248 Benson Ave
Wychwood, Toronto, Ontario M6G 2J6
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Size
- 700–1,100sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $1,278at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 17.83 x 69 ft
- Tax a year
- $5,3872026 tax year
- Parking
- 0none
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 248 Benson Ave
248 Benson Ave is a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom semi-detached house in Wychwood, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $1,149,900 (MLS® C14098898).
Welcome to 248 Benson Ave, a rare turnkey opportunity in the sought-after Wychwood neighborhood. Redesigned by owner-architect and renovated from the studs up in 2020; additional upgrades in 2022 include an insulated basement, new porch, front concrete staircase and retaining wall. Elevated from the street, enter through a spacious south-facing porch to an open concept main floor. Ergonomic custom kitchen doubles up as a dining area and is equipped with Caesar stone quartz countertops, marble tile backsplash and premium appliances. French patio doors with an oversized transom window enhance indoor-outdoor living. Rare three-piece main floor washroom, provides convenience for entertaining or pet care. Upstairs, spa-like bathroom is completed with a rare commercial-grade steam shower, marble tile, and designer fixtures. All three bedrooms are filled with light through oversized windows, feature engineered hardwood, solid wood trim and doors, including a custom closet in the main bedroom. Other upgrades include new plumbing, electrical, HVAC, new windows, roof maintenance and more, virtually every aspect of this home has been improved resulting in high energy efficiency rating that keeps the house naturally cool during the summer and warm in the winter. The basement offers additional living space, custom built-in storage, and a premium Electrolux laundry center. Outdoor living features a spacious 14' x 14' rear deck, professionally landscaped grounds, and cedar garden beds. Located steps to Wychwood Barns year-round farmer's market, St. Clair W restaurants, parks, schools, and transit, this family home offers exceptional urban accessibility. Move in with confidence knowing the home's major systems have been comprehensively updated and meticulously maintained. Parking is available through a parking pass guaranteed by city for $23.26 + HST/month and is readily available right in front of the house.
Insights
Condition Score
Good83/1003 documented update signals
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall18/100−$2,396/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 148 semi-detached homes with 3 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
- $5,387 / 2026
- MLS® number
- C14098898
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Semi-Detached
- Days on market
- Size
- 700-1100 sqft
- Lot Size
- 17.83 x 69 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- None, 0 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Semi-Detached
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- Wychwood
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 700-1100 sqft
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 3pc 2nd, 1 × 3pc Main
- Basement Type
- Full
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- None
- Garage Type
- None
- Additional Parking
- 0
- Total Parking
- 0
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 17.83 ft
- Depth
- 69 ft
- Lot Size
- 17.83 x 69 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Poured Concrete
- Roof
- Shingles
- Fireplace
- No
- Pool
- None
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
- Extras
- All existing appliances, ELF's, and window coverings.
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchen | 3.66 × 4.83 m | hardwood floor, O/Looks Backyard, Quartz Counter | Main |
| Living | 4.11 × 4.39 m | hardwood floor, Overlook Patio, Open Concept | Main |
| Primary | 3.09 × 3.96 m | Hardwood Floor | 2nd |
| 2nd Br | 2.39 × 3.09 m | Hardwood Floor | 2nd |
| 3rd Br | 2.89 × 2.9 m | Hardwood Floor | 2nd |
| Rec | 4.29 × 8.76 m | — | Bsmt |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 248 Benson Ave, 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 | $1,149,900 | N/A | Pc | C14098898 |
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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
- $229,980
- Total mortgage amount
- $919,920
- Total interest payment
- $654,180
- Total purchase cost
- $1,804,080
- Mortgage payment
- $5,247/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
57%Monthly carrying cost
$5,696- Rent $3,300
- Shortfall $2,396
Rental income opens at $3,300, the median asking rent of 148 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
- $19,473
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $19,473
- Total land transfer tax
- $38,946
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $30,471
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 $1,149,900
- $14,998
- Ontario total
- $19,473
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $19,473.
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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Market estimates use sold comparables and are available after you sign in and accept MLS® VOW terms.
The estimate is an automated value built from public and MLS® data. It is not an appraisal; ask Yossi Kaplan, MBA, Salesperson for a full comparative market analysis.
Comparable sales
Comparable sales require sign in
Closing prices and sold comps are available to registered visitors who accept MLS® VOW terms on this site.
The land
Lot
- Lot area
- 1,230 sq ft114 m²
- Street frontage
- 17.83 ft5.4 m
- Depth
- 69 ft21 m
The area is the frontage multiplied by the depth, so boundaries are approximate. 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 conservation4
- 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 m49 test or monitoring holes also recorded.250 m
- Groundwater recorded about 2.2 m below ground nearbyThe middle water level in the well records within 500 m (153 records). It changes with the season and from spot to spot.500 m
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority · Province of Ontario open data
Planning and building activity4
- Outside the Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine and Niagara Escarpment plan areasAt the address
- 48 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- Nearest airport: 5.8 km5.8 km
- Mapped parcel: about 970 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 · toronto.parcels
Around the home2
- Nearest rail line: 880 m880 m
- 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 CanadaThe nearest is John E. Goudey Mfg Limited, 1.6 km away. Only 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 this locationFixed wireless 50/10 Mbps or faster. LTE mobile coverage listed. ISED’s National Broadband Data at the nearest household point (0 m from the listing); 50/10 Mbps is its top category and includes faster plans. Confirm with a provider for this address.At the address
- Across the surrounding area: fibre to the home, cable, DSL internet listedFibre to the home: Beanfield Metroconnect, Bell, Dotto One, FibreStream, Rogers. Cable: Rogers. DSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: Bell, Rogers, Routcom, SkyChoice Communications. 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
R (d0.6)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 d0.6
Density: floor area is capped at 0.6 times the lot area.
2 Where this is written
Chapter 10, section 10.10 of By-law 569-2013
3 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
1 building permit cleared at this address in the City’s file.
Party Wall Admin PermitsClosed
Party wall permit related to 18-159526
Issued August 29, 2019
City of Toronto Open Data — cleared building permits, which begin in 2017. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto.
Signals around this home
Changing nearby. 4 open development applications within 800 m of this home.
573 CHRISTIE STSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for twelve 3-storey back to back townhouse units.
570 m away571 CHRISTIE STSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for twelve 3-storey back to back townhouse units.
570 m away569 CHRISTIE STSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for twelve 3-storey back to back townhouse units.
580 m away155 WYCHWOOD AVESite planUnder Review
INACTIVE July 2022 Revised Proposal: a 8-storey mixed-use building containing 204.24 square metres of non-residential gross floor area and 3143.86 square metres of residential gross floor area, with one underground level. A total of 39 residential dwelling units, 16 vehicular parking spaces, and 84 bicycle parking spaces are proposed. 2020 - Proposal for a 8-storey mixed-use building containing 250 square metres of non-residential gross floor area and 3016.2 square metres of residential gross floor area. A total of 29 residential dwelling units are proposed.
780 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
Semi-detached homes for sale in Wychwood right now
- For sale now
- 9
- Median asking price
- $1.25M
- New in 7 days
- 3
- Price cuts
- 11%
Middle half: $1.15M to $1.38M
5 in 28 days
1 listing
This home is asking 8% below the median.
See all homes in WychwoodAsking 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
Map and tour
Transit nearby
| Station | Lines | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| St Clair West Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 1.4 km |
| Ossington Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1.9 km |
| Christie Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1.9 km |
| Oakwood Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 2.3 km |
| Bloor GO | GO Transit train: KitchenerUP Express train | 2.9 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 and UP Express schedule data (GTFS) from Metrolinx under the Open Government Licence – Ontario – Metrolinx, 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.
Schools nearby
| Elementary | Type | Distance | EQAO average 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McMurrich Junior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–6 | 100 m | 89%Grade 6 average |
| St Alphonsus Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 500 m | 81%Grade 6 average |
| St Bruno/St. Raymond Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 700 m | 56%Grade 3 average |
| ÉÉC du Sacré-Coeur-TorontoConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades JK–6 | 1.4 km | 60%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood Collegiate InstituteToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 400 m | 44%Grade 9 math |
| Bloor Collegiate InstituteToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 2.3 km | 69%Grade 9 math |
| Loretto College SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 2.3 km | 40%Grade 9 math |
| École secondaire Toronto OuestConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 2.9 km | 82%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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