Postal zone M5: Downtown & Central Toronto
Building permits in postal area M5B, Toronto
As of Oct 18, 2026, PermitIndex has tracked 177 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 (49 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
177
With disclosed value
64
Total value
$254,067,156
Latest issued
Oct 6, 2026
How long approval took
32daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M5B
About the same as the citywide median of 29 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 153 days
- Based on
- 177 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 | 49 | $5,740,000 |
| interior_alteration | 42 | $24,631,556 |
| plumbing | 29 | $605,000 |
| other | 18 | $562,000 |
| Addition | 14 | $41,700,000 |
| Demolition | 13 | $995,600 |
| Roofing | 5 | $19,375,000 |
| Window / Door | 3 | N/A |
| New build | 1 | $160,000,000 |
| Pool | 1 | $13,000 |
| electrical | 1 | $300,000 |
| Deck | 1 | $145,000 |
Recent permits in M5B
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | interior_alteration | $1,000 | Interior Alterations | 27 Carlton St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 6, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 220 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 6, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 220 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 6, 2026 | interior_alteration | $1,500,000 | Other(BA) | 3 Dundas St E, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 220 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Roofing | $1,000,000 | Other(BA) | 311 Jarvis St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | New build | $160,000,000 | New Building | 241 Church St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 29, 2026 | interior_alteration | $30,000 | Interior Alterations | 279 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 28, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 31 1/2 Granby St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Deck | $145,000 | Balcony/Guard Repairs | 257 Jarvis St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 24, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 220 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 24, 2026 | HVAC | $250,000 | Interior Alterations | 220 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 17, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Partial Permit - Shoring | 100 Bond St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 15, 2026 | interior_alteration | $4,500,000 | Interior Alterations | 200 Victoria St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 10, 2026 | other | $10,000 | Electromagnetic Locks | 65 Mutual St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Window / Door | Value not disclosed | Sign Building Permit Related | 335 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 9, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Sprinklers | 30 Bond St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 9, 2026 | plumbing | $15,000 | Other(PS) | 378 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Addition | $900,000 | Inside and Outside Drains | 137 Bond St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 2, 2026 | interior_alteration | $20,000 | Interior Alterations | 220 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 25, 2026 | other | $120,000 | Sprinklers | 332 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 17, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Multiple Projects | 346 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 14, 2026 | other | Value not disclosed | Sign Building Permit Related | 220 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 11, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 380 Victoria St, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 11, 2026 | interior_alteration | $2,500,000 | Interior Alterations | 380 Victoria 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.