Postal zone M5: Downtown & Central Toronto
Building permits in postal area M5S, Toronto
PermitIndex has tracked 298 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 (64 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
298
With disclosed value
129
Total value
$199,864,378
Latest issued
Jul 16, 2026
How long approval took
32daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M5S
About the same as the citywide median of 32 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 108 days
- Based on
- 298 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 | 64 | $4,128,140 |
| interior_alteration | 57 | $32,025,142 |
| plumbing | 51 | $190,000 |
| Addition | 40 | $6,605,000 |
| other | 29 | $3,645,906 |
| Demolition | 21 | $36,812,150 |
| New build | 16 | $112,905,000 |
| Window / Door | 8 | $1,201,590 |
| electrical | 5 | $751,000 |
| Roofing | 4 | $522,500 |
| Deck | 3 | $1,077,950 |
Recent permits in M5S
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 492 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 16, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 492 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 16, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 492 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 16, 2026 | interior_alteration | $100,000 | Interior Alterations | 492 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 13, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 77 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 10, 2026 | interior_alteration | $1,100,000 | Interior Alterations | 77 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 10, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 77 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 598 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Addition | $700,000 | Multiple Projects | 598 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 598 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 77 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 3, 2026 | Demolition | $100,000 | Interior Alterations | 77 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 2, 2026 | New build | $110,000,000 | New Building | 300 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 2, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 832 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 2, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 832 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 300 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 300 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 23, 2026 | interior_alteration | $50,000 | Interior Alterations | 832 Bay St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Roofing | $20,000 | Other(SR) | 170 Lippincott St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 19, 2026 | plumbing | $140,000 | Interior Alterations | 25 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Window / Door | $10,000 | Interior Alterations | 327 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 18, 2026 | electrical | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 704 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 18, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 98 Harbord St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 18, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Multiple Projects | 170 Lippincott St, Toronto, ON |
| Jun 18, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 98 Harbord St, 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.