Structure · 64 of 153 by permit count
Boarding/Lodging House building permits in Toronto
The City of Toronto has 492 building permits on boarding/lodging house structures on record for Toronto, going back to 1999. Those permits created 162 homes and removed 10, a net change of +152. Declared construction value totals $23.9M. Half of the 369 permits issued here came through within 49 days of the application. The most recent permit was issued Oct 29, 2026 at 35 Huron St.
- Permits on record
- 4921999–2026
- Declared construction value
- $23.9Mas filed, not adjusted
- Homes created
- 162dwelling units
- Homes removed
- 10net +152
- Typical wait
- 49 days22 days slower than the city
Permits issued per year
20002026 (part year)
Zoning
- Most common zone
- R64.2% of permits · by-law 10.10
- In detached-house zones
- 9.2%28.8% below the city’s 38.0%
- Permits with a zone
- 478of 492 on record
The zoning categories the permits in Boarding/Lodging House fall in, under Zoning By-law 569-2013. These are the City's own category names. This counts permits, not land: it says where the building work happened under which rules, not how the area is carved up. What each zone allows, and what gets built in it.
Most common work
Structures worked on
Postal areas
Most recent permits
| Issued | Address | Work | What was filed | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | 35 Huron St | Deck | Proposal to rebuild rooftop balcony. | $2K | Open |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 21 Oxford St | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Propose to add a below grade separate entrance in the front yard, and legalize the existing finished basement as additional living space for the existing rooming house. | — | Open |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 21 Oxford St | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Propose to add a below grade separate entrance in the front yard, and legalize the existing finished basement as additional living space for the existing rooming house. | — | Open |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 73 Sorauren Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | REV01: revision to HVACHVAC - The scope of work includes both interior and exterior alterations, specifically modifying the third-floor suites (which are currently vacant due to the TFC concerns) to provide two means of egress. Additionally, an exterior stair is proposed on the south side of the bui | — | Open |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 21 Oxford St | Interior Alterations | Proposed additional dwelling unit within the basement (originally stoarge and laundry rooms). | $20K | Open |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 34 St Georges Blvd | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Legalize the existing finished basement into a second unit.Refer to related Order to Comply 26 159547 COU 00 VI, operating as multi-tenant housing. | — | Open |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 3 Haynes Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - REMOVE EXISTING BSMT. KITCHEN. INSTALL NEW KITCHEN ON 1ST FLR. INSTALL TWO NEW BEDROOMS IN BSMT. | — | Open |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 108 Bleecker St | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal to convert the existing single family residential dwelling to a multi-tenant residential dwelling, replacing spiral stair atticaccess with straight run interior stairs from 2nd floor to attic. | — | Open |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 108 Bleecker St | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal to convert the existing single family residential dwelling to a multi-tenant residential dwelling, replacing spiral stair atticaccess with straight run interior stairs from 2nd floor to attic. | — | Open |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 108 Bleecker St | Multiple Projects | Proposal to convert the existing single family residential dwelling to a multi-tenant residential dwelling, replacing spiral stair attic access with straight run interior stairs from 2nd floor to attic. | $150K | Open |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 164 Close Ave | Interior Alterations | Proposed alterations for improvements to units 101, 201, 203, and 301. Scope of work includes adding insulation, upgrading electrical, rebuilding roof structure (making roof stronger, while keeping existing shingles), installing ductless splits (for heating and cooling efficiencies currently baseboa | $20K | Open |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 27 Minford Ave | Interior Alterations | Proposal to add unit for multi-tenant unit in basement with 2 dwelling rooms to form partial rooming house | $30K | Open |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 73 Sweeney Dr | Interior Alterations | Revision: install interlocking pavement in front of exisiting porch | — | Open |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 4 Caracas Rd | Multiple Projects | Proposal for interinor alterations to convert a semi-detached house to multi tenent house to comply with MLS by-Law Multi-Tenant Housing. | $15K | Open |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 25 Lausanne Cres | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - CONVERT EXISTING SFD TO A MULTI-TENANT HOUSE (BASEMENT TO CONTAIN 6 ROOMS). MAIN FLOOR TO REMAIN AS IS | — | Open |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 91 Mitchell Ave | Interior Alterations | Convert existing SFD-Semi into a multi-tenant house with six rooms with minor layout changes and life saftey upgrades. | $600K | Open |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 25 Lausanne Cres | Interior Alterations | CONVERT EXISTING SFD TO A MULTI-TENANT HOUSE (BASEMENT TO CONTAIN 4 ROOMS). MAIN FLOOR TO REMAIN AS A SEPARATE SINGLE DWELLIGN UNIT | $30K | Open |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 25 Lausanne Cres | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - CONVERT EXISTING SFD TO A MULTI-TENANT HOUSE (BASEMENT TO CONTAIN 6 ROOMS). MAIN FLOOR TO REMAIN AS IS | — | Open |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 257 Crawford St | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal to renovate the interior of an existing 5 bedroom multi tenant housing facility to achieve OBC / OFC and MTH zoning compliance. | — | Open |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 257 Crawford St | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal to renovate the interior of an existing 5 bedroom multi tenant housing facility to achieve OBC / OFC and MTH zoning compliance. | — | Open |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 60 Harvard Ave | Fire Alarm | Proposal for replacement of Fire Alarm Control Panel | $25K | Open |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 257 Crawford St | Multiple Projects | Proposal to renovate the interior of an existing 5 bedroom multi tenant housing facility to achieve OBC / OFC and MTH zoning compliance., proposed fire escape | $600K | Open |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 536 Huron St | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal to add washrooms to the rooming house. | — | Open |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 60 Frances Ave | Interior Alterations | Proposed secondary unit (new kitchen) in the basement. | $4K | Open |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 536 Huron St | Interior Alterations | Interior alterations to provide additional sanitary facilities within dwelling rooms serving the Multi-Tenant House component only. The existing building contain dwelling units and Multi-tenant component ( 2003 117339 BLD 00 SR) | $10K | Open |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 110 Westcroft Dr | Interior Alterations | Designing the existing house as multi tenant housing with all three floors as per OBC. | $5K | Open |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 24 Anticosti Dr | Interior Alterations | Proposal for interior alterations for a rooming house. | $40K | Closed |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 24 Baltic Ave | Interior Alterations | Multi Tenant House | $40K | Open |
| Jul 16, 2026 | 145 Byng Ave | Interior Alterations | Proposed for an interior alteration to create rooming rental house | $50K | Open |
| Jul 16, 2026 | 145 Byng Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed for an interior alteration to create rooming rental house | — | Open |
| Jul 16, 2026 | 145 Byng Ave | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposed for an interior alteration to create rooming rental house | — | Open |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 111 Ionview Rd | Interior Alterations | 6-dwelling room multi tenant house | $35K | Open |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 83 Glenshephard Dr | Interior Alterations | Designing the existing house as multi tenant housing with all three floors as per OBC. | $35K | Open |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 109 Darlingside Dr | Interior Alterations | Proposed specialized rooming house that provides both accommodation and support services to residents (4 dwelling rooms) | $10K | Open |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 67 Henry St | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations to convert single family dwelling to multi-tenant house with 1 basement dwelling unit (with 4 bedrooms) and proposed changing use - 1st floor 4 other-use rooms to be bedrooms and 3rd floor 2 other-use rooms to be bedrooms. Propose total 1 basement dwelling un | — | Closed |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 93 Pembroke St | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal for change of use to convert existing house into a 12 room multi tenant house which includes a third floor addition and interior alterations. | — | Open |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 93 Pembroke St | Change of Use | Proposal for change of use to convert existing house into a 12 room multi tenant house which includes a third floor addition and interior alterations. | $150K | Open |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 93 Pembroke St | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for change of use to convert existing house into a 12 room multi tenant house which includes a third floor addition and interior alterations. | — | Open |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 32 Marblemount Cres | Multiple Projects | Proposal to convert the existing 2 unit dwelling into a rooming house | $10K | Closed |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 955 Logan Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for converting existing house to rooming house | — | Open |
The 40 most recent of 492 permits on record. Figures come from the City’s active and cleared permit datasets, refreshed daily — what that covers, and what it misses.