Toronto · Updated 15 October 2026

Toronto's renovations, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

5,798 home renovation permits issued over the last twelve months, read from City of Toronto open data, so you can see what's being built on your street before you start.

Permits issued · last 12 months5,798

Small residential projects across the city.

Median declared cost$50k
Median permit wait18 days
Busiest neighbourhoodDovercourt & Wallace Emerson

230 permits in M6H.

30 neighbourhoods

Ranked by activity

Ordered by building permits issued for houses over the last twelve months. Open a neighbourhood for costs, wait times, recent permits and licensed local trades.

No. 1 · M6H

Dovercourt & Wallace Emerson

230permits$50kmedian33suites
No. 2 · M6G

Christie & Seaton Village

196permits$84kmedian30suites
No. 3 · M4J

Danforth East

189permits$50kmedian11suites
No. 4 · M6J

Little Portugal & Trinity Bellwoods

186permits$60kmedian17suites
No. 5 · M6E

Oakwood-Vaughan

179permits$72kmedian42suites
No. 6 · M6P

High Park North & The Junction

176permits$50kmedian27suites
No. 7 · M4L

Upper Beaches

174permits$50kmedian12suites
No. 8 · M6R

Roncesvalles

173permits$90kmedian7suites
No. 9 · M4C

Woodbine Heights

172permits$50kmedian18suites
No. 10 · M6S

Bloor West Village & Swansea

160permits$80kmedian13suites
No. 11 · M4K

Riverdale

153permits$70kmedian16suites
No. 12 · M4M

Leslieville

134permits$50kmedian5suites
No. 13 · M5R

The Annex

120permits$65kmedian7suites
No. 14 · M4E

The Beaches

109permits$72kmedian4suites
No. 15 · M6N

Rockcliffe-Smythe

106permits$40kmedian15suites
No. 16 · M6C

Humewood & Cedarvale

104permits$100kmedian6suites
No. 17 · M8V

New Toronto & Mimico

90permits$75kmedian6suites
No. 18 · M1N

Birch Cliff

88permits$39kmedian14suites
No. 19 · M4G

Leaside

86permits$185kmedian6suites
No. 20 · M3H

Bathurst Manor

79permits$60kmedian14suites
No. 21 · M5M

Bedford Park

78permits$65kmedian6suites
No. 22 · M4S

Davisville

77permits$75kmedian8suites
No. 23 · M1R

Wexford

72permits$50kmedian10suites
No. 24 · M1E

Guildwood & Morningside

71permits$40kmedian3suites
No. 25 · M1K

Kennedy Park

68permits$28kmedian4suites
No. 26 · M6B

Glen Park

68permits$100kmedian10suites
No. 27 · M8Y

Humber Bay & Kingsway South

67permits$100kmedian4suites
No. 28 · M1M

Cliffside

66permits$40kmedian5suites
No. 29 · M6K

Parkdale & Liberty Village

66permits$50kmedian6suites
No. 30 · M4V

Deer Park & Summerhill

64permits$100kmedian2suites

Before you start

Do you need a permit?

Unpermitted work can delay a sale or an insurance claim. Check with Toronto Building first. As a rule of thumb: