249 Holmes Ave
Willowdale East, Toronto, Ontario M2N 4M9
- Bedrooms
- 5+1
- Bathrooms
- 7
- Size
- 3,500–5,000sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $704at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 50.5 x 155 ft
- Tax a year
- $19,3442026 tax year
- Parking
- 62 attached
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 249 Holmes Ave
249 Holmes Ave is a 5+1-bedroom, 7-bathroom detached house in Willowdale East, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $2,990,000 (MLS® C14103436).
Grand, elegant, and built to impress: this custom-built 5+1 bedroom residence redefines luxury living in the heart of prestigious Willowdale, On A Premium 50' x 155' lot, this showpiece offers 5,294 sq. ft. living space including a finished walk-up basement, features soaring 10' custom ceilings, rich wall panelling, and hardwood throughout the main level. The gourmet kitchen is a chef's dream w/ a large centre island with bar sink, granite counters, stone backsplash, servery area, and high-end appliances, opening to a bright breakfast area with walkout to the yard. Entertain in the open-concept living and dining rooms with bow window and gas fireplace, or unwind in the coffered-ceiling family room with built-in shelving and gas fireplace. A private main-floor office adds everyday function. A grand staircase beneath a skylight ascends to five spacious bedrooms, each with its own ensuite. The oversized primary retreat indulges with a gas fireplace, built-in entertainment unit, two walk-in closets, walkout to a private balcony, and a spa-like 6-piece ensuite with soaker tub and separate glass shower. Upper-level laundry adds convenience. The finished walk-up basement extends your living space with a games/rec room, gas fireplace, wet bar, additional bedroom, office with built-ins, and 4-piece bath. Outside, a breathtaking backyard oasis beckons: an expansive patio, covered sitting area with gas fireplace, and outdoor kitchen, made for year-round entertaining. Four gas fireplaces, central vacuum, central air, California shutters throughout, an attached double garage and private double drive (parking for 6) complete this rare offering. Recent updates include fresh paint, upgraded lighting, a new garage door, and enhanced landscaping. Perfectly positioned in the coveted Earl Haig Secondary School district, just minutes to Bayview Village, subway and transit, Hwy 401, parks, trails, community centre, and premier shopping and dining.Double Garage With Epoxy Flooring.
Insights
Condition Score
Good73/1001 documented update signal
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall5/100−$8,403/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 50 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
- $19,344 / 2026
- MLS® number
- C14103436
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Days on market
- Size
- 3500-5000 sqft
- Lot Size
- 50.5 x 155 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 2 Attached, 6 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- Willowdale East
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 3500-5000 sqft
- Construction
- Stone
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 5+1
- Bathrooms
- 7
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 2pc Main, 1 × 6pc 2nd, 4 × 4pc 2nd, 1 × 4pc Bsmt
- Basement Type
- Walk-Up
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Garage Type
- Attached
- Garage
- 2
- Additional Parking
- 4
- Total Parking
- 6
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 50.5 ft
- Depth
- 155 ft
- Lot Size
- 50.5 x 155 ft
Additional
- Roof
- Shingles
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Pool
- None
- Den
- Yes
- Family room
- Yes
- Extras
- All Light Fixtures, All California Shutters/Window Coverings, Refrigerator, Built-in Gas Stove Top, Built-in Oven, Built-in Microwave, Built-in Dishwasher, Built-in Beverage Fridge, Washer & Dryer, Central Vacuum System & Attachments, Bsmt B/I Beverage Fridge, Garage Door Opener & Remote(s)
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchen | 4.17 × 5.16 m | Limestone Flooring, Centre Island, Stainless Steel Appl | Main |
| Breakfast | 3.28 × 4.62 m | Limestone Flooring, W/O To Patio, California Shutters | Main |
| Dining | 3.84 × 3.96 m | hardwood floor, Open Concept, Large Window | Main |
| Office | 2.26 × 3.51 m | hardwood floor, B/I Shelves, Coffered Ceiling | Main |
| Primary | 4.57 × 6.05 m | hardwood floor, 6 Pc Ensuite, W/O To Balcony | 2nd |
| 2nd Br | 4.62 × 5.0 m | hardwood floor, 4 Pc Ensuite, Juliette Balcony | 2nd |
| 3rd Br | 3.89 × 4.17 m | hardwood floor, 4 Pc Ensuite, Closet | 2nd |
| 4th Br | 3.66 × 4.45 m | hardwood floor, 4 Pc Ensuite, Closet | 2nd |
| 5th Br | 3.15 × 3.78 m | hardwood floor, 4 Pc Ensuite, Closet | 2nd |
| Rec | 6.07 × 7.44 m | hardwood floor, Gas Fireplace, Walk-Up | Bsmt |
| Other | 4.78 × 5.59 m | Tile Floor, Combined W/Rec, Wet Bar | Bsmt |
| Br | 3.84 × 5.05 m | hardwood floor, California Shutters, Laminate | Bsmt |
| Office | 5.11 × 5.84 m | hardwood floor, B/I Shelves, Pot Lights | Bsmt |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 249 Holmes 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 | $2,990,000 | N/A | For Sale | C14103436 |
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The numbers
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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
- $598,000
- Total mortgage amount
- $2,392,000
- Total interest payment
- $1,700,300
- Total purchase cost
- $4,690,300
- Mortgage payment
- $13,641/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
69%Monthly carrying cost
$15,253- Rent $6,850
- Shortfall $8,403
Rental income opens at $6,850, the median asking rent of 50 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
- $61,225
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $61,225
- Total land transfer tax
- $122,450
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $113,975
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 $2,990,000
- $24,750
- Ontario total
- $61,225
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $61,225.
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
- 7,828 sq ft727 m²
- Street frontage
- 50.5 ft15.4 m
- Depth
- 155 ft47.2 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 m2 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
- 6 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- 2 open development applications within 250 mAn application is a proposal: it may change, be refused or never be built.250 m
- Nearest airport: 6.4 km6.4 km
- Mapped parcel: about 7,840 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 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 CanadaOnly 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 30 m awayFixed wireless 50/10 Mbps or faster. LTE mobile coverage listed. ISED’s National Broadband Data at the nearest household point (30 m from the listing); 50/10 Mbps is its top category and includes faster plans. Confirm with a provider for this address.30 m
- Across the surrounding area: fibre to the home, cable, DSL internet listedFibre to the home: Beanfield Metroconnect, Bell, CIK Telecom, FibreStream, Rally. Cable: Rogers. DSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: Rogers, Routcom. 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
RD (f15.0; a550) (x5)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 f15.0
Frontage: at least 15.0 m.
2 a550
Lot area: at least 550 m² per dwelling unit.
3 x5
Site-specific exception 5: this site has rules of its own, written in the by-law.
4 Where this is written
Chapter 10, section 10.20 of By-law 569-2013 · Exception 900.3.10(5)
5 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. 6 open development applications within 800 m of this home.
257 FINCH AVE EOfficial plan or zoning amendmentUnder Review
Proposal for a four-storey townhouse development within eight units, with two blocks each containing four units each.
240 m away259 FINCH AVE EOfficial plan or zoning amendmentUnder Review
Proposal for a four-storey townhouse development within eight units, with two blocks each containing four units each.
240 m away179 FINCH AVE ESite planUnder Review
Proposal for a four-storey townhouse development containing seven (7) condominium townhouse units up to 10.0 metres in height (City File No: 18 244784 NNY 23 OZ). The proposed Gross Floor Area is 1276.30 m2(1.0 FSI), propose 14 parking spaces.
480 m away1 BURLEIGH HEIGHTS DROfficial plan or zoning amendmentUnder Review
Rezoning Application proposes the development of a 6-storey residential building. The building will provide a total of 155 residential units, being a mix of 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom, and 3-bedroom units. A paved access from Burleigh Heights Drive will be provided, leading to 1 level of below grade parking, providing a total of 115 parking spaces; as well as 133 bicycle parking spaces. The proposed development provides a total GFA of 12,334.40 square metres and a FSI of 3.12. Additionally, the proposed development provides 327 square metres of indoor amenity space and 310 square metres of outdoor amenity space.
560 m away3067 BAYVIEW AVEOfficial plan or zoning amendmentUnder Review
Rezoning Application proposes the development of a 6-storey residential building. The building will provide a total of 155 residential units, being a mix of 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom, and 3-bedroom units. A paved access from Burleigh Heights Drive will be provided, leading to 1 level of below grade parking, providing a total of 115 parking spaces; as well as 133 bicycle parking spaces. The proposed development provides a total GFA of 12,334.40 square metres and a FSI of 3.12. Additionally, the proposed development provides 327 square metres of indoor amenity space and 310 square metres of outdoor amenity space.
570 m away3065 BAYVIEW AVEOfficial plan or zoning amendmentUnder Review
Rezoning Application proposes the development of a 6-storey residential building. The building will provide a total of 155 residential units, being a mix of 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom, and 3-bedroom units. A paved access from Burleigh Heights Drive will be provided, leading to 1 level of below grade parking, providing a total of 115 parking spaces; as well as 133 bicycle parking spaces. The proposed development provides a total GFA of 12,334.40 square metres and a FSI of 3.12. Additionally, the proposed development provides 327 square metres of indoor amenity space and 310 square metres of outdoor amenity space.
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
Detached homes for sale in Willowdale East right now
- For sale now
- 69
- Median asking price
- $2.59M
- New in 7 days
- 8
- Price cuts
- 10%
Middle half: $1.51M to $2.98M
28 in 28 days
7 listings
This home is asking 16% above the median, higher than three quarters of them.
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Transit nearby
| Station | Lines | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Finch Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-UniversityYRT bus rapid transit: Viva Blue | 1.5 km |
| Bayview Station | TTC subway: Line 4 Sheppard | 1.8 km |
| North York Centre Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 2 km |
| Bessarion Station | TTC subway: Line 4 Sheppard | 2.1 km |
| Old Cummer GO | GO Transit train: Richmond Hill | 2.5 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; YRT schedule data (GTFS) from York Region Transit under the YRT Open Data Licence 2.0, 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. Contains public transit Information made available under YRT's Open Data Licence.
Schools nearby
| Elementary | Type | Distance | EQAO average 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finch Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–5 | 300 m | 72%Grade 3 average |
| Blessed Trinity Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 700 m | 53%Grade 6 average |
| Hollywood Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–6 · French Immersion | 1.3 km | 96%Grade 3 average |
| École élémentaire Paul-DemersConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades JK–6 | 2.1 km | 95%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Morrow Park Catholic Secondary SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 1.3 km | 63%Grade 9 math |
| Earl Haig Secondary SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.5 km | 84%Grade 9 math |
| Drewry Secondary SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 2.1 km | — |
| ÉSC Monseigneur-de-CharbonnelConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades 9–12 | 2.2 km | 63%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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