Monthly report · September 2026
Toronto building permits, September 2026
The City of Toronto issued 2,915 building permits in September 2026, +1.8% on August 2026 and −1.2% on September 2025. Between them they cover 1,583 new homes and $1.2B of declared construction value. Yonge-Bay Corridor took the most permits of any neighbourhood, at 145.
- Permits issued
- 2,915+1.8% on August 2026
- Homes created
- 1,583net +1,517 after 66 removed
- Declared construction value
- $1.2Bas filed, not adjusted
- Demolitions
- 71full demolition permits
Where the building happened
| Neighbourhood | Permits | Homes created |
|---|---|---|
| Yonge-Bay Corridor | 145 | 0 |
| Annex | 88 | 5 |
| South Riverdale | 74 | 5 |
| Stonegate-Queensway | 51 | 6 |
| Palmerston-Little Italy | 42 | 22 |
| Banbury-Don Mills | 40 | 1 |
| Yorkdale-Glen Park | 40 | 2 |
| Downtown Yonge East | 40 | 591 |
| Bedford Park-Nortown | 39 | 8 |
| High Park-Swansea | 39 | 0 |
| Junction Area | 38 | 18 |
| St.Andrew-Windfields | 37 | 3 |
| Rosedale-Moore Park | 37 | 1 |
| Roncesvalles | 37 | 4 |
| Etobicoke City Centre | 37 | 16 |
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 Downtown Yonge East added the most homes at 591. 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 3, 2026 | 51 Beechgrove Dr | New Building | Proposal to construct new industrial buildings - including Northeast activated sludge treatment plant, new aeration Blower Building, new Main Switchgear Building, Access Buildings, Polymer Building, Biofilter Building, Hydraulic Power Unit (HPU) Buildings, Tunnels; new Blower Building for the existi | $310.5M | OpenNew build |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 241A Church St | New Building | Proposal to construct a new 53 storey mixed use building with 591 dwelling units, 2 levels of below grade parking garage and retail on the ground floor. See also 22 195181 DEM and 21 206338 STE 13 SA | $160.0M | OpenNew build |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 1200 Sheppard Ave E | New Building | Phase 2 - Build 2nd tower (Tower 3A) and part of associated podium and U/G parking garage with 393 units, 31 storeys plus mechanical penthouse. Development is for creation of a mixed use development comprised of an existing office development, and three new mixed use buildings with 5 new residential | $118.0M | OpenNew build |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 2901 Bayview Ave | Multiple Projects | Underground Parking (3 Levels and additions to existing Mall). This is part of the overall development consisting of two 8-storey buildings, one 23-storey tower and a commercial addition to the existing shopping centre for a total gross floor area of 39,854 square metres (32,313 residential gross fl | $70.0M | Open |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 389 Cleveland St | New Building | Proposal to construct a new 16-storey rental apartment building, with 217 residential units with (43 affordable housing), ground floor retail and 1 level of underground parking.See also 22 168174 NNY 14 SA and 25 209959 DEM | $67.0M | OpenNew build |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 185 Eileen Ave | New Building | Proposal for 6 x 3 storey part 9 townhouse buildings in 2 blocks. Buildings comprised of back-to-back 3- & 4-bedroom units. Block 2 contains 3 buildings with a total of 27 dwelling units. | $40.0M | OpenNew build |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 145 Baycrest Ave | New Building | Proposal to construct a new two storey elementary school and childcare facility. | $27.3M | OpenNew build |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 5705 Steeles Ave E | New Building | Proposal to construct new 1-storey industrial building - Building B (5755 Steeles Ave E) | $24.0M | OpenNew build |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 5705 Steeles Ave E | New Building | Proposal to construct new 1-storey industrial building - Building A (5705 Steeles Ave E) | $23.4M | OpenNew build |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1661 Queen St E | Interior Alterations | Interior renovations to facilitate the conversion of the existing Alliance Cinema space back to a shell condition to accommodate future tenant occupancy of a Gym (separate permit submission). New second floor addition and new elevator, new stair, interconnected floor space, and the addition of a few | $12.7M | Open |
The 10 most expensive permits issued in September 2026, the largest at $310.5M on 51 Beechgrove 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 September 2026, 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 2026 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 2,915 permits is fewer than 2,915 projects.
43 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 2025, the City issued 2,950 permits covering 710 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.