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Building permits in Scarborough Southwest
The City of Toronto has 36,733 building permits on record for Scarborough Southwest, going back to 1993. Those permits created 10,679 homes and removed 1,114, a net change of +9,565. Declared construction value totals $4.5B. Half of the 33,957 permits issued here came through within 48 days of the application. The most recent permit was applied for Oct 30, 2026 at 69 Lebovic Ave.
- Permits on record
- 36,7331993–2026
- Declared construction value
- $4.5Bas filed, not adjusted
- Homes created
- 10,679dwelling units
- Homes removed
- 1,114net +9,565
- Typical wait
- 48 days21 days slower than the city
Permits issued per year
20002026 (part year)
Zoning
- Most common zone
- RD58.0% of permits · by-law 10.20
- In detached-house zones
- 58.0%20.1% above the city’s 38.0%
- Permits with a zone
- 29,375of 36,733 on record
The zoning categories the permits in Scarborough Southwest 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.
Minor variances at the Committee of Adjustment
- Applications on record
- 2,601since 2016
- Approved
- 88.9%1.9% below the city · 2,058 decided
- Median time to a decision
- 120 daysthe city median
Some projects in Scarborough Southwest need the Committee of Adjustment to approve a minor variance from the zoning by-law before a building permit can be applied for at all. Where that applies, the committee’s clock runs first and the permit wait above starts only once it has stopped. Back to back, that is about 168 days, not the 48 days the permit figure alone suggests. How variances work, and the approval rates.
Most common work
Structures worked on
Postal areas
Most recent permits
| Issued | Address | Work | What was filed | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 69 Lebovic Ave | Interior Alterations | REV01: Revision to structural drawings for make-up air unit.Proposed tenant fit-out to convert an existing gym to a restaurant (less than 30 seats) | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 888 Birchmount Rd | Electromagnetic Locks | Addition of 1 maglock on the fist floor and addition of 2 maglocks on the second floor. | $20K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 658 Pharmacy Ave | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Basement: Two Secondary Suites UNIT 1: As-built bachelor apartment .UNIT 2: One bedroom, living space, kitchen, and dining with three washrooms .First Floor : Interior alterations, including porch area renovation and a balcony above the porch. Alteration to the front elevation. Second Floor | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 2829 Eglinton Ave E | Building Permit Related(PS) | Revision No.2: PLUMBING Revision to LAYOUT-ADD 6 FIXTURESREVISION - add 7 fixturesPlumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to convert Restaurant into a Doctors Office. | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 44 Cotton Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Rear and second-storey additions to convert an existing detached dwelling into a duplex. | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 5 Anndale Rd | Addition(s) | New unheated enclosed front porch cover | $19K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 658 Pharmacy Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Basement: Two Secondary Suites UNIT 1: As-built bachelor apartment .UNIT 2: One bedroom, living space, kitchen, and dining with three washrooms .First Floor : Interior alterations, including porch area renovation and a balcony above the porch. Alteration to the front elevation. Second Flo | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 17 Eastgate Cres | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - PROPOSED REAR ADDTION AND DECK and COVER FRONT PORCH | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 97 Vanbrugh Ave | Second Suite (New) | Proposal for secondary unit at the basement of existing dwelling | $20K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 97 Vanbrugh Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for secondary unit at the basement of existing dwelling | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 43 Winston Ave | Porch | Proposal to demolish existing front porch and construct an enclosed front porch. | $15K | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 57 Patterson Ave | Solar Collector | Roof mounted solar panel installation | $14K | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 777 Warden Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Rev 01 - Proposed amendments to plumbing work.Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations including removal of interior partitions, plumbing fixtures, and installation of new exit stairs. | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 47 Larwood Blvd | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - rear walkouts | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 4 Hill Cres | Interior Alterations | APPLICATION FOR BUILDING, HVAC AND PLUMBING PERMITS FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS: STAIR TO BASEMENT RELOCATED, REMOVAL OF EXISTING NON BEARING WALLS IN BASEMENT, NEW PANTRY ON GROUND FLOOR, 2ND FLOOR LAUNDRY ROOM AND BATHROOM MODIFIED.TOTAL AREA OF INTERIOR ALTERATIONS 43.2 SM | $30K | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 4 Hill Cres | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - APPLICATION FOR BUILDING, HVAC AND PLUMBING PERMITS FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS: STAIR TO BASEMENT RELOCATED, REMOVAL OF EXISTING NON BEARING WALLS IN BASEMENT, NEW PANTRY ON GROUND FLOOR, 2ND FLOOR LAUNDRY ROOM AND BATHROOM MODIFIED.TOTAL AREA OF INTERIOR ALTERATIONS 43.2 SM | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 4 Hill Cres | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - APPLICATION FOR BUILDING, HVAC AND PLUMBING PERMITS FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS: STAIR TO BASEMENT RELOCATED, REMOVAL OF EXISTING NON BEARING WALLS IN BASEMENT, NEW PANTRY ON GROUND FLOOR, 2ND FLOOR LAUNDRY ROOM AND BATHROOM MODIFIED.TOTAL AREA OF INTERIOR ALTERATIONS 43.2 SM | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 47 Larwood Blvd | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - rear walkouts | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 15 Knightsbridge Rd | Deck | Proposed As-Built Deck at Rear Yard | $1K | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 17 Skagway Ave | Interior Alterations | REVISION-01Proposal for interior alterations for the interior fit-out of an existing office-warehouse facility for food processing use | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 11 Parkcrest Dr | New Building | REV03: Proposed revision to front yard landscaping layout.REV02: Proposed revision added a small powder room on main floorRevision 1: Revision to driveway from straight to an in-out (horseshoe) driveway.Proposal to demolish existing dwelling to construct new two storey Single Family Dwelling with fi | — | New build |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 24 Larwood Blvd | Walk-Out Stair | ADDITION OF WALK-OUT STAIR FOR SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNIT | $10K | Closed |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 47 Larwood Blvd | Walk-Out Stair | rear walkouts | $4K | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 3650 Danforth Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal to construct a storage room and associated office for new tenant. | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 55 Commonwealth Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal to construct an addition and interior alterations with three new windows, below grade entrance in the side yard, plumbing and HVAC | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 47 Thatcher Ave | New Building | REVISION-02 : Structural addition.Revision 01: Revision to permit (as bubbled)Proposal to construct a two stroey three unit dwelling with a rear yard deck and a basement walkout. | — | New build |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 17 Skagway Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Rev 01 - Proposed revision to address deficiencies following building inspectionPlumbing - Proposal for interior alterations for the interior fit-out of an existing office-warehouse facility for food processing use | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 1496 Kingston Rd | Interior Alterations | Proposed interior alterations to office interior fit-out within an existing commercial shell on the ground floor of a condo building. Fit-out includes: new washrooms, kitchenette, partitions and all interior elements. | $500K | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 69 Lebovic Ave | Interior Alterations | Proposed change of use to convert existing gym to restaurant. See also 26-233476 ZAP 00 ZR | $125K | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 39 Fallingbrook Dr | Building Permit Related (DR) | Drain - Proposed interior alterations to all floors | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 2 Lebovic Ave | Sign Building Permit Related | One wall sign*** THRIFTYS*** | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 1496 Kingston Rd | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposed interior alterations to office interior fit-out within an existing commercial shell on the ground floor of a condo building. Fit-out includes: new washrooms, kitchenette, partitions and all interior elements. | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 104 Blantyre Ave | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | INSTALL BACK WATER VALVE | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 69 Lebovic Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposed change of use to convert existing gym to restaurant. See also 26-233476 ZAP 00 ZR | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 7 Neilson Ave | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | INSTALLATION OF 2 OUTSIDE BACK WATER VALVES | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 768 Warden Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed interior alteration to create a bubble tea shop (Restaurant) within an existing retail tenant space (Group E) | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 39 Fallingbrook Dr | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations to all floors including exterior window openings. | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 294 Swanwick Ave | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | INSTALL INDOOR MAIN LINE BACK WATER VALVE | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 69 Lebovic Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed change of use to convert existing gym to restaurant. See also 26-233476 ZAP 00 ZR | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 1496 Kingston Rd | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations to office interior fit-out within an existing commercial shell on the ground floor of a condo building. Fit-out includes: new washrooms, kitchenette, partitions and all interior elements. | — | Open |
The 40 most recent of 36,733 permits on record. Figures come from the City’s active and cleared permit datasets, refreshed daily — what that covers, and what it misses.