161 Westminster Ave
High Park-Swansea, Toronto, Ontario M6R 1N8
- Bedrooms
- 5+1
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Size
- 2,500–3,000sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $1,164at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 29 x 130 ft
- Tax a year
- $10,6332025 tax year
- Built
- 100+
- Parking
- 22 detached
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 161 Westminster Ave
161 Westminster Ave is a 5+1-bedroom, 3-bathroom detached house in High Park-Swansea, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $3,200,000 (MLS® W13852750).
Welcome to your forever home in prime High Park! Nestled on a quiet, picture-perfect, tree-lined street in one of Toronto's most coveted family neighbourhoods, this magnificent 3-storey detached masterpiece seamlessly blends timeless historic elegance with exceptional upgrades. From the moment you arrive, exquisite preserved details, including original stained glass accents, classic architectural charm, meticulous care warm the soul while top-tier mechanical systems ensure complete long-term peace of mind. Built on a rock solid foundation w/superior waterproofing, a Lifetime Slate Roof, updated 200-amp electrical service, a high-efficiency boiler & an on-demand hot water system, this property has been exceptionally maintained from top to bottom. This home offers 5 spacious bedrms, 4 upstairs & 1 ideally situated on the main flr, providing abundant room and flexibility for a growing family. The L/R serves as a cozy centrepiece, anchored by a traditional wood-burning fireplace. Culinary enthusiasts will adore the chef's kitchen, fully custom-designed w/solid cherry wood cabinetry, sitting area & Caesar-stone countertops,& premium appliances featuring Jenn-Air gas cooktop, microwave, B/I oven & warming drawer. Upstairs, the primary bedroom suite acts as a peaceful sanctuary, complete with its own wood-burning fireplace, a sitting area & a private w/o terrace. The 2nd floor laundry room opens directly onto a sun-drenched, south-facing large terrace overlooking the serene neighbourhood.The lower level extends your living space even further with a fully finished basement apartment & its own dedicated separate entrance. Perfectly suited as an expansive in-law suite, multi-generational retreat, or a high-demand rental unit, this versatile suite provides endless potential. Complete with a rare detached 2-car garage, this rare gem sits just steps from the lush green trails of High Park, top-rated schools, vibrant local cafes & transit, offering a masterclass in Toronto Living
Insights
Condition Score
Good73/1001 documented update signal
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall5/100−$8,785/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 51 detached homes with 6 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
- $10,633 / 2025
- MLS® number
- W13852750
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Building Age
- 100+
- Days on market
- Size
- 2500-3000 sqft
- Lot Size
- 29 x 130 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 2 Detached, 2 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- 3-Storey
- Community
- High Park-Swansea
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 2500-3000 sqft
- Building Age
- 100+
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 5+1
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 4pc Main, 1 × 4pc 2nd, 1 × 4pc Bsmt
- Basement Type
- Apartment
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- Mutual
- Garage Type
- Detached
- Garage
- 2
- Additional Parking
- 0
- Total Parking
- 2
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Wall Unit
- Heating Type
- Heat Pump
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 29 ft
- Depth
- 130 ft
- Lot Size
- 29 x 130 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Brick
- Roof
- Slate
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Pool
- None
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
- Extras
- Main floor stainless Steel Appliances (Kitchen-aid Fridge, Microwave, Built-In Oven and warmer, dishwasher), Jenn air gas cook top, Washer and dryer on 2nd floor. Fridge, stove, washer, dryer in basement and all electrical light fixtures.
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living | 4.1 × 4.4 m | hardwood floor, Fireplace, Separate Rm | Main |
| Dining | 3.4 × 4.4 m | hardwood floor, Pocket Doors, Separate Rm | Main |
| Kitchen | 4.3 × 4.4 m | Centre Island, Stainless Steel Appl, B/I Shelves | Main |
| Mudroom | 1.9 × 2.7 m | Marble Floor, B/I Shelves, W/O To Yard | Main |
| Br | 2.8 × 4.0 m | hardwood floor, Closet, Window | Main |
| Br | 2.6 × 2.8 m | hardwood floor, Combined W/Sitting, W/O To Terrace | 2nd |
| Sitting | 3.6 × 4.3 m | hardwood floor, Combined W/Br, Fireplace | 2nd |
| Br | 3.0 × 4.4 m | hardwood floor, Window | 2nd |
| Laundry | 1.8 × 4.4 m | Stone Floor, B/I Shelves, W/O To Terrace | 2nd |
| Br | 5.0 × 5.2 m | hardwood floor, Closet, Large Window | 3rd |
| Br | 4.0 × 4.4 m | hardwood floor, Closet, Window | 3rd |
| Rec | 5.6 × 6.1 m | Wood Floor, Closet, Window | Bsmt |
| Br | 2.7 × 5.2 m | Wood Floor, Closet, Window | Bsmt |
| Kitchen | 1.6 × 3.6 m | Porcelain Floor, Eat-In Kitchen, W/O To Yard | Bsmt |
| Laundry | 2.8 × 2.9 m | Tile Floor, Separate Rm, Laundry Sink | Bsmt |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 161 Westminster 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 | $3,200,000 | N/A | For Sale | W13852750 |
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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
- $640,000
- Total mortgage amount
- $2,560,000
- Total interest payment
- $1,819,700
- Total purchase cost
- $5,019,700
- Mortgage payment
- $14,599/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
68%Monthly carrying cost
$15,485- Rent $6,700
- Shortfall $8,785
Rental income opens at $6,700, the median asking rent of 51 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
- $66,475
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $68,475
- Total land transfer tax
- $134,950
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $126,475
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 $3,200,000
- $30,000
- Ontario total
- $66,475
Toronto’s municipal tax has its own higher brackets at this price, so it adds $68,475.
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
- 3,770 sq ft350 m²
- Street frontage
- 29 ft8.8 m
- Depth
- 130 ft39.6 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.
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 m250 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
- 58 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- Nearest airport: 4.4 km4.4 km
- Mapped parcel: about 3,780 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: 800 m800 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 Nestle Canada Inc. — STERLING ROAD FACTORY, 1.0 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 (10 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, FibreStream, Rogers. Cable: Rogers. DSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: 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) (x290)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 d0.6
Density: floor area is capped at 0.6 times the lot area.
2 x290
Site-specific exception 290: this site has rules of its own, written in the by-law.
3 Where this is written
Chapter 10, section 10.10 of By-law 569-2013 · Exception 900.2.10(290)
4 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
2 building permits cleared at this address in the City’s file.
Building Permit Related(PS)Inspection
Plumbing - Permit to construct single storey addition with roof top deck and rear ground floor deck. Proposal also includes interior alterations to convert existing three unit dwelling to a two unit dwelling. see 10 188812 ZZC and 10 314548 MV for ZZC and C of A
Issued June 24, 2011
Multiple ProjectsInspection
Permit to construct single storey addition with roof top deck and rear ground floor deck. Proposal also includes interior alterations to convert existing three unit dwelling to a two unit dwelling. see 10 188812 ZZC and 10 314548 MV for ZZC and C of A
Issued June 24, 2011
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.
6 HOWARD PARK AVECondominiumUnder Review
*** 128 dwelling units, 40 parking spaces
710 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
- 3
- Price cuts
- 4%
Middle half: $1.81M to $3M
12 in 28 days
1 listing
This home is asking 26% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Keele Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1.1 km |
| Dundas West Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1.2 km |
| Bloor GO | GO Transit train: KitchenerUP Express train | 1.2 km |
| High Park Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1.4 km |
| Lansdowne Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1.6 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincent de Paul Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 400 m | 79%Grade 6 average |
| Howard Junior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–6 · French Immersion | 450 m | 90%Grade 6 average |
| Garden Avenue Junior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–6 | 450 m | 98%Grade 6 average |
| École élémentaire Charles-SauriolConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades JK–8 | 2.4 km | 95%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 1.1 km | 41%Grade 9 math |
| ÉSC Saint-Frère-AndréConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades 9–12 | 1.2 km | 69%Grade 9 math |
| École secondaire Toronto OuestConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 1.2 km | 82%Grade 9 math |
| Parkdale Collegiate InstituteToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.5 km | 61%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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