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Every Toronto project, named the day it files.

The Toronto development database from the Groundbreak newsroom: permits, rezonings and site plans and school and hospital projects from the public record, with the applicant named.

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Toronto records

Live from GroundbreakBiggest filings · last 14 days
  • Permit30 Ordnance St

    New Building / Mixed Use/Res w Non Res: Proposal to construct 2 condo towers (35 storey & 29 storey), 746 dwelling units, 4 levels of shared underground parking, and commercial at grade.

    $147M
  • Permit253 Markham Rd

    New Building / Apartment Building: Proposal for all building, plumbing and hvac work, including drywall, windows, exterior finishes, etc., associated with the construction to construct a 21-storey purpose-built rental building, containing 245 residential units, of which 49 units would be affordable rental units, with 2 levels of basements (Building A)

    Deltera

    $120M
  • Permit31 Parliament St

    New Building / Mixed Use/Res w Non Res: Proposal for a new 41-storey, plus mezzanine levels mixed use building consisting of 428 residential units,retail gross floor area and 4-level underground garage. (19 228251 STE 10 SA)

    $112M
  • Permit8 Lomond Dr

    Building Additions/Alterations / Garage Repair/Reconstruction / Apartment Building: Repairs to the parking garage roof slab, interior suspended slab and the exit ramp.

    $101M
  • Permit4916 Dundas St W

    New Building / Apartment Building: PROPOSED: The construction of a new 9-storey building with underground parking is proposed to be developed over 1 parcel of land. See SPA application 22 139 883 WET 03 SA - 4916-4946 Dundas Street West. The proposed retirement development encompasses approximately 17,478 sm of GFA, which includes independent living suites, memory care suites, assisted living suites and dedicated amenity floors / spaces. The building includes 204 total suites.

    $86M
37 filed in the last 7 days, every one with the parties namedSee my matches

What's in the Toronto database

1,996
Projects tracked

from permits and filings

9
Under construction

tracked by status

0
Owners of record

from the appraisal rolls

279
Companies

GCs, subs, developers, lenders

214
People named

on the record

Ask the record. In your own words.

Ask anything you would ask a researcher who has read every filing in Toronto: who pulled the most permits this quarter. The answer comes back with the table and the records behind it.

Rankings, totals and month against month, by city, trade or job size. The answer names the companies and shows the table, with a CSV.

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The company database

279 companies on the record. Every job they are on.

Every contractor, sub, developer, architect, lender and owner named on Toronto permits and zoning cases, and on the projects we track. 51 of them were on a filing in the last 90 days. Each one has a file: its projects, its filings month by month, and the firms it works with.

56
General contractors

The GC on a project or a permit

0
Trade subs

Pulled an electrical, plumbing, roofing or other trade permit

67
Developers

The developer on a tracked project

41
Architects and engineers

The architect or engineer of record

9
Lenders

The lender on a recorded loan or a project

108
Owners and buyers

Owner, buyer, seller or borrower on the record, LLCs included

Browse all 279 companies

Every company file is free to open. Pro adds every filing with its address and value, and the phone or email where the record has one.

Any firm's whole footprint.

Pull up any developer, contractor or architect and every project they are on in Toronto, with the role they hold on each.

Arcadis

Other · 6 projects · 6 live

  • Grandview Tower (Terra Bona Markham Towers Site)

    Approved
  • 31 Parliament St

    Approved
  • 37-Storey Tower at 3252 Sheppard Avenue East

    Proposed
  • 115 Jarvis Street

    Approved
  • 4656 Yonge Street

    Proposed
  • 5359 Dundas St W

    Approved

279 companies on file in Toronto, each with its own file.

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What Radar would have sent you.

Subcontractor · Toronto · last 30 days
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Building permit issued for a 12-storey rental in Mississauga, with the estimated cost and unit count.

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  • Permits, rezonings and site plans and school and hospital projects in Toronto, the day they post
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What Toronto publishes, and what we do with it.

Groundbreak Toronto tracks every Toronto development project from the public record: permits, rezonings and site plans and school and hospital projects, with the applicant named, updated daily.

Rezonings and site plans, years before the permit. Building permits with the estimated cost in Toronto, Mississauga, Oakville and Burlington, the units on many and the builder on a few. Rezonings and site plans in Toronto, Oakville and Brampton, Brampton's with the applicant. Schools and hospitals from Ontario Builds. Ontario land titles are not free, so sales, loans and owners are not tracked.

Permits
Toronto, Mississauga, Oakville and Burlington, with the estimated cost
Planning
Rezonings and site plans in Toronto, Oakville and Brampton
Public projects
Schools and hospitals from Ontario Builds, with the budget
Not tracked
Ontario land titles are not free, so no sales, loans or owners
How do I find who is building a project in Toronto?
Search the address or project name. The project file lists the team from the public record (the applicant named), every filing on the parcel, and the change history. Rezonings and site plans, years before the permit.
Does Groundbreak have contractor phone numbers in Toronto?
No. Building permits with the estimated cost in Toronto, Mississauga, Oakville and Burlington, the units on many and the builder on a few. Rezonings and site plans in Toronto, Oakville and Brampton, Brampton's with the applicant. Schools and hospitals from Ontario Builds. Ontario land titles are not free, so sales, loans and owners are not tracked.
What records does Groundbreak track in Toronto?
Permits, rezonings and site plans and school and hospital projects. Permits: toronto, mississauga, oakville and burlington, with the estimated cost. Planning: rezonings and site plans in toronto, oakville and brampton. Public projects: schools and hospitals from ontario builds, with the budget. Not tracked: ontario land titles are not free, so no sales, loans or owners.
How much does Groundbreak Pro cost for Toronto?
Pro is $27 a month, every market, up to 10 people. Cancel anytime. Toronto comes with the other 7 markets. Creating an account is free: tell Radar what you work on and it shows your matches. With an account, anything filed more than 90 days ago is open, names included. The last 90 days are Pro. There is no free trial.
How often is Toronto updated?
Every morning, from each source's own feed, with the filing date the county put on the record. The number at the top of this page is this week's count.
What does Groundbreak not have in Toronto?
No phone numbers on permits, no recorded sales feed, no construction loans, no notices of commencement (the state records none), no liens or lis pendens and no trade sub-permits with the sub named. Building permits with the estimated cost in Toronto, Mississauga, Oakville and Burlington, the units on many and the builder on a few. Rezonings and site plans in Toronto, Oakville and Brampton, Brampton's with the applicant. Schools and hospitals from Ontario Builds. Ontario land titles are not free, so sales, loans and owners are not tracked.
Who is Groundbreak Toronto not for?
Home-services trades beyond the jobs we read: HVAC, re-roof and window permits on Toronto houses are not read yet. Firms that bid from plan rooms and bid documents: Dodge and ConstructConnect carry those and we do not. Anyone who needs a phone number off the permit: Toronto does not publish one. Lenders who need the construction loan market: Toronto publishes no loan index we can read. Anyone working mostly outside Toronto and the other 7 markets.

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