Postal zone M4: East York, East Toronto & Midtown
Building permits in postal area M4L, Toronto
As of Sep 2, 2026, PermitIndex has tracked 531 building permits issued in the M4L postal area (Toronto) over the trailing 12 months (source: City of Toronto Open Data). Addition is the most active trade (149 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
531
With disclosed value
187
Total value
$38,079,630
Latest issued
Aug 26, 2026
How long approval took
26daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M4L
19% faster than the citywide median of 32 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 181 days
- Based on
- 531 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 | 149 | $16,738,750 |
| plumbing | 109 | $260,000 |
| interior_alteration | 66 | $5,250,130 |
| HVAC | 52 | $805,000 |
| New build | 42 | $12,228,000 |
| other | 38 | $205,000 |
| Deck | 37 | $1,410,000 |
| Demolition | 19 | $85,000 |
| Window / Door | 9 | $502,000 |
| Roofing | 9 | $589,750 |
| electrical | 1 | $6,000 |
Recent permits in M4L
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | Addition | $100,000 | Multiple Projects | 437 Ashdale Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Multiple Projects | 140 Woodfield Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Deck | $20,000 | Other(SR) | 4 Wheeler Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Deck | $2,000 | Deck | 2016 Dundas St E, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 24, 2026 | New build | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 169 Waverley Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 19, 2026 | other | Value not disclosed | Partial Permit - Foundation | 1233 Queen St E, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 18, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 1233 Queen St E, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 18, 2026 | interior_alteration | $15,000 | Interior Alterations | 49 Greenwood Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 18, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 1233 Queen St E, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Multiple Projects | 225 Gainsborough Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 18, 2026 | interior_alteration | $150,000 | Interior Alterations | 462 Kingston Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Addition | $220,750 | Multiple Projects | 1554 Dundas St E, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 11, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 95 Gainsborough Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 11, 2026 | interior_alteration | $500,000 | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | 95 Gainsborough Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 28 Hartford Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Addition | $125,000 | Addition(s) | 28 Hartford Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 7, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 1946 Queen St E, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 322 Waverley Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 7, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 1946 Queen St E, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 7, 2026 | New build | Value not disclosed | New Building | 169 Waverley Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 6, 2026 | New build | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 169 Waverley Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 6, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 34 Kenilworth Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Deck | $80,000 | Multiple Projects | 103 Rainsford Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 4, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 204 Waverley Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Deck | Value not disclosed | Party Wall Admin Permits | 42 Rainsford Rd, Toronto, ON |
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M4L 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 M4L, updated daily from City of Toronto Open Data. Sign in for live data and daily alerts for this area.