Commercial & Large-Scale Permit Intelligence
Office Towers, Plazas & Commercial Builds
RenoIntel captures commercial construction permits across Canada — office towers, retail plazas, hotels, mixed-use developments, and industrial facilities. These projects signal large-scale procurement opportunities, and most permit data services completely overlook this segment. Below is a live snapshot of what's in our database right now.
7,273
Commercial Permits Tracked
$15.1B
Total Project Value
69
Storeys — Tallest Tracked
Total Confirmed Commercial Investment in Database
$15.1B
Across office towers, retail plazas, hotels, mixed-use developments and industrial facilities in 23 Canadian cities — all open, pending or recently issued permits.
Permit Types — What's in the Database
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Mixed-Use Towers
1,400+
Retail + office + residential stacked in a single development — the dominant large-scale format in Vancouver and Calgary
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Hotels
180+
Full-service hotels and extended stay projects with construction values ranging $5M–$141M
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Office Builds
420+
Dedicated office floors and purpose-built commercial office towers across major urban centres
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Retail & Plazas
950+
Shopping centres, strip plazas, big-box pads, and ground-floor CRU shells in new developments
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Industrial & Warehouse
310+
Distribution centres, light industrial, logistics facilities and manufacturing permits
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Institutional
240+
Schools, hospitals, fire halls, childcare facilities and other government-funded builds
Commercial Permit Volume by City
| City |
Permits |
Confirmed Investment |
Tallest |
Volume Share |
| Vancouver, BC |
2,894 |
$9.36B |
59 fl. |
|
| Calgary, AB |
2,844 |
$3.27B |
— |
|
| Barrie, ON |
285 |
— |
— |
|
| Burlington, ON |
240 |
$83.8M |
— |
|
| St. Catharines, ON |
233 |
— |
— |
|
| Victoria, BC |
199 |
$250.9M |
— |
|
| Toronto, ON |
58 |
$6.4M |
— |
|
| Kitchener, ON |
65 |
$405.2M |
— |
|
| Mississauga, ON |
30 |
$647.5M |
69 fl. |
|
| Halifax, NS |
50 |
$595.2M |
21 fl. |
|
| Oakville, ON |
35 |
$440.4M |
12 fl. |
|
| Other cities (12) |
160+ |
~$60M |
— |
|
Largest Active Commercial Projects — Live Database Snapshot
Mixed-Use
Calgary, AB
80 Nostalgia Drive SE
Large-scale commercial / multi-family development — one of the highest-value active permits in Calgary's southeast. Status: pending.
Calgary, AB
Commercial / Multi-Family
Pending
High-Rise
Mississauga, ON
910 Aerodrome Avenue
19-storey apartment tower with 3 levels of underground parking. Issued March 2025 — one of Mississauga's largest active construction permits. The tallest tracked tower in Ontario across our database.
19 Storeys
Issued Mar 2025
Open
High-Rise
Vancouver, BC
1060 Barclay Street
59-storey residential tower with leasing offices, indoor/outdoor amenities across all levels, and 662 dwelling units, built over 8 levels of underground parking. One of the tallest active permit projects in the RenoIntel database.
59 Storeys
662 Units
Issued Mar 2025
Open
Mixed-Use
Vancouver, BC
8433 Ash Street
Twin mixed-use residential towers (34-storey NE + 29-storey SW) with retail and restaurant shells, childcare facility, and 580 dwelling units over 2 levels of underground parking. Retail tenants yet to be confirmed.
34 + 29 Storeys
580 Units
Retail + Restaurant
Open
Mixed-Use
Vancouver, BC
2090 W Broadway
31-storey mixed-use building with 256 residential units, ground-floor retail, and assembly spaces integrated around the future Broadway–Arbutus SkyTrain station. Transit-oriented development with high commercial tenant potential.
31 Storeys
Ground-Floor Retail
SkyTrain-Adjacent
Issued Mar 2026
Hotel
Vancouver, BC
1300 Robson Street
27-storey mixed-use tower: 183 hotel rooms (floors 1–11) with restaurant, bar, pool and amenities, plus 133 market rental dwelling units on upper floors. Significant commercial procurement opportunity across hospitality supplies and fit-out.
Hotel — 183 Rooms
Restaurant + Bar
27 Storeys
Issued Sep 2025
Office
Vancouver, BC
1436 W 8th Avenue
27-storey mixed-use development with dedicated office floors (Level 3), two ground-floor retail CRUs, and 153 residential rental units. One of Vancouver's few new builds with purpose-allocated office space — a rare signal in current market conditions.
Dedicated Office Level
Retail CRUs
27 Storeys
Issued Mar 2026
Mixed-Use
Vancouver, BC
1568 Alberni Street
43-storey mixed-use tower with ground and second-floor retail and restaurant space (Class 1 cooking), 180 residential units on floors 3–43, and 8 levels of underground parking. Construction ongoing — staged permits tracked.
43 Storeys
Retail + Restaurant
In Progress
Why Commercial Permit Data Matters — B2B Signal Value
Who buys commercial permit signals
- Commercial HVAC & mechanical contractors
- Commercial flooring and interior fit-out companies
- Elevator, glazing, and curtain wall suppliers
- Commercial kitchen equipment vendors (hotels, restaurants)
- Property technology vendors targeting new-build landlords
- Commercial real estate brokers tracking pipeline
- Insurance underwriters quoting mid-construction policies
What early commercial signals unlock
- Contact the developer before tendering is complete
- Track staged permits to know exact construction phase
- Identify retail CRU shells before tenants are announced
- Match hotel builds with hospitality product categories
- Alert warehouse/industrial clients before competitors
- Cross-reference storeys and unit counts for volume estimates
- Filter by city, value threshold, or permit type via API
Data accuracy note: Commercial permit values and storey counts reflect permit-declared figures at time of issuance. Some permits (particularly Calgary "Commercial / Multi Family" type) may not include declared values at filing — these appear as blank in value fields. All data sourced directly from municipal open data portals and reflects current open, pending, or recently issued status. Project descriptions are drawn verbatim from permit filings.