Monthly report · September 2023
Toronto building permits, September 2023
The City of Toronto issued 2,712 building permits in September 2023, −20.2% on August 2023 and −7.7% on September 2022. Between them they cover 179 new homes and $354.7M of declared construction value. Yonge-Bay Corridor took the most permits of any neighbourhood, at 98.
- Permits issued
- 2,712−20.2% on August 2023
- Homes created
- 179net -630 after 809 removed
- Declared construction value
- $354.7Mas filed, not adjusted
- Demolitions
- 97full demolition permits
Where the building happened
| Neighbourhood | Permits | Homes created |
|---|---|---|
| Yonge-Bay Corridor | 98 | 0 |
| Annex | 58 | 2 |
| South Riverdale | 57 | 0 |
| Stonegate-Queensway | 47 | 4 |
| Greenwood-Coxwell | 47 | 3 |
| Oakwood Village | 41 | 2 |
| Leaside-Bennington | 38 | 2 |
| St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands | 38 | 0 |
| Banbury-Don Mills | 37 | 0 |
| Rosedale-Moore Park | 37 | 0 |
| East End-Danforth | 36 | 6 |
| Wellington Place | 36 | 0 |
| West Humber-Clairville | 36 | 4 |
| The Beaches | 36 | 1 |
| Danforth East York | 35 | 4 |
The 15 busiest of Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods this month. Permit count and new homes are different questions: Yonge-Bay Corridor led on permits, while East End-Danforth added the most homes at 6. A permit without a dwelling unit is usually a renovation, a mechanical system or a sign.
What the permits were for
Largest projects by declared value
| Issued | Address | Work | What was filed | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2023 | 844 Don Mills Rd | New Building | CROSSTOWN - BLOCK 1A- Proposal to construct a new 9 storey commercial building with office, daycare, retail uses at grade and 3 levels of underground parking. Building will have a connection to the future Eglinton LRT Science Centre Station. See also 19 206988 SA | $100.0M | New build |
| Sep 11, 2023 | 686 Bay St | Interior Alterations | PGCRL BUILDING - RENOVATION OF LABS & OFFICES LEVELS 2, 6, 12 & 14. | $10.7M | Open |
| Sep 28, 2023 | 77 Adelaide St W | Interior Alterations | Proposed interior alterations to bank office on 4th Floor - BMO bank | $7.1M | Open |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 636 Glenholme Ave | Inside and Outside Drains | Drain - Addition of a five classroom childcare to the existing school site with parking and drop off. Includes a small parking area off of Vaughan Rd. | $5.0M | Closed |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 636 Glenholme Ave | Addition(s) | Addition of a five classroom childcare to the existing school site with parking and drop off. Includes a small parking area off of Vaughan Rd. | $5.0M | Closed |
| Sep 26, 2023 | 236 Albion Rd | Garage Repair/Reconstruction | Proposal for concrete repairs to the parking garage in an existing apartment building. | $5.0M | Open |
| Sep 22, 2023 | 399 Bathurst St | Interior Alterations | Renovation of existing booster pump room and IT closet as part of enabling work for future new tower construction. Renovation of existing outpatient urgent care clinic to become rapid access addiction medicine (RAAM) clinic | $5.0M | Open |
| Sep 21, 2023 | 250 College St | Interior Alterations | Proposal for interior alteration for ground, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th Floors. Work includes the following; Removing existing partitions, installing new Parititions, Door Hardware Changes, New Electrical and Data Drops, Removal of non-WC sinks and other various plumbing modifications, HVAC Air Flow balan | $4.9M | Closed |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 711 Bloor St E | Other(BA) | Proposal for concrete repairs, waterproofing and asphalt replacement on existing concrete parking structure. | $4.7M | Closed |
| Sep 5, 2023 | 87 Gerrard St E | Interior Alterations | Interior alterations to level 3 and level 4 of Toronto Metropolitan University, scope includes hvac unit upgrades | $3.2M | Closed |
The 10 most expensive permits issued in September 2023, the largest at $100.0M on 844 Don Mills Rd. Declared value is the applicant’s own estimate on the form, not a contract price or an assessment.
How to read this, and what it is not
This counts permits the City issued in September 2023, not permits applied for. An issued permit is a decision that has happened, which is what makes the month a real unit. A permit applied for in September 2023 may not be issued for months and will appear in that month instead. Permit counts are not construction: a single build often takes separate building, plumbing, HVAC and drain permits, so 2,712 permits is fewer than 2,712 projects.
25 of this month’s permits were for laneway or garden suites — see the running count. Figures are rebuilt daily from the City’s open data and can revise as the City updates its own records, so a month keeps settling for a while after it ends. Nothing here is hand-entered. Full sources and caveats: method. A year earlier, in September 2022, the City issued 2,937 permits covering 136 homes.
Journalists and researchers are welcome to quote these figures with a link to this page. Underlying data is the City of Toronto’s, under the Open Government Licence.