Monthly report · June 2024
Toronto building permits, June 2024
The City of Toronto issued 2,663 building permits in June 2024, +1.3% on May 2024 and −10.0% on June 2023. Between them they cover 556 new homes and $669.0M of declared construction value. Yonge-Bay Corridor took the most permits of any neighbourhood, at 123.
- Permits issued
- 2,663+1.3% on May 2024
- Homes created
- 556net +434 after 122 removed
- Declared construction value
- $669.0Mas filed, not adjusted
- Demolitions
- 81full demolition permits
Where the building happened
| Neighbourhood | Permits | Homes created |
|---|---|---|
| Yonge-Bay Corridor | 123 | 0 |
| Annex | 50 | 4 |
| Clairlea-Birchmount | 46 | 2 |
| Oakwood Village | 46 | 4 |
| Trinity-Bellwoods | 45 | 3 |
| The Beaches | 45 | 2 |
| Islington | 42 | 6 |
| Kensington-Chinatown | 42 | 35 |
| South Riverdale | 39 | 3 |
| Bayview Village | 38 | 6 |
| Wellington Place | 37 | 0 |
| West Humber-Clairville | 36 | 2 |
| Princess-Rosethorn | 35 | 5 |
| Willowdale West | 35 | 4 |
| Junction Area | 34 | 5 |
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 Kensington-Chinatown added the most homes at 35. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2024 | 440 Dufferin St | New Building | Construct a mixed-use building (Building A/B) 13 and 10 storeys over 2-levels of underground parking & construct a 2nd mixed use building (Building C) over 2-levels of underground parking containing a total of 408 dwelling units, retail & a small business incubation centre (1,350.0 m2) for the City | $96.8M | New build |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 155 Balmoral Ave | Inside and Outside Drains | Drain - Proposal for construction of a new 15-storey building(13 storey +Mech 2storey) with underground parking is proposed to be developed over three parcels of land. See SPA application 21 144184 STE 12 SA - 155 BALMORAL AVE. The proposed retirement development encompasses approximately 17,417 sm | $85.5M | Open |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 2 Bloor St E | Multiple Projects | PROPOSED: Interior Alterations and level 6 addition | $66.0M | Open |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 79 Wellington St W | Interior Alterations | Proposal to construct interior alterations at levels 28-33. Torys. | $38.6M | Closed |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 161 Bay St | Interior Alterations | PROPOSAL FOR INTERIOR ALTERATION IN FULL 32ND, 33RD AND 34TH FLOORS OF AN EXISTING GROUP D SPACE. NEW INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION TO INCLUDE NEW STAIR AND NEW OPENING, NEW OPEN WORK SPACE, ENCLOSED OFFICES, ACCESSORY MEETING ROOMS, CONVENIENCE UNISEX TOILET ROOMS, AND PANTRY WITH SEATING. | $17.5M | Closed |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 25 Augusta Ave | New Building | Proposal to construct a new 4 storey apartment building with 31 affordable modular units. There will be a commercial kitchen, resident dining area, and support offices on ground floor. The upper 3 floors will have 10 residential units each. Proposal is within the Rapid Housing Initiative, Open Door | $15.0M | New build |
| Jun 3, 2024 | 0 LOWE'S PL | New Building | Delivery and placment of a pre-fab PCTM building for a transformer station. The station consists of two 50/83 MVA, 215/28 kV transformers DESN station which will be supplied by a new 230 kV line tap off of the C5R and C20R lines running between Richview TS and Cherrywood TS. | $14.0M | New build |
| Jun 7, 2024 | 555 University Ave | Interior Alterations | Interior alterations to existing building - Early Works Burton and Atrium - TP.2 | $13.3M | Open |
| Jun 5, 2024 | 33 Yonge St | Interior Alterations | Proposal for interior demolition of the existing office space - UNITS 815 & 830. A future application will be submitted for the fitout of unit 830 and small portion of 815 | $12.0M | Closed |
| Jun 27, 2024 | 321 Silver Star Blvd | New Building | Proposed construction of a 3-storey self-storage facility (9,982.62m2). Construction with be conventional structural steel with concrete SOG and SOD with exterior cladding/masonry. | $12.0M | New build |
The 10 most expensive permits issued in June 2024, the largest at $96.8M on 440 Dufferin St. 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 June 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 June 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 2,663 permits is fewer than 2,663 projects.
20 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 June 2023, the City issued 2,960 permits covering 237 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.