Monthly report · December 2024
Toronto building permits, December 2024
The City of Toronto issued 2,149 building permits in December 2024, −17.7% on November 2024 and −3.0% on December 2023. Between them they cover 1,810 new homes and $813.0M of declared construction value. Yonge-Bay Corridor took the most permits of any neighbourhood, at 100.
- Permits issued
- 2,149−17.7% on November 2024
- Homes created
- 1,810net +1,760 after 50 removed
- Declared construction value
- $813.0Mas filed, not adjusted
- Demolitions
- 55full demolition permits
Where the building happened
| Neighbourhood | Permits | Homes created |
|---|---|---|
| Yonge-Bay Corridor | 100 | 3 |
| Annex | 55 | 6 |
| Trinity-Bellwoods | 36 | 6 |
| Etobicoke City Centre | 35 | 0 |
| Oakwood Village | 34 | 2 |
| South Riverdale | 34 | 0 |
| Rosedale-Moore Park | 34 | 0 |
| Dovercourt Village | 32 | 7 |
| The Beaches | 31 | 1 |
| Stonegate-Queensway | 31 | 1 |
| West Humber-Clairville | 31 | 2 |
| Palmerston-Little Italy | 31 | 6 |
| Runnymede-Bloor West Village | 30 | 2 |
| Junction-Wallace Emerson | 29 | 3 |
| Birchcliffe-Cliffside | 26 | 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 Dovercourt Village 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2024 | 365 Parliament St | New Building | Proposal to construct one 25 storey Tower (South Tower) and one 10 storey mid-rise tower (North Tower) on a shared podium with retail at grade, 631 units (327 Units in South Tower) and 2 levels U/G parking. This permit include U/G parking and South Tower. (Refer to #21-250319 BLD for North Tower) | $114.0M | New build |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3260 Sheppard Ave E | New Building | Proposed 4 level underground parking garage. See related applications: 14-268070 00 NB (30 storey/289 unit mixed use West Tower and Podium) and 14-268100 00 NB (30 storey 309 unit East Tower) | $100.0M | New build |
| Dec 10, 2024 | 365 Parliament St | New Building | Proposal to construct one 25 storey Tower (South Tower) and one 10 storey mid-rise tower (North Tower) on a shared podium with retail at grade, 631 units (304 Units in North Tower) and 2 levels U/G parking. This permit includes only the above-grade portion of North Tower. (Refer to #21-250273 BLD fo | $90.0M | New build |
| Dec 18, 2024 | 3260 Sheppard Ave E | New Building | Proposed mixed use 30 storey building containing 307 residential units, retail space, restaurant on the ground floor, amenities on the second floor and medical offices on the third floor. To be constructed in conjunction with the East Tower 14-268100 NB. Permit for the underground parking garage and | $84.0M | New build |
| Dec 18, 2024 | 3260 Sheppard Ave E | New Building | Proposed 30 storey building containing 308 residential units to be constructed in conjunction with the West Tower and Podium (14-268070 00 NB) Underground parking garage and SHO for entire site is under permit application 14-268055 00 NB | $81.0M | New build |
| Dec 30, 2024 | 3260 Sheppard Ave E | New Building | Proposed new 11 storey residential building containing 176 residential units (phase II of overall development), above the underground parking garage (14 268055 BLD 00 NB). | $63.0M | New build |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1001 Sheppard Ave E | New Building | Construct a 19 storey tower with 168 residential units - Tower C - Block 15REFER 19-155827 NNY 17SALead file 20-227069 BLD 00 NB | $50.0M | New build |
| Dec 6, 2024 | 43 MILLWOOD RD | New Building | Proposal to construct a new three storey recreational building. A new City of Toronto Aquatics and recreation facility with a 6 lane 25m pool and a leisure activity pool, associated change rooms, multipurpose rooms, and administration office spaces. A rooftop walking track with green space elements | $27.0M | New build |
| Dec 24, 2024 | 150 Eighth St | New Building | Proposal to construct a new 6 storey apartment building (affordable rental housing) with 58 residential units and at grade parking. See also 22 216985 WET 03 SA. | $18.7M | New build |
| Dec 9, 2024 | 7 Vanauley St | Other(MS) | Project work to include drilling of boreholes, lateral tie-ins, manifolds, and pumping for geo-exchange system at 7 Vanauley St., work to be completed in advance of new build | $14.0M | Open |
The 10 most expensive permits issued in December 2024, the largest at $114.0M on 365 Parliament 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 December 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 December 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 2,149 permits is fewer than 2,149 projects.
27 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 December 2023, the City issued 2,216 permits covering 406 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.