Postal zone M5: Downtown & Central Toronto
Building permits in postal area M5T, Toronto
As of Oct 17, 2026, PermitIndex has tracked 283 building permits issued in the M5T postal area (Toronto) over the trailing 12 months (source: City of Toronto Open Data). HVAC is the most active trade (56 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
283
With disclosed value
99
Total value
$102,616,283
Latest issued
Oct 6, 2026
How long approval took
36daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M5T
24% slower than the citywide median of 29 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 210 days
- Based on
- 283 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 | 56 | $1,385,400 |
| Addition | 47 | $11,556,000 |
| plumbing | 46 | $3,678,000 |
| interior_alteration | 42 | $28,776,512 |
| other | 29 | $477,550 |
| New build | 23 | $48,785,000 |
| Demolition | 14 | $2,565,000 |
| Window / Door | 10 | $1,051,500 |
| Roofing | 8 | $1,912,000 |
| Deck | 7 | $929,321 |
| electrical | 1 | $1,500,000 |
Recent permits in M5T
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Multiple Projects | 24 Augusta Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 6, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 35 Sullivan St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 315 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | interior_alteration | $50,000 | Interior Alterations | 315 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 5, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 315 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Addition | $1,000 | Addition(s) | 35 Sullivan St, Toronto, ON |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Demolition | 26 Grange Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 30, 2026 | other | Value not disclosed | Sign Building Permit Related | 285 Augusta Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 32 E Oxford St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 22, 2026 | interior_alteration | $30,000 | Interior Alterations | 283 College St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 35 Wolseley St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 22, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 283 College St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 18, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 46 Phoebe St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Window / Door | $390,000 | Interior Alterations | 46 Phoebe St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Window / Door | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 46 Phoebe St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 17, 2026 | other | $1,000 | Fire Alarm | 453 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 15, 2026 | plumbing | $15,000 | Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) | 298-300 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 11, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Multiple Projects | 42 Lippincott St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Window / Door | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 16 Phoebe St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 10, 2026 | other | Value not disclosed | Sign Building Permit Related | 185 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 10, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 333 College St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 10, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 405 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 9, 2026 | other | Value not disclosed | Partial Permit - Foundation | 333 College St, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 8, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 315 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Roofing | $350,000 | Other(BA) | 168 John St, Toronto, ON |
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M5T 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 M5T, updated daily from City of Toronto Open Data. Sign in for live data and daily alerts for this area.