Structure · 3 of 153 by permit count
SFD - Semi-Detached building permits in Toronto
The City of Toronto has 84,887 building permits on sfd - semi-detached structures on record for Toronto, going back to 1987. Those permits created 4,978 homes and removed 667, a net change of +4,311. Declared construction value totals $2.3B. Half of the 81,176 permits issued here came through within 13 days of the application. The most recent permit was applied for Oct 30, 2026 at 132 Browning Ave.
- Permits on record
- 84,8871987–2026
- Declared construction value
- $2.3Bas filed, not adjusted
- Homes created
- 4,978dwelling units
- Homes removed
- 667net +4,311
- Typical wait
- 13 days14 days faster than the city
Permits issued per year
Zoning
- Most common zone
- R72.9% of permits · by-law 10.10
- In detached-house zones
- 3.5%34.5% below the city’s 38.0%
- Permits with a zone
- 75,796of 84,887 on record
The zoning categories the permits in SFD - Semi-Detached 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 30, 2026 | 132 Browning Ave | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - UNDERPINNING & FINISHED BASEMENT | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 50 Stafford St | Underpinning | Underpinning foundation at south and west wall | $25K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 7 Howick Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for a second floor addition. | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 9 Sawden Ave | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | Back Water Valve | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 9 Sonnet Crt | Addition(s) | Rear yard extension | $1K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 364 Roxton Rd | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposal for interior alterations including finished basement, new windows and related drain and plumbing permits. | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 8 Kimberley Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations and a new sliding door at the rear of an existing SFD-semi dwellling. | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 59 Wolfrey Ave | Interior Alterations | Proposal for interior alterations within the basement | $1K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 88 Fortrose Cres | Finishing Basements | Proposed finished basement for owner's personal use for recreational purposes. | $25K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 123 Silas Hill Dr | Other(SR) | Proposal to remove the later added roof framing and restore pre-existing flat roof configuration. Retain/ repair existing roof joists as shown; install insulation, new perimeter wood curb and new SBS membrane roofing; reinstate existing south drainage | $30K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 696 St Clarens Ave | Multiple Projects | REV 01: Windows on the third floorProposal to construct a third storey addition to existing two-storey detached dwelling. Interior alterations to add bathroom to basement and reinstate integral stair between basement and first floor. | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 68 Chalkfarm Dr | Deck | Proposed construction of a rear yard deck. | $30K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 132 Browning Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - UNDERPINNING & FINISHED BASEMENT | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 471 Delaware Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for two storey addition with basement and underpinning. New washroom in basement and on second floor | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 324 Brunswick Ave | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | Proposal for interior and exterior sanitary line replacement clay to PVC with backwater valve. | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 364 Roxton Rd | Interior Alterations | Proposal for interior alterations including finished basement, new windows and related drain and plumbing permits. | $50K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 419 Indian Grv | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | Back water valve installation | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 89 Caithness Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposed new two-storey rear addition. Interior alterations to the basement, first, and second floors. New kitchen on the first floor and two new bathrooms on the second floor. | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 161 Queensdale Ave | Multiple Projects | Proposed underpinning (33m) & finished basement | $20K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 132 Browning Ave | Multiple Projects | UNDERPINNING & FINISHED BASEMENT | $45K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 364 Roxton Rd | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations including finished basement, new windows and related drain and plumbing permits. | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 471 Delaware Ave | Addition(s) | Proposal for two storey addition with basement and underpinning. New washroom in basement and on second floor | $4.5M | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 132 Browning Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - UNDERPINNING & FINISHED BASEMENT | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 510 Brock Ave | Party Wall Admin Permits | Admin partywall permit in conjunction with 25 102323 01 BLD, 508 Brock Ave. | $1K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 7 Howick Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal for a second floor addition. | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 43 Winston Ave | Porch | Proposal to demolish existing front porch and construct an enclosed front porch. | $15K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 62 Glen Rd | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Updating duct work Proposal for Interior Alteration | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 48 Dolores Rd | Addition(s) | Proposal to legalize an existing as-built sunroom addition (31.22 m²) to an existing semi-detached dwelling. | $12K | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 161 Bellwoods Ave | Multiple Projects | REV01: Proposal to finish the basement (no secondary suite).Proposal to lower the existing basement via underpinning, unfinished basement renovation, basement walk out. | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 964 Logan Ave | Multiple Projects | Scope of work to include lowering the basement level by underpinning and a basement front addition under the front porch that is to be partially-reconstructed. | $90K | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 106 Greenwood Ave | Multiple Projects | Proposal to lower the basement level by underpinning and construction of a basement front addition under the reconstructed front yard porch for this existing semi-detached SFD. Reconstructed front yard porch has been converted from an existing porch enclosure front addition (GFA reduction). Scope in | $300K | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 481 Scarborough Rd | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal to construct a two-storey rear addition to existing single family dwelling. | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 51 Haven Hill Sq | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | Installation of new backwater valve | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 108 Galley Ave | Accessory Building(s) | REV 02: Lower rear roof section to clear limbRevision 01: Revision to tree roots foundation redesigned at corner.Proposal for existing garage to be demolished and to construct a new detached garage | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 633 Coxwell Ave | Party Wall Admin Permits | Administrative Party wall permit for work at 635 Coxwell Avenue. See also 26 261613 BLD 00 SR | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 25 Dubray Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposed one storey rear addition | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 88A Glen Rd | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | Proposal to install a second backwater valve for the purposes of obtaining a rebate through the Basement Flooding Protection Subsidy Program. | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 106 Greenwood Ave | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposal to underpin existing foundations, and new full depth foundation replaces existing foundation under existing front porch. Interior alterations and finish of existing basement, relocate existing plumbing, 3 piece bath and laundry with sink. New sump pump and pit. Interior alterations | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 25 Dubray Ave | Addition(s) | Proposed one storey rear addition | $30K | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 406 Christie St | Other(SR) | Existing garage superstructure to be demolished. Concrete slab to remain as parking pad. A replacement garage is proposed and will be the subject of a separate building permit application once design is complete. | $4K | Open |
The 40 most recent of 84,887 permits on record. Figures come from the City’s active and cleared permit datasets, refreshed daily — what that covers, and what it misses.