Postal zone M5: Downtown & Central Toronto
Building permits in postal area M5N, Toronto
As of Oct 17, 2026, PermitIndex has tracked 184 building permits issued in the M5N postal area (Toronto) over the trailing 12 months (source: City of Toronto Open Data). Addition is the most active trade (45 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
184
With disclosed value
55
Total value
$32,604,680
Latest issued
Oct 7, 2026
How long approval took
22daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M5N
24% faster than the citywide median of 29 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 88 days
- Based on
- 184 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 | 45 | $4,091,000 |
| plumbing | 25 | $30,000 |
| HVAC | 24 | $1,500,000 |
| New build | 20 | $17,020,000 |
| Deck | 19 | $1,580,000 |
| interior_alteration | 19 | $4,816,000 |
| Demolition | 12 | $1,005,000 |
| other | 8 | $1,490,000 |
| Roofing | 7 | $1,072,680 |
| Pool | 3 | N/A |
| Window / Door | 2 | N/A |
Recent permits in M5N
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | Pool | Value not disclosed | New Building | 629 Briar Hill Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | New build | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 258 Lytton Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | New build | $4,000,000 | New Building | 258 Lytton Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | New build | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 258 Lytton Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Roofing | $150,000 | Change of Use | 490 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 490 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Demolition | 258 Lytton Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Roofing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 490 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | New build | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 258 Lytton Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 24, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 87 Hillhurst Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 23, 2026 | interior_alteration | $10,000 | Interior Alterations | 104 Shelborne Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 22, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 346 Glengrove Ave W, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Demolition | 49 Edgecombe Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 10, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 313 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 8, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 346 Glengrove Ave W, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Deck | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 49 Edgecombe Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Addition | $750,000 | Multiple Projects | 68 Stormont Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 68 Stormont Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 68 Stormont Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 28, 2026 | New build | $500,000 | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | 49 Edgecombe Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 28, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 49 Edgecombe Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 28, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 49 Edgecombe Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 28, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 49 Edgecombe Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 27, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | 353 Cortleigh Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 27, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 1409 Avenue Rd, Toronto, ON |
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M5N 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 M5N, updated daily from City of Toronto Open Data. Sign in for live data and daily alerts for this area.