Postal zone M5: Downtown & Central Toronto
Building permits in postal area M5P, Toronto
As of Oct 18, 2026, PermitIndex has tracked 247 building permits issued in the M5P postal area (Toronto) over the trailing 12 months (source: City of Toronto Open Data). Addition is the most active trade (63 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
247
With disclosed value
88
Total value
$30,304,142
Latest issued
Oct 8, 2026
How long approval took
21daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M5P
28% faster than the citywide median of 29 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 82 days
- Based on
- 247 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 | 63 | $3,851,000 |
| plumbing | 53 | $352,000 |
| interior_alteration | 35 | $3,793,457 |
| New build | 25 | $11,530,000 |
| HVAC | 20 | $100,000 |
| Deck | 18 | $4,695,000 |
| Demolition | 14 | $807,000 |
| other | 9 | $1,228,775 |
| Roofing | 4 | $1,244,910 |
| Window / Door | 4 | $52,000 |
| electrical | 1 | $150,000 |
| Pool | 1 | $2,500,000 |
Recent permits in M5P
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Multiple Projects | 15 Braemar Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 15 Braemar Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 15 Braemar Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 6, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | 18 Oxton Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 6, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 38 Kilbarry Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 6, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 38 Kilbarry Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 6, 2026 | New build | $80,000 | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | 38 Kilbarry Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Demolition | $800,000 | New Building | 414 Richview Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 414 Richview Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Demolition | 414 Richview Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 414 Richview Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Demolition | 31 Gardiner Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 31 Gardiner Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | New build | $2,000,000 | New Building | 31 Gardiner Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 31 Gardiner Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | 60 Elderwood Dr, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 29, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | 18 Ormsby Cres, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 25, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | 203 Chaplin Cres, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Roofing | $775,400 | Garage Repair/Reconstruction | 55 Montclair Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 21, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | 17 Dewbourne Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Addition | $200,000 | Multiple Projects | 317 Richview Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 38 Ava Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 38 Ava Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 18, 2026 | interior_alteration | $50,000 | Underpinning | 46 Braemar Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 18, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 46 Braemar Ave, Toronto, ON |
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M5P 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 M5P, updated daily from City of Toronto Open Data. Sign in for live data and daily alerts for this area.