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Demolition permits in Toronto

The City of Toronto has 28,775 demolition permits on record for Toronto, going back to 1979. Those permits created 146 homes and removed 23,666, a net change of -23,520. Declared construction value totals $285.0M. Half of the 27,108 permits issued here came through within 49 days of the application. The most recent permit was issued Oct 30, 2026 at 109 Regina Ave.

Permits on record
28,7751979–2026
Declared construction value
$285.0Mas filed, not adjusted
Homes created
146dwelling units
Homes removed
23,666net -23,520
Typical wait
49 days22 days slower than the city

Permits issued per year

20002026 (part year)

Zoning

Most common zone
RD68.7% of permits · by-law 10.20
In detached-house zones
68.7%30.7% above the city’s 38.0%
Permits with a zone
24,208of 28,775 on record
  • Residential21,973 · 91%
  • Commercial Residential1,368 · 6%
  • Employment Industrial324 · 1%
  • Residential Apartment181 · 1%
  • Open Space136 · 1%
  • Commercial Residential Employment113 · 0%
  • Institutional64 · 0%
  • Utility and Transportation29 · 0%
  • Commercial20 · 0%

The zoning categories the permits in Demolition 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

  • Demolition28,775 · 100%

Structures worked on

Postal areas

Most recent permits

Issued Address Work What was filed Value Status
Oct 30, 2026 109 Regina Ave Demolition PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL FOURPLEX(BASEMENT+3 STOREY) — Demolition
Oct 30, 2026 388 Rusholme Rd Demolition Proposed demolition of 2 storey dwelling and ancillary garage and shed to construct a 4 storey houseplex and 2 storey garden suite in rear. — Demolition
Oct 30, 2026 93 Pinewood Ave Demolition Proposal to demolish the existing three storey detached single family dwelling and construct a new three storey detached single family dwelling with finished basement, integral garage and a rear deck. — Demolition
Oct 30, 2026 386 Rusholme Rd Demolition Proposed demolition of 2 storey dwelling w/ 2nd storey front and 2 storey rear addition to construct a 4 storey houseplex and 2 storey garden suite in rear. — Demolition
Oct 30, 2026 203 Rhodes Ave Demolition Construct new three storey fiveplex. — Demolition
Oct 30, 2026 5 Kingscross Sq Demolition Demolish existing one story dwelling. — Demolition
Oct 29, 2026 952 King St W Demolition Proposed demolition of former gas station building and adjacent sheds. — Demolition
Oct 29, 2026 37 Commercial Rd Demolition Proposal for asphalt plant demolition and backfill to grade — Demolition
Oct 29, 2026 260 Connaught Ave Demolition Proposed to demolish existing 1-storey dwelling and construct a new fourplex dwelling — Demolition
Oct 29, 2026 21 Norcross Rd Demolition Demolition of the existing house and detached garage, and construction of a proposed new two-storey custom home. — Demolition
Oct 29, 2026 67 O'Connor Dr Demolition Proposal to demolish existing 1 storey detached house and detached garage and construct a new 3 storey sixplex. — Demolition
Oct 29, 2026 521 Coldstream Ave Demolition Proposal to demolish the existing 1 storey SFD-detached dwelling.See also 21 251850 NNY 08 SA for future development. — Demolition
Oct 29, 2026 519 Coldstream Ave Demolition Proposal to demolish the existing 1 storey SFD-detached dwelling.See also 21 251850 NNY 08 SA for future development. — Demolition
Oct 29, 2026 11 Graystone Gdns Demolition Proposal for demolition existing building — Demolition
Oct 29, 2026 26 Maxome Ave Demolition To demolish existing residential dwelling for future development — Demolition
Oct 28, 2026 50 Lurgan Dr Demolition Proposed demolition, SFD - detached, building permit relatedproposed demolition of the existing 1 1/2-storey brick dwelling and construction of a new 2-storey SFD dwelling. — Demolition
Oct 28, 2026 180 Wolfrey Ave Demolition Proposal to demolish existing house and construct a new single-family detached dwelling. — Demolition
Oct 28, 2026 211 Bering Ave Demolition NEW CONSTRUCTION FOURPLEX — Demolition
Oct 28, 2026 84 Kings Park Blvd Demolition Proposal to demolish existing dwelling and construct new 3 storey sixplex. — Demolition
Oct 28, 2026 216 Shaver Ave N Demolition Proposal to demolish the existing 1 storey SFD-detached dwelling. — Demolition
Oct 27, 2026 251 Spring Garden Ave Demolition DEMOLISH THE EXISTING 1-STOREY DWELLING. TO CONSTRUCT A NEW2-STOREY SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING WITH BASEMENT WALKOUT, FRONT PORCH AND REAR DECK. — Demolition
Oct 27, 2026 295 Oakwood Ave Demolition Proposal to demo existing 2 storey SFD to construct 2 new semi-detached fourplex. — Demolition
Oct 27, 2026 67 Lionel Heights Cres Demolition PROPOSED TO DEMOLISH EXISITING DWELLING AND NEW CONSTRUCTION OF 2 STOREY SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING WITH INTEGRATED GARAGE — Demolition
Oct 26, 2026 414 Gilbert Ave Demolition Proposal to demolish the existing dwelling — Demolition
Oct 26, 2026 33 Wheatsheaf Cres Demolition Proposal to demolish the existing dwelling — Demolition
Oct 26, 2026 219 Roxton Rd Demolition Proposal to demolish existing structure. — Demolition
Oct 26, 2026 161 Parkmount Rd Demolition Proposal to demolish existing 2.5 storey SFD to construct a 3 storey Houseplex (5 units) — Demolition
Oct 26, 2026 221 Roxton Rd Demolition Proposal to demolish existing building. — Demolition
Oct 26, 2026 32 Seventeenth St Demolition Proposal to demolish the existing dwelling — Demolition
Oct 26, 2026 210 Oakridge Dr Demolition Proposal for demolition the existing house. — Demolition
Oct 26, 2026 25 Wilson Park Rd Demolition Proposal to demolish existing single family dwelling and construct a new sixplex.See also 26-170147 ZAP & 26-198832 BLD 00 NH — Demolition
Oct 26, 2026 164 Viewmount Ave Demolition Proposal to demolish existing dwelling and construct a new single family detached dwelling with an integral garage. — Demolition
Oct 26, 2026 649 Spadina Rd Demolition Proposed demolition of existing house. Proposed 3-storey detached home with secondary suite and integral garage. — Demolition
Oct 23, 2026 21 Imperial St Demolition Proposal to demolish the existing 2 storey office building located at 21 IMPERIAL ST only. — Demolition
Oct 23, 2026 25 Imperial St Demolition Proposed demolition of the existing 5-storey commercial building. — Demolition
Oct 23, 2026 378 O'Connor Dr Demolition New three storey sixplex buidling — Demolition
Oct 23, 2026 877 Broadview Ave Demolition To demolish existing dwelling and construct a new 3 storey 8 unit residential building — Demolition
Oct 23, 2026 1178 Royal York Rd Demolition Proposed demolition of exisiting single family residential building and construction of a new three-storey, 6 unit residential rental apartment building — Demolition
Oct 23, 2026 46 Wallingford Rd Demolition Proposal to demolish existing 1 storey detached single family dwelling — Demolition
Oct 22, 2026 1 1/2 BIRCHMOUNT RD Demolition Proposal to demolish exisiting SFD to build a New (triplex) dwelling — Demolition

The 40 most recent of 28,775 permits on record. Figures come from the City’s active and cleared permit datasets, refreshed daily — what that covers, and what it misses.

Source
City of Toronto Open Data
Dataset
Building permits, active + cleared
Records
28,775
Data through
2026-10-30
Refresh
Daily from the City
Sheet
WRK-148