281 Queensdale Ave
Danforth Village-East York, Toronto, Ontario M4C 2B5
- Bedrooms
- 4+1
- Bathrooms
- 5
- Size
- 2,000–2,500sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $977at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 25 x 100 ft
- Built
- New
- Parking
- 21 built-in
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 281 Queensdale Ave
281 Queensdale Ave is a 4+1-bedroom, 5-bathroom detached house in Danforth Village-East York, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $2,199,000 (MLS® E14025036).
Not All New Builds Are Created Equal! Welcome To 281 Queensdale Avenue, A Brand-New Legal Duplex In The Heart Of East York, Thoughtfully Crafted By A Reputable Builder With An Emphasis On Quality, Comfort And Long-Term Value. Offering Over 2,500 Sq. Ft. Of Living Space, 4+1 Bedrooms And 5 Bathrooms, This Exceptional Home Combines Modern Luxury With The Flexibility Of A Multigenerational Or Income-Producing Property. Soaring 14-Ft. And 10-Ft. Ceilings On The Main Floor, 9-Ft. Ceilings Upstairs And 10-Ft. Ceilings In The Basement. At The Heart Of The Home Is A Stunning Modern Kitchen Featuring Sleek Cabinetry, Elegant Quartz Countertops, Top-Of-The-Line Smart Appliances And A Separate Secondary Dirty Kitchen For Added Convenience And Effortless Entertaining. Upstairs, Generously Sized Bedrooms Feature Custom-Built Closets, While The Expansive Primary Retreat Offers A Luxurious Space To Unwind. Convenient Second-Floor Laundry Makes Everyday Living Easy. Additional Highlights Include Premium High-Performance Windows with ENERGY STAR-Level Energy Ratings, Engineered Hardwood Floors, An Integrated Smart Home System, Built-In Speakers, A Built-In Wine Cellar, Central Vacuum, Ring Security Camera And Video Doorbell. The Legal Basement Unit Features Its Own Separate Side Entrance And Dedicated Laundry, And Kitchen. Beyond The Beautiful Finishes Is Exceptional Construction Quality, Featuring Reinforced Poured-Concrete Foundation Walls And Footings, Spray-Foam Insulation In The Attic, Basement And Garage Ceiling, Plus Two Separate HVAC Systems Including A Heat Pump. Built With City Permits And An Occupancy Permit Issued, The Property Also Offers 7 Years Of Tarion Warranty Coverage And Potential HST Rebate Eligibility For Qualifying Buyers. Ideally Located Minutes From Top Schools, Parks, Shopping, Transit And Everyday Conveniences. A Rare Opportunity To Own A Brand-New Legal Duplex Offering Luxury, Peace Of Mind And Exceptional Income Potential!
Insights
Condition Score
Good68/1006 condition-related facts documented
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall10/100−$5,033/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 126 detached homes with 5 bedrooms for lease in Toronto right now. Cost of owning counts the mortgage. This record states no property tax.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- MLS® number
- E14025036
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Building Age
- New
- Days on market
- Size
- 2000-2500 sqft
- Lot Size
- 25 x 100 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 1 Built-In, 2 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- Danforth Village-East York
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 2000-2500 sqft
- Building Age
- New
- Construction
- Stucco/Plaster
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 4+1
- Bathrooms
- 5
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 2pc Main, 1 × 5pc 2nd, 1 × 3pc 2nd, 1 × 4pc 2nd, 1 × 3pc Bsmt
- Basement Type
- Apartment
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- Private
- Garage Type
- Built-In
- Garage
- 1
- Additional Parking
- 1
- Total Parking
- 2
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 25 ft
- Depth
- 100 ft
- Lot Size
- 25 x 100 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Poured Concrete
- Roof
- Flat, Shingles
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Pool
- None
- Den
- Yes
- Family room
- Yes
- Extras
- Main & Second Floor: Samsung Smart Refrigerator, Samsung Gas Cooktop, Samsung Dishwasher, Samsung Built-In Oven, Samsung Microwave, Samsung Washer & Dryer. Basement: Samsung Refrigerator, Samsung Dishwasher, VEVOR Electric Cooktop, Samsung Washer & Dryer. All Elf's.
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living | 3.94 × 5.35 m | hardwood floor, Pot Lights, Built-In Speakers | Main |
| Dining | 3.27 × 5.35 m | hardwood floor, Built-In Speakers, Pot Lights | Main |
| Kitchen | 5.31 × 5.19 m | hardwood floor, Centre Island, Modern Kitchen | Main |
| Family | 4.41 × 5.19 m | hardwood floor, Fireplace, W/O To Deck | Main |
| Primary | 6.57 × 3.7 m | Built-In Speakers, 5 Pc Ensuite, Balcony | 2nd |
| 2nd Br | 3.43 × 2.66 m | hardwood floor, Pot Lights, 3 Pc Ensuite | 2nd |
| 3rd Br | 4.37 × 2.64 m | Pot Lights, hardwood floor, Closet Organizers | 2nd |
| 4th Br | 4.37 × 2.68 m | hardwood floor, Pot Lights, Closet Organizers | 2nd |
| Kitchen | 7.07 × 4.91 m | Side Door, Combined W/Living, Pot Lights | Bsmt |
| Living | 7.07 × 4.91 m | Vinyl Floor, Combined W/Kitchen, Pot Lights | Bsmt |
| Br | 4.0 × 2.5 m | Pot Lights, Closet, Vinyl Floor | Bsmt |
| Furnace | 3.44 × 1.78 m | Tile Floor | Bsmt |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 281 Queensdale 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 | $2,199,000 | N/A | For Sale | E14025036 |
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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
- $439,800
- Total mortgage amount
- $1,759,200
- Total interest payment
- $1,250,700
- Total purchase cost
- $3,449,700
- Mortgage payment
- $10,033/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
60%Monthly carrying cost
$10,033- Rent $5,000
- Shortfall $5,033
Rental income opens at $5,000, the median asking rent of 126 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
- $41,450
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $41,450
- Total land transfer tax
- $82,900
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $74,425
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 $2,000,000
- $32,000
- 2.5% from $2,000,000 to $2,199,000
- $4,975
- Ontario total
- $41,450
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $41,450.
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
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The land
Lot
- Lot area
- 2,500 sq ft232 m²
- Street frontage
- 25 ft7.6 m
- Depth
- 100 ft30.5 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.
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 m1 test or monitoring hole also recorded.250 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
- 118 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- Nearest airport: 8.5 km8.5 km
- Mapped parcel: about 2,500 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 · toronto.parcels
Around the home2
- Nearest rail line: 990 m990 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 Airborn Flexible Circuits, Inc., 2.5 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 a household 40 m awayFixed wireless 50/10 Mbps or faster. LTE mobile coverage listed. ISED’s National Broadband Data at the nearest household point (40 m from the listing); 50/10 Mbps is its top category and includes faster plans. Confirm with a provider for this address.40 m
- Across the surrounding area: fibre to the home, cable, DSL internet listedFibre to the home: Beanfield Metroconnect, Bell, FibreStream. 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
RS (f10.5; a325; d0.75) (x312)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 f10.5
Frontage: at least 10.5 m.
2 a325
Lot area: at least 325 m² per dwelling unit.
3 d0.75
Density: floor area is capped at 0.75 times the lot area.
4 x312
Site-specific exception 312: this site has rules of its own, written in the by-law.
5 Where this is written
Chapter 10, section 10.40 of By-law 569-2013 · Exception 900.4.10(312)
6 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
5 building permits cleared at this address in the City’s file.
Building Permit Related(MS)Closed
Hvac - proposal to demolish existing 1 storey sfd to build new two storey duplex dwelling with integral garage
Issued March 24, 2026
Building Permit Related (DR)Closed
Drain -
Issued March 13, 2026
Building Permit Related(PS)Closed
Plumbing -
Issued March 13, 2026
New BuildingClosed
Proposal to demolish existing 1 storey sfd to build new two storey duplex dwelling with integral garage
Issued March 13, 2026
DemolitionClosed
Proposal to demolish existing 1 storey sfd to build new two storey duplex dwelling with integral garage
Issued March 13, 2026
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. 6 open development applications within 800 m of this home.
1821 DANFORTH AVESite planUnder Review
Site Plan Control application to permit a 10-storey mixed-use building, containing 60 rental dwelling units and 127 square metres of non-residential gross floor area.
560 m away1821 DANFORTH AVEOfficial plan or zoning amendmentUnder Review
INACTIVE Zoning By- Law Amendment Application to permit to permit a 10-storey mixed-use building, containing 60 rental dwelling units and 127 square metres of non-residential gross floor area. This application is being reviewed and considered concurrently with a separate Official Plan Amendment application (File No. 24 248345 STE 19 OZ) for the same proposal.
560 m away1821 DANFORTH AVEOfficial plan or zoning amendmentUnder Review
Official Plan Amendment to permit a 10-storey mixed-use building, containing 60 rental dwelling units and 127 square metres of non-residential gross floor area. An Official Plan Amendment was requested to address conformity of the proposed built form with the underlying land use designation.This application is being reviewed and considered concurrently with a separate Zoning By-law Amendment application (File No. 19 186975 STE 19 OZ ) for the same proposal.
560 m away1793 DANFORTH AVESite planUnder Review
INACTIVE Site Plan Control Application to permit a 7-storey (22.5 metre, including mechanical penthouse) residential building with a gross floor area of approximately 1360 square metres.
570 m away985 WOODBINE AVESite planUnder Review
Site Plan Control application to permit a 10- and 35-storey mixed-use building connected by a 1-storey podium, containing 601 rental dwelling units and 4,474.3 square metres of non-residential gross floor area. The application includes a privately owned public space (POPS), a grocery store, a preschool, and an institutional theatre space.
610 m away2078 DANFORTH AVESite planUnder Review
Site Plan Control application to permit a 10- and 35-storey mixed-use building connected by a 1-storey podium, containing 601 rental dwelling units and 4,474.3 square metres of non-residential gross floor area. The application includes a privately owned public space (POPS), a grocery store, a preschool, and an institutional theatre space.
620 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 Danforth Village-East York right now
- For sale now
- 24
- Median asking price
- $1.4M
- New in 7 days
- 6
- Price cuts
- 17%
Middle half: $1.25M to $1.71M
14 in 28 days
4 listings
This home is asking 57% above the median, higher than three quarters of them.
See all homes in Danforth Village-East YorkAsking 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodbine Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 600 m |
| Coxwell Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 650 m |
| Greenwood Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1.2 km |
| Danforth GO | GO Transit train: Lakeshore East | 1.5 km |
| Aga Khan Park & Museum Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 3.9 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Brigid Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 300 m | 78%Grade 6 average |
| Earl Beatty Junior and Senior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 400 m | 88%Grade 6 average |
| R H McGregor Elementary SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–5 · French Immersion | 650 m | 68%Grade 3 average |
| École élémentaire La MosaïqueConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades JK–6 | 1 km | 93%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East York Collegiate InstituteToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 1 km | 46%Grade 9 math |
| Monarch Park Collegiate InstituteToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.2 km | 70%Grade 9 math |
| École secondaire Michelle-O'BonsawinConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 1.3 km | 79%Grade 9 math |
| St Patrick Catholic Secondary SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 1.4 km | 66%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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