187 Ellis Ave
High Park-Swansea, Toronto, Ontario M6S 2X4
- Bedrooms
- 4+1
- Bathrooms
- 4
- Size
- 2,500–3,000sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $1,633at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 70 x 512.5 ft
- Tax a year
- $17,8122025 tax year
- Built
- 100+
- Parking
- 42 attached
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 187 Ellis Ave
187 Ellis Ave is a 4+1-bedroom, 4-bathroom detached house in High Park-Swansea, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $4,490,000 (MLS® W13775034).
A spectacular and seldom-offered ravine property, 187 Ellis Avenue presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to own one of Toronto's most coveted and private parcels of land. Located on the shores of Grenadier Pond with sweeping views of High Park's ancient canopy, this extraordinary property offers the rare sensation of a wooded countryside retreat - mere minutes from the very heart of the city.The exceptional lot spans 70 feet in width and an impressive 512.5 feet in depth, encompassing 0.82 acres of lush ravine land. Whether envisioned as the site of a masterfully designed bespoke residence or a lovingly restored character home, the potential here is unparalleled.The existing home unfolds across three levels totalling 4,215 square feet, offering four generously proportioned bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms. A two-car garage with attached workshop adds exceptional utility, complemented by two additional driveway spaces. The ravine setting ensures a degree of seclusion rarely achieved on a Toronto residential lot, with mature trees providing a natural privacy screen.Situated in the prestigious Swansea neighbourhood, this address places residents within walking distance of the Bloor West Village's celebrated shops and restaurants and top-rated schools including Swansea PS and Humberside Collegiate. Convenient access to the Gardiner and Bloor subway line ensures effortless connectivity to downtown, the airport and beyond. Renovate to your exacting standards or build the residence you have always envisioned. Properties of this magnitude, in this location, simply do not come to market. 187 Ellis Avenue is not merely a listing - it is a legacy.
Insights
Condition Score
Good68/1006 condition-related facts documented
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall5/100−$16,969/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 and property tax.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- Tax
- $17,812 / 2025
- MLS® number
- W13775034
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Building Age
- 100+
- Days on market
- Size
- 2500-3000 sqft
- Lot Size
- 70 x 512.5 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 2 Attached, 4 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- High Park-Swansea
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 2500-3000 sqft
- Building Age
- 100+
- Construction
- Stone
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 4+1
- Bathrooms
- 4
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 4pc Main, 1 × 4pc 2nd, 1 × 3pc 2nd, 1 × 2pc Lower
- Basement Type
- Partly Finished
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Garage Type
- Attached
- Garage
- 2
- Additional Parking
- 2
- Total Parking
- 4
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 70 ft
- Depth
- 512.5 ft
- Lot Size
- 70 x 512.5 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Poured Concrete
- Roof
- Metal
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Pool
- None
- Den
- Yes
- Family room
- Yes
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living | 3.96 × 6.55 m | Fireplace, Large Window, Stained Glass | Main |
| Dining | 3.51 × 4.47 m | Crown Moulding, Large Window, Wall Sconce Lighting | Main |
| Kitchen | 2.74 × 3.2 m | Combined W/Br, Double Sink, B/I Oven | Main |
| Breakfast | 2.44 × 3.2 m | Combined W/Kitchen, Large Window, Walk-Out | Main |
| Family | 3.2 × 7.32 m | Fireplace, Bay Window | Main |
| 4th Br | 3.28 × 3.96 m | Large Window, Closet | Main |
| Br | 4.14 × 4.22 m | 3 Pc Ensuite, Balcony, Large Window | 2nd |
| 2nd Br | 3.05 × 4.88 m | Large Window, Closet | 2nd |
| 3rd Br | 2.95 × 4.17 m | Large Window, Closet | 2nd |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 187 Ellis 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 | $4,490,000 | N/A | For Sale | W13775034 |
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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
- $898,000
- Total mortgage amount
- $3,592,000
- Total interest payment
- $2,553,500
- Total purchase cost
- $7,043,500
- Mortgage payment
- $20,485/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
86%Monthly carrying cost
$21,969- Rent $5,000
- Shortfall $16,969
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
- $98,725
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $118,525
- Total land transfer tax
- $217,250
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $208,775
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 $4,490,000
- $62,250
- Ontario total
- $98,725
Toronto’s municipal tax has its own higher brackets at this price, so it adds $118,525.
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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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
- 35,875 sq ft3,333 m²
- Street frontage
- 70 ft21.3 m
- Depth
- 512.5 ft156.2 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 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 m8 test or monitoring holes 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
- 23 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km5.6 km
- Mapped parcel: about 35,330 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: 750 m750 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 City of Toronto — Humber Treatment Plant, 1.4 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 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, Dotto One, FibreStream, Rally, Rogers. Cable: Rogers. DSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: Rogers, 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
RD (f15.0; d0.35) (x961)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 f15.0
Frontage: at least 15.0 m.
2 d0.35
Density: floor area is capped at 0.35 times the lot area.
3 x961
Site-specific exception 961: 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(961)
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. 1 open development application within 800 m of this home.
21 WINDERMERE AVESite planUnder Review
Site Plan Application regarding a 35-storey residential building with retail and community uses at-grade and a 20-storey residential building. The development includes 639 residential units, including rental replacement housing provided as rent-geared-to-income units, publicly-accessible space along the Queensway, and a shared servicing and pick-up and drop-off area accessed off Windermere Avenue which provides access to separate loading spaces for each building.
550 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 High Park-Swansea right now
- For sale now
- 24
- Median asking price
- $2.54M
- New in 7 days
- 2
- Price cuts
- 4%
Middle half: $1.81M to $3.05M
11 in 28 days
1 listing
This home is asking 76% above the median, higher than three quarters of them.
See all homes in High Park-SwanseaAsking 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Runnymede Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1.1 km |
| High Park Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1.2 km |
| Jane Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1.3 km |
| Keele Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1.6 km |
| Bloor GO | GO Transit train: KitchenerUP Express train | 2.3 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swansea Junior and Senior Junior and Senior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 500 m | 79%Grade 6 average |
| St Pius X Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 1.4 km | 87%Grade 6 average |
| Runnymede Junior and Senior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 1.5 km | 91%Grade 6 average |
| ÉÉC Sainte-Marguerite-d'YouvilleConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades JK–8 | 3 km | 87%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Student SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.5 km | — |
| Ursula Franklin AcademyToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.6 km | 86%Grade 9 math |
| Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 2.1 km | 41%Grade 9 math |
| ÉSC Saint-Frère-AndréConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades 9–12 | 2.6 km | 69%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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