Postal zone M4: East York, East Toronto & Midtown
Building permits in postal area M4S, Toronto
PermitIndex has tracked 382 building permits issued in the M4S postal area (Toronto) over the trailing 12 months (source: City of Toronto Open Data). Addition is the most active trade (70 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
382
With disclosed value
147
Total value
$1,112,160,784
Latest issued
Jul 16, 2026
How long approval took
35daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M4S
About the same as the citywide median of 32 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 148 days
- Based on
- 382 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 | 70 | $6,701,000 |
| plumbing | 63 | $612,880 |
| interior_alteration | 58 | $55,874,775 |
| HVAC | 54 | $103,226,675 |
| Demolition | 36 | $79,050,000 |
| other | 34 | $5,322,154 |
| New build | 32 | $858,848,000 |
| Deck | 22 | $934,300 |
| Roofing | 7 | $802,000 |
| Pool | 3 | N/A |
| electrical | 2 | $789,000 |
| Window / Door | 1 | N/A |
Recent permits in M4S
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2026 | other | Value not disclosed | Partial Permit - Shoring | 140 Merton St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | plumbing | $50,000 | Multiple Projects | 214 Belsize Dr, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 214 Belsize Dr, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 366 Hillsdale Ave E, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 214 Belsize Dr, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 366 Hillsdale Ave E, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 13, 2026 | plumbing | $80,000 | Underpinning | 366 Hillsdale Ave E, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Addition | $30,000 | Multiple Projects | 488 Merton St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 54 Belcourt Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 6, 2026 | interior_alteration | $60,000 | Interior Alterations | 18 Thurston Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Garage Repair/Reconstruction | 55 Brownlow Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Deck | $250,000 | Multiple Projects | 17 Falcon St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Roofing | $25,000 | Multiple Projects | 421 Soudan Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Multiple Projects | 121 Belsize Dr, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Addition | $30,000 | Multiple Projects | 495 Davisville Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 495 Davisville Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 25, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | 312 Manor Rd E, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 23, 2026 | New build | $700,000,000 | New Building | 18 Brownlow Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Roofing | $5,000 | Other(SR) | 67 Marmot St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 22, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | 7 Belle Ayre Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Deck | $50,000 | Multiple Projects | 21 Tullis Dr, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 260 Soudan Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 18, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 140 Merton St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 17, 2026 | interior_alteration | $70,000 | Garage Repair/Reconstruction | 111 Merton St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 17, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 130 Merton St, Toronto, ON |
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M4S 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 M4S, updated daily from City of Toronto Open Data. Sign in for live data and daily alerts for this area.