Postal zone M4: East York, East Toronto & Midtown
Building permits in postal area M4Y, Toronto
As of Sep 2, 2026, PermitIndex has tracked 92 building permits issued in the M4Y postal area (Toronto) over the trailing 12 months (source: City of Toronto Open Data). interior_alteration is the most active trade (26 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
92
With disclosed value
36
Total value
$10,600,281
Latest issued
Aug 21, 2026
How long approval took
36daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M4Y
About the same as the citywide median of 32 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 95 days
- Based on
- 92 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 |
|---|---|---|
| interior_alteration | 26 | $4,810,000 |
| plumbing | 22 | $194,300 |
| HVAC | 14 | $150,000 |
| Addition | 11 | $1,335,981 |
| other | 11 | $100,000 |
| Window / Door | 2 | $3,505,000 |
| Roofing | 2 | $355,000 |
| New build | 2 | N/A |
| electrical | 1 | $100,000 |
| Pool | 1 | $50,000 |
Recent permits in M4Y
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 530 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 14, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 49 Homewood Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 14, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 49 Homewood Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 14, 2026 | interior_alteration | $9,000 | Second Suite (New) | 49 Homewood Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 10, 2026 | interior_alteration | $20,000 | Multiple Projects | 530 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 4, 2026 | interior_alteration | $1,000 | Interior Alterations | 586 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 4, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 586 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 4, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 586 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Window / Door | $3,500,000 | Other(BA) | 25 Grenville St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 29, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 586 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 16, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 522 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 16, 2026 | interior_alteration | $200,000 | Interior Alterations | 522 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 16, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 522 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Roofing | $260,000 | Garage Repair/Reconstruction | 71 Charles St E, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Addition | $25,000 | Multiple Projects | 756 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Pool | $50,000 | Interior Alterations | 475 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 2, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 608 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 30, 2026 | other | Value not disclosed | Sign Building Permit Related | 646 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 24, 2026 | electrical | $100,000 | Other(BA) | 40 Alexander St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 23, 2026 | interior_alteration | $180,000 | Interior Alterations | 586 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 18, 2026 | other | Value not disclosed | Temporary Structures | 519 Church St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 16, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 672 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 16, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 672 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 15, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 628 Church St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 15, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 628 Church St, Toronto, ON |
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M4Y 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 M4Y, updated daily from City of Toronto Open Data. Sign in for live data and daily alerts for this area.