280 Fairlawn Ave
Lawrence Park North, Toronto, Ontario M5M 1T1
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Size
- 1,100–1,500sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $1,306at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 24 x 151 ft
- Tax a year
- $9,6382026 tax year
- Parking
- 1none
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 280 Fairlawn Ave
280 Fairlawn Ave is a 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom semi-detached house in Lawrence Park North, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $1,698,000 (MLS® C14103118).
Welcome to 280 Fairlawn Ave, a beautifully renovated semi on an extra-deep lot within the highly sought after John Wanless School area. Open concept main floor features wide plank hardwood flooring throughout, a spacious living and dining area offering flexible furniture arrangements for a variety of family needs, and a large bay window that fills the space with natural light. Modern kitchen equipped with a gas stove, pot filler, and a stunning book-matched waterfall island. Across from the island, a dedicated coffee bar adds extra counter space and features its own sink, an automatic glass rinser, and open shelving. Beyond the kitchen, an extended living area currently serves as a home office, offering a beautiful view of the backyard. With rear parking, this versatile space can also function as a convenient mudroom. A main floor powder room adds everyday convenience and makes entertaining a breeze. Primary bedroom features a walk-in closet and a private ensuite with a quartz vanity countertop, LED vanity mirror, and elegant brass hardware. The shared bathroom carries through the home's cohesive design with matching tones and a double-sink vanity. Pendant lighting in each bedroom adds warmth and another layer of illumination. Partially finished basement offers additional flexible space for relaxation and entertainment. Notable upgrades include the City's replacement of the water main in 2024, replacement of the water service pipe from the main to the house with lead-free piping, and upgraded attic insulation. Enjoy a convenient lifestyle with a short walk to Yonge Street and Avenue Road, offering a variety of cafés, restaurants, and grocery stores, as well as easy access to Lawrence subway station.
Insights
Condition Score
Good78/1002 documented update signals
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall10/100−$4,250/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 7 homes with 3 bedrooms for lease in Lawrence Park North right now. Cost of owning counts the mortgage and property tax.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- Tax
- $9,638 / 2026
- MLS® number
- C14103118
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Semi-Detached
- Days on market
- Size
- 1100-1500 sqft
- Lot Size
- 24 x 151 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- None, 1 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Semi-Detached
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- Lawrence Park North
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 1100-1500 sqft
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 2pc Main, 1 × 4pc 2nd, 1 × 4pc 2nd
- Basement Type
- Partly Finished
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- Mutual
- Garage Type
- None
- Additional Parking
- 1
- Total Parking
- 1
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Wall Unit
- Heating Type
- Radiant
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 24 ft
- Depth
- 151 ft
- Lot Size
- 24 x 151 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Concrete Block
- Roof
- Shingles
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Pool
- None
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
- Extras
- Gas Stove, hood fan, dishwasher, fridge, stacked washer & dryer. Boiler And Instant Hot Water System (Owned '22), water softener system ('24), two wall mount AC units ('19). existing Roman blinds and roller blind. Shed in backyard.
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living | 3.43 × 3.76 m | hardwood floor, Bay Window, Pot Lights | Main |
| Dining | 1.72 × 3.43 m | hardwood floor, Pot Lights | Main |
| Kitchen | 3.43 × 4.12 m | hardwood floor, Quartz Counter, Centre Island | Main |
| Breakfast | 2.16 × 4.12 m | hardwood floor, Wet Bar, Pot Lights | Main |
| Office | 2.41 × 2.6 m | hardwood floor, W/O To Yard, Large Window | Main |
| Primary | 3.62 × 4.11 m | hardwood floor, 4 Pc Ensuite, W/I Closet | 2nd |
| 2nd Br | 3.56 × 3.62 m | hardwood floor, O/Looks Garden, Closet | 2nd |
| 3rd Br | 2.66 × 3.2 m | hardwood floor, South View | 2nd |
| Rec | 5.59 × 9.12 m | Vinyl Floor, Wet Bar | Bsmt |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 280 Fairlawn 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 | $1,698,000 | N/A | For Sale | C14103118 |
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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
- $339,600
- Total mortgage amount
- $1,358,400
- Total interest payment
- $965,700
- Total purchase cost
- $2,663,700
- Mortgage payment
- $7,747/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
64%Monthly carrying cost
$8,550- Rent $4,300
- Shortfall $4,250
Rental income opens at $4,300, the median asking rent of 7 comparable homes for lease in Lawrence Park North. 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
- $30,435
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $30,435
- Total land transfer tax
- $60,870
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $52,395
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 $1,698,000
- $25,960
- Ontario total
- $30,435
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $30,435.
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
- 3,624 sq ft337 m²
- Street frontage
- 24 ft7.3 m
- Depth
- 151 ft46 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 m1 test or monitoring hole 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
- 59 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- Nearest airport: 3.0 km3 km
- Mapped parcel: about 3,590 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 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 60 m awayFixed wireless 50/10 Mbps or faster. LTE mobile coverage listed. ISED’s National Broadband Data at the nearest household point (60 m from the listing); 50/10 Mbps is its top category and includes faster plans. Confirm with a provider for this address.60 m
- Across the surrounding area: fibre to the home, cable, DSL internet listedFibre to the home: Beanfield Metroconnect, Bell, CIK Telecom, FibreStream. 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
R (f7.5; d0.6) (x604)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 f7.5
Frontage: at least 7.5 m.
2 d0.6
Density: floor area is capped at 0.6 times the lot area.
3 x604
Site-specific exception 604: this site has rules of its own, written in the by-law.
4 Where this is written
Chapter 10, section 10.10 of By-law 569-2013 · Exception 900.2.10(604)
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
2 building permits cleared at this address in the City’s file.
Interior AlterationsInspection
Proposal to remove the partial partition wall between living and family room and install new beams for support on ground floor.
Issued March 26, 2024
Interior AlterationsCancelled
Proposal to remove the partial partition wall between the living & family rooms & install new beams for support on the ground floor
Completed March 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. 6 open development applications within 800 m of this home.
405 BROOKDALE AVESite planUnder Review
Site Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications for a proposed redevelopment of the site to permit a 9-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 830 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 13,155.10 square metres. A total of 58 residential dwelling units are proposed with 87 vehicular parking spaces (24 for vistor) and 90 bicycle parking spaces below grade.
410 m away1668 AVENUE RDSite planUnder Review
Site Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications for a proposed redevelopment of the site to permit a 9-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 830 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 13,155.10 square metres. A total of 58 residential dwelling units are proposed with 87 vehicular parking spaces (24 for vistor) and 90 bicycle parking spaces below grade.
420 m away1666 AVENUE RDSite planUnder Review
Site Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications for a proposed redevelopment of the site to permit a 9-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 830 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 13,155.10 square metres. A total of 58 residential dwelling units are proposed with 87 vehicular parking spaces (24 for vistor) and 90 bicycle parking spaces below grade.
430 m away1670 AVENUE RDSite planUnder Review
Site Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications for a proposed redevelopment of the site to permit a 9-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 830 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 13,155.10 square metres. A total of 58 residential dwelling units are proposed with 87 vehicular parking spaces (24 for vistor) and 90 bicycle parking spaces below grade.
430 m away1660 AVENUE RDSite planUnder Review
Site Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications for a proposed redevelopment of the site to permit a 9-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 830 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 13,155.10 square metres. A total of 58 residential dwelling units are proposed with 87 vehicular parking spaces (24 for vistor) and 90 bicycle parking spaces below grade.
430 m away1654 AVENUE RDSite planUnder Review
Site Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications for a proposed redevelopment of the site to permit a 9-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 830 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 13,155.10 square metres. A total of 58 residential dwelling units are proposed with 87 vehicular parking spaces (24 for vistor) and 90 bicycle parking spaces below grade.
430 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 Lawrence Park North right now
- For sale now
- 5
- Median asking price
- $1.5M
- New in 7 days
- 4
- Price cuts
- 0%
Middle half: $1.35M to $1.7M
5 in 28 days
0 listings
This home is asking 14% above the median.
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The street
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Transit nearby
| Station | Lines | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 950 m |
| York Mills Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 1.8 km |
| Avenue Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 2.7 km |
| Yorkdale Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 2.8 km |
| Lawrence West Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 2.8 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, downloaded October 18, 2026. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto.
Schools nearby
| Elementary | Type | Distance | EQAO average 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wanless Junior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–6 | 100 m | 85%Grade 6 average |
| Blessed Sacrament Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 800 m | 82%Grade 6 average |
| Bannockburn Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–6 · French Immersion | 900 m | — |
| École élémentaire Mathieu-da-CostaConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades JK–6 | 5.1 km | 90%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Park Collegiate InstituteToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 800 m | 88%Grade 9 math |
| Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 1.3 km | 64%Grade 9 math |
| Marshall McLuhan Catholic Secondary SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 2.4 km | 59%Grade 9 math |
| École secondaire Étienne-BrûléConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 4.3 km | 77%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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