Postal zone M5: Downtown & Central Toronto
Building permits in postal area M5C, Toronto
As of Oct 17, 2026, PermitIndex has tracked 249 building permits issued in the M5C postal area (Toronto) over the trailing 12 months (source: City of Toronto Open Data). HVAC is the most active trade (78 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
249
With disclosed value
92
Total value
$166,918,420
Latest issued
Oct 5, 2026
How long approval took
32daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M5C
About the same as the citywide median of 29 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 61 days
- Based on
- 249 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 | 78 | $545,000 |
| interior_alteration | 68 | $111,319,000 |
| plumbing | 58 | $223,546 |
| other | 9 | $813,761 |
| New build | 9 | $2,238,000 |
| Window / Door | 8 | $646,000 |
| Addition | 8 | $1,001,000 |
| Demolition | 4 | $28,000,000 |
| Roofing | 3 | $655,000 |
| Deck | 2 | $248,500 |
| electrical | 2 | $21,228,613 |
Recent permits in M5C
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 15 Richmond St E, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 15 Richmond St E, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2, 2026 | interior_alteration | $300,000 | Interior Alterations | 15 Richmond St E, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 1, 2026 | New build | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 176 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 29, 2026 | New build | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 176 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 29, 2026 | New build | Value not disclosed | Partial Permit - Structural Framing | 176 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 25, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 18 King St E, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 24, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 18 King St E, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 24, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 18 King St E, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 23, 2026 | interior_alteration | $800,000 | Interior Alterations | 18 King St E, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 22, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 2 Queen St E, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 22, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 2 Queen St E, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 22, 2026 | interior_alteration | $3,000,000 | Interior Alterations | 2 Queen St E, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 21, 2026 | interior_alteration | $500,000 | Interior Alterations | 18 King St E, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 21, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 8 King St E, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 16, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 1 Toronto St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 16, 2026 | interior_alteration | $150,000 | Interior Alterations | 8 King St E, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 16, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 1 Queen St E, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 10, 2026 | other | $6,000 | Electromagnetic Locks | 1 Adelaide St E, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 10, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 1 Toronto St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 9, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 100 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 9, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 100 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 9, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 60 Adelaide St E, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 9, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 100 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 8, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 20 Victoria St, Toronto, ON |
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M5C 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 M5C, updated daily from City of Toronto Open Data. Sign in for live data and daily alerts for this area.