227 Donlands Ave
Danforth Village-East York, Toronto, Ontario M4J 3P9
- Bedrooms
- 2+1
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Size
- 700–1,100sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $999at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 19.8 x 90 ft
- Tax a year
- $4,2592026 tax year
- Parking
- 0none
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 227 Donlands Ave
227 Donlands Ave is a 2+1-bedroom, 2-bathroom detached house in Danforth Village-East York, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $898,888 (MLS® E14152246).
**A COMPLETE TRANSFORMATION IN THE HEART OF EAST YORK!** Beautifully reimagined from the studs up, this exceptional detached home combines contemporary design, quality craftsmanship, and thoughtful upgrades throughout. Every detail has been carefully considered to create a home that is as stylish and comfortable as it is efficient.Enjoy an unbeatable location just steps to Donlands Subway, with quick access to the DVP and the shops, cafés, restaurants, and vibrant lifestyle of the Danforth.The home features extensive upgrades, including an upgraded electrical panel with EV charger connection, smart heat pump with individual bedroom temperature control via ecobee Wi-Fi thermostats, high-efficiency hot water radiators, whole-home HRV ventilation, full spray foam insulation, double-pane crank windows, updated PVC plumbing, and new roof shingles (2025-2026).The bright, open-concept main floor is filled with natural light from a stunning skylight and finished with wide-plank engineered oak hardwood and recessed dimmable lighting. The designer kitchen features custom cabinetry with under-cabinet lighting, quartz countertops, porcelain tile, an oversized French-door refrigerator, and premium LG appliances.Both bathrooms offer a spa-inspired feel with micro-cement walls, a custom vanity, and matte black fixtures. Custom built-ins throughout add style, storage, and everyday functionality.The finished lower level features a bright third bedroom with an upgraded egress window, ideal for guests, a home office, or additional living space.Step outside to a spacious and private backyard. More than a renovation, this is a thoughtfully rebuilt home offering modern comfort, energy-conscious features, and an exceptional East York location.
Insights
Condition Score
Good83/1003 documented update signals
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall39/100−$956/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 7 homes with 3 bedrooms for lease in Danforth Village-East York right now. Cost of owning counts the mortgage and property tax.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- Tax
- $4,259 / 2026
- MLS® number
- E14152246
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Days on market
- Size
- 700-1100 sqft
- Lot Size
- 19.8 x 90 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- None, 0 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- Danforth Village-East York
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 700-1100 sqft
- Construction
- Vinyl Siding
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 2+1
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 4pc 2nd, 1 × 2pc Main
- Basement Type
- Finished
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- None
- Garage Type
- None
- Additional Parking
- 0
- Total Parking
- 0
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Wall Unit
- Heating Type
- Heat Pump
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 19.8 ft
- Depth
- 90 ft
- Lot Size
- 19.8 x 90 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Concrete Block
- Roof
- Shingles
- Fireplace
- No
- Pool
- None
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living | 3.62 × 4.06 m | hardwood floor, 2 Pc Ensuite, Skylight | Main |
| Kitchen | 4.05 × 4.68 m | Tile Floor, W/O To Yard | Main |
| Primary | 4.1 × 3.67 m | hardwood floor, B/I Closet | 2nd |
| 2nd Br | 2.65 × 3.0 m | hardwood floor, B/I Closet | 2nd |
| 3rd Br | 3.4 × 3.55 m | Vinyl Floor | Bsmt |
| Furnace | 1.9 × 3.37 m | Vinyl Floor | Bsmt |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 227 Donlands 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 | $898,888 | N/A | For Sale | E14152246 |
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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
- $179,778
- Total mortgage amount
- $719,110
- Total interest payment
- $511,190
- Total purchase cost
- $1,410,078
- Mortgage payment
- $4,101/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
39%Monthly carrying cost
$4,456- Rent $3,500
- Shortfall $956
Rental income opens at $3,500, the median asking rent of 7 comparable homes for lease in Danforth Village-East York. 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
- $14,453
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $14,453
- Total land transfer tax
- $28,906
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $20,431
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 $898,888
- $9,978
- Ontario total
- $14,453
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $14,453.
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
- 1,782 sq ft166 m²
- Street frontage
- 19.8 ft6 m
- Depth
- 90 ft27.4 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 Survey.
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
RS (f10.5; a325; d0.75) (x312)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 f10.5
Frontage: at least 10.5 m.
2 a325
Lot area: at least 325 m² per dwelling unit.
3 d0.75
Density: floor area is capped at 0.75 times the lot area.
4 x312
Site-specific exception 312: this site has rules of its own, written in the by-law.
5 Where this is written
Chapter 10, section 10.40 of By-law 569-2013 · Exception 900.4.10(312)
6 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
3 building permits cleared at this address in the City’s file.
Building Permit Related(MS)Closed
Hvac - interior alteration to ground floor level, removal of load bearing wall and widen opening at rear wall - new powder room below stairs
Issued February 26, 2024
Building Permit Related(PS)Closed
Plumbing - INTERIOR ALTERATION TO GROUND FLOOR LEVEL, REMOVAL OF LOAD BEARING WALL AND WIDEN OPENING AT REAR WALL - NEW POWDER ROOM BELOW STAIRS
Issued January 15, 2024
Interior AlterationsClosed
Interior alteration to ground floor level, removal of load bearing wall and widen opening at rear wall - new powder room below stairs
Issued January 15, 2024
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. 4 open development applications within 800 m of this home.
885 PAPE AVESite planUnder Review
Site Plan Placeholder Application for the Sammon Emergency Services Building (ESB) and Crossover as part of the Ontario Line Subway
640 m away1030 DANFORTH AVESite planUnder Review
INACTIVE The proposal is a site plan approval for an 8-storey mixed-use building, containing 53 residential dwelling units, and 2 non-residential units. Three levels of underground parking are proposed. The proposal will be comprised of 4,343.60 square metres of residential gross floor area and 325.60 square metres of non-residential gross floor area.
750 m away975 DANFORTH AVEOfficial plan or zoning amendmentOMB Appeal
Rezoning for proposed 10-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 423.63 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 4,076 square metres. 57 rental residential dwelling units are proposed.
800 m away975 DANFORTH AVESite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for proposed 10-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 3,985.89 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 3,273 square metres. 57 rental residential dwelling units are proposed.
800 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 Danforth Village-East York right now
- For sale now
- 25
- Median asking price
- $1.4M
- New in 7 days
- 7
- Price cuts
- 16%
Middle half: $1.21M to $1.69M
15 in 28 days
4 listings
This home is asking 36% below the median, lower than three quarters of them.
See all homes in Danforth Village-East YorkAsking 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
Transit nearby
| Station | Lines | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Donlands Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 700 m |
| Pape Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 850 m |
| Greenwood Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 900 m |
| Danforth GO | GO Transit train: Lakeshore East | 3.2 km |
| Sunnybrook Park 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 350 m | 74%Grade 6 average |
| Wilkinson Junior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–6 · French Immersion | 600 m | 82%Grade 6 average |
| École élémentaire La MosaïqueConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades JK–6 | 750 m | 93%Grade 6 average |
| William Burgess Elementary SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–5 | 900 m | 59%Grade 3 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danforth Collegiate Institute and Technical SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 650 m | 55%Grade 9 math |
| Kapapamahchakwew - Wandering Spirit SchoToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 900 m | — |
| École secondaire Michelle-O'BonsawinConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 1 km | 79%Grade 9 math |
| St Patrick Catholic Secondary SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 1.3 km | 66%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.
The verdict
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