Monthly report · November 2023
Toronto building permits, November 2023
The City of Toronto issued 2,763 building permits in November 2023, +0.5% on October 2023 and −7.4% on November 2022. Between them they cover 412 new homes and $789.4M of declared construction value. Malvern West took the most permits of any neighbourhood, at 135.
- Permits issued
- 2,763+0.5% on October 2023
- Homes created
- 412net +306 after 106 removed
- Declared construction value
- $789.4Mas filed, not adjusted
- Demolitions
- 101full demolition permits
Where the building happened
| Neighbourhood | Permits | Homes created |
|---|---|---|
| Malvern West | 135 | 0 |
| Annex | 70 | 0 |
| Bendale-Glen Andrew | 69 | 11 |
| Yonge-Bay Corridor | 62 | 1 |
| Oakwood Village | 47 | 1 |
| Lawrence Park South | 47 | 2 |
| Wellington Place | 46 | 0 |
| Rosedale-Moore Park | 45 | 2 |
| Banbury-Don Mills | 43 | 2 |
| The Beaches | 41 | 2 |
| Leaside-Bennington | 39 | 2 |
| Lawrence Park North | 39 | 3 |
| Palmerston-Little Italy | 38 | 4 |
| West Humber-Clairville | 38 | 2 |
| Bedford Park-Nortown | 36 | 4 |
The 15 busiest of Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods this month. Permit count and new homes are different questions: Malvern West led on permits, while Bendale-Glen Andrew added the most homes at 11. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2023 | 250 Front St E | Other(BA) | Permit for secant wall/slurry wall in relation to new Corktown station. No excavation. | $230.0M | Closed |
| Nov 21, 2023 | 51 Beechgrove Dr | New Building | The Highland Creek Fluidized Bed Incineration Project and South Facility Upgrades Project include the demolition of the existing Heat Treatment Building (under separate permit), and construction of a new Fluidized Bed Incinerator (FBI) Building. The new FBI building is 4-storeys. There are various u | $26.7M | New build |
| Nov 24, 2023 | 413 Roehampton Ave | Site Service | Drain - Proposed construction of new 3-storey (28-units) residential condominium with 2-storey below grade (1-storey residential and 1-storey parking garage) | $24.7M | Open |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 225 Birmingham St | New Building | Proposal to construct 19 stacked townhouse units in Block 6. See also Alternative Solution folder 21-237630 ALT. | $20.0M | New build |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 225 Birmingham St | New Building | Proposal to construct 12 stacked townhouse units in Block 9 atop a one level common underground (parking garage) building in related building permit 20 183634. See also Alternative Solution folder 20-215578 ALT. | $20.0M | New build |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 225 Birmingham St | New Building | Proposal to construct 19 stacked townhouse units in Block 7. See also Alternative Solution folder 21-237632 ALT. | $20.0M | New build |
| Nov 27, 2023 | 225 Birmingham St | New Building | Proposal to construct 28 stacked townhouse units in Block 3 atop a one level common underground (parking garage) building in related building permit 20 183634. See also Alternative Solution folder 20-215512 ALT. | $20.0M | New build |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 225 Birmingham St | New Building | Proposal to construct 16 stacked townhouse units in Block 11 atop a one storey common below grade parking facility (see related building permit 20-183634). See also Alternative Solution folder 20-215584 ALT. | $20.0M | New build |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 225 Birmingham St | New Building | Proposal to construct 24 stacked townhouse units, in Block 10 atop a one level common underground (parking garage) building in related building permit 20 183634. See also Alternative Solution folder 20-215583 ALT. | $20.0M | New build |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 225 Birmingham St | New Building | Proposal to construct 9 stacked townhouse units in Block 4. See also Alternative Solution folder 21-237624 ALT. | $20.0M | New build |
The 10 most expensive permits issued in November 2023, the largest at $230.0M on 250 Front St E. 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 November 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 November 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 2,763 permits is fewer than 2,763 projects.
31 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 November 2022, the City issued 2,984 permits covering 1,580 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.