Postal zone M5: Downtown & Central Toronto
Building permits in postal area M5V, Toronto
PermitIndex has tracked 398 building permits issued in the M5V postal area (Toronto) over the trailing 12 months (source: City of Toronto Open Data). HVAC is the most active trade (99 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
398
With disclosed value
148
Total value
$304,856,589
Latest issued
Jul 16, 2026
How long approval took
32daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M5V
About the same as the citywide median of 32 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 123 days
- Based on
- 398 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 | 99 | $132,856,250 |
| interior_alteration | 95 | $154,325,200 |
| plumbing | 74 | $1,893,874 |
| other | 34 | $2,935,335 |
| Demolition | 33 | $1,800,000 |
| Addition | 18 | $619,000 |
| New build | 18 | $3,219,980 |
| Window / Door | 16 | $3,407,500 |
| Roofing | 7 | $2,794,450 |
| Deck | 3 | $930,000 |
| Pool | 1 | $75,000 |
Recent permits in M5V
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 467 Queen St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 16, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 250 Front St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 15, 2026 | interior_alteration | $8,000 | Sprinklers | 788 King St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 8 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | HVAC | $450,000 | Alter: Boiler/Furnace/AC Replacement | 29 Camden St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 14, 2026 | HVAC | $1,000,000 | Other(MS) | 200 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 13, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 200 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 13, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Interior Alterations | 29 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 13, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 200 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 13, 2026 | other | Value not disclosed | Partial Permit - Shoring | 471 Richmond St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 10, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 8 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 10, 2026 | other | $600,000 | Fire Alarm | 55 John St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 9, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 8 Mercer St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 9, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 8 Mercer St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 9, 2026 | interior_alteration | Value not disclosed | Other(BA) | 388 King St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 9, 2026 | interior_alteration | $50,000 | Interior Alterations | 8 Mercer St, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 9, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 23 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 8, 2026 | interior_alteration | $40,000 | Interior Alterations | 200 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 8, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 200 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 49 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 8, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 200 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 8, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 250 Front St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 8, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 250 Front St W, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 7, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Other(PS) | 8 Spadina Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Jul 6, 2026 | interior_alteration | $247,000 | Other(BA) | 679 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON |
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M5V 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 M5V, updated daily from City of Toronto Open Data. Sign in for live data and daily alerts for this area.