Monthly report · March 2025
Toronto building permits, March 2025
The City of Toronto issued 2,815 building permits in March 2025, +27.6% on February 2025 and +7.6% on March 2024. Between them they cover 488 new homes and $569.9M of declared construction value. Edenbridge-Humber Valley took the most permits of any neighbourhood, at 196.
- Permits issued
- 2,815+27.6% on February 2025
- Homes created
- 488net +403 after 85 removed
- Declared construction value
- $569.9Mas filed, not adjusted
- Demolitions
- 75full demolition permits
Where the building happened
| Neighbourhood | Permits | Homes created |
|---|---|---|
| Edenbridge-Humber Valley | 196 | 1 |
| Yonge-Bay Corridor | 131 | 0 |
| Wellington Place | 52 | 2 |
| Stonegate-Queensway | 50 | 3 |
| South Riverdale | 50 | 1 |
| Leaside-Bennington | 44 | 2 |
| Oakwood Village | 43 | 10 |
| The Beaches | 43 | 4 |
| Rosedale-Moore Park | 42 | 0 |
| Trinity-Bellwoods | 37 | 1 |
| Clairlea-Birchmount | 36 | 2 |
| Harbourfront-CityPlace | 36 | 0 |
| Yorkdale-Glen Park | 35 | 2 |
| Annex | 35 | 0 |
| Cliffcrest | 34 | 5 |
The 15 busiest of Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods this month. Permit count and new homes are different questions: Edenbridge-Humber Valley led on permits, while Oakwood Village added the most homes at 10. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2025 | 30 Gilder Dr | New Building | Proposed construction of a 27 storey, 341 (70 affordable and 271 rental) unit apartment building including 1 level of underground. | $100.0M | New build |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 95 HAYNES AVE | New Building | Proposal to construct a new 8-storey Student Residence (Building C7) consisting of 13,964 square metres, 251 residential units. See also 23-138032 WET 07 MV & 24-124627 WET 07 PAC | $65.0M | New build |
| Mar 10, 2025 | 90 Mike Myers Dr | New Building | Three storey long term care facility with partial basement - Hellenic Home for the Aged | $51.0M | New build |
| Mar 7, 2025 | 4925 Dufferin St | Addition(s) | proposal for a one storey addition to an existing one storey building. Building used for storing and archiving University of Toronto Library materials. | $16.0M | Open |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 3650 Danforth Ave | Multiple Projects | Proposal for interior final build out of the Data Centre and office in the 1st phase | $15.0M | Open |
| Mar 14, 2025 | 2217 Kingston Rd | New Building | Proposed construction of a mass timber, lightwood frame, and steel 6-storey transitional housing project for Indigenous women with associated support spaces.(affordable housing) | $14.9M | New build |
| Mar 5, 2025 | 6 Tippett Rd | Inside and Outside Drains | Drain - Proposal to construct a 16 Storey mixed use building with 395 dwelling units, commercial space and 2 levels of underground parking garage | $13.6M | Open |
| Mar 3, 2025 | 215 Ryding Ave | Interior Alterations | Interior alterations & Structural Reinforcement - George Bell Arena | $12.6M | Open |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 500 Fenmar Dr | New Building | Proposal to construct a one single storey industrial shell building with two-storey office component | $11.0M | New build |
| Mar 7, 2025 | 77 Wade Ave | Interior Alterations | Proposal for interior alterations for new tenant (laboratory/office) on Floors 2 and 3.See related building permit 19 115513 BLD. | $10.2M | Open |
The 10 most expensive permits issued in March 2025, the largest at $100.0M on 30 Gilder Dr. 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 March 2025, 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 March 2025 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 2,815 permits is fewer than 2,815 projects.
34 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 March 2024, the City issued 2,617 permits covering 293 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.