Postal zone M5: Downtown & Central Toronto
Building permits in postal area M5H, Toronto
As of Sep 2, 2026, PermitIndex has tracked 396 building permits issued in the M5H postal area (Toronto) over the trailing 12 months (source: City of Toronto Open Data). HVAC is the most active trade (118 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
396
With disclosed value
148
Total value
$125,448,742
Latest issued
Aug 26, 2026
How long approval took
28daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M5H
About the same as the citywide median of 32 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 54 days
- Based on
- 396 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 |
|---|---|---|
| HVAC | 118 | $14,027,794 |
| interior_alteration | 105 | $87,704,805 |
| plumbing | 76 | $429,934 |
| other | 31 | $530,000 |
| Demolition | 27 | $8,929,009 |
| Window / Door | 12 | $640,000 |
| Addition | 9 | $76,272 |
| New build | 7 | $1,350,000 |
| electrical | 5 | $8,685,926 |
| Roofing | 5 | $2,075,000 |
| Deck | 1 | $1,000,000 |
Recent permits in M5H
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | interior_alteration | $150,000 | Interior Alterations | 1 Richmond St W, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 27, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 1 Richmond St W, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 27, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 1 Richmond St W, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 26, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 40 King St W, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 17, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 40 King St W, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 13, 2026 | interior_alteration | $4,000,000 | Interior Alterations | 11 King St W, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 13, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 11 King St W, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 13, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 11 King St W, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 11, 2026 | interior_alteration | $100,000 | Interior Alterations | 145 King St W, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 10, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 145 King St W, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 10, 2026 | other | $1,000 | Electromagnetic Locks | 155 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 111 Richmond St W, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Window / Door | $50,000 | Interior Alterations | 130 Queen St W, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Demolition | $3,000,000 | Interior Alterations | 111 Richmond St W, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 111 Richmond St W, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Demolition | $200,000 | Interior Alterations | 20 Duncan St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 5, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 150 York St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 20 Duncan St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 20 Duncan St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 4, 2026 | other | Value not disclosed | Electromagnetic Locks | 200 King St W, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 4, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 320 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 4, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 320 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 30, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 65 Queen St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 30, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 65 Queen St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 29, 2026 | other | $40,000 | Electromagnetic Locks | 130 Queen St W, Toronto, ON |
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M5H is a Forward Sortation Area: the first three characters of a Toronto postal code, in the M5 postal zone (Downtown & Central Toronto). This page tracks every building permit the City of Toronto has issued in M5H, updated daily from City of Toronto Open Data. Sign in for live data and daily alerts for this area.