Postal zone M5: Downtown & Central Toronto
Building permits in postal area M5N, Toronto
PermitIndex has tracked 183 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 (47 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
183
With disclosed value
54
Total value
$41,180,002
Latest issued
Jul 8, 2026
How long approval took
18daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M5N
44% faster than the citywide median of 32 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 68 days
- Based on
- 183 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 | 47 | $5,325,000 |
| New build | 30 | $22,620,000 |
| plumbing | 24 | $30,000 |
| HVAC | 18 | $1,500,000 |
| interior_alteration | 16 | $4,655,000 |
| Deck | 15 | $1,580,000 |
| Demolition | 15 | $3,505,000 |
| other | 6 | $940,000 |
| Roofing | 6 | $975,002 |
| Window / Door | 3 | $50,000 |
| Pool | 3 | N/A |
Recent permits in M5N
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2026 | New build | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 612 Castlefield Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 50 Heddington Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Demolition | $5,000 | Garage | 394 St Clements Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Deck | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 291 Glencairn Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Deck | $500,000 | Multiple Projects | 291 Glencairn Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Deck | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 291 Glencairn Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Addition | $200,000 | Multiple Projects | 278 Glengrove Ave W, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 29, 2026 | New build | Value not disclosed | New Building | 251 Lytton Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 50 Heddington Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Roofing | $100,000 | Canopy | 381 Glencairn Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Roofing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 1409 Avenue Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Roofing | $250,000 | Multiple Projects | 1409 Avenue Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 16, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 73 Kimbark Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Deck | $50,000 | Other(BA) | 396 Cortleigh Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 42 Alexandra Wood, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Demolition | 115 Strathallan Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 4, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 262 Cortleigh Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Multiple Projects | 463 St Clements Ave, Toronto, ON |
| May 29, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 17 Coldstream Ave, Toronto, ON |
| May 29, 2026 | Deck | Value not disclosed | Multiple Projects | 840 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto, ON |
| May 27, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 493 Castlefield Ave, Toronto, ON |
| May 26, 2026 | Roofing | $22,680 | Other(SR) | 19 Otter Cres, Toronto, ON |
| May 26, 2026 | interior_alteration | $100,000 | Underpinning | 66 Burnaby Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| May 25, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Multiple Projects | 100 Strathallan Blvd, Toronto, ON |
| May 25, 2026 | Deck | $30,000 | Deck | 101 Otter Cres, 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.