Postal zone M5: Downtown & Central Toronto
Building permits in postal area M5A, Toronto
As of Oct 17, 2026, PermitIndex has tracked 322 building permits issued in the M5A postal area (Toronto) over the trailing 12 months (source: City of Toronto Open Data). plumbing is the most active trade (66 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
322
With disclosed value
114
Total value
$522,200,972
Latest issued
Oct 9, 2026
How long approval took
40daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M5A
38% slower than the citywide median of 29 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 273 days
- Based on
- 322 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 |
|---|---|---|
| plumbing | 66 | $4,086,500 |
| HVAC | 65 | $11,632,200 |
| interior_alteration | 63 | $228,632,281 |
| other | 36 | $1,136,245 |
| Addition | 25 | $40,478,000 |
| New build | 21 | $228,807,120 |
| Demolition | 17 | N/A |
| Deck | 12 | $2,215,126 |
| Window / Door | 10 | $655,500 |
| electrical | 4 | $508,000 |
| Roofing | 3 | $4,050,000 |
Recent permits in M5A
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 373 Front St E, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | other | Value not disclosed | Sign Building Permit Related | 25 Ontario St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Special Ventilation System | 368 Queen St E, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 380 Berkeley St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Addition | $350,000 | Multiple Projects | 380 Berkeley St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 380 Berkeley St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 412 Queen St E, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 401 Parliament St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Window / Door | $100,000 | Multiple Projects | 311 Richmond St E, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Window / Door | $344,000 | Interior Alterations | 310 Dundas St E, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Window / Door | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 310 Dundas St E, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 28, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 310 Dundas St E, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Roofing | Value not disclosed | Fire Damage | 401 Parliament St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 25, 2026 | other | Value not disclosed | Other Temporary Tents | 11 Polson St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 25, 2026 | interior_alteration | $1,000,000 | Shoring | 259 Lake Shore Blvd E, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 23, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 183 Carlton St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 21, 2026 | other | Value not disclosed | Partial Permit - Structural Framing | 191 Mill St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 21, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Fire Damage | 272 Seaton St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 17, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | 12 Geneva Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 16, 2026 | New build | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 433 Cherry St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Deck | $25,000 | Other(BA) | 55 Mill St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 14, 2026 | interior_alteration | $1,000,000 | Interior Alterations | 154 Shuter St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 14, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 573 King St E, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 11, 2026 | interior_alteration | $150,000 | Sprinklers | 365 Parliament St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Addition | $60,000 | Other(BA) | 314 Queen St E, Toronto, ON |
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M5A 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 M5A, updated daily from City of Toronto Open Data. Sign in for live data and daily alerts for this area.