith Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | REV 03: Per drawingsRevision to the layout of the extension area in the west part of the building.HVAC - Proposal for a rear 2 storey addition, and interior alterations to existing place of worship. | — | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 84 Kings Park Blvd | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposal to construct a new 2 storey garden suite. | — | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 244 O'Connor Dr | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal to construct a partial second storey addition and interior alterations to convert an existing detached SFD into a three unit detached structure. | — | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 378 O'Connor Dr | Demolition | New three storey sixplex buidling | — | Demolition |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 7 Dawson Ave | Carport | New carport canopy | $20K | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 800 Greenwood Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Revision 02: Revisions as bubbled.Revision 01: Revision to permit to include new grease interceptors in Room B77 and the movement and deletion of some openings and lintels above them throughout. Revision includes the removal and replacement of beam fireproofing spray in Rooms B77, C71, C72 and C72A | — | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 244 O'Connor Dr | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal to construct a partial second storey addition and interior alterations to convert an existing detached SFD into a three unit detached structure. | — | Open |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 1262 Danforth Ave | Multiple Projects | Proposal to modify the existing shared vestibule and replace the existing storefront glazing with a roll up glass door | $10K | Open |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 255 Westwood Ave | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | INSTALL BACK WATER VALVE | — | Open |
The 40 most recent of 17,107 permits on record. Figures come from the City’s active and cleared permit datasets, refreshed daily — what that covers, and what it misses.