Postal zone M4: East York, East Toronto & Midtown
Building permits in postal area M4E, Toronto
As of Sep 2, 2026, PermitIndex has tracked 295 building permits issued in the M4E postal area (Toronto) over the trailing 12 months (source: City of Toronto Open Data). Addition is the most active trade (84 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
295
With disclosed value
113
Total value
$85,604,070
Latest issued
Aug 26, 2026
How long approval took
27daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M4E
16% faster than the citywide median of 32 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 175 days
- Based on
- 295 permits, last 12 months
Measured from application date to issue date in the City of Toronto’s active-permit records. It describes permits already issued, not a processing commitment, and your own application may differ.
Permits by trade (last 12 months)
| Trade | Permits | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Addition | 84 | $9,310,000 |
| plumbing | 60 | $8,300 |
| interior_alteration | 45 | $3,258,385 |
| HVAC | 30 | $420,000 |
| other | 27 | $22,366,500 |
| Deck | 14 | $496,885 |
| Demolition | 13 | $2,905,000 |
| New build | 12 | $46,301,000 |
| Window / Door | 5 | $530,000 |
| Pool | 4 | N/A |
| Roofing | 1 | $8,000 |
Recent permits in M4E
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 18 A Benlamond Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 18 A Benlamond Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Addition | $610,000 | Multiple Projects | 18 A Benlamond Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 18 A Benlamond Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Addition | $20,000 | Addition(s) | 499 Scarborough Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 7, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 6 Lyall Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 49 Hambly Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 49 Hambly Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 5, 2026 | interior_alteration | $8,000 | Underpinning | 83 Hammersmith Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 34 Balsam Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 30, 2026 | interior_alteration | $100,000 | Interior Alterations | 6 Lyall Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 30, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 6 Lyall Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Multiple Projects | 34 Balsam Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 24, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | 127 Duvernet Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 23, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | 175 Lawlor Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Demolition | 9 Silver Birch Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 4 Pine Ter, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 22, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 165 Beech Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 21, 2026 | interior_alteration | $20,000 | Interior Alterations | 165 Beech Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Demolition | $5,000 | Multiple Projects | 129 Brookside Dr, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 20, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 7 Balmy Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 20, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 7 Balmy Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 20, 2026 | other | $350,000 | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | 7 Balmy Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Multiple Projects | 281 Glen Manor Dr E, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Addition(s) | 4 Pine Ter, Toronto, ON |
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M4E is a Forward Sortation Area: the first three characters of a Toronto postal code, in the M4 postal zone (East York, East Toronto & Midtown). This page tracks every building permit the City of Toronto has issued in M4E, updated daily from City of Toronto Open Data. Sign in for live data and daily alerts for this area.