Postal zone M5: Downtown & Central Toronto
Building permits in postal area M5G, Toronto
PermitIndex has tracked 248 building permits issued in the M5G postal area (Toronto) over the trailing 12 months (source: City of Toronto Open Data). interior_alteration is the most active trade (63 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
248
With disclosed value
112
Total value
$540,039,824
Latest issued
Jul 16, 2026
How long approval took
28daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M5G
About the same as the citywide median of 32 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 106 days
- Based on
- 248 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 |
|---|---|---|
| interior_alteration | 63 | $117,477,489 |
| HVAC | 63 | $517,500 |
| plumbing | 36 | N/A |
| other | 26 | $1,071,565 |
| Demolition | 19 | $30,386,300 |
| Addition | 13 | $25,377,000 |
| Window / Door | 12 | $1,807,790 |
| Roofing | 8 | $10,852,180 |
| electrical | 3 | $80,550,000 |
| Deck | 3 | $2,000,000 |
| New build | 2 | $270,000,000 |
Recent permits in M5G
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2026 | Roofing | $1,500,000 | Other(BA) | 500 University Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Window / Door | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 700 University Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 15, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 112 College St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 15, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 700 University Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 112 College St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | electrical | $400,000 | Interior Alterations | 112 College St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Roofing | $300,000 | Interior Alterations | 80 College St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Window / Door | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 700 University Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 3, 2026 | Window / Door | $9,000 | Electromagnetic Locks | 170 Elizabeth St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 26, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 112 College St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 26, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 112 College St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 26, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 26, 2026 | interior_alteration | $11,340,000 | Interior Alterations | 112 College St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 26, 2026 | interior_alteration | $2,500,000 | Interior Alterations | 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 26, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 25, 2026 | electrical | $150,000 | Interior Alterations | 777 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 25, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 777 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 24, 2026 | interior_alteration | $1,000 | Other(BA) | 14 College St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 24, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 150 Gerrard St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 23, 2026 | interior_alteration | $7,000,000 | Interior Alterations | 150 Gerrard St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 22, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 481 University Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Demolition | $500,000 | Interior Alterations | 600 University Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 17, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 439 University Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 12, 2026 | interior_alteration | $9,465,591 | Interior Alterations | 610 University Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 12, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 1 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON |
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M5G 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 M5G, updated daily from City of Toronto Open Data. Sign in for live data and daily alerts for this area.