Postal zone M5: Downtown & Central Toronto
Building permits in postal area M5R, Toronto
As of Oct 18, 2026, PermitIndex has tracked 511 building permits issued in the M5R postal area (Toronto) over the trailing 12 months (source: City of Toronto Open Data). Addition is the most active trade (97 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
511
With disclosed value
178
Total value
$75,564,210
Latest issued
Oct 9, 2026
How long approval took
25daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M5R
About the same as the citywide median of 29 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 91 days
- Based on
- 511 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 | 97 | $7,908,139 |
| plumbing | 96 | $97,000 |
| interior_alteration | 92 | $25,013,480 |
| HVAC | 82 | $21,082,267 |
| New build | 37 | $10,935,000 |
| other | 29 | $665,500 |
| Window / Door | 23 | $1,057,000 |
| Deck | 18 | $2,303,000 |
| Demolition | 16 | $2,300,000 |
| Roofing | 15 | $2,998,935 |
| electrical | 5 | $903,889 |
| Pool | 1 | $300,000 |
Recent permits in M5R
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 124 Pears Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 9, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Multiple Projects | 120 Howland Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Addition | $47,636 | Multiple Projects | 91 Hilton Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 91 Hilton Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Deck | $2,000,000 | Balcony/Guard Repairs | 250 Davenport Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 304 St George St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | other | $10,000 | Sprinklers | 1431 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 304 St George St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 6, 2026 | New build | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 92 Roxborough St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Roofing | $22,320 | Other(SR) | 102 Albany Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 6, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 92 Roxborough St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 6, 2026 | New build | Value not disclosed | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | 92 Roxborough St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 106 Bernard Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2, 2026 | interior_alteration | $300,000 | Interior Alterations | 204 Howland Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2, 2026 | interior_alteration | $40,000 | Multiple Projects | 106 Bernard Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 204 Howland Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2, 2026 | other | $10,000 | Electromagnetic Locks | 2 Avenue Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 106 Bernard Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 28 Macpherson Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 40 Albany Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | interior_alteration | $40,000 | Interior Alterations | 40 Albany Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 40 Albany Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | New build | Value not disclosed | New Building | 40 Berryman St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 29, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 124 Pears Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 29, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | 108 Albany Ave, Toronto, ON |
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M5R 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 M5R, updated daily from City of Toronto Open Data. Sign in for live data and daily alerts for this area.