Postal zone M5: Downtown & Central Toronto
Building permits in postal area M5J, Toronto
PermitIndex has tracked 300 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)
300
With disclosed value
112
Total value
$344,058,350
Latest issued
Jul 16, 2026
How long approval took
31daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M5J
About the same as the citywide median of 32 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 64 days
- Based on
- 300 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 | $98,771,000 |
| interior_alteration | 67 | $190,931,580 |
| plumbing | 48 | $6,215,000 |
| other | 37 | $1,077,300 |
| Demolition | 13 | $685,000 |
| Addition | 12 | $50,000 |
| Window / Door | 9 | $698,000 |
| electrical | 7 | $1,845,000 |
| Deck | 6 | $40,955,470 |
| Roofing | 4 | $80,000 |
| New build | 3 | $2,500,000 |
| Pool | 1 | $250,000 |
Recent permits in M5J
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2026 | plumbing | $75,000 | Interior Alterations | 71 Front St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Roofing | Value not disclosed | Multiple Projects | 55 Harbour Sq, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 16, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 220 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 15, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 161 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | interior_alteration | $100,000 | Interior Alterations | 123 Front St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 13, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 70 York St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 13, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 141 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 10, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 95 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 10, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 95 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 9, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 100 Front St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 9, 2026 | interior_alteration | $110,000 | Interior Alterations | 95 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 8, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 71 Front St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 8, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 71 Front St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 8, 2026 | other | Value not disclosed | Sign Building Permit Related | 65 Front St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 8, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 71 Front St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 8, 2026 | interior_alteration | $7,850 | Interior Alterations | 33 University Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 6, 2026 | interior_alteration | $16,000,000 | Interior Alterations | 95 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 6, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 95 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 6, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 141 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 6, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 95 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Window / Door | $10,000 | Interior Alterations | 70 York St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 3, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 1 University Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 3, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 1 University Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 29, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 141 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 26, 2026 | other | Value not disclosed | Sign Building Permit Related | 10-20 Bay St, 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.