Postal zone M5: Downtown & Central Toronto
Building permits in postal area M5B, Toronto
PermitIndex has tracked 172 building permits issued in the M5B postal area (Toronto) over the trailing 12 months (source: City of Toronto Open Data). HVAC is the most active trade (51 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
172
With disclosed value
58
Total value
$88,093,979
Latest issued
Jul 16, 2026
How long approval took
30daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M5B
About the same as the citywide median of 32 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 121 days
- Based on
- 172 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 | 51 | $6,485,000 |
| interior_alteration | 39 | $20,115,379 |
| plumbing | 28 | $590,000 |
| Addition | 16 | $40,800,000 |
| Demolition | 15 | $995,600 |
| other | 13 | $370,000 |
| Roofing | 5 | $18,425,000 |
| Window / Door | 2 | N/A |
| Pool | 1 | $13,000 |
| New build | 1 | N/A |
| electrical | 1 | $300,000 |
Recent permits in M5B
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2026 | Pool | $13,000 | Other(PS) | 231 Mutual St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 15, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 30 Bond St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 15, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 30 Bond St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 15, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 30 Bond St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 10, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 399 Church St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 10, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 399 Church St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 220 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Demolition | $650,000 | Interior Alterations | 220 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 2, 2026 | other | Value not disclosed | Sign Building Permit Related | 335 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 30, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 220 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 30, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 220 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 29, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 399 Church St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 25, 2026 | interior_alteration | $100,000 | Interior Alterations | 30 Bond St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 24, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 330 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 24, 2026 | interior_alteration | $180,000 | Interior Alterations | 220 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 23, 2026 | interior_alteration | $15,000 | Interior Alterations | 330 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 19, 2026 | plumbing | $590,000 | Interior Alterations | 218 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 15, 2026 | other | Value not disclosed | Sign Building Permit Related | 220 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| May 28, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 346 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| May 28, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 346 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| May 28, 2026 | HVAC | $750,000 | Interior Alterations | 220 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| May 21, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 332 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| May 19, 2026 | electrical | $300,000 | Sprinklers | 30 Bond St, Toronto, ON |
| May 19, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 220 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| May 19, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 220 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
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M5B 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 M5B, updated daily from City of Toronto Open Data. Sign in for live data and daily alerts for this area.