Postal zone M5: Downtown & Central Toronto
Building permits in postal area M5J, Toronto
As of Oct 17, 2026, PermitIndex has tracked 317 building permits issued in the M5J postal area (Toronto) over the trailing 12 months (source: City of Toronto Open Data). HVAC is the most active trade (93 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
317
With disclosed value
118
Total value
$173,875,012
Latest issued
Oct 8, 2026
How long approval took
30daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M5J
About the same as the citywide median of 29 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 62 days
- Based on
- 317 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 | 93 | $3,746,000 |
| interior_alteration | 74 | $116,219,350 |
| plumbing | 47 | $6,095,000 |
| other | 40 | $1,143,300 |
| Addition | 16 | $437,000 |
| Window / Door | 12 | $998,000 |
| Demolition | 12 | $1,260,000 |
| Deck | 8 | $41,689,730 |
| electrical | 6 | $1,515,000 |
| Roofing | 5 | $521,632 |
| New build | 3 | N/A |
| Pool | 1 | $250,000 |
Recent permits in M5J
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | interior_alteration | $500,500 | Multiple Projects | 100 Front St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 8, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 100 Front St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Window / Door | $50,000 | Interior Alterations | 235 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 6, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 55 York St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 6, 2026 | electrical | $220,000 | Interior Alterations | 55 York St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Demolition | $650,000 | Interior Alterations | 181 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | interior_alteration | $1,000 | Interior Alterations | 100 Front St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 20 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 16 York St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | interior_alteration | $1,100,000 | Interior Alterations | 16 York St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 16 York St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 100 Front St W, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | HVAC | $2,400,000 | Other(MS) | 235 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Addition | $110,000 | Other(BA) | 20 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | interior_alteration | $10,000 | Interior Alterations | 60 Simcoe St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 29, 2026 | other | $19,000 | Sprinklers | 123 Front St W, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 23, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 61 Front St W, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 23, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 181 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 23, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 181 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 22, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 100 Front St W, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 21, 2026 | interior_alteration | $10,000 | Interior Alterations | 100 Front St W, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 21, 2026 | other | Value not disclosed | Other Temporary Tents | 235 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 18, 2026 | interior_alteration | $1,900,000 | Interior Alterations | 181 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Roofing | Value not disclosed | Sign Building Permit Related | 141 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 16, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 33 University Ave, Toronto, ON |
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M5J 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 M5J, updated daily from City of Toronto Open Data. Sign in for live data and daily alerts for this area.