- Bedrooms
- 2+1
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Size
- 1,100–1,500sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $923at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 16.33 x 133 ft
- Tax a year
- $6,9982025 tax year
- Parking
- 11 detached
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 21 Chester Ave
21 Chester Ave is a 2+1-bedroom, 3-bathroom detached house in Playter Estates-Danforth, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $1,200,000 (MLS® E14134018).
Location is everything, and this one is hard to beat. Fully detached and right beside Chester Subway Station, 21 Chester Ave puts the Danforth's restaurants, cafes and shops at your door and downtown a short ride away. Detached homes this close to the subway are hard to find.Solid, well-built bones with updated plumbing and a tankless water heater, ready for the next owner's updates and vision. The newly renovated lower-level apartment adds flexibility for in-laws, a nanny or rental income. Private backyard and detached garage with laneway access. An opportunity for a family, investor or renovator to build value in a transit-connected pocket of the Danforth.
Insights
Condition Score
Good83/1003 documented update signals
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall6/100−$3,258/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 404 detached homes with 3 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
- $6,998 / 2025
- MLS® number
- E14134018
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Days on market
- Size
- 1100-1500 sqft
- Lot Size
- 16.33 x 133 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 1 Detached, 1 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- Playter Estates-Danforth
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 1100-1500 sqft
- Construction
- Vinyl Siding
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 2+1
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Bathroom Details
- 2 × 3pc 2nd, 1 × 3pc Bsmt
- Basement Type
- Apartment
- Kitchens
- 2
Parking
- Garage Type
- Detached
- Garage
- 1
- Additional Parking
- 0
- Total Parking
- 1
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 16.33 ft
- Depth
- 133 ft
- Lot Size
- 16.33 x 133 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Block
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Pool
- None
- Den
- Yes
- Family room
- Yes
- Extras
- Contact agent.
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living | 4.17 × 8.46 m | — | Main |
| Dining | 4.17 × 8.46 m | — | Main |
| Kitchen | 3.18 × 3.05 m | — | Main |
| Br | 4.17 × 3.79 m | — | 2nd |
| Br | 3.12 × 6.02 m | — | 2nd |
| Bathroom | 2.52 × 2.03 m | — | 2nd |
| Bathroom | 2.24 × 1.6 m | — | 2nd |
| Br | 2.36 × 3.86 m | — | Bsmt |
| Kitchen | 2.21 × 2.29 m | — | Bsmt |
| Bathroom | 1.37 × 2.39 m | — | Bsmt |
| Living | 2.69 × 3.68 m | — | Bsmt |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 21 Chester 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 | $1,200,000 | N/A | For Sale | E14134018 |
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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
- $240,000
- Total mortgage amount
- $960,000
- Total interest payment
- $682,500
- Total purchase cost
- $1,882,500
- Mortgage payment
- $5,475/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
68%Monthly carrying cost
$6,058- Rent $2,800
- Shortfall $3,258
Rental income opens at $2,800, the median asking rent of 404 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
- $20,475
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $20,475
- Total land transfer tax
- $40,950
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $32,475
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 $1,200,000
- $16,000
- Ontario total
- $20,475
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $20,475.
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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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
Lot
- Lot area
- 2,172 sq ft202 m²
- Street frontage
- 16.33 ft5 m
- Depth
- 133 ft40.5 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, 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 m10 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
- 99 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- Nearest airport: 5.8 km5.8 km
- Mapped parcel: about 2,200 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 City of Toronto — North Toronto Treatment Plant, 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 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, 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) (x312)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 d0.6
Density: floor area is capped at 0.6 times the lot area.
2 x312
Site-specific exception 312: 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(312)
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
1 building permit cleared at this address in the City’s file.
Multiple ProjectsClosed
Construct a two storey rear addition (57m2), basement walkout and rebuild garage
Issued July 5, 2016
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.
842 BROADVIEW AVESite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for a 9-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 541.83 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 6429.78 square metres. 107 residential dwelling units are proposed, of which, 18 units are allocated as affordable rental units. A total of 39 vehicle and 107 bike parking spaces are proposed in addition to a Toronto Parking Authority lot on the P1 level with 35 vehicle parking spaces. This file is associated with 21 204171 STE 14 OZ
550 m away838 BROADVIEW AVESite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for a 9-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 541.83 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 6429.78 square metres. 107 residential dwelling units are proposed, of which, 18 units are allocated as affordable rental units. A total of 39 vehicle and 107 bike parking spaces are proposed in addition to a Toronto Parking Authority lot on the P1 level with 35 vehicle parking spaces. This file is associated with 21 204171 STE 14 OZ
550 m away844 BROADVIEW AVESite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for a 9-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 541.83 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 6429.78 square metres. 107 residential dwelling units are proposed, of which, 18 units are allocated as affordable rental units. A total of 39 vehicle and 107 bike parking spaces are proposed in addition to a Toronto Parking Authority lot on the P1 level with 35 vehicle parking spaces. This file is associated with 21 204171 STE 14 OZ
550 m away882 BROADVIEW AVESite planUnder Review
The Application proposes the redevelopment of the site by demolishing the existing rental apartment building on the subject site, which contains six rental dwelling units, and constructing a six storey, mixed use building containing of 20 residential units, 47.7 square metres of retail space at grade, and six rental replacement units.
550 m away840 BROADVIEW AVESite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for a 9-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 541.83 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 6429.78 square metres. 107 residential dwelling units are proposed, of which, 18 units are allocated as affordable rental units. A total of 39 vehicle and 107 bike parking spaces are proposed in addition to a Toronto Parking Authority lot on the P1 level with 35 vehicle parking spaces. This file is associated with 21 204171 STE 14 OZ
560 m away654 DANFORTH AVEOfficial plan or zoning amendmentAppeal Received
The proposal is to construct a new 49-storey mixed-use building with three levels of underground parking. The ground level includes a shared residential and office lobby as well as retail and commercial uses fronting onto Danforth Avenue and a portion of Pape Avenue. Office uses are proposed from the third to fifth floors and the residential use is proposed from the sixth to 49th floors. Above the 49th floor is the mechanical penthouse and an indoor and outdoor amenity space. Additional indoor amenity spaces are located on the sixth and seventh floors and an additional outdoor amenity space is proposed on the sixth floor with access to the indoor amenity space. The proposal includes a total of 496 dwelling units, 29,756 sq. m (320,291 sq. ft.) of residential gross floor area (GFA) and 4,743 sq. m (51,053 sq. ft.) of non-residential GFA.
580 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
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The street
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Transit nearby
| Station | Lines | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chester Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 50 m |
| Broadview Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 550 m |
| Pape Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 600 m |
| Laird Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 4.1 km |
| Danforth GO | GO Transit train: Lakeshore East | 4.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankland Community School JuniorToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–6 | 150 m | 82%Grade 6 average |
| Jackman Avenue Junior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–6 · French Immersion | 300 m | 79%Grade 6 average |
| Holy Name Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 400 m | 84%Grade 6 average |
| ÉÉC du Bon-BergerConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades JK–6 | 1.4 km | — |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALC Secondary SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 700 m | — |
| Kapapamahchakwew - Wandering Spirit SchoToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.2 km | — |
| St Martin Catholic School (St.Martin)Toronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 1.6 km | — |
| École secondaire Michelle-O'BonsawinConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 1.8 km | 79%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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