- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Size
- 1,100–1,500sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $606at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 16.75 x 82.75 ft
- Tax a year
- $3,2302026 tax year
- Parking
- 0none
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 2538 St Clair Ave
2538 St Clair Ave is a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom semi-detached house in Rockcliffe-Smythe, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $788,000 (MLS® W13697852).
Welcome to 2538 St Clair Ave W, a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom semi-detached home offering approximately 1,130 sq. ft. above grade in a convenient Toronto location near The Junction and Stockyards. Extensive improvements completed in 2025 include updated flooring throughout, multiple new windows and doors, an updated kitchen with new cabinetry, countertop, double sink, range hood and lighting, updated second-floor bathroom, new stairs and railings, fresh paint throughout, and updated electrical panel. The finished basement provides additional living space, a 4-piece bathroom and laundry area. Features include central air, a fenced backyard and sump pump. Steps to TTC, Walmart, shopping, restaurants, schools and everyday amenities along St Clair. Private Green P parking available nearby.
Insights
Condition Score
Good73/1001 documented update signal
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Near break-even53/100−$289/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 6 homes with 3 bedrooms for lease in Rockcliffe-Smythe right now. Cost of owning counts the mortgage and property tax.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- Tax
- $3,230 / 2026
- MLS® number
- W13697852
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Semi-Detached
- Days on market
- Size
- 1100-1500 sqft
- Lot Size
- 16.75 x 82.75 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- None, 0 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Semi-Detached
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- Rockcliffe-Smythe
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 1100-1500 sqft
- Construction
- Alum Siding
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 4pc 2nd, 1 × 4pc Bsmt
- Basement Type
- Finished
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- Available, Other
- Garage Type
- None
- Additional Parking
- 0
- Total Parking
- 0
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 16.75 ft
- Depth
- 82.75 ft
- Lot Size
- 16.75 x 82.75 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Concrete
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Fireplace
- No
- Pool
- None
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
- Extras
- Fridge, Stove, Washer, All Electrical Light Fixtures, All Window Coverings, Sump Pump.
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living | 4.3 × 7.6 m | Combined W/Dining, Large Window, Vinyl Floor | Main |
| Dining | 3.3 × 7.6 m | Combined W/Living, Large Window, Vinyl Floor | Main |
| Kitchen | 3.45 × 41.0 m | O/Looks Backyard, Stainless Steel Appl, Backsplash | Main |
| Primary | 3.6 × 4.35 m | Closet | 2nd |
| 2nd Br | 2.4 × 3.45 m | Closet | 2nd |
| 3rd Br | 2.75 × 3.25 m | — | 2nd |
| Rec | 3.9 × 7.0 m | 4 Pc Bath, Combined W/Laundry, Sump Pump | Bsmt |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 2538 St Clair 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 | $788,000 | N/A | For Sale | W13697852 |
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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
- $157,600
- Total mortgage amount
- $630,400
- Total interest payment
- $448,100
- Total purchase cost
- $1,236,100
- Mortgage payment
- $3,595/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
26%Monthly carrying cost
$3,864- Rent $3,575
- Shortfall $289
Rental income opens at $3,575, the median asking rent of 6 comparable homes for lease in Rockcliffe-Smythe. 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
- $12,235
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $12,235
- Total land transfer tax
- $24,470
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $15,995
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 $788,000
- $7,760
- Ontario total
- $12,235
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $12,235.
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
- 1,386 sq ft129 m²
- Street frontage
- 16.75 ft5.1 m
- Depth
- 82.75 ft25.2 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.
Land and environment
Public records about this location. Not part of the MLS® listing and not provided by the listing brokerage.
Water and conservation4
- 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 m36 test or monitoring holes also recorded.250 m
- Groundwater recorded about 11.6 m below ground nearbyThe middle water level in the well records within 500 m (160 records). It changes with the season and from spot to spot.500 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
- 40 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- 1 open development application within 250 mAn application is a proposal: it may change, be refused or never be built.250 m
- Nearest airport: 7.3 km7.3 km
- Mapped parcel: about 1,380 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: 180 m180 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 Cintas Canada Limited — Cintas Dundas, 370 m away. Facilities report to the National Pollutant Release Inventory above set thresholds; reporting a release is not a finding of harm.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 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, FibreStream, 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
By-law
See Former City of York By-Law No. 1-83What this means:the City’s 2013 zoning by-law does not cover this land, so the former municipality’s by-law still sets what may be built. Confirm the rules with the City before you plan.
City of Toronto zoning map, read at this address. 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.
12 BATAVIA AVECondominiumUnder Review
Draft Plan of Condominium Application - 5 Units.
180 m away3434 DUNDAS ST WSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for a new 5-storey Post Traumatic Stress Injury Centre of Excellence for Runnymede Healthcare Centres.
300 m away3459 DUNDAS ST WSite planUnder Review
Proposed 7-storey mixed-use building. The proposed development includes 34 dwelling units, ranging in size from bachelor to 3-bedroom units. One live-work unit is proposed, providing approximately 89.9 square metres of non-residential floor area at grade facing the public realm along Dundas Street. The proposal contemplates a gross floor area of approximately 2,402.3 m2, resulting in a floor space index of 3.81 times the lot area.
340 m away686 JANE STSite planUnder Review
INACTIVE To legalize an existing 1-storey brick structure into Place of Worship. The existing building was originally a Veterans Hall but later converted into a Place of Worship by Faith Mission Church.
480 m away692 JANE STSite planUnder Review
INACTIVE To legalize an existing 1-storey brick structure into Place of Worship. The existing building was originally a Veterans Hall but later converted into a Place of Worship by Faith Mission Church.
490 m away702 JANE STSite planUnder Review
INACTIVE To legalize an existing 1-storey brick structure into Place of Worship. The existing building was originally a Veterans Hall but later converted into a Place of Worship by Faith Mission Church.
500 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
Semi-detached homes for sale in Rockcliffe-Smythe right now
- For sale now
- 5
- Median asking price
- $875K
- New in 7 days
- 0
- Price cuts
- 0%
Middle half: $800K to $939K
2 in 28 days
0 listings
This home is asking 10% below the median, lower than three quarters of them.
See all homes in Rockcliffe-SmytheAsking 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Runnymede Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 2 km |
| Jane Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 2.1 km |
| Old Mill Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 2.1 km |
| Mount Dennis Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 EglintonGO Transit train: KitchenerUP Express train | 2.2 km |
| High Park Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 2.3 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Syme Community SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 350 m | 60%Grade 6 average |
| King George Junior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–6 | 600 m | 90%Grade 6 average |
| St James Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 800 m | 88%Grade 6 average |
| École élémentaire Charles-SauriolConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades JK–8 | 2.5 km | 95%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runnymede Collegiate InstituteToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 600 m | 15%Grade 9 math |
| Frank Oke Secondary SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.1 km | — |
| St Oscar Romero Catholic Secondary SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 1.4 km | 44%Grade 9 math |
| École secondaire Toronto OuestConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 4.1 km | 82%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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