161-70 Driftwood Ave
Glenfield-Jane Heights, Toronto, Ontario M3N 2M5
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Size
- 1,400–1,599sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $267at the range’s middle
- Tax a year
- $1,4272026 tax year
- Parking
- 11 underground
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 161-70 Driftwood Ave
161-70 Driftwood Ave is a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom condo townhouse in Glenfield-Jane Heights, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $399,900 (MLS® W14112416).
Amazing starter home! Enjoy the additional privacy of an end unit. Spacious townhouse with its own yard. Freshly painted and with new flooring throughout. The "utility room" can easily be converted to an office, a 4th bedroom or a den. Conveniently located within walking distance of the Finch LRT, bus stop on Driftwood & shopping at Jane and Finch. Close to schools and York University. Private yard alone is 25' x 25', plus a terrace at the entrance. Move-in ready or renovate to your heart's desire. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to purchase a proper townhouse at this price. Great for first-time home buyer!
Insights
Condition Score
Fair66/1004 condition-related facts documented
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Strong81/100+$520/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 6 homes with 3 bedrooms for lease in Glenfield-Jane Heights right now. Cost of owning counts the mortgage, property tax and the condo fee.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- Tax
- $1,427 / 2026
- MLS® number
- W14112416
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Condo Townhouse
- Days on market
- Size
- 1400-1599 sqft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 1 Underground, 1 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Condo Townhouse
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- Glenfield-Jane Heights
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 1400-1599 sqft
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 4pc 2nd, 1 × 2pc Ground
- Basement Type
- None
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Garage Type
- Underground
- Garage
- 1
- Additional Parking
- 0
- Total Parking
- 1
Utilities
- Cooling
- Window Unit
- Heating Type
- Baseboard
Additional
- Fireplace
- No
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
- Condo maint.
- $536
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living | 3.45 × 6.1 m | — | Ground |
| Dining | 2.76 × 6.09 m | — | Ground |
| Kitchen | 2.25 × 5.15 m | Breakfast Area | Ground |
| Breakfast | 2.25 × 5.15 m | Combined W/Kitchen | Ground |
| Utility | 2.36 × 4.26 m | — | Ground |
| Powder Rm | 15.85 × 20.72 m | 2 Pc Bath | Ground |
| Primary | 3.04 × 6.09 m | — | 2nd |
| 2nd Br | 2.41 × 3.96 m | — | 2nd |
| 3rd Br | 2.64 × 3.96 m | — | 2nd |
| Bathroom | 18.28 × 24.99 m | — | 2nd |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 161-70 Driftwood 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 | $399,900 | N/A | For Sale | W14112416 |
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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
- $79,980
- Total mortgage amount
- $319,920
- Total interest payment
- $227,580
- Total purchase cost
- $627,480
- Mortgage payment
- $1,825/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
—Monthly carrying cost
$2,480- Carrying cost $2,480
- Surplus $520
Rental income opens at $3,000, the median asking rent of 6 comparable homes for lease in Glenfield-Jane Heights. 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
- $4,474
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $4,474
- Total land transfer tax
- $8,948
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,474
- Total for first-time buyers
- $474
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 $399,900
- $2,249
- Ontario total
- $4,474
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $4,474.
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
Land and environment
Public records about this location. Not part of the MLS® listing and not provided by the listing brokerage.
Water and conservation5
- 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 m250 m
- Groundwater recorded about 13.4 m below ground nearbyThe middle water level in the well records within 500 m (54 records). It changes with the season and from spot to spot.500 m
- Bedrock about 21.6 m down nearbyThe middle depth to bedrock in the well records within 500 m.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
- 1 building permit issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- Nearest airport: 2.9 km2.9 km
- Mapped parcel: about 207,730 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 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 CanadaThe nearest is Canadian Linen & Uniform Service — Canadian Linen & Uniform Service - D05, 1.3 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 80 m awayFixed wireless 50/10 Mbps or faster. LTE mobile coverage listed. ISED’s National Broadband Data at the nearest household point (80 m from the listing); 50/10 Mbps is its top category and includes faster plans. Confirm with a provider for this address.80 m
- Across the surrounding area: fibre to the home, cable, DSL internet listedFibre to the home: Bell. 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
RA (f30.0; a1375) (x244)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 f30.0
Frontage: at least 30.0 m.
2 a1375
Lot area: at least 1375 m² per dwelling unit.
3 x244
Site-specific exception 244: this site has rules of its own, written in the by-law.
4 Where this is written
Chapter 15, section 15.10 of By-law 569-2013 · Exception 900.7.10(244)
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.
1911 FINCH AVE WSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Control Application to facilitate Phase 1 of the proposed redevelopment of the Jane Finch Mall. Phase 1 incorporates the lands fronting on Finch Avenue West. Six new buildings are proposed, with tower heights ranging from from 50 to 27 storeys. In total, Phase 1 proposes to deliver 2,730 new residential units. A total of 5,667.6 square metres of non-residential gross floor area is proposed, including 4,703 square metres of retail, approximately 465 square metres of indoor community space, and a 500-square metre day care centre.During Phase 1, most of the Jane Finch Mall is proposed to be retained, with approximately 2,500 square metres proposed to be demolished.Application relates to Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment application file number 23 184369 WET 07 OZ.
450 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
Condos for sale in Glenfield-Jane Heights right now
- For sale now
- 17
- Median asking price
- $545K
- New in 7 days
- 1
- Price cuts
- 35%
Middle half: $450K to $600K
6 in 28 days
6 listings
This home is asking 27% below the median, lower than three quarters of them.
See all homes in Glenfield-Jane HeightsAsking 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Driftwood Station | TTC light rail: Line 6 Finch West | 500 m |
| Jane and Finch Station | TTC light rail: Line 6 Finch West | 500 m |
| Finch West Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-UniversityTTC light rail: Line 6 Finch West | 2.3 km |
| Downsview Park Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-UniversityGO Transit train: Barrie | 2.7 km |
| Commerce | YRT bus rapid transit: Viva Orange | 4.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topcliff Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–5 · French Immersion | 300 m | 34%Grade 3 average |
| Yorkwoods Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–5 · French Immersion | 350 m | — |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 400 m | 49%Grade 6 average |
| ÉÉC Saint-Noël-Chabanel-TorontoConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades JK–6 | 3.6 km | 100%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westview Centennial Secondary SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 900 m | 21%Grade 9 math |
| Msgr Fraser College (Norfinch Campus)Toronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 1.2 km | — |
| C W Jefferys Collegiate InstituteToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.2 km | 24%Grade 9 math |
| ÉSC de l'Ascension - VaughanConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades 9–12 | 7 km | 57%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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