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Building permits in M5J
The City of Toronto has 9,883 building permits on record for the M5J postal area, going back to 1988. Those permits created 3,175 homes and removed 11, a net change of +3,164. Declared construction value totals $3.1B. Half of the 9,489 permits issued here came through within 22 days of the application. The most recent permit was issued Oct 30, 2026 at 100 Front St W.
- Permits on record
- 9,8831988–2026
- Declared construction value
- $3.1Bas filed, not adjusted
- Homes created
- 3,175dwelling units
- Homes removed
- 11net +3,164
- Typical wait
- 22 days5 days faster than the city
Permits issued per year
20002026 (part year)
Zoning
- Most common zone
- CR98.7% of permits · by-law 40.10
- In detached-house zones
- 0.0%37.9% below the city’s 38.0%
- Permits with a zone
- 6,091of 9,883 on record
The zoning categories the permits in M5J 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 | 100 Front St W | Interior Alterations | Revision 02: adding new gypsum ceilings, revision of sprinkler layouts, addition of lighting, and the associated HVAC and electrical updates.Interior renovation of the retail corridor off of the east entrance at the lobby level. | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 10 Bay St | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Decommissioning of existing commercial kitchen, including removal of associated mechanical and electrical systems, Capping existing plumbing line for beer tap , and infill of existing fire-rated partitions. | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 10 Bay St | Interior Alterations | Decommissioning of existing commercial kitchen, including removal of associated mechanical and electrical systems, Capping existing plumbing line for beer tap , and infill of existing fire-rated partitions. | $75K | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 10 Bay St | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Decommissioning of existing commercial kitchen, including removal of associated mechanical and electrical systems, Capping existing plumbing line for beer tap , and infill of existing fire-rated partitions. | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 161 Bay St | Interior Alterations | Proposal for interior alterations to accommodate a tenant fit out within Suite 4240 | $2.4M | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 95 Wellington St W | Other(FS) | 17th Floor: -Remove temporary upright sprinklers.-Relocate up to two (2) fire hose cabinets. -Supply and install up to one (1) fire hose cabinet, c/w SV. Wiring and programming by others.-Supply and install up to one hundred fifty-seven (157) white concealed pendent sprinklers.-Supply and install up | $205K | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 181 Bay St | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations of existing office. | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 161 Bay St | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO CEILING TILES, LIGHT FIXTURES AND DEVICES. | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 181 Bay St | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposed interior alterations of existing office. | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 181 Bay St | Interior Alterations | Proposed interior alterations of existing office. | $3.0M | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 61 Front St W | Fire Alarm | REV 03: Revision to permit due to change of height to sprinkler layout in the Truck Tunnel. REV 02 - Revision to sprinkler drawings - Revision to permit due to elevation change to sprinkler layout in the Truck Tunnel. REV 01 - Revision descriped in application formThe scope of work includes the remo | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 181 Bay St | Sprinklers | This project consists of design and alteration of existing sprinkler system for tenant fit-up. The starting point for installation is existing branch line/cross main. Ref: 26 151717 BLD 00 BA | $37K | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 95 Wellington St W | Multiple Projects | Fire alarm and secutiry upgrade | $200K | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 61 Front St W | Building Permit Related(PS) | REV 01: Providing plumbing system design for the USEP building. Related to Main Building Permit 22 237137 BLD 00 NBPlumbing - Construction of new platforms, with canopies and vertical access elements, such as stairs and elevators and a new concourse area below the new platforms that will connect the | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 161 Bay St | Interior Alterations | INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO CEILING TILES, LIGHT FIXTURES AND DEVICES. | $80K | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 20 Bay St | Interior Alterations | Proposal to install and supply a new phone booth furniture item associated with FSU permit 26 200892. | $3K | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 141 Bay St | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal for Interior Alterations on 49th and 50th floor for Tenant Occupancy | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 141 Bay St | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for Interior Alterations on 49th and 50th floor for Tenant Occupancy | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 141 Bay St | Interior Alterations | Proposal for Interior Alterations on 49th and 50th floor for Tenant Occupancy | $26.0M | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 71 Front St W | Alternative Solution | Proposed alternative solution to permit the application of 3.13 of the OBC for the north and south open exterior platforms and to permit the platform clearance time of 4 min to be measured to a protected route on the platform due to extended platform lengths, travel time, and available platform egre | — | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 10 Bay St | Sprinklers | Proposal to remove up to fifty(50) existing pendent sprinklers, supply and install up to fifty (50) temporary upright sprinklers, and supply and install up to fifty-four (54)new white concealed pendent sprinklers. | $33K | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 10 Bay St | Electromagnetic Locks | PROPOSED MAGNETIC DOOR AT EXISTING FLOOR LEVEL-4 (SALESFORCE TORONTO TOWER BUILDING)(QTY - 2 MAGNETIC DOOR) | $5K | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 123 Front St W | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to renovate office space at Unit 310. | — | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 16 York St | Electromagnetic Locks | Installation of one (1) double door maglock on floor 11 elevator lobby entrance. | $50K | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 123 Front St W | Interior Alterations | Proposal for interior alterations to renovate office space at Unit 310. | $200K | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 61 Front St W | Building Permit Related(MS) | REV 01: Providing heating, ventilation and air conditioning system design for the USEP building. Related to main building permit 22 237137 BLD 00 NBHVAC - Construction of new platforms, with canopies and vertical access elements, such as stairs and elevators and a new concourse area below the new pl | — | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 123 Front St W | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to renovate office space at Unit 310. | — | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 16 York St | Building Permit Related(MS) | REVISION 1 - revised layoutHVAC - Proposed interior alterations to group "D" occupancy to include new meeting rooms, boardrooms, open work areas, lunch room and collaboration spaces. | — | Open |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 123 Front St W | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal for interior alteration | — | Open |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 55 Harbour Sq | Garage Repair/Reconstruction | Localized suspended structural slab (garage) concrete repairs and full waterproofing renewal for the existing above grade parking garage structure. | $102K | Open |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 123 Front St W | Interior Alterations | Proposal for interior alteration | $100K | Open |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 55 University Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Interior alterations to an existing office.- Unit 704 | — | Open |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 161 Bay St | Interior Alterations | Proposal for construction of demising wall to separate Unit 2250 from Unit 2230. | $10K | Open |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 100 Front St W | Interior Alterations | INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EAST WING TOWER INCLUDING SUITES AND CORRIDORS | $49.0M | Open |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 100 Front St W | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EAST WING TOWER INCLUDING SUITES AND CORRIDORS | — | Open |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 100 Front St W | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EAST WING TOWER INCLUDING SUITES AND CORRIDORS | — | Open |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 161 Bay St | Building Permit Related(FS) | FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Proposal for interior alterations to accommodate a tenant fit out within Suite 4240 | — | Open |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 70 University Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposed Interior alteration on the 9th floor for an office fit up. | — | Open |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 181 Bay St | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Landlord work - Back to base. Landlord to bring suite back to base building condition. Demolition of partitions floor, finishes, HVAC and lighting. Life safety lighting to be installed | — | Open |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 181 Bay St | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Landlord work - Back to base. Landlord to bring suite back to base building condition. Demolition of partitions floor, finishes, HVAC and lighting. Life safety lighting to be installed | — | Open |
The 40 most recent of 9,883 permits on record. Figures come from the City’s active and cleared permit datasets, refreshed daily — what that covers, and what it misses.