Postal zone M5: Downtown & Central Toronto
Building permits in postal area M5M, Toronto
As of Sep 2, 2026, PermitIndex has tracked 329 building permits issued in the M5M postal area (Toronto) over the trailing 12 months (source: City of Toronto Open Data). Addition is the most active trade (67 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
329
With disclosed value
99
Total value
$79,304,905
Latest issued
Aug 26, 2026
How long approval took
33daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M5M
About the same as the citywide median of 32 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 225 days
- Based on
- 329 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 | 67 | $45,591,905 |
| plumbing | 60 | $20,000 |
| New build | 56 | $26,449,000 |
| HVAC | 38 | $80,000 |
| Deck | 35 | $355,000 |
| interior_alteration | 30 | $3,245,000 |
| Demolition | 27 | $2,615,000 |
| other | 10 | $704,000 |
| Window / Door | 4 | $40,000 |
| Pool | 1 | $80,000 |
| Roofing | 1 | $125,000 |
Recent permits in M5M
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 | New build | Value not disclosed | New Building | 178 Joicey Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 20, 2026 | interior_alteration | $150,000 | Interior Alterations | 1982 Avenue Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 20, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 1982 Avenue Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 20, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 1982 Avenue Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Deck | $10,000 | Deck | 412 Bedford Park Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Deck | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 245 Yonge Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 401 Melrose Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 18, 2026 | New build | $1,000,000 | New Building | 245 Yonge Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Deck | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 245 Yonge Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Deck | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 245 Yonge Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Demolition | 245 Yonge Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Addition | $600,000 | Multiple Projects | 401 Melrose Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 17, 2026 | other | $1,000 | Site Service | 85 Carmichael Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 85 Carmichael Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 85 Carmichael Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Addition | $16,000,000 | Multiple Projects | 85 Carmichael Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 7, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 65 St Germain Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Demolition | 156 Brookdale Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 30, 2026 | New build | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 156 Brookdale Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 30, 2026 | New build | $1,000,000 | New Building | 156 Brookdale Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 30, 2026 | New build | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 156 Brookdale Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Deck | $150,000 | Multiple Projects | 31 Mcnairn Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Deck | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 31 Mcnairn Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Window / Door | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 184 St Germain Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 27, 2026 | interior_alteration | $40,000 | Interior Alterations | 83 Deloraine Ave, Toronto, ON |
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M5M 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 M5M, updated daily from City of Toronto Open Data. Sign in for live data and daily alerts for this area.