2001 permits
Toronto building permits from 2001: 1,237 are still open
Of the building permits Toronto issued in 2001, 1,237 remained in the City’s active permit register, and half of them have been open for at least 9,141 days (about 25 years).
This is not annual permit volume. The 2001 figures on this page count permits that are still openin the City of Toronto’s active permit register today. Permits drop out of that register once they close, so older years show fewer surviving records the further back you go. Toronto issues roughly 30,000 to 40,000 permits a year; the counts here are the unclosed remainder, and they cannot be compared between years as a trend.
Still open
1,237
Median time open
9,141 d
Median value
$32,000
Total value
$580,162,593
Value figures cover the 881 of 1,237 still-open 2001 permits that disclose an estimated construction cost. Medians, not averages: the cost distribution has a long tail and an average would overstate the typical permit.
What stage the 2001 permits are at
197 of them (15.9%) show no sign of work having begun: the permit was issued and the file has not moved past that point.
| Status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Inspection | 1,033 | 83.5% |
| Permit Issued | 194 | 15.7% |
| Work Not Started | 3 | 0.2% |
| Order Complied | 2 | 0.2% |
| Revocation Pending | 2 | 0.2% |
| VIOLATION | 2 | 0.2% |
| Order Issued | 1 | 0.1% |
Still-open 2001 permits by trade
| Trade | Permits | Total value |
|---|---|---|
| Addition | 337 | $110,074,052 |
| Interior alteration | 223 | $26,352,700 |
| New build | 215 | $410,941,992 |
| Plumbing | 115 | $304,500 |
| HVAC | 111 | $6,139,800 |
| Other / unclassified | 74 | $8,461,601 |
| Deck | 71 | $730,650 |
| Roofing | 48 | $11,375,600 |
| Window / Door | 28 | $2,198,000 |
| Demolition | 12 | $3,213,698 |
| Pool | 3 | $370,000 |
Neighbourhoods with the most open 2001 permits
| Rank | Neighbourhood | Open permits | Total value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junction-Wallace Emerson | 48 | $4,177,500 |
| 2 | Rosedale-Moore Park | 43 | $48,011,300 |
| 3 | South Riverdale | 41 | $781,200 |
| 4 | The Beaches | 38 | $1,823,800 |
| 5 | Woodbine Corridor | 33 | $457,400 |
| 6 | North Riverdale | 31 | $728,500 |
| 7 | Palmerston-Little Italy | 28 | $620,000 |
| 8 | Little Portugal | 26 | $416,000 |
| 9 | Yonge-Bay Corridor | 26 | $83,759,000 |
| 10 | Stonegate-Queensway | 25 | $1,721,150 |
| 11 | Runnymede-Bloor West Village | 24 | $395,700 |
| 12 | Willowdale West | 23 | $23,883,000 |
| 13 | Greenwood-Coxwell | 22 | $1,594,900 |
| 14 | Dovercourt Village | 21 | $606,500 |
| 15 | Edenbridge-Humber Valley | 21 | $2,309,621 |
| 16 | Bedford Park-Nortown | 21 | $4,672,600 |
| 17 | Danforth | 20 | $318,000 |
| 18 | West Queen West | 20 | $506,000 |
| 19 | High Park North | 19 | $659,000 |
| 20 | Danforth East York | 17 | $186,500 |
Top 20 neighbourhoods by open-permit count. Areas outside this list still have open 2001 permits.
Largest 2001 projects still open
The highest-value permits from 2001 that have not closed out, ranked by estimated construction cost.
| Address | Work | Status | Open | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 College St, Toronto, ON | Addition to Existing Building | Inspection | 9,038 d | $80,000,000 |
| 20 Olive Ave, Toronto, ON | New Building | Inspection | 8,970 d | $80,000,000 |
| 210 Victoria St, Toronto, ON | New Building | Inspection | 9,191 d | $55,517,121 |
| 1 Ibms North York, Toronto, ON | New Building | Permit Issued | 9,037 d | $49,000,000 |
| 230 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON | New Building | Inspection | 9,211 d | $40,000,000 |
| 300 Bloor St E, Toronto, ON | New Building | Inspection | 9,206 d | $25,000,000 |
| 30 Harrison Garden Blvd, Toronto, ON | New Building | Inspection | 9,256 d | $24,628,759 |
| 20 Scrivener Sq, Toronto, ON | New Building | Inspection | 9,284 d | $20,000,000 |
| 7 Lorraine Dr, Toronto, ON | New Building | Inspection | 9,024 d | $20,000,000 |
| 400 The West Mall, Toronto, ON | New Building | Inspection | 8,981 d | $16,292,000 |
| 415 Jarvis St, Toronto, ON | New Building | Inspection | 9,298 d | $10,000,000 |
| 730 Mount Pleasant Rd, Toronto, ON | New Building | Inspection | 9,141 d | $10,000,000 |
| 16 Byng Ave, Toronto, ON | New Building | Inspection | 8,970 d | $10,000,000 |
| 150 College St, Toronto, ON | Addition(s) | Inspection | 9,046 d | $9,000,000 |
| 210 Victoria St, Toronto, ON | Fixtures/Roof Drains: Other | Inspection | 9,190 d | $6,000,000 |
| 1801 Bayview Ave, Toronto, ON | New Building | Inspection | 9,015 d | $6,000,000 |
| 1 Ibms North York, Toronto, ON | Partial Permit - Foundation | Inspection | 9,267 d | $4,510,000 |
| 121 Bloor St E, Toronto, ON | Interior Alterations | Inspection | 9,173 d | $4,000,000 |
| 210 Victoria St, Toronto, ON | HVAC: Other Group C Buildings | Inspection | 9,061 d | $4,000,000 |
| 2365 Bayview Ave, Toronto, ON | New Building | Inspection | 9,178 d | $2,100,000 |
| 40 King St W, Toronto, ON | Alteration to Existing Building | Inspection | 9,269 d | $2,000,000 |
| 21 Mc Gill St, Toronto, ON | Alteration to Existing Building | Inspection | 9,212 d | $2,000,000 |
| 3389 Steeles Ave E, Toronto, ON | Interior Alterations | Inspection | 9,102 d | $2,000,000 |
| 1 Ibms North York, Toronto, ON | New Building | Inspection | 9,157 d | $1,990,800 |
| 1 Ibms North York, Toronto, ON | New Building | Inspection | 9,157 d | $1,925,700 |
“Open” counts days from issue date to Jul 23, 2026. A permit remaining open does not by itself mean a project is abandoned; the City closes permits on final inspection, and some long-running projects are still legitimately active.
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Frequently asked questions
- How many Toronto building permits from 2001 are still open?
- 1,237 permits issued in Toronto during 2001 were still in the City's active permit register. This is the count of permits that have not closed out, not the number of permits Toronto issued in 2001. The City issues roughly 30,000 to 40,000 permits a year, and closed permits are removed from the published file.
- How long have Toronto's 2001 permits been open?
- Half of the 1,237 still-open permits from 2001 have been open for at least 9,141 days (about 25 years), measured from issue date to Jul 23, 2026. One in ten has been open longer than 9,277 days (about 25 years). These are permits the City has not closed out, which can mean a long-running project, a stalled one, or one that was finished without being signed off.
- How many 2001 Toronto permits were never started?
- 197 of the 1,237 surviving 2001 permits (15.9%) sit at a status indicating work has not visibly begun, such as "Permit Issued" or "Work Not Started". The approval was granted and the file shows no progression past it. The remainder are at inspection or revision stages.
- Can I compare 2001 to other years?
- No. Each year's count reflects how long its permits have had to close, so an older year showing fewer permits means more of them closed, not that less was built. Comparing 2001 to another year measures elapsed time rather than construction activity. Use the status and trade breakdowns within 2001 instead.