Postal zone M5: Downtown & Central Toronto
Building permits in postal area M5H, Toronto
As of Oct 17, 2026, PermitIndex has tracked 483 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 (140 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
483
With disclosed value
177
Total value
$127,973,062
Latest issued
Oct 9, 2026
How long approval took
27daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M5H
About the same as the citywide median of 29 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 49 days
- Based on
- 483 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 | 140 | $14,026,794 |
| interior_alteration | 123 | $85,085,805 |
| plumbing | 84 | $504,934 |
| Demolition | 44 | $10,509,009 |
| other | 39 | $892,340 |
| Window / Door | 18 | $490,000 |
| Addition | 13 | $566,252 |
| New build | 8 | $3,350,000 |
| Roofing | 7 | $2,712,000 |
| electrical | 6 | $8,835,926 |
| Deck | 1 | $1,000,000 |
Recent permits in M5H
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | Window / Door | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 40 King St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 9, 2026 | other | $4,000 | Electromagnetic Locks | 155 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 8, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 141 Adelaide St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 111 Richmond St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 8, 2026 | other | Value not disclosed | Certified Tents | 100 Queen St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 8, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 390 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 8, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 155 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 8, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 390 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 8, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 141 Adelaide St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Demolition | $80,000 | Interior Demolition | 111 Richmond St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | interior_alteration | $1,000 | Sprinklers | 40 King St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Addition | $440,000 | Interior Alterations | 141 Adelaide St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 141 Adelaide St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | interior_alteration | $100,000 | Interior Alterations | 390 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 141 Adelaide St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Window / Door | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 1 Richmond St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 1, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 40 King St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 1, 2026 | interior_alteration | $100,000 | Interior Alterations | 141 Adelaide St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 1, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 40 King St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Window / Door | Value not disclosed | Electromagnetic Locks | 40 King St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 1, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 200 King St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 1, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 390 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 1, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 200 King St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 1, 2026 | interior_alteration | $2,000,000 | Interior Alterations | 200 King St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Roofing | $457,000 | Garage Repair/Reconstruction | 100 Queen 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.