Postal area · 70 of 98 by permit count
Building permits in M5B
The City of Toronto has 6,216 building permits on record for the M5B postal area, going back to 1983. Those permits created 5,093 homes and removed 75, a net change of +5,018. Declared construction value totals $2.5B. Half of the 5,768 permits issued here came through within 27 days of the application. The most recent permit was applied for Oct 30, 2026 at 355 Church St.
- Permits on record
- 6,2161983–2026
- Declared construction value
- $2.5Bas filed, not adjusted
- Homes created
- 5,093dwelling units
- Homes removed
- 75net +5,018
- Typical wait
- 27 dayscity median
Permits issued per year
20002026 (part year)
Zoning
- Most common zone
- CR94.5% of permits · by-law 40.10
- In detached-house zones
- 3.2%34.7% below the city’s 38.0%
- Permits with a zone
- 3,859of 6,216 on record
The zoning categories the permits in M5B fall in, under Zoning By-law 569-2013. These are the City's own category names. This counts permits, not land: it says where the building work happened under which rules, not how the area is carved up. What each zone allows, and what gets built in it.
Most common work
Structures worked on
Most recent permits
| Issued | Address | Work | What was filed | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 355 Church St | Interior Alterations | REVISION-01Proposal for interior alterations to existing vacant suite for new crisis centre - "Gerstein Crisis Centre" | $1K | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 355 Church St | Electromagnetic Locks | Proposal to install a maglock in existing office space. | $100K | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 260 Yonge St | Sign Building Permit Related | 1 overhanging structure sign**SIMONS CHRISTMAS WREATH** | — | Closed |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 220 Yonge St | Garage Repair/Reconstruction | Rehabilitation of Level P2 parking area of the Yonge Street Parking Garage | $3.0M | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 220 Yonge St | Interior Alterations | REV 02: Revision for relocates the back egress door per RFI responsesREV 01: Per buble drawingsProposed interior alteration to commercial retail units. | — | Open |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 229 Church St | Building Permit Related(MS) | REV01: Proposal for revision to HVAC duct work for existing issued permit.HVAC - INTERIOR ALTERATION TO SUITE FOR PROPOSED RESTAURANT, INTERIOR PARTITION OF WALLS, PLUMBING,HVAC DUCT WORK AND SPRINKLER MODIFICATIONS | — | Open |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 25 Mutual St | Other(FS) | Rev 01 - Reducing 200 mm backflow preventor and express main to 150 mmProposal for replacement of existing electric fire pump and associated piping in fire pump room | — | Open |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 220 Yonge St | Sign Building Permit Related | 2 wall signs**RW&CO** | — | Open |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 260 Yonge St | Sign Building Permit Related | 1 overhanging structure sign**SIMONS CHRISTMAS WREATH** | — | Closed |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 105 Carlton St | Addition(s) | Proposed storage addition on the parking area in the building | $44K | Open |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 385 Yonge St | Temporary Structures | Proposal erect two temporary structures for Toronto Waterfront Marathon.Set up: 17 Oct. 2026; Tear down: 18 Oct. 2026 | — | Open |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 361 Yonge St | Other(MS) | Proposal to replace existing rooftop HVAC units. | $50K | Open |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 3 Dundas St E | Other(BA) | Proposed installation of platform barriers at TMU Station as a safety pilot program introduced by TTC. The design consists of 14 such barriers along each of the northbound and southbound platforms at the TMU station. | $1.5M | Open |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 220 Yonge St | Building Permit Related(PS) | REV 01 - per bubbled drawingsPlumbing - Proposed interior alteration to commercial retail units. | — | Open |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 65 Dundas St E | Other(FS) | Proposed project consists of security system upgrades including CCTV coverage throughout both exit stairwells and around the building perimeter, along with access control upgrades at stairwell and crossover floor doors. | $200K | Open |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 27 Carlton St | Interior Alterations | Interior alterations to entry of existing restaurant. | $1K | Open |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 220 Yonge St | Building Permit Related(MS) | REV 01: Per bubble drawingsHVAC - Proposed interior alteration to commercial retail units. | — | Open |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 192 Jarvis St | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal to replace existing make-up air unit and associated structural reinforcement work. | — | Open |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 192 Jarvis St | Other(BA) | Proposal to replace existing make-up air unit and associated structural reinforcement work. | — | Open |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 311 Jarvis St | Other(BA) | Proposal to replace roof top mounted mechanical units. | $1.0M | Open |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 241A Church St | New Building | Proposal to construct a new 53 storey mixed use building with 591 dwelling units, 2 levels of below grade parking garage and retail on the ground floor. See also 22 195181 DEM and 21 206338 STE 13 SA | $160.0M | New build |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 279 Yonge St | Interior Alterations | Interior alterations to the bolduc gate and checkout to an existing Shoppers Drug Mart in the basement. | $30K | Open |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 31 1/2 GRANBY ST | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations and underpinning to existing SFD townhouse. Scope also includes conversion to two unit. See also party wall permit. | — | Closed |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 3 Dundas St E | Alternative Solution | Proposed Alternative Solution for Platform Barriers at Toronto Transit CommissionTMU Station | — | Closed |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 257 Jarvis St | Balcony/Guard Repairs | Balcony Remedial work - Isolated conc. repair and brick masonry repair, Installation of new waterproofing system, Replace existing balcony guardrail with new.Convenience address is 279 Jarvis St | $145K | Open |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 220 Yonge St | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Interior alterations to an existing suite - including minor architectural, HVAC, plumbing, & electrical work. | — | Open |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 220 Yonge St | Interior Alterations | Interior alterations to an existing suite - including minor architectural, HVAC, plumbing, & electrical work. | $250K | Open |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 220 Yonge St | Building Permit Related(FS) | FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Interior alterations to an existing suite - including minor architectural, HVAC, plumbing, & electrical work. | — | Open |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 100 Bond St | Partial Permit - Shoring | Part Permit - Proposed construction of a new 21 storey student residence including 1 level of basement (Assembly School) Toronto Metropolitan University. | — | Open |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 192 Jarvis St | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal to replace existing make-up air unit and associated structural reinforcement work. | — | Closed |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 192 Jarvis St | Other(BA) | Proposal to replace existing make-up air unit and associated structural reinforcement work. | — | Closed |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 200 Victoria St | Interior Alterations | Proposal to remove 2 Fluid Coolers, and replace with 4 Fluid Coolers, Heat Exchangers, Pumps, Expansion Tanks. | $4.5M | Open |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 335 Yonge St | Sign Building Permit Related | A proposal to erect and display 27 wall signs all non-illuminated and displaying static copy. Already approved by SMP #24-244987***FOOD MARKET*** | — | Open |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 65 Mutual St | Electromagnetic Locks | Installation of a new maglock at P1 stairwell and a new key switch in FACP room | $10K | Open |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 378 Yonge St | Other(PS) | Cafe bar area plumbing alterations | $15K | Open |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 30 Bond St | Sprinklers | Revision 04: revised drawings. REV 02: Revision to sprinkler system.Proposal for a new Fire Sprinkler System in an existing hospital - Shuter Tower (levels B3 to L3) and in the Cardinal Carter Wing renovation area L1 | — | Open |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 137 Bond St | Inside and Outside Drains | Drain - Proposal for interior alterations and an 8 storey addition to the existing building to serve as the new Student Health and Wellness Centre - O'Keefe House, Toronto Metropolitan UniversitySee also 22 156133 ZAP, 22 237820 SA and 23 131626 MV. | $900K | Open |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 220 Yonge St | Interior Alterations | Proposed interior alterations for minor alteration within an existing retail unit inside Toronto Eaton Centre | $20K | Open |
| Aug 27, 2026 | 260 Yonge St | Sign Building Permit Related | 1 overhanging structure sign**SIMONS** | — | Closed |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 332 Yonge St | Sprinklers | Proposed sprinkler installation related to permit #26-105591 BLD 01 BA | $120K | Open |
The 40 most recent of 6,216 permits on record. Figures come from the City’s active and cleared permit datasets, refreshed daily — what that covers, and what it misses.