53 Tobruk Cres
Newtonbrook East, Toronto, Ontario M2M 3B5
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Size
- 2,000–2,500sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $644at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 77.71 x 91.85 ft
- Tax a year
- $10,2592026 tax year
- Parking
- 62 attached
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 53 Tobruk Cres
53 Tobruk Cres is a 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom detached house in Newtonbrook East, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $1,449,000 (MLS® C14083828).
Home sweet home is found at 53 Tobruk Cres! Big on space, full of potential, and ready for its next chapter, this lovingly maintained family home sits on a sizeable 77.71 x 91.85 ft lot on a quiet, picturesque cul-de-sac. Step into 2,212sqft of living space made for entertaining. The large, open-concept living and dining rooms feature gleaming hardwood floors, crown moulding, and large windows offering ample sunlight, making it perfect for hosting dinner parties. The eat-in kitchen offers great storage and a walkout to the upper deck, while the oversized family room is a highlight for at-home movie nights. The lower level offers a walkout to the backyard, a spacious bedroom with closet, and a 3pc bath, creating the perfect home office or guest suite. The upper level features 3 well-sized bedrooms, including a primary suite with a private balcony and 2pc ensuite. The additional two bedrooms offer walk-in closets and share a 5pc bathroom. The finished basement adds even more versatility, complete with a generous open-concept rec space with a wet bar, a separate kitchen, and plenty of storage to keep everything organized! Whether hosting family gatherings, entertaining friends, or enjoying a quiet night in, there's room for everyone to spread out and feel at home. Step outside to a beautifully south-facing backyard featuring green grass and a patio, perfect for summer barbecues, outdoor dining, or simply relaxing in your own outdoor retreat. Parking for six cars, including a large double garage and private drive. Well cared for over the years, this home offers a wonderful opportunity to enjoy its generous proportions today while updating and personalizing it to suit your style over time. Set in established Newtonbrook, surrounded by great schools, parks, easy TTC and GO train access, and all the shops and amenities along Yonge Street, this is your chance to create something truly special in a home with room to grow!
Insights
Condition Score
Good68/1006 condition-related facts documented
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall14/100−$3,416/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 195 detached homes with 4 bedrooms for lease in Toronto right now. Cost of owning counts the mortgage and property tax.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- Tax
- $10,259 / 2026
- MLS® number
- C14083828
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Days on market
- Size
- 2000-2500 sqft
- Lot Size
- 77.71 x 91.85 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 2 Attached, 6 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- Sidesplit 3
- Community
- Newtonbrook East
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 2000-2500 sqft
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 5pc Upper, 1 × 2pc Upper, 1 × 3pc Lower
- Basement Type
- Full
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- Private, Pvt Double
- Garage Type
- Attached
- Garage
- 2
- Additional Parking
- 4
- Total Parking
- 6
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 77.71 ft
- Depth
- 91.85 ft
- Lot Size
- 77.71 x 91.85 ft
Additional
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Pool
- None
- Den
- Yes
- Family room
- Yes
- Extras
- See Schedule B.
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foyer | 0.0 × 0.0 m | Double Closet, Tile Floor | Main |
| Living | 3.96 × 4.95 m | O/Looks Dining, Crown Moulding, hardwood floor | Main |
| Dining | 3.0 × 3.3 m | Combined W/Living, Large Window, hardwood floor | Main |
| Kitchen | 3.3 × 4.57 m | Eat-In Kitchen, W/O To Deck, Tile Floor | Main |
| Primary | 3.58 × 4.45 m | Double Closet, Balcony, Parquet Floor | Upper |
| Bathroom | 0.0 × 0.0 m | 2 Pc Ensuite, B/I Vanity | Upper |
| 2nd Br | 3.58 × 4.32 m | W/I Closet, Window, Parquet Floor | Upper |
| 3rd Br | 3.02 × 3.28 m | W/I Closet, Window, Parquet Floor | Upper |
| Bathroom | 0.0 × 0.0 m | 5 Pc Bath, B/I Vanity, Tile Floor | Upper |
| Family | 4.39 × 6.32 m | Gas Fireplace, Crown Moulding, Pot Lights | Lower |
| 4th Br | 3.23 × 3.56 m | Closet, Window, Parquet Floor | Lower |
| Bathroom | 0.0 × 0.0 m | 3 Pc Bath, B/I Vanity, Tile Floor | Lower |
| Rec | 4.01 × 6.73 m | Open Concept, Wet Bar, Parquet Floor | Bsmt |
| Kitchen | 1.93 × 3.25 m | Separate Rm, Double Sink, Tile Floor | Bsmt |
| Utility | 2.9 × 4.22 m | Unfinished, B/I Shelves, Tile Floor | Bsmt |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 53 Tobruk Cres, Toronto, Ontario
Sale history on this site covers the last 2 years, the window permitted under the TRREB MLS® VOW agreement.
| Date Start | Date End | List Price | Price | Event | Listing ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date StartN/A | N/A | $1,449,000 | N/A | Sc | C14083828 |
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The numbers
Mortgage Calculator
Plan with the current asking price
CMHC insurance: not required at 20% down. Payments use Canadian semi-annual compounding.
Mortgage Details
4.8% · 5-year term · 25-year amortization · 20% down
- Total down payment
- $289,800
- Total mortgage amount
- $1,159,200
- Total interest payment
- $824,100
- Total purchase cost
- $2,273,100
- Mortgage payment
- $6,611/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
61%Monthly carrying cost
$7,466- Rent $4,050
- Shortfall $3,416
Rental income opens at $4,050, the median asking rent of 195 comparable homes for lease in Toronto. Type over it with the rent you expect. This is a planning tool, not advice.
Land transfer tax on this home
- Ontario land transfer tax
- $25,455
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $25,455
- Total land transfer tax
- $50,910
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $42,435
See how this is worked out
- 0.5% on the first $55,000
- $275
- 1.0% from $55,000 to $250,000
- $1,950
- 1.5% from $250,000 to $400,000
- $2,250
- 2.0% from $400,000 to $1,449,000
- $20,980
- Ontario total
- $25,455
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $25,455.
An estimate at the asking price, for a home with one or two single-family residences. Your lawyer confirms the exact amount.
Estimate
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Comparable sales
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The land
Lot
- Street frontage
- 77.71 ft23.7 m
- Depth
- 91.85 ft28 m
The record marks this lot irregular, so its area is not the frontage multiplied by the depth. It is not given here. Confirm with a survey before you buy.
Source: the MLS® listing record, measured by MPAC.
Land and environment
Public records about this location. Not part of the MLS® listing and not provided by the listing brokerage.
Water and conservation3
- Not in Toronto and Region Conservation Authority’s mapped regulated areaAt the address
- No mapped wetland within 120 m120 m
- No water-supply well recorded within 250 m3 test or monitoring holes also recorded.250 m
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority · Province of Ontario open data
Planning and building activity5
- Outside the Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine and Niagara Escarpment plan areasAt the address
- 26 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- 5 open development applications within 250 mAn application is a proposal: it may change, be refused or never be built.250 m
- Nearest airport: 6.2 km6.2 km
- Mapped parcel: about 6,500 sq ftMeasured from the municipal parcel map, which can differ from the survey and from the lot size in the listing.At the address
Province of Ontario open data · Municipal building permits · Municipal development applications · toronto.parcels
Around the home1
- A trail on the Ontario trail network within 1 km1 km
Province of Ontario open data
Environmental records4
- No licensed pit or quarry within 2 km2 km
- No recorded oil, gas or salt well within 250 m250 m
- No facility within 1 km reports pollutant releases to Environment CanadaOnly facilities above the inventory’s reporting thresholds are listed.1 km
- No federal contaminated site within 1 kmThe federal inventory covers federal land only; it says nothing about provincial or private sites.1 km
Province of Ontario open data · Government of Canada open data
Power and internet3
- Electricity is distributed here by Toronto Hydro-Electric System LimitedAt the address
- Wired internet 50/10 Mbps or faster is listed at a household 50 m awayFixed wireless 50/10 Mbps or faster. LTE mobile coverage listed. ISED’s National Broadband Data at the nearest household point (50 m from the listing); 50/10 Mbps is its top category and includes faster plans. Confirm with a provider for this address.50 m
- Across the surrounding area: fibre to the home, cable, DSL internet listedFibre to the home: Beanfield Metroconnect, Bell, CIK Telecom, FibreStream, Rally. Cable: Rogers. DSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: Rogers, Routcom. Mobile: Bell, Freedom Mobile, Rogers, Telus. Satellite: Xplore. ISED’s list for the surrounding ~25 km² area; check with a provider for this address.Area-wide
Ontario Energy Board · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Each record is placed at the distance its own line states. None of it is an inspection of the property. Confirm anything that matters to you with the municipality, Toronto and Region Conservation Authorityor the record’s publisher.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Contains information made available under the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Open Data Licence v1.0.
Heritage and ravine protection
- Not found on the Heritage Register
- Not in a mapped Heritage Conservation District
- Not in the mapped ravine protection area
What this means: None of these City records was found at this address. That does not rule out other approvals, such as a conservation authority permit, so check before you plan work.
City of Toronto Heritage Register, Heritage Conservation Districts and the Ravine and Natural Feature Protection by-law, read at this address from the City’s maps. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto.
Zoning
Zone
RD (f15.0; a550) (x5)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 f15.0
Frontage: at least 15.0 m.
2 a550
Lot area: at least 550 m² per dwelling unit.
3 x5
Site-specific exception 5: this site has rules of its own, written in the by-law.
4 Where this is written
Chapter 10, section 10.20 of By-law 569-2013 · Exception 900.3.10(5)
5 What that means in practice
These are the zone’s rules, not permission for this lot. What can be built also depends on the exceptions, overlays and setbacks that apply here. Confirm with the City before you plan.
City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, read at this address from the City’s zoning map. Open the City’s zoning map. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto.
Permit history
No building permits on file at this address.
Signals around this home
Changing nearby. 6 open development applications within 800 m of this home.
43 CENTRE AVESite planUnder Review
The development proposal consists of 146 units within four, 4-storey buildings. Blocks A, B and C front onto Centre Avenue with Block D in the south portion of the site connected to the streetscape. The 4 new buildings would have a total gross floor area of 12,748m2 resulting in a Floor Space Index (FSI) of 1.96 times the lot area. Each Block is 4 storeys and 13.4m in height. 143 below grade parking spaces and 112 bicycle parking spaces are proposed.
160 m away41 CENTRE AVESite planUnder Review
The development proposal consists of 146 units within four, 4-storey buildings. Blocks A, B and C front onto Centre Avenue with Block D in the south portion of the site connected to the streetscape. The 4 new buildings would have a total gross floor area of 12,748m2 resulting in a Floor Space Index (FSI) of 1.96 times the lot area. Each Block is 4 storeys and 13.4m in height. 143 below grade parking spaces and 112 bicycle parking spaces are proposed.
170 m away39 CENTRE AVESite planUnder Review
The development proposal consists of 146 units within four, 4-storey buildings. Blocks A, B and C front onto Centre Avenue with Block D in the south portion of the site connected to the streetscape. The 4 new buildings would have a total gross floor area of 12,748m2 resulting in a Floor Space Index (FSI) of 1.96 times the lot area. Each Block is 4 storeys and 13.4m in height. 143 below grade parking spaces and 112 bicycle parking spaces are proposed.
180 m away37 CENTRE AVESite planUnder Review
The development proposal consists of 146 units within four, 4-storey buildings. Blocks A, B and C front onto Centre Avenue with Block D in the south portion of the site connected to the streetscape. The 4 new buildings would have a total gross floor area of 12,748m2 resulting in a Floor Space Index (FSI) of 1.96 times the lot area. Each Block is 4 storeys and 13.4m in height. 143 below grade parking spaces and 112 bicycle parking spaces are proposed.
190 m away33 CENTRE AVESite planUnder Review
The development proposal consists of 146 units within four, 4-storey buildings. Blocks A, B and C front onto Centre Avenue with Block D in the south portion of the site connected to the streetscape. The 4 new buildings would have a total gross floor area of 12,748m2 resulting in a Floor Space Index (FSI) of 1.96 times the lot area. Each Block is 4 storeys and 13.4m in height. 143 below grade parking spaces and 112 bicycle parking spaces are proposed.
210 m away20 CENTRE AVESite planUnder Review
Proposal for a 12-storey mid-rise building with 510 residential units and 388 parking spaces. The development includes 37,910 square metres of residentia GFA and 81 square metres of retail GFA, for a total density of 4.54 FSI.
300 m away
City of Toronto Open Data — Development Applications and Building Permits (cleared permits since 2017). An application is a proposal: it may change, be refused or never be built. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto.
The market
Detached homes for sale in Newtonbrook East right now
- For sale now
- 48
- Median asking price
- $1.64M
- New in 7 days
- 9
- Price cuts
- 23%
Middle half: $1.4M to $2.69M
22 in 28 days
11 listings
This home is asking 12% below the median.
See all homes in Newtonbrook EastAsking prices and counts of the MLS® listings on this site as of today. Asking figures only, never sold or leased prices.
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The street
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Transit nearby
| Station | Lines | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Yonge / Steeles | YRT bus rapid transit: Viva Blue | 950 m |
| Finch Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-UniversityYRT bus rapid transit: Viva Blue | 1.2 km |
| Yonge / Clark | YRT bus rapid transit: Viva Blue | 1.9 km |
| North York Centre Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 2.6 km |
| Old Cummer GO | GO Transit train: Richmond Hill | 3.3 km |
The nearest subway, light rail, train, bus rapid transit stations 5 km, as the crow flies. Source: TTC schedule data (GTFS) from the Toronto Transit Commission under the Open Government Licence – Toronto; GO Transit schedule data (GTFS) from Metrolinx under the Open Government Licence – Ontario – Metrolinx; YRT schedule data (GTFS) from York Region Transit under the YRT Open Data Licence 2.0, downloaded October 18, 2026. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Data used in this product or service is provided with the permission of Metrolinx. Metrolinx makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, with respect to the Data and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or currency of the data used in this product or service. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario – Metrolinx. Contains public transit Information made available under YRT's Open Data Licence.
Schools nearby
| Elementary | Type | Distance | EQAO average 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lillian Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–5 | 700 m | 62%Grade 3 average |
| St Agnes Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 1.1 km | 87%Grade 6 average |
| R J Lang Elementary and Middle SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–8 | 1.4 km | 61%Grade 6 average |
| École élémentaire Paul-DemersConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades JK–6 | 3.4 km | 95%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drewry Secondary SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 850 m | — |
| ÉSC Monseigneur-de-CharbonnelConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades 9–12 | 1 km | 63%Grade 9 math |
| Newtonbrook Secondary SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 1.1 km | 39%Grade 9 math |
| Brebeuf College SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 1.4 km | 80%Grade 9 math |
EQAO: share of students at or above the provincial standard, 2024–25 (Ontario open data). These are the schools nearest this home, not the schools it is assigned to: boundaries change, and some schools take students by application. Confirm with the board before you buy. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
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