Development and Housing Monitoring

Here, you can find development and housing statistics that we report to the province as well as housing studies.


Types of statistics we report on

  • The number of building permits issued
  • Current registered plans of subdivisions
  • Current draft approved subdivisions
  • Industrial, commercial and institutional permit activity
  • Residential real estate market
  • Vacancy rates and rental costs

Read our 2024 year in review report: 2024 Development and Housing Monitoring Report

Info Graphic for Housing and Monitoring Stats from 2024

Read our 2023 year in review report: 2023 Development and Housing Monitoring Report.

2023 statistics

  • Building permits issued
    • Q1: 6 (Single-Detached Units: 4, Semi-Detached Units: 2, Townhouse Units: 0, Apartment Units: 0, Additional Dwelling Units: n/a)
    • Q2: 17 (Single-Detached Units: 11, Semi-Detached Units: 2, Townhouse Units: 4, Apartment Units: 0, Additional Dwelling Units: n/a)
    • Q3: 201 (Single-Detached Units: 9, Semi-Detached Units: 0, Townhouse Units: 48, Apartment Units: 144, Additional Dwelling Units: 11)
  • Planning applications
    • Q1: 75, Q2: 75, Q3: 71
  • Draft approved units
    • Q1: 8,757, Q2: 8,944, Q3: 14,768
  • Commercial, industrial, and institutional permit value
    • Q1: $8.2 million, Q2: $7.3 million, Q3: $3.6 million
  • Rental vacancy rate 2.8%

Contact Us

City of Niagara Falls
Planning and Building

4343 Morrison Street
P.O. Box 1023
Niagara Falls, Ontario L2E 6Z9
Canada
905-356-7521 ext. 4330
pbd@niagarafalls.ca