Postal zone M5: Downtown & Central Toronto
Building permits in postal area M5C, Toronto
PermitIndex has tracked 198 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 (59 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
198
With disclosed value
75
Total value
$125,055,030
Latest issued
Jul 15, 2026
How long approval took
34daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M5C
About the same as the citywide median of 32 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 68 days
- Based on
- 198 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 | 59 | $545,000 |
| interior_alteration | 53 | $72,208,000 |
| plumbing | 46 | $138,546 |
| other | 9 | $481,371 |
| Window / Door | 8 | $571,000 |
| Addition | 7 | $1,001,000 |
| New build | 6 | $238,000 |
| Demolition | 4 | $28,000,000 |
| electrical | 2 | $21,228,613 |
| Deck | 2 | $248,500 |
| Roofing | 2 | $395,000 |
Recent permits in M5C
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 1 Adelaide St E, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 1 Adelaide St E, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 1 Adelaide St E, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 13, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 1 Adelaide St E, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 13, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 60 Richmond St E, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 9, 2026 | electrical | $21,228,613 | Interior Alterations | 1 Adelaide St E, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 8, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 151 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 8, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 151 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 7, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 8 King St E, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 7, 2026 | interior_alteration | $300,000 | Interior Alterations | 151 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 7, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 8 King St E, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 6, 2026 | plumbing | $43,546 | Interior Alterations | 1 Adelaide St E, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Window / Door | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 74 Victoria St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 2, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 151 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 2, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 74 Victoria St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 2, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 151 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 30, 2026 | interior_alteration | $500,000 | Interior Alterations | 8 King St E, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 30, 2026 | interior_alteration | $2,000,000 | Interior Alterations | 151 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 28, 2026 | other | Value not disclosed | Partial Permit - Structural Framing | 60 Queen St E, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 26, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 60 Adelaide St E, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 26, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 60 Adelaide St E, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 26, 2026 | interior_alteration | $500,000 | Interior Alterations | 60 Adelaide St E, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 25, 2026 | interior_alteration | $100,000 | Interior Alterations | 100 Yonge St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 24, 2026 | plumbing | $45,000 | Other(PS) | 1 Adelaide St E, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 24, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 90 Queen St E, 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.