Monthly report · September 2025
Toronto building permits, September 2025
The City of Toronto issued 2,978 building permits in September 2025, +5.2% on August 2025 and −0.5% on September 2024. Between them they cover 720 new homes and $994.7M of declared construction value. Yonge-Bay Corridor took the most permits of any neighbourhood, at 110.
- Permits issued
- 2,978+5.2% on August 2025
- Homes created
- 720net +618 after 102 removed
- Declared construction value
- $994.7Mas filed, not adjusted
- Demolitions
- 110full demolition permits
Where the building happened
| Neighbourhood | Permits | Homes created |
|---|---|---|
| Yonge-Bay Corridor | 110 | 0 |
| Rockcliffe-Smythe | 109 | 0 |
| South Riverdale | 58 | 13 |
| Englemount-Lawrence | 56 | 41 |
| Annex | 48 | 1 |
| Islington | 45 | 4 |
| Lawrence Park South | 44 | 5 |
| Dovercourt Village | 42 | 4 |
| Mount Pleasant East | 41 | 2 |
| Rosedale-Moore Park | 40 | 0 |
| Wellington Place | 40 | 0 |
| West Humber-Clairville | 40 | 4 |
| Oakwood Village | 33 | 2 |
| High Park-Swansea | 32 | 2 |
| Willowdale West | 32 | 0 |
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 Englemount-Lawrence added the most homes at 41. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2025 | 1 Delisle Ave | New Building | Proposal to construct a new 44 storey mixed use building with 371 residential units, 3 levels of non residential uses and 4 levels of below grade parking. The proposal includes the retention of the facade of 1496-1500 Yonge Street and a parkland dedication at the rear of 30 and 40 St. Clair Avenue W | $200.0M | New build |
| Sep 11, 2025 | 80 Scottfield Dr | New Building | Proposal to construct new 5 storey Long Term Care home with basement connection to existing long term care facility (60 Scottfield Dr) | $110.0M | New build |
| Sep 10, 2025 | 141 Bay St | Interior Alterations | Proposal for interior alterations over 10 floors for a new Group D office tenant (CPP) in an existing high-rise. Scope includes structural, HVAC, electrical, and plumbing work to support the new layout. UNITS 3100 - 4000. | $97.0M | Open |
| Sep 2, 2025 | 141 Bay St | Interior Alterations | Proposed interior alterations - New interior construction to include new open work space, enclosed offices and meeting rooms, cafe stations from level 41 to 45th. Scope of work does not alter existing building exterior skin, existing building height, existing building area, existing building exit ac | $75.0M | Open |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 95 HAYNES AVE | Site Service | Drain - Proposal to construct a new 8-storey Student Residence consisting of 13,964 square metres, 251 residential units. See also 23-138032 WET 07 MV & 24-124627 WET 07 PAC | $65.0M | Open |
| Sep 11, 2025 | 100 Haynes Ave | Site Service | Drain - Proposal to construct a new 8-storey Student Residence consisting of 17,736 square metres, 335 residential units. See also 23-238032 WET 07 MV & 24-124627 WET 07 PAC | $65.0M | Open |
| Sep 11, 2025 | 399 Bathurst St | Inside and Outside Drains | Drain - Proposal for new 15 storey surgical tower | $64.5M | Open |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 285-297 DANFORTH AVE | Interior Alterations | Renovation of retained church space in relation to the new residential building(24 232431 BLD 00 NB). | $21.0M | Open |
| Sep 29, 2025 | 84 Queen's Park | Interior Alterations | Theatre service space/back of house remediation/upgrades, and front of house theatre audience space renovation - "University of Toronto"Convenience address is 80 Queen's Park | $8.0M | Open |
| Sep 15, 2025 | 1007 The Queensway | Inside and Outside Drains | Drain - Proposal for a mixed use residential building. | $6.7M | Open |
The 10 most expensive permits issued in September 2025, the largest at $200.0M on 1 Delisle 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 September 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 September 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 2,978 permits is fewer than 2,978 projects.
48 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 September 2024, the City issued 2,993 permits covering 700 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.