Postal zone M4: East York, East Toronto & Midtown
Building permits in postal area M4E, Toronto
As of Oct 16, 2026, PermitIndex has tracked 341 building permits issued in the M4E postal area (Toronto) over the trailing 12 months (source: City of Toronto Open Data). Addition is the most active trade (94 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
341
With disclosed value
129
Total value
$87,557,878
Latest issued
Oct 8, 2026
How long approval took
21daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M4E
28% faster than the citywide median of 29 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 169 days
- Based on
- 341 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 | 94 | $9,991,000 |
| plumbing | 75 | $8,300 |
| interior_alteration | 53 | $3,515,585 |
| other | 33 | $22,366,108 |
| HVAC | 30 | $375,000 |
| Deck | 19 | $1,517,885 |
| New build | 14 | $46,316,000 |
| Demolition | 14 | $2,905,000 |
| Window / Door | 5 | $555,000 |
| Pool | 3 | N/A |
| Roofing | 1 | $8,000 |
Recent permits in M4E
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | other | $12,000 | Other(SR) | 142 Willow Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 30 Kingswood Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | New build | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 5 A Norwood Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | interior_alteration | $50,000 | Interior Alterations | 76 Wayland Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | interior_alteration | $5,000 | Multiple Projects | 169 Wineva Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 6, 2026 | New build | Value not disclosed | Multiple Projects | 5 A Norwood Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 88 Malvern Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Demolition | 48 Norwood Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Deck | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 7 Balmy Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Window / Door | $45,000 | Interior Alterations | 455 Scarborough Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 88 Malvern Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 88 Malvern Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | 12 Glen Davis Cres, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Addition | $950,000 | Multiple Projects | 88 Malvern Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | interior_alteration | $30,000 | Interior Alterations | 326 Beech Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 326 Beech Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 326 Beech Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 29, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | 38 Burgess Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Multiple Projects | 30 Kingswood Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 11 Musgrave St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Deck | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 220 Main St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 28, 2026 | New build | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 5 A Norwood Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 28, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 92 Scarboro Beach Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 24, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | 62 Maclean Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 24, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 92 Scarboro Beach Blvd, Toronto, ON |
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M4E 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 M4E, updated daily from City of Toronto Open Data. Sign in for live data and daily alerts for this area.