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The City of Toronto issued building and plumbing permits for a new basement second suite in Scarborough on January 26, 2026. Permit Works coordinated the site measurement, architectural permit drawings, design review and municipal submission. Project details are anonymized, and the hero image is an illustration rather than a photograph of the client’s property.
The homeowner wanted to create a permitted basement second unit in an existing detached house. The basement layout, existing stair, mechanical room and exterior conditions had to be documented before the proposed rooms and life-safety features could be coordinated.
The project also had to respond to an existing municipal compliance context without publishing the client’s identity or exact property address.
The permit package needed to coordinate several issues as one design:
Changes to one part of the layout affected the rest of the drawing set.
Permit Works prepared and coordinated a 12-sheet issued drawing package, including:
The final package was reviewed and coordinated before submission. For general project information, see Permit Works’ basement apartment permit service.
Permit Works submitted the coordinated package on January 22, 2026. The City issued the building and plumbing permits on January 26—two business days after submission. Municipal processing times vary, and this result is not a guaranteed City timeline.
The recorded City building-permit fee for this application was CAD $828.84. This is a historical, project-specific amount and is not a current fee quote; current fees depend on the work and municipal fee schedule.
The City issued the permits on January 26, 2026, and Permit Works delivered the issued package to the homeowner.
This project demonstrates how existing-condition documentation, architectural design, life-safety information and municipal submission can be coordinated for a basement second-unit application.
The retained record establishes permit issuance and package delivery. It does not establish construction completion, final inspection approval or a guaranteed timeline for another project.
Use the related service, local permit guidance, and selected Permit Works articles to understand the next steps around this type of project.
Tell Permit Works about the property and proposed scope. The team can review likely permit requirements, drawings, consultant coordination, and next steps.
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