Postal zone M5: Downtown & Central Toronto
Building permits in postal area M5M, Toronto
As of Oct 17, 2026, PermitIndex has tracked 384 building permits issued in the M5M postal area (Toronto) over the trailing 12 months (source: City of Toronto Open Data). plumbing is the most active trade (87 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
384
With disclosed value
113
Total value
$85,404,145
Latest issued
Oct 9, 2026
How long approval took
28daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M5M
About the same as the citywide median of 29 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 222 days
- Based on
- 384 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 |
|---|---|---|
| plumbing | 87 | $30,000 |
| Addition | 82 | $46,161,905 |
| New build | 55 | $30,559,000 |
| HVAC | 39 | $80,000 |
| Demolition | 35 | $3,610,000 |
| Deck | 34 | $645,000 |
| interior_alteration | 33 | $3,361,240 |
| other | 10 | $684,000 |
| Window / Door | 6 | $68,000 |
| Pool | 2 | $80,000 |
| Roofing | 1 | $125,000 |
Recent permits in M5M
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | Addition | $20,000 | Addition(s) | 71 Yonge Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 8, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | 625 Bedford Park Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 8, 2026 | other | Value not disclosed | Fire Damage | 199 Glengarry Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 8, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | 396 Melrose Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Deck | $200,000 | Multiple Projects | 103 Melrose Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 146 Bannockburn Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 146 Bannockburn Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | interior_alteration | $65,000 | Multiple Projects | 136 Cranbrooke Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 146 Bannockburn Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Demolition | 146 Bannockburn Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 6, 2026 | New build | Value not disclosed | New Building | 9 Hedon Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 6, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | 46 De Vere Gdns, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Multiple Projects | 113 Mcgillivray Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Demolition | 212 Douglas Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Demolition | 25 Burncrest Dr, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | 76 Mason Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 101 Deloraine Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 101 Deloraine Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Addition | $100,000 | Multiple Projects | 101 Deloraine Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 1, 2026 | New build | $30,000 | Multiple Projects | 423 Glengarry Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | 52 De Vere Gdns, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 55 Sandringham Dr, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 112 Mason Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Deck | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 96 Dunblaine Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 29, 2026 | New build | $1,000,000 | New Building | 25 Burncrest Dr, 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.