Postal zone M5: Downtown & Central Toronto
Building permits in postal area M5T, Toronto
As of Sep 2, 2026, PermitIndex has tracked 267 building permits issued in the M5T postal area (Toronto) over the trailing 12 months (source: City of Toronto Open Data). HVAC is the most active trade (53 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
267
With disclosed value
99
Total value
$165,144,827
Latest issued
Aug 25, 2026
How long approval took
38daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M5T
19% slower than the citywide median of 32 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 210 days
- Based on
- 267 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 | 53 | $1,429,900 |
| plumbing | 43 | $68,163,000 |
| interior_alteration | 42 | $28,586,512 |
| Addition | 41 | $10,805,000 |
| other | 25 | $507,595 |
| New build | 22 | $48,785,000 |
| Demolition | 19 | $2,765,000 |
| Window / Door | 8 | $1,311,500 |
| Deck | 7 | $929,321 |
| Roofing | 6 | $362,000 |
| electrical | 1 | $1,500,000 |
Recent permits in M5T
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | other | $250,000 | Site Service | 571 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Demolition | 42 Carr St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Addition | $600,000 | Addition(s) | 30 Phoebe St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Roofing | $305,000 | Solar Collector | 214 College St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 10, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 155 College St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 10, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 155 College St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 6, 2026 | New build | $1,200,000 | New Building | 28 Grange Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 5, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 350 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 4, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 350 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 4, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 54 Kensington Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 4, 2026 | interior_alteration | $200,000 | Multiple Projects | 350 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Multiple Projects | 35 Wolseley St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 30, 2026 | New build | $40,000,000 | New Building | 17 St Andrew St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Demolition | $1,000,000 | New Building | 42 Carr St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 23, 2026 | other | Value not disclosed | Sign Building Permit Related | 442-444 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Roofing | $5,000 | Fixtures/Roof Drains: SFD | 192 Mc Caul St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 22, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 16 Phoebe St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 21, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Change of Use | 205 Augusta Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 20, 2026 | interior_alteration | $50,000 | Interior Alterations | 16 Phoebe St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 20, 2026 | interior_alteration | $50,000 | Interior Alterations | 16 Phoebe St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 20, 2026 | other | $27,800 | Sprinklers | 399 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 16, 2026 | other | Value not disclosed | Sign Building Permit Related | 437 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 15, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 571 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 55 Huron St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 13, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 184 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON |
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M5T 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 M5T, updated daily from City of Toronto Open Data. Sign in for live data and daily alerts for this area.