London and District
Construction Association
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March 2026
Monthly SnapshotTotal Permits 296 ▲ vs. Feb 2026 (238) Construction Value $84.2M ▲ vs. Feb 2026 ($56.6M) New Dwelling Units 124 ▲ vs. Feb 2026 (57) Demolitions 6 Tracking ongoing
Weekly Activity
March 2026 — Week by WeekWeek 1 · Mar 2–8 $7.33M 63 permits · 19 units · 1 demo Week 2 · Mar 9–13 ★ $28.92M 52 permits · 16 units · Peak week Week 3 · Mar 16–22 $18.62M 75 permits · 48 units · 3 demos Week 4 · Mar 23–29 $27.00M 72 permits · 38 units · 1 demo Week 5 · Mar 30–31 $2.32M 34 permits · 3 units · 1 demo Construction Value by Week (Mar 2026) Permit Type Mix (Mar 2026)
Principal Permit
50 Sycamore St — Carling Arena RenovationPrincipal Permit — March 2026
50 Sycamore Street
Carling Arena Renovation 50 Sycamore St, London ON · Contractor: Alter-Arenas
Interior renovations including HVAC upgrades to the existing Carling Arena facility (shell permit). Work encompasses full mechanical system replacement, interior fit-out, and structural reinforcement. Issued Week of March 9–13, 2026.
Permit Value $6.30M Shell permit Est. Total Project ~$8–10M Including full fit-out Est. Duration 12–16 mo. HVAC + interior phasing Est. Person-Hours ~62,000 Total project labour Estimated Trade Hours — Total Project
HVAC / Mechanical18,000 h
General Contractor13,500 h
Electrical10,800 h
Plumbing8,100 h
Structural / Steel6,800 h
Finishing / Interior4,500 h
~62,000 total person-hours · Estimates based on comparable arena renovation projects in Ontario 2022–2025.
Conceptual Cross-Section
Arena renovation schematic — not to scale · Subject to approved drawings
Estimated Cost Breakdown
Rolling Comparisons
6-Month & 12-Month TrendsConstruction Value — Rolling 12 Months (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)
Monthly Permit Counts — Rolling 6 Months (Oct 2025 – Mar 2026)
Top 10 Permits by ValueMarch 2026 1 1000 Clarke Rd Renovation of office/warehouse, 2 storeys, 7,485 sq ft. $10.00M 0 units 2 952 Southdale Rd W New CRU, shopping centre, 2 storeys, 2,741 sq ft. Southside Construction. $7.82M 0 units 3 50 Sycamore St Carling Arena — interior renovations incl. HVAC upgrades (shell). Alter-Arenas. $6.30M 0 units 4 268 Grosvenor St Hospital interior renovation for new program (shell permit). Mar 23–29. $2.47M 0 units 5 1175 Riverbend Rd B Townhouse condo block, 2 storeys, 903 sq ft. Legacy Homes of London 2021. $2.24M 6 units 6 1225 Wonderland Rd N Fit out for new medical clinic. Mar 16–22. $1.82M 0 units 7 3285 Wonderland Rd S Erect drive-thru restaurant, 374 sq ft. Mar 9–13. $1.07M 0 units 8 4 Aspen Pl New SDD, 1 storey, 454 sq ft. Melchers Construction Ltd. $1.35M 1 unit 9 140 Fullarton St Interior alteration to 6th floor offices, 16 storeys, 2,128 sq ft. Mar 9–13. $3.00M 0 units 10 1108 Dundas St Convert existing building — offices (shell permit). Mar 9–13. $999K 0 units Monthly Note
The top permit (1000 Clarke Rd at $10M) and arena renovation (50 Sycamore at $6.3M) together account for 19.4% of total March value — reflecting diversified commercial and institutional activity across all 296 permits. Inspections — March 2026All 100% within 48-hour mandate Building ~1,130 conducted incl. proactive ~930 100% within 48h Code Compliance Incl. complaints & licences ~460 100% within 48h Plumbing Building permit activity ~450 100% within 48h 2024 full-year: 31,488 building · 12,531 code compliance · 15,160 plumbing — all at 100%. Year-Over-Year ComparisonPeriod ending March
London Housing Pledge
47,000 Units by 2031
2024 units issued3,700
Annual pace required~5,400
2024 pace vs. target69%
Multi-unit growth (2024)+136.2%
Mar 2026 ARU units31
March 2026 added 124 new units. ARU activity up 40.9% YoY. Q1 2026 cumulative total ~296 units toward the annual pace target.
Data compiled March 31, 2026 from City of London permit records. London & District Construction Association.
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