Postal zone M5: Downtown & Central Toronto
Building permits in postal area M5S, Toronto
As of Oct 18, 2026, PermitIndex has tracked 346 building permits issued in the M5S postal area (Toronto) over the trailing 12 months (source: City of Toronto Open Data). HVAC is the most active trade (76 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
346
With disclosed value
141
Total value
$211,809,726
Latest issued
Oct 9, 2026
How long approval took
34daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M5S
17% slower than the citywide median of 29 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 126 days
- Based on
- 346 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 |
|---|---|---|
| HVAC | 76 | $16,328,140 |
| plumbing | 56 | $167,500 |
| interior_alteration | 56 | $30,376,342 |
| Addition | 53 | $6,825,000 |
| other | 30 | $3,384,906 |
| Demolition | 25 | $37,437,150 |
| New build | 21 | $113,905,000 |
| Window / Door | 12 | $1,223,000 |
| Roofing | 7 | $621,688 |
| electrical | 6 | $831,000 |
| Deck | 4 | $710,000 |
Recent permits in M5S
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Demolition | 208 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 9, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Demolition | 210 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Deck | $460,000 | Other(BA) | 7 Hart House Crcl, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 108 Harbord St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 127 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 108 Harbord St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 832 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | interior_alteration | $20,000 | Interior Alterations | 150 College St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Temporary Structures | 1 King'S College Crcl, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Window / Door | $18,000 | Other(BA) | 758 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 62 Croft St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 62 Croft St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 180 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 180 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Demolition | 62 Croft St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2, 2026 | New build | $1,200,000 | New Building | 62 Croft St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Multiple Projects | 127 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | other | $25,000 | Fire Alarm | 111 Queen'S Park, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 153 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | interior_alteration | $216,000 | Interior Alterations | 144 College St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 144 College St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 153 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 29, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 153 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 29, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 442 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 29, 2026 | interior_alteration | $100,000 | Interior Alterations | 180 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON |
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M5S 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 M5S, updated daily from City of Toronto Open Data. Sign in for live data and daily alerts for this area.