Postal area · 46 of 98 by permit count
Building permits in M8V
The City of Toronto has 9,865 building permits on record for the M8V postal area, going back to 1991. Those permits created 6,025 homes and removed 254, a net change of +5,771. Declared construction value totals $2.0B. Half of the 9,233 permits issued here came through within 28 days of the application. The most recent permit was applied for Oct 30, 2026 at 53 Lake Shore Dr.
- Permits on record
- 9,8651991–2026
- Declared construction value
- $2.0Bas filed, not adjusted
- Homes created
- 6,025dwelling units
- Homes removed
- 254net +5,771
- Typical wait
- 28 days1 day slower than the city
Permits issued per year
20002026 (part year)
Zoning
- Most common zone
- RM59.6% of permits · by-law 10.80
- In detached-house zones
- 20.5%17.4% below the city’s 38.0%
- Permits with a zone
- 8,518of 9,865 on record
The zoning categories the permits in M8V 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 | 53 Lake Shore Dr | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for a second floor addition, reconfigure the existing basment walkout, a rear deck, side canopy and interior alterations | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 60 Birmingham St | Inside and Outside Drains | Drain - Proposal for partial demolition and replacement of existing slab on grade, new foundations for a future second floor, new sub-slab drainage, new exterior concrete pads and foundations for future mechanical equipment, and a structural skeleton of a future 0-hour smoke separation. | $100K | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 2432 Lake Shore Blvd W | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations and addition at rear of second floor | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 60 Birmingham St | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal for partial demolition and replacement of existing slab on grade, new foundations for a future second floor, new sub-slab drainage, new exterior concrete pads and foundations for future mechanical equipment, and a structural skeleton of a future 0-hour smoke separation. | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 86 George St | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposed second Storey addition over existing bungalow and new covered front porch | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 60 Birmingham St | Multiple Projects | REVISION - Interior renovation and fit-out of an existing facility for ISO-classified cleanrooms and support spaces, including new partitions, cleanroom systems, architectural finishes, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, lighting, fire alarm, sprinkler, and localized structural modifications.Proposal for p | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 53 Lake Shore Dr | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal for a second floor addition, reconfigure the existing basment walkout, a rear deck, side canopy and interior alterations | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 86 George St | Addition(s) | Proposed second Storey addition over existing bungalow and new covered front porch | $500K | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 26 Eighth St | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal for 2 storey rear addition, interior alteration and underpinning of existing basement | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 256 Birmingham St | Fire Damage | Proposal for structural fire damage restoration | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 96 Lake Cres | Garage | Proposed structural tree damage restoration | $15K | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 26 Eighth St | Multiple Projects | Proposed new two storey rear addition, interior alteration and underpinning of existing basement. | $150K | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 32 Seventeenth St | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal to construct a two storey single family dwelling with integral garage, finished basement, basement walkout and rear deck | — | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 302 Dwight Ave | Addition(s) | Proposal for warehouse expansion, interior alterations. | $20.0M | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 302 Dwight Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal for warehouse expansion, interior alterations. | — | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 2318 Lake Shore Blvd W | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Interior Fit-Up for Medical Unit in a Shell unit - UNIT 302-304 | — | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 2318 Lake Shore Blvd W | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Interior Fit-Up for Medical Unit in a Shell unit - UNIT 302-304 | — | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 302 Dwight Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for warehouse expansion, interior alterations. | — | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 32 Seventeenth St | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposal to construct a two storey single family dwelling with integral garage, finished basement, basement walkout and rear deck | — | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 2318 Lake Shore Blvd W | Interior Alterations | Interior Fit-Up for Medical Unit in a Shell unit - UNIT 302-304 | $195K | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 32 Seventeenth St | Demolition | Proposal to demolish the existing dwelling | — | Demolition |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 32 Seventeenth St | New Building | Proposal to construct a two storey single family dwelling with integral garage, finished basement, basement walkout and rear deck | $700K | New build |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 149 1/2 Stanley Ave | Interior Alterations | Proposed interior alterations and associated exterior modifications. No increase in GFA, building footprint is unchanged, | $200K | Open |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 4 Twenty Third St | Multiple Projects | Revision 01: underpinning, interior alterations, resizing rear wood deck. Proprosed interior alteration (70 sq m.) and convert to two units, and front basement walkout. | — | Open |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 21 Primrose Ave | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposal to underpinn the foundation of an existing SFD-detached dwelling. | — | Open |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 21 Primrose Ave | Multiple Projects | Proposal to underpinn the foundation of an existing SFD-detached dwelling and create a basement walkout. | — | Open |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 139 Lake Cres | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | Proposal to install a backwater valve. | — | Open |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 2953 Lake Shore Blvd W | Interior Alterations | Proposal fo interior alterations to an existing vacant unit on the ground floor for new dental clinic.Convenience address is 2955 Lake Shore Blvd W | $400K | Open |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 2953 Lake Shore Blvd W | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal fo interior alterations to an existing vacant unit on the ground floor for new dental clinic.Convenience address is 2955 Lake Shore Blvd W | — | Open |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 2953 Lake Shore Blvd W | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal fo interior alterations to an existing vacant unit on the ground floor for new dental clinic.Convenience address is 2955 Lake Shore Blvd W | — | Open |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 21 Primrose Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal to underpinn the foundation of an existing SFD-detached dwelling. | — | Open |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 181 Sixth St | Multiple Projects | REV: Proposed revision for layout change and structural updatesProposed interior alterations, underpinning, new deck in the rear yard, and new roof on the east side of the existing detached single family dwelling. | — | Open |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 7 Tenth St | Building Permit Related(MS) | Revision 01: revision to convert existing 3-unit to 4-unit. HVAC - CONSTRUCTION OF NEW THREE STOREY, TRIPLEX RESIDENTIAL BUILDING | — | Open |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 30 Murrie St | Multiple Projects | Revision #1 - expand the rear yard addition to be inline with the existing dwelling. Reduction of front parch and material change of front porch.Proposal for 1 storey rear yard addition, interior alterations to 1st and 2nd floor,underpinning of foundation walls, new front yard basement walkout, new | — | Open |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 61 Twenty Sixth St | Demolition | To demolish existing dwelling and construct a new one storey | — | Demolition |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 24 Queens Ave | Multiple Projects | Proposal for a rear addition, interior alterations & converting existing dwelling to a four unit detached houseplex | $600K | Open |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 53 Lake Shore Dr | Multiple Projects | Proposal for a second floor addition, reconfigure the existing basment walkout, a rear deck, side canopy and interior alterations | $1.5M | Open |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 2491 Lake Shore Blvd W | Partial Permit - Structural Framing | Part Permit - Proposal to construct a mixed-use building at 2491 Lakeshore Boulevard West is a 9-storey structure with one parkade level, ground-floor retail, 151 dwelling units, and amenity spaces serving the dwelling units. Indoor amenities include a residential gym on level 1 and a community gath | — | Open |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 60 Birmingham St | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposal for partial demolition and replacement of existing slab on grade, new foundations for a future second floor, new sub-slab drainage, new exterior concrete pads and foundations for future mechanical equipment, and a structural skeleton of a future 0-hour smoke separation. | — | Open |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 2491 Lake Shore Blvd W | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal to construct a mixed-use building at 2491 Lakeshore Boulevard West is a 9-storey structure with one parkade level, ground-floor retail, 151 dwelling units, and amenity spaces serving the dwelling units. Indoor amenities include a residential gym on level 1 and a community gathering s | — | Open |
The 40 most recent of 9,865 permits on record. Figures come from the City’s active and cleared permit datasets, refreshed daily — what that covers, and what it misses.