Oshawa has reported that despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the city recorded nine building records in 2020:
- Highest March Residential of $87,611,100 (surpassing 2015’s record of $63.25 million)
- Highest March Apartment units of 505
- Highest Apartment units issued in any month (surpassing 1976’s record of 455 units)
- Highest April Residential of $124,433,300 (surpassing 2015’s record of $63.4 million)
- Highest April Apartment units of 371 (surpassing 1981’s record of 171 units)
- Highest April Total Residential Dwellings of 452 (surpassing 1981’s record of 281)
- Highest June Industrial of $62,930,400 (surpassing 1986’s record of $16.47 million)
- Highest November Townhouse units of 98 (surpassing 1991’s record of 77 units)
- Highest December Townhouse units of 94 (surpassing 2016’s record of 68 units)
In addition, 2020 was Oshawa’s 4th highest Total Construction value on record at $480,474,100.
In 2020, the city issued 1,434 permits for a total of $480.47 million in construction value. Of that total, $363.9 million in Residential construction, $63.8 million in Industrial, $38.96 million in Commercial construction and $13.8 million in Governmental/Institutional was issued, said a statement.
An additional 52,434 square metres of new industrial floor space, 12,820 square metres of commercial and 682 square metres of institutional floor space were created in 2020. There were 1,561 new residential units consisting of 960 apartment units, 300 townhouses, 150 accessory dwelling units, 133 single-detached and 18 semi-detached dwelling units.
Major projects issued in 2020 included:
- Bond & Mary Phase II Development Inc. – Apartment building – 370 units, commercial & underground parking (80 Bond St. E.) – $95 million
- Tribute (Simcoe Street) Limited – Apartment building – 504 units & parking garage building (2550 Simcoe St. N.) – $91.7 million
- CSPAC Industrial Thornton & Wentworth – Industrial building (883 Thornton Rd. S.) – $49 million
Oshawa has kept monthly building records since 1965, while yearly records date back to 1964. For more information on Building Permits & Inspection Services, visit the Building and Renovating webpage.
“Oshawa is a strong and resilient city and our Building Services branch is a fine example of how we have risen to the occasion during these unprecedented times to meet the needs of our business community,” said Oshawa Mayor Dan Carter. “Just as local businesses have had to pivot in 2020, Oshawa has changed the way we do business. By going fully digital in our Building Permit and Inspection Services, we’ve managed to smash even more building records in spite of a global pandemic.”