- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 1
- Size
- 1,100–1,500sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $742at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 25 x 150 ft
- Tax a year
- $5,4072025 tax year
- Built
- 100+
- Parking
- 1none
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 230 Gowan Ave
230 Gowan Ave is a 3-bedroom, 1-bathroom detached house in Danforth Village-East York, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $965,000 (MLS® E13852474).
A Rare Opportunity to Create, Transform & Make It Your Own! Attention builders, renovators, and savvy end users - properties with this kind of potential don't come along often. Set on an exceptionally deep 150-ft lot, this property offers a unique canvas to bring your vision to life. Whether you're looking to build your dream home from the ground up, undertake a transformative renovation, or unlock the full potential of the existing home, the possibilities are truly exciting. And the location? Hard to beat. Just steps from the future Ontario Line and within walking distance of Pape Subway Station, this is a neighbourhood where convenience and connectivity come together. Beyond the front door, enjoy a vibrant, welcoming community surrounded by everyday amenities. Walk to the local community centre, parks, and public pool for summer fun, or head to the Shops of the Danforth for an eclectic mix of cafés, bakeries, restaurants, and neighbourhood boutiques. A rare 150-ft-deep lot. A highly connected location. Endless possibilities
Insights
Condition Score
Good68/1006 condition-related facts documented
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall32/100−$1,354/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
- $5,407 / 2025
- MLS® number
- E13852474
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Building Age
- 100+
- Days on market
- Size
- 1100-1500 sqft
- Lot Size
- 25 x 150 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- None, 1 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- Danforth Village-East York
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 1100-1500 sqft
- Building Age
- 100+
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 1
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 3pc 2nd
- Basement Type
- Unfinished
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Garage Type
- None
- Additional Parking
- 1
- Total Parking
- 1
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- None
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 25 ft
- Depth
- 150 ft
- Lot Size
- 25 x 150 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Concrete
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Fireplace
- No
- Pool
- None
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
- Extras
- None. Sold as is as per Schedule "A"
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchen | 4.09 × 4.14 m | — | Ground |
| Dining | 2.98 × 4.08 m | — | Ground |
| Living | 3.2 × 3.62 m | — | Ground |
| Utility | 4.14 × 2.92 m | — | Ground |
| Primary | 4.57 × 3.2 m | — | 2nd |
| Br | 3.47 × 2.92 m | — | 2nd |
| Br | 4.08 × 2.28 m | — | 2nd |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 230 Gowan 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 | $965,000 | N/A | Pc | E13852474 |
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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
- $193,000
- Total mortgage amount
- $772,000
- Total interest payment
- $548,900
- Total purchase cost
- $1,513,900
- Mortgage payment
- $4,403/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
45%Monthly carrying cost
$4,854- Rent $3,500
- Shortfall $1,354
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
- $15,775
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $15,775
- Total land transfer tax
- $31,550
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $23,075
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 $965,000
- $11,300
- Ontario total
- $15,775
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $15,775.
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
- 3,750 sq ft348 m²
- Street frontage
- 25 ft7.6 m
- Depth
- 150 ft45.7 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 m18 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
- 65 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- Nearest airport: 7.2 km7.2 km
- Mapped parcel: about 3,750 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, 1.6 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 40 m awayFixed wireless 50/10 Mbps or faster. LTE mobile coverage listed. ISED’s National Broadband Data at the nearest household point (40 m from the listing); 50/10 Mbps is its top category and includes faster plans. Confirm with a provider for this address.40 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
RM (f13.5; a420; u4) (x269)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 f13.5
Frontage: at least 13.5 m.
2 a420
Lot area: at least 420 m² per dwelling unit.
3 u4
Unit count: at most 4 dwelling units.
4 x269
Site-specific exception 269: this site has rules of its own, written in the by-law.
5 Where this is written
Chapter 10, section 10.80 of By-law 569-2013 · Exception 900.6.10(269)
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
No building permits on file at this address.
Signals around this home
Changing nearby. 4 open development applications within 800 m of this home.
1030 PAPE AVESite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for the Cosburn Station as part of the Ontario Line Subway
390 m away885 PAPE AVESite planUnder Review
Site Plan Placeholder Application for the Sammon Emergency Services Building (ESB) and Crossover as part of the Ontario Line Subway
630 m away26 COSBURN AVESite planUnder Review
Applicaton for a 25-storey residential building inclusive of a 6-storey podium having a gross floor area of 19,263 square metres (FSI 8.94). The application includes 299 residential dwelling units, incuding 29 rental replacement units. A total of 29 vehicular parking spaces and 306 bicycle parking spaces are provided. This is related to Zoning amendment application 22 138769 STE 14 SA which was approved by council on July 19, 2023. Please see site specific by-law 784-2023
780 m away20 COSBURN AVESite planUnder Review
Applicaton for a 25-storey residential building inclusive of a 6-storey podium having a gross floor area of 19,263 square metres (FSI 8.94). The application includes 299 residential dwelling units, incuding 29 rental replacement units. A total of 29 vehicular parking spaces and 306 bicycle parking spaces are provided. This is related to Zoning amendment application 22 138769 STE 14 SA which was approved by council on July 19, 2023. Please see site specific by-law 784-2023
790 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
- 24
- Median asking price
- $1.4M
- New in 7 days
- 6
- Price cuts
- 17%
Middle half: $1.25M to $1.71M
14 in 28 days
4 listings
This home is asking 31% 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
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Transit nearby
| Station | Lines | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pape Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1 km |
| Donlands Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1.1 km |
| Greenwood Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1.4 km |
| Sunnybrook Park Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 3.1 km |
| Danforth GO | GO Transit train: Lakeshore East | 3.6 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 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 | 250 m | 74%Grade 6 average |
| William Burgess Elementary SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–5 | 400 m | 59%Grade 3 average |
| Chester Elementary SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–5 · French Immersion | 650 m | 70%Grade 3 average |
| École élémentaire La MosaïqueConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades JK–6 | 1.2 km | 93%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danforth Collegiate Institute and Technical SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.1 km | 55%Grade 9 math |
| Kapapamahchakwew - Wandering Spirit SchoToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.3 km | — |
| École secondaire Michelle-O'BonsawinConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 1.5 km | 79%Grade 9 math |
| St Patrick Catholic Secondary SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 1.8 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.
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