Postal zone M5: Downtown & Central Toronto
Building permits in postal area M5M, Toronto
PermitIndex has tracked 329 building permits issued in the M5M postal area (Toronto) over the trailing 12 months (source: City of Toronto Open Data). Addition is the most active trade (68 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
329
With disclosed value
95
Total value
$64,304,905
Latest issued
Jul 15, 2026
How long approval took
33daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M5M
About the same as the citywide median of 32 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 129 days
- Based on
- 329 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Addition | 68 | $28,991,905 |
| plumbing | 63 | $21,000 |
| New build | 57 | $28,349,000 |
| HVAC | 40 | $80,000 |
| Deck | 31 | $195,000 |
| Demolition | 28 | $2,555,000 |
| interior_alteration | 28 | $3,165,000 |
| other | 9 | $703,000 |
| Window / Door | 3 | $40,000 |
| Pool | 1 | $80,000 |
| Roofing | 1 | $125,000 |
Recent permits in M5M
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 141 Wilson Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | New build | $900,000 | New Building | 209 Woburn Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Demolition | 209 Woburn Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 98 Brookdale Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 209 Woburn Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 209 Woburn Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 184 St Germain Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 77 Joicey Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 77 Joicey Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 13, 2026 | interior_alteration | $30,000 | Interior Alterations | 200 Carmichael Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 10, 2026 | New build | $300,000 | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | 173 Woburn Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 10, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 173 Woburn Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 10, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 173 Woburn Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 10, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 173 Woburn Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 9, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 329 Brookdale Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 101 Mason Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Multiple Projects | 12 Saunders St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Addition | $24,131,905 | Multiple Projects | 101 Mason Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 9, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | 92 Brookdale Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 101 Mason Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 98 Brookdale Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Addition | $950,000 | Multiple Projects | 98 Brookdale Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 98 Brookdale Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 6, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 329 Brookdale Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 3, 2026 | other | Value not disclosed | Fire Damage | 88 Dunblaine Ave, Toronto, ON |
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M5M 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 M5M, updated daily from City of Toronto Open Data. Sign in for live data and daily alerts for this area.