Monthly report · January 2024
Toronto building permits, January 2024
The City of Toronto issued 2,414 building permits in January 2024, +8.9% on December 2023 and −3.9% on January 2023. Between them they cover 509 new homes and $691.6M of declared construction value. Eringate-Centennial-West Deane took the most permits of any neighbourhood, at 98.
- Permits issued
- 2,414+8.9% on December 2023
- Homes created
- 509net +453 after 56 removed
- Declared construction value
- $691.6Mas filed, not adjusted
- Demolitions
- 65full demolition permits
Where the building happened
| Neighbourhood | Permits | Homes created |
|---|---|---|
| Eringate-Centennial-West Deane | 98 | 0 |
| Yonge-Bay Corridor | 92 | 0 |
| Malvern West | 61 | 59 |
| West Humber-Clairville | 59 | 1 |
| Annex | 59 | 29 |
| Rosedale-Moore Park | 53 | 0 |
| South Riverdale | 40 | 3 |
| Wellington Place | 39 | 0 |
| Trinity-Bellwoods | 35 | 2 |
| High Park-Swansea | 34 | 5 |
| Corso Italia-Davenport | 34 | 3 |
| Alderwood | 34 | 3 |
| Stonegate-Queensway | 31 | 3 |
| Downtown Yonge East | 31 | 0 |
| The Beaches | 31 | 1 |
The 15 busiest of Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods this month. Permit count and new homes are different questions: Eringate-Centennial-West Deane led on permits, while Malvern West added the most homes at 59. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2024 | 701 Warden Ave | Addition(s) | To demolish existing bus terminal TTC Warden Station and construct a new bus terminal | $112.0M | Open |
| Jan 17, 2024 | 270 The Kingsway | New Building | Proposal for the construction of a nine-storey mixed use condominium with 210 residential units, 3 commercial units and 2 levels of underground (Block 5).See alternative solution 21-246584 | $100.0M | New build |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 1285 Queen St E | New Building | Proposal to construct a 6 storey concrete condo with 76 residential units, 1 level of below grade parking, and commercial at grade. | $100.0M | New build |
| Jan 12, 2024 | 8450 Sheppard Ave E | New Building | Construct new 3 storey community centre | $58.2M | New build |
| Jan 9, 2024 | 89 Avenue Rd | New Building | Proposal to construct a 20 storey residential building with 3 levels of below grade parking. | $50.0M | New build |
| Jan 3, 2024 | 2200 Islington Ave | New Building | Proposal to construct a raised parking deck above a parking lot to serve Block 2 retail centre | $15.0M | New build |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 170 Queens Wharf Rd | Inside and Outside Drains | Drain - PROPOSED: Environmental remediation of existing soils, ground reinforcement, new connections to municipal services, construction of large retaining walls, site lighting. | $12.0M | Open |
| Jan 17, 2024 | 5160 Yonge St | Interior Alterations | Construct new offices on portion of the 14th and complet 15th and 16th floors for office purposes | $11.5M | Closed |
| Jan 9, 2024 | 2260 Islington Ave | New Building | Proposal to construct a new retail building (Costco). Work includes but it not limited to, building shell, canopies, interior tenant improvements, and finishes, items finished by the owner and installed by the contractor and items finished and installed by the owner with final connections by the con | $10.6M | New build |
| Jan 26, 2024 | 170 Elizabeth St | Interior Alterations | Proposed interior alterations to an existing hospital building in SickKids Atrium P1N, P2S and service level mechanical rooms intalling new AHU | $8.5M | Closed |
The 10 most expensive permits issued in January 2024, the largest at $112.0M on 701 Warden Ave. 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 January 2024, 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 January 2024 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 2,414 permits is fewer than 2,414 projects.
12 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 January 2023, the City issued 2,512 permits covering 997 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.