987 Ossington Ave
Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction, Toronto, Ontario M6G 3V7
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Size
- 1,100–1,500sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $692at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 21.5 x 84 ft
- Tax a year
- $5,8012026 tax year
- Built
- 100+
- Parking
- 0none
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 987 Ossington Ave
987 Ossington Ave is a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom semi-detached house in Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $899,000 (MLS® W14162294).
An exceptional opportunity to create your dream home in the heart of Dovercourt Village. Offered for the first time in over 60 years, this Large, Brick, Two-Storey Home has been lovingly maintained by the same family for generations and is ready for its next chapter. The size, layout, and location offers flexibility for growing families, renovators, investors or buyers looking to create a home tailored to their vision while unlocking long-term value. The living and dining areas are perfect for entertaining offering an open concept layout and the family size eat-in kitchen offers ample room to design your dream culinary space complete with w-out to patio. Two full bathrooms and Three-kitchen layout offers flexibility for a variety of living arrangements. The 2nd floor features 3 generously sized bedrooms. Rear Bdrm was used as a kitchen many years ago and offers a w-out to patio. The finished basement offers a kitchen, oversize windows, tons of storage, mud room and w-out to beautiful Backyard. Hi-Eff Furnace (2020). Everyday essentials are a hop skip away - Transit at your door, A Short Walk to Ossington subway station, top rated schools, Christie Pitts, trendy cafes, shopping and so much more! Truly One of Toronto's most convenient and central locations with a real community feel. Plenty of on-Street Permit Parking, including overnight.
Insights
Condition Score
Good68/1006 condition-related facts documented
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall23/100−$1,685/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 6 semi-detached homes with 3 bedrooms for lease in Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction right now. Cost of owning counts the mortgage and property tax.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- Tax
- $5,801 / 2026
- MLS® number
- W14162294
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Semi-Detached
- Building Age
- 100+
- Days on market
- Size
- 1100-1500 sqft
- Lot Size
- 21.5 x 84 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- None, 0 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Semi-Detached
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 1100-1500 sqft
- Building Age
- 100+
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 4pc 2nd, 1 × 3pc Bsmt
- Basement Type
- Finished
- Kitchens
- 2
Parking
- Garage Type
- None
- Additional Parking
- 0
- Total Parking
- 0
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 21.5 ft
- Depth
- 84 ft
- Lot Size
- 21.5 x 84 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Block, Concrete
- Roof
- Shingles
- Fireplace
- No
- Pool
- None
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
- Extras
- As-Is, (2) Fridge, (2) Stove, Washer, Dryer, Deep Freezer, Existing Light Fixtures, Existing Window Coverings. Piano, Stairlifts, Furniture, Plenty of permit on-Street Parking, including overnight.
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foyer | 4.2 × 2.08 m | Open Concept, Window | Main |
| Living | 4.84 × 3.54 m | Open Concept, Window, hardwood floor | Main |
| Dining | 3.84 × 3.04 m | Open Concept, Window, hardwood floor | Main |
| Kitchen | 6.35 × 2.72 m | Family Size Kitchen, Ceramic Floor, W/O To Patio | Main |
| Primary | 4.38 × 3.04 m | Window, hardwood floor, Closet | 2nd |
| Br | 4.05 × 2.53 m | Large Window, hardwood floor | 2nd |
| Kitchen | 3.37 × 3.81 m | Window, Ceramic Floor, W/O To Patio | 2nd |
| Rec | 4.31 × 2.95 m | Open Concept, Window, Ceramic Floor | Bsmt |
| Kitchen | 3.94 × 3.27 m | Open Concept, Window, Ceramic Floor | Bsmt |
| Mudroom | 1.66 × 3.59 m | W/O To Yard, Ceramic Floor, Window | Bsmt |
| Cold/Cant | 2.05 × 3.45 m | — | Bsmt |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 987 Ossington 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 | $899,000 | N/A | For Sale | W14162294 |
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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
- $179,800
- Total mortgage amount
- $719,200
- Total interest payment
- $511,400
- Total purchase cost
- $1,410,400
- Mortgage payment
- $4,102/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
53%Monthly carrying cost
$4,585- Rent $2,900
- Shortfall $1,685
Rental income opens at $2,900, the median asking rent of 6 comparable homes for lease in Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction. 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
- $14,455
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $14,455
- Total land transfer tax
- $28,910
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $20,435
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 $899,000
- $9,980
- Ontario total
- $14,455
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $14,455.
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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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
- 1,806 sq ft168 m²
- Street frontage
- 21.5 ft6.6 m
- Depth
- 84 ft25.6 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.
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.
Back Water Valve (Sewer only)Closed
Proposal to install a back water valve.
Issued February 14, 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. 1 open development application within 800 m of this home.
888 DUPONT STSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for a 19-storey residential building (62 metres), containing 17,509 square metres of gross floor area with a total of 251rental dwelling units.
240 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 Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction right now
- For sale now
- 24
- Median asking price
- $1.24M
- New in 7 days
- 4
- Price cuts
- 29%
Middle half: $1000K to $1.38M
12 in 28 days
7 listings
This home is asking 27% below the median, lower than three quarters of them.
See all homes in Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-JunctionAsking 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ossington Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 700 m |
| Christie Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 900 m |
| Dufferin Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1.1 km |
| Bloor GO | GO Transit train: KitchenerUP Express train | 2.2 km |
| Oakwood Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 3.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ÉÉC du Sacré-Coeur-TorontoConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades JK–6 | 300 m | 60%Grade 6 average |
| Essex Junior and Senior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–8 | 450 m | 61%Grade 6 average |
| St Bruno/St. Raymond Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 550 m | 56%Grade 3 average |
| Dovercourt Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–8 | 650 m | 59%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Catholic AcademyToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 1.2 km | 45%Grade 9 math |
| Central Toronto AcademyToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.3 km | 47%Grade 9 math |
| Bloor Collegiate InstituteToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.3 km | 69%Grade 9 math |
| École secondaire Toronto OuestConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 2 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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