Postal zone M5: Downtown & Central Toronto
Building permits in postal area M5H, Toronto
PermitIndex has tracked 368 building permits issued in the M5H postal area (Toronto) over the trailing 12 months (source: City of Toronto Open Data). HVAC is the most active trade (107 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
368
With disclosed value
144
Total value
$126,632,515
Latest issued
Jul 15, 2026
How long approval took
28daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M5H
About the same as the citywide median of 32 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 63 days
- Based on
- 368 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 | 107 | $14,377,794 |
| interior_alteration | 104 | $91,829,578 |
| plumbing | 71 | $429,934 |
| other | 28 | $489,000 |
| Demolition | 20 | $5,729,009 |
| Window / Door | 11 | $590,000 |
| Addition | 10 | $76,272 |
| New build | 6 | $1,350,000 |
| electrical | 5 | $8,685,926 |
| Roofing | 5 | $2,075,000 |
| Deck | 1 | $1,000,000 |
Recent permits in M5H
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2026 | other | $1,000 | Sprinklers | 120 Adelaide St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 40 King St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 145 King St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 145 King St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | interior_alteration | $5,000 | Sprinklers | 155 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 13, 2026 | interior_alteration | $150,000 | Interior Alterations | 145 King St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 13, 2026 | interior_alteration | $830,475 | Interior Alterations | 330 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Window / Door | Value not disclosed | Other(BA) | 155 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 10, 2026 | HVAC | $6,500,000 | Interior Alterations | 320 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 10, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 20 Queen St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 9, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 150 York St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 9, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 150 York St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 7, 2026 | New build | Value not disclosed | Partial Permit - Shoring | 263 Adelaide St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 6, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 320 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 6, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 320 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 20 Duncan St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 20 Duncan St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 2, 2026 | interior_alteration | $120,000 | Interior Alterations | 130 Queen St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 2, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 20 Duncan St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 2, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 145 King St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 30, 2026 | plumbing | $10,000 | Interior Alterations | 130 Queen St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Addition | $50,000 | Sprinklers | 390 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 30, 2026 | other | $170,500 | Sprinklers | 40 King St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Window / Door | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 145 King St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 29, 2026 | other | $1,000 | Electromagnetic Locks | 155 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON |
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M5H 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 M5H, updated daily from City of Toronto Open Data. Sign in for live data and daily alerts for this area.