Structure · 69 of 153 by permit count
Retail Mall/Plaza building permits in Toronto
The City of Toronto has 382 building permits on retail mall/plaza structures on record for Toronto, going back to 2004. Those permits created 0 homes and removed 1, a net change of -1. Declared construction value totals $141.0M. Half of the 356 permits issued here came through within 98 days of the application. The most recent permit was applied for May 11, 2026 at 2157-2183 LAWRENCE AVE E.
- Permits on record
- 3822004–2026
- Declared construction value
- $141.0Mas filed, not adjusted
- Homes created
- 0dwelling units
- Homes removed
- 1net -1
- Typical wait
- 98 days71 days slower than the city
Permits issued per year
20042026 (part year)
Zoning
- Most common zone
- CR48.9% of permits · by-law 40.10
- In detached-house zones
- 14.4%23.5% below the city’s 38.0%
- Permits with a zone
- 90of 382 on record
The zoning categories the permits in Retail Mall/Plaza 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | 2157-2183 LAWRENCE AVE E | Demolition | Demolition of existing 1 and 2 storey commercial plaza buildings and associated site structures at 2157 -2183 Lawrence Avenue East, as per demolition plan A1-05. [ref: 25 145654 ESC 21 SA] | $500K | Demolition |
| Apr 3, 2025 | 287 Davenport Rd | Demolition | Proposal for demolition of retail plaza - one storey with floor areas of 595 sq.m. | — | Demolition |
| Jan 26, 2024 | 31 Rexdale Blvd | New Building | Revision #01 - Lower level fire protection system, added sprinkler protection to the doors located within 1 2 hour rated wall assembly.Proposal to construct a 2 storey retail building shell - C3 | — | New build |
| Apr 25, 2023 | 165 Silver Reign Dr | New Building | Conditional Permit - Proposal to construct a retail building shell - C2 | — | New build |
| Apr 25, 2023 | 145 Silver Reign Dr | New Building | Conditional Permit - Proposal to construct a new retail building shell - C1 | — | New build |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 325 Spadina Ave | Demolition | Proposed demolition of existing 2-storey retail space. No existing dwelling units. | — | Demolition |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 323 Spadina Ave | Demolition | Proposed demolition of existing 2-storey retail space. No existing dwelling units. | — | Demolition |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 315 Spadina Ave | Demolition | Proposed demolition of existing 2-storey retail space. No existing dwelling units. | — | Demolition |
| Jan 9, 2023 | 2901 Bayview Ave | Demolition | Proposed demolition of existing canopy on north side of the mall (shoppers drug mart), relate on the existing sign on exterior wall | — | Demolition |
| Nov 9, 2022 | 145 Silver Reign Dr | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal to construct a new retail building shell - C1 | — | Closed |
| Oct 13, 2022 | 21 Rexdale Blvd | New Building | Conditional Permit - Proposal to construct a 2 storey retail building shell - C4 | — | New build |
| Aug 15, 2022 | 31 Rexdale Blvd | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal to construct a 2 storey retail building shell - C3 | — | Closed |
| Aug 15, 2022 | 31 Rexdale Blvd | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal to construct a 2 storey retail building shell - C3 | — | Closed |
| May 20, 2022 | 165 Silver Reign Dr | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal to construct a retail building shell - C2 | — | Closed |
| May 20, 2022 | 21 Rexdale Blvd | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal to construct a 2 storey retail building shell - C4 | — | Closed |
| May 20, 2022 | 21 Rexdale Blvd | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal to construct a 2 storey retail building shell - C4 | — | Closed |
| May 19, 2022 | 145 Silver Reign Dr | Partial Permit - Structural Framing | Conditional Permit - Part Permit - Proposal to construct a new retail building shell - C1 | — | Closed |
| May 19, 2022 | 21 Rexdale Blvd | Partial Permit - Structural Framing | Conditional Permit - Part Permit - Proposal to construct a 2 storey retail building shell - C4 | — | Closed |
| May 19, 2022 | 31 Rexdale Blvd | Partial Permit - Structural Framing | Conditional Permit - Part Permit - Proposal to construct a 2 storey retail building shell - C3 | — | Closed |
| May 19, 2022 | 165 Silver Reign Dr | Partial Permit - Structural Framing | Conditional Permit - Part Permit - Proposal to construct a retail building shell - C2 | — | Closed |
| Apr 26, 2022 | 1182 King St W | Demolition | Proposal for demolition of a single storey commercial/retail building. (21 23839 BLD 00 NB) | — | Demolition |
| Mar 11, 2022 | 555 Rexdale Blvd | New Building | Conditional Permit - Proposal to construct retail plaza building 3A. Retail 1 | — | New build |
| Mar 7, 2022 | 2268 Islington Ave | New Building | Proposal to construct a retail building shell - C5 | $750K | New build |
| Mar 7, 2022 | 2268 Islington Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal to construct a retail building shell - C5 | — | Closed |
| Mar 7, 2022 | 2268 Islington Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal to construct a retail building shell - C5 | — | Closed |
| Mar 7, 2022 | 555 Rexdale Blvd | New Building | Conditional Permit - Proposal to construct retail plaza building 3B&C. (Refer to 18 258926 BLD 00 NB for Drawings) - (BLCOK 10) Retail 2 | — | New build |
| Jan 27, 2022 | 1221 Markham Rd | Demolition | partial demo of exsting plaza for future condominium development | — | Demolition |
| Jan 25, 2022 | 555 Rexdale Blvd | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal to construct retail plaza building 3B/C. (Refer to 18 258926 BLD 00 NB for Drawings)- (BLCOK 10) | — | Closed |
| Dec 29, 2021 | 2264 Islington Ave | New Building | Proposal to construct a retail building shell - C6 | $2.0M | New build |
| Dec 29, 2021 | 2264 Islington Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal to construct a retail building shell - C6 | — | Closed |
| Dec 29, 2021 | 2264 Islington Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal to construct a retail building shell - C6 | — | Closed |
| Nov 3, 2021 | 3051-3077 PHARMACY AVE | Demolition | Proposal to demolish existing one storey commerical plaza | $80K | Demolition |
| Oct 28, 2021 | 555 Rexdale Blvd | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal to construct retail plaza building 3A. (Drawing Package includes both building 3A and building 3B/C) - (BLCOK 10) | — | Closed |
| Oct 28, 2021 | 555 Rexdale Blvd | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal to construct retail plaza building 3B/C. (Refer to 18 258926 BLD 00 NB for Drawings) - (BLCOK 10) | — | Closed |
| Oct 28, 2021 | 555 Rexdale Blvd | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal to construct retail plaza building 3A. (Drawing Package includes both building 3A and building 3B/C) - (BLCOK 10) | — | Closed |
| Oct 28, 2021 | 555 Rexdale Blvd | Partial Permit - Structural Framing | Conditional Permit - Part Permit - Proposal to construct retail plaza building 3B/C - (BLOCK 10) | — | Closed |
| Oct 28, 2021 | 555 Rexdale Blvd | Partial Permit - Structural Framing | Conditional Permit - Part Permit - Proposal to construct retail plaza building 3A. - (BLOCK 10) | — | Closed |
| Jun 8, 2021 | 310 Davenport Rd | Demolition | Proposal to demolish full building and backfill to grade | — | Demolition |
| May 5, 2021 | 2277-2295 SHEPPARD AVE W | New Building | REVISION - new sprinkler system in garbage roomProposal to construct a one storey retail plaza - Building C. | — | New build |
| May 5, 2021 | 2277-2295 SHEPPARD AVE W | New Building | REVISION - new sprinkler system in garbage roomProposal to construct a one storey retail plaza - Building B. | — | New build |
The 40 most recent of 382 permits on record. Figures come from the City’s active and cleared permit datasets, refreshed daily — what that covers, and what it misses.