Postal zone M5: Downtown & Central Toronto
Building permits in postal area M5R, Toronto
As of Sep 2, 2026, PermitIndex has tracked 476 building permits issued in the M5R postal area (Toronto) over the trailing 12 months (source: City of Toronto Open Data). Addition is the most active trade (103 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
476
With disclosed value
168
Total value
$67,156,787
Latest issued
Aug 26, 2026
How long approval took
28daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M5R
About the same as the citywide median of 32 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 125 days
- Based on
- 476 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 | 103 | $10,085,503 |
| HVAC | 83 | $19,449,000 |
| interior_alteration | 83 | $21,775,680 |
| plumbing | 80 | $55,600 |
| New build | 29 | $7,085,000 |
| other | 28 | $850,500 |
| Window / Door | 22 | $1,037,000 |
| Demolition | 16 | $2,300,000 |
| Deck | 15 | $403,000 |
| Roofing | 11 | $2,911,615 |
| electrical | 5 | $903,889 |
| Pool | 1 | $300,000 |
Recent permits in M5R
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | HVAC | $30,000 | HVAC: Other Group C Buildings | 316 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Addition | $6,000 | Interior Alterations | 1000 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 25, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 162 Cumberland St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Window / Door | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 162 Cumberland St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 21, 2026 | interior_alteration | $10,000 | Other(BA) | 158 Cumberland St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Window / Door | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 124 Lyndhurst Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Addition | $10,000 | Interior Alterations | 536 Huron St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 19, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 536 Huron St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 18, 2026 | New build | Value not disclosed | New Building | 350 Walmer Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 14, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 1282 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 14, 2026 | interior_alteration | $120,000 | Interior Alterations | 101 Yorkville Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 14, 2026 | interior_alteration | $50,000 | Interior Alterations | 1282 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Window / Door | $200,000 | Interior Alterations | 162 Cumberland St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Addition(s) | 37 Roxborough St W, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 5, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 485 Huron St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 4, 2026 | other | Value not disclosed | Sign Building Permit Related | 4 New St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 4, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 128 Hazelton Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 31, 2026 | interior_alteration | $12,000 | Interior Alterations | 35 Hazelton Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 31, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 35 Hazelton Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Demolition | $500,000 | Interior Alterations | 108 Yorkville Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Deck | $50,000 | Multiple Projects | 253 Howland Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 29, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 253 Howland Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Addition | $10,000 | Addition(s) | 201 Marlborough Pl, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 27, 2026 | New build | Value not disclosed | New Building | 321 Davenport Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 27, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 61 Yorkville Ave, Toronto, ON |
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M5R 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 M5R, updated daily from City of Toronto Open Data. Sign in for live data and daily alerts for this area.