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Humber Bay & Kingsway South renovation costs and permits

Humber Bay & Kingsway South (M8Y) had 67 small residential building permits issued in the last 12 months, with the busiest month in September 2026 (14 permits). The most common type of work was larger multi-part renovations, and 5 permits created new laneway, garden or second suites. The typical declared project cost was $100k, above the Toronto figure of $50k. For larger multi-part renovations, the middle half of declared costs ran from $102k to $550k. Permits took a typical 20 days from application to issue, against 18 days city-wide.

Permits67last 12 months
Typical cost$100k100% above city
Permit wait20dslower than city (18d)

Month by month

Permits issued each month. The dashed outline is the average Toronto postal area. Tap or hover a month.

This area Toronto average area

What people are building

Each square is 1% of permits here. Tap a type of work to highlight it.

What jobs cost

Declared costs by type of work. The bar spans the middle half of costs, the dot is the typical cost and the teal line is the Toronto typical for the same work.

Larger multi-part renovations
$350k
Interior alterations
$30k
$0$297k$594k

Middle half of costs Typical Toronto typical

How long permits take

Typical days from application to permit, here and in the nearest neighbourhoods. Shorter is better.

Parkdale & Liberty Village
12
Roncesvalles
15
Bloor West Village & Swansea
16
New Toronto & Mimico
16
High Park North & The Junction
17
Toronto (all areas)
18
Humber Bay & Kingsway South
20

New backyard and second suites

5

4 laneway & rear-yard suites, 1 new second suites. Each house is one new home.

Busiest streets

Streets with the most renovation permits in the last 12 months.

Sunnylea Ave
6
Elsfield Rd
4
Algoma St
4
Park Lane
4
Beaucourt Rd
3
Riverwood Pkwy
3
Oakfield Dr
3
Stephen Dr
3
The numbers as tables
Permits by month
MonthPermits
Nov 255
Dec 250
Jan 265
Feb 264
Mar 269
Apr 262
May 266
Jun 265
Jul 266
Aug 263
Sep 2614
Oct 266
Declared cost by type of work
WorkPermits25th pctMedian75th pct
Larger multi-part renovations20$102k$350k$550k
Interior alterations9$4k$30k$150k

Source: City of Toronto building permits, Small Residential Projects issued since November 2025. Costs are as declared on permit applications, not final prices.

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