Monthly report · November 2024
Toronto building permits, November 2024
The City of Toronto issued 2,612 building permits in November 2024, −22.2% on October 2024 and −5.5% on November 2023. Between them they cover 582 new homes and $1.4B of declared construction value. Yonge-Bay Corridor took the most permits of any neighbourhood, at 124.
- Permits issued
- 2,612−22.2% on October 2024
- Homes created
- 582net +534 after 48 removed
- Declared construction value
- $1.4Bas filed, not adjusted
- Demolitions
- 53full demolition permits
Where the building happened
| Neighbourhood | Permits | Homes created |
|---|---|---|
| Yonge-Bay Corridor | 124 | 0 |
| Annex | 55 | 3 |
| South Riverdale | 54 | 4 |
| Trinity-Bellwoods | 48 | 3 |
| High Park-Swansea | 45 | 3 |
| Leaside-Bennington | 42 | 2 |
| Palmerston-Little Italy | 33 | 5 |
| Junction-Wallace Emerson | 32 | 3 |
| Mimico-Queensway | 32 | 4 |
| Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills | 31 | 4 |
| Birchcliffe-Cliffside | 31 | 7 |
| Banbury-Don Mills | 31 | 1 |
| West Humber-Clairville | 31 | 2 |
| Downtown Yonge East | 31 | 0 |
| Humewood-Cedarvale | 30 | 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 Birchcliffe-Cliffside added the most homes at 7. 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 21, 2024 | 900 Bay St | Sprinklers | Sprinkler permit update based on 24-181473 ALT, new permit since previous 20-113679 permit is closed.Macdonald Block Reconstruction Project | $1.0B | Closed |
| Nov 15, 2024 | 330 Progress Ave | New Building | Proposal to build a new two storey zero-carbon certified Multi-Function Station for Toronto Paramedic Services, for paramedics, logistics staff, paramedic education staff, and EMS ambulances and vehicles. New parking for staff and visitors. | $70.0M | New build |
| Nov 29, 2024 | 227 Gerrard St E | Inside and Outside Drains | Drain - Application to construct a seven storey mixed use building with 124 dwelling units, ground floor retail and 2 levels of underground parking garage | $47.0M | Open |
| Nov 28, 2024 | 1050 Military Trl | New Building | Proposed building contains teaching and research laboratory, classrooms, meeting rooms, faculty offices, study lounges, a psychology clinic, retail pharmacy. STRUCTURE ADDRESS - 840 MILITARY TRAIL | $41.4M | New build |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 292 Dundas St W | New Building | Proposal to construct a new 32 Storey mixed-use building, containing 382 residential units, with 3 levels of underground parking garage. | $20.0M | New build |
| Nov 7, 2024 | 285 Raleigh Ave | Addition(s) | One storey addition, for industrial building (Structural Steel Fabricator) | $13.0M | Open |
| Nov 13, 2024 | 1240 Sheppard Ave E | Inside and Outside Drains | Drain - Construct a new 4 storey underground pump station with a new 1 storey above ground control station. | $10.0M | Open |
| Nov 13, 2024 | 1236 Sheppard Ave E | Site Service | site servicing- Construct a new 4 storey underground pump station with a new 1 storey above ground control station. | $10.0M | Open |
| Nov 13, 2024 | 50 Wilson Heights Blvd | Other(MS) | Proposal to install geothermal piping underground for a proposed development. | $4.7M | Open |
| Nov 26, 2024 | 150 College St | Other(BA) | Proposal for small exterior enclosure to receive the underground pipes and the interior fire rated enclosures around the pipes in the stairwells | $4.5M | Open |
The 10 most expensive permits issued in November 2024, the largest at $1.0B on 900 Bay 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 November 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 November 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 2,612 permits is fewer than 2,612 projects.
37 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 2023, the City issued 2,763 permits covering 412 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.