331-21 Nelson St
Waterfront Communities C1, Toronto, Ontario M5V 1T8
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Size
- 700–799sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $799at the range’s middle
- Tax a year
- $3,3102025 tax year
- Parking
- 11 underground
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 331-21 Nelson St
331-21 Nelson St is a 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom condo in Waterfront Communities C1, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $599,000 (MLS® C13988374).
Boutique Condos at 21 Nelson Street offer a stylish 2-bedroom suite in one of downtown Toronto's most sought-after locations. Featuring expansive floor-to-ceiling windows, this unit is filled with natural light and includes ensuite laundry along with individually controlled heating and A/C for year-round comfort.Ideally situated at Nelson and Simcoe, just steps to both King and Queen, you're in the heart of the Financial and Entertainment Districts. Located next to the renowned Shangri-La Hotel and within walking distance to University Avenue and two major subway lines.Residents enjoy premium amenities including a 24-hour concierge, guest suites, lap pool, and a fully equipped fitness centre-delivering a refined, hotel-inspired living experience in the core of the city.
Insights
Condition Score
Fair66/1004 condition-related facts documented
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall40/100−$750/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 288 condos with 2 bedrooms for lease in Waterfront Communities C1 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
- $3,310 / 2025
- MLS® number
- C13988374
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Condo Apt
- Days on market
- Size
- 700-799 sqft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 1 Underground, 1 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Condo Apt
- Style
- Apartment
- Community
- Waterfront Communities C1
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 700-799 sqft
- Construction
- Concrete
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 4pc, 1 × 3pc
- Basement Type
- None
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Garage Type
- Underground
- Garage
- 1
- Additional Parking
- 0
- Total Parking
- 1
Utilities
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Additional
- Fireplace
- No
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
- Extras
- Fridge, Stove, B/I Dishwasher, B/I Microwave, Washer & Dryer, Elfs
- Condo maint.
- $741
Rooms
Room details unavailable
The listing source did not provide room-level measurements or features.
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 331-21 Nelson St, 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 | $599,000 | N/A | For Sale | C13988374 |
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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
- $119,800
- Total mortgage amount
- $479,200
- Total interest payment
- $340,700
- Total purchase cost
- $939,700
- Mortgage payment
- $2,733/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
42%Monthly carrying cost
$3,750- Rent $3,000
- Shortfall $750
Rental income opens at $3,000, the median asking rent of 288 comparable homes for lease in Waterfront Communities C1. 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
- $8,455
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $8,455
- Total land transfer tax
- $16,910
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $8,435
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 $599,000
- $3,980
- Ontario total
- $8,455
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $8,455.
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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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
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 m150 test or monitoring holes also recorded.250 m
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority · Province of Ontario open data
Planning and building activity5
- Outside the Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine and Niagara Escarpment plan areasAt the address
- 184 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- 53 open development applications within 250 mAn application is a proposal: it may change, be refused or never be built.250 m
- Nearest airport: 1.6 km1.6 km
- Mapped parcel: about 23,670 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 · Municipal development applications · toronto.parcels
Around the home2
- Nearest rail line: 610 m610 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
- 2 facilities within 1 km report pollutant releases to Environment CanadaThe nearest is Enwave Energy Corporation — Pearl Street Steam Plant, 200 m away. Facilities report to the National Pollutant Release Inventory above set thresholds; reporting a release is not a finding of harm.1 km
- 1 federal contaminated site within 1 kmAll of them are closed. The federal inventory covers federal land only, not 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 (20 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, 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
- On the Heritage Register — Part V, by-law 1120-2024
- In the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District, by-law 1111-2017
- Not in the mapped ravine protection area
What this means: Changes outside the house, and tree removal, may need the City’s review on top of the usual permits. Ask the City 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
CRE (x74)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 x74
Site-specific exception 74: this site has rules of its own, written in the by-law.
2 Where this is written
Chapter 50, section 50.10 of By-law 569-2013 · Exception 900.12.10(74)
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
10 building permits cleared at this address in the City’s file.
Other(FS)Permit Issued
Standalone FS permit - 8" Backflow Preventer Replacement
Issued March 7, 2024
Garage Repair/ReconstructionPermit Issued
Restoration and protection of the traffic bearing waterproofing system
Issued May 6, 2021
Building Permit Related(PS)Closed
Revision #01 - Revision for the addition of (2) sinks.Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to existing dental office including construction of partitions, plumbing, electrical, hvac, flooring and painting.
Issued December 12, 2018
Interior AlterationsClosed
Proposal for interior alterations to existing dental office including construction of partitions, plumbing, electrical, hvac, flooring and painting. 25 Nelson St- Entrance Address
Issued September 13, 2018
Building Permit Related(MS)Closed
HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations to existing dental office including construction of partitions, plumbing, electrical, hvac, flooring and painting.
Issued September 13, 2018
Interior AlterationsClosed
Interior alterations to existing office space on the ground floor. "Urban Capital Offices". Convenience address - 17 Nelson St.
Issued May 30, 2012
New BuildingRevision Issued
Revision to incl. rooftop amenity area
Issued December 31, 2009
Building Permit Related(MS)Inspection
HVAC - Construct new 18-storey mixed use building.
Issued May 6, 2009
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.
224 ADELAIDE ST WSite planUnder Review
Revised Site Plan Control application for a 63-storey mixed-use building with a total height of 219 metres. The revised uses include 30,864 square metres of residential gross floor area (415 residential units) and 8,113 square metres of non-residential gross floor area (including 104 hotel units). The associated Zoning By-law Amendment was Council Approved in July 2022 (see file No 20-226357 STE 10 OZ).
40 m away224 ADELAIDE ST WPlan of subdivisionUnder Review
Proposed draft plan of Subdivisin to create 3 stratified blocks in association with Zoning Amendment application 20-226357 STE 10 OZ
40 m away230 ADELAIDE ST WSite planUnder Review
Revised Site Plan Control application for a 63-storey mixed-use building with a total height of 219 metres. The revised uses include 30,864 square metres of residential gross floor area (415 residential units) and 8,113 square metres of non-residential gross floor area (including 104 hotel units). The associated Zoning By-law Amendment was Council Approved in July 2022 (see file No 20-226357 STE 10 OZ).
50 m away230 ADELAIDE ST WPlan of subdivisionUnder Review
Proposed draft plan of Subdivisin to create 3 stratified blocks in association with Zoning Amendment application 20-226357 STE 10 OZ
50 m away236 ADELAIDE ST WPlan of subdivisionUnder Review
Proposed draft plan of Subdivisin to create 3 stratified blocks in association with Zoning Amendment application 20-226357 STE 10 OZ
60 m away236 ADELAIDE ST WSite planUnder Review
Revised Site Plan Control application for a 63-storey mixed-use building with a total height of 219 metres. The revised uses include 30,864 square metres of residential gross floor area (415 residential units) and 8,113 square metres of non-residential gross floor area (including 104 hotel units). The associated Zoning By-law Amendment was Council Approved in July 2022 (see file No 20-226357 STE 10 OZ).
60 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 Waterfront Communities C1 right now
- For sale now
- 633
- Median asking price
- $630K
- New in 7 days
- 74
- Price cuts
- 21%
Middle half: $539K to $836K
255 in 28 days
132 listings
This home is asking 5% below the median.
See all homes in Waterfront Communities C1Asking 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Osgoode Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 250 m |
| St Andrew Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 300 m |
| St Patrick Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 650 m |
| Union Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-UniversityGO Transit train: Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, StouffvilleUP Express train | 750 m |
| King Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 800 m |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogden Junior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–6 | 600 m | 72%Grade 6 average |
| Beverley SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–8 | 1 km | — |
| St Michael's Choir (Jr) SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 1–8 · French Immersion | 1.1 km | 99%Grade 6 average |
| École élémentaire Gabrielle-RoyConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades JK–6 | 1.5 km | 96%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heydon Park Secondary SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 850 m | 8%Grade 9 math |
| Subway Academy IIToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1 km | — |
| St Michael's Choir (Sr) SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 1.1 km | 96%Grade 9 math |
| Collège français secondaireConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 1.7 km | 86%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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