- Bedrooms
- 4+1
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Size
- 1,500–2,000sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $1,085at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 22.33 x 85 ft
- Tax a year
- $6,1162026 tax year
- Parking
- 0none
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 281 Lisgar St
281 Lisgar St is a 4+1-bedroom, 3-bathroom semi-detached house in Little Portugal, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $1,899,000 (MLS® C13782826).
Victorian character, reimagined with inspired modern design: 281 Lisgar Street is a residence of rare distinction. Set on the coveted Lisgar bend with unobstructed, west-facing light, this 2 1/2-storey semi has undergone $450,000+ in renovations that honour its heritage bones while introducing luxurious contemporary finishes. Soaring ceilings crown an open main floor that flows through double sliding glass doors to the backyard. The dining room is a moment unto itself: original whitewashed brick fireplace, bay window, built-in banquette storage, and a Schonbek crystal chandelier - opening onto a chef's kitchen with waterfall black tile, pot filler, and gas range. Three brand-new bathrooms, each a statement. All-new electrical, plumbing, HVAC & AC. The third floor surprises with 10.5-ft vaulted ceilings, a full kitchenette, and a new terrace with CN Tower views. A legal basement apartment offers private walkout access and 5-star short-term rental history at $165+/night. 4+1 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Steps to Pizza Badiali, Trinity Bellwoods Park, and the Ossington strip. Little Portugal at its finest
Insights
Condition Score
Good73/1001 documented update signal
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall17/100−$3,974/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 11 semi-detached homes with 5 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
- $6,116 / 2026
- MLS® number
- C13782826
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Semi-Detached
- Days on market
- Size
- 1500-2000 sqft
- Lot Size
- 22.33 x 85 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- None, 0 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Semi-Detached
- Style
- 2 1/2 Storey
- Community
- Little Portugal
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 1500-2000 sqft
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 4+1
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 4pc 2nd, 1 × 3pc Bsmt, 1 × 2pc In Betwn
- Basement Type
- Apartment
- Kitchens
- 2
Parking
- Driveway
- None
- Garage Type
- None
- Additional Parking
- 0
- Total Parking
- 0
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air, Wall Unit
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 22.33 ft
- Depth
- 85 ft
- Lot Size
- 22.33 x 85 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Concrete
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Fireplace
- No
- Pool
- None
- Den
- Yes
- Family room
- Yes
- Extras
- All ELF's including Schonbek Chandelier in the dining room. Banquette pillows in Living & Dining rooms, Main floor gas stove, dish washer, refrigerator ,microwave. 3rd floor washer, dryer, stove, refrigerator, ductless air conditioning unit. Lower level LG washer/dryer unit, Kitchenaid stove, dishwasher, microwave, refrigerator, freezer, wine cooler. Mounted TV's are included. Backyard shed.
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 2.95 × 4.09 m | O/Looks Backyard | 3rd |
| Br | 2.84 × 3.4 m | Linoleum, Closet, Bay Window | Lower |
| Dining | 3.99 × 4.34 m | Fireplace, hardwood floor, Bay Window | Main |
| 3rd Br | 2.11 × 3.45 m | Window, Wood Floor, O/Looks Backyard | 2nd |
| Other | 1.09 × 3.12 m | — | Lower |
| Powder Rm | 0.0 × 0.0 m | 2 Pc Bath, Stone Floor | Main |
| Bathroom | 0.0 × 0.0 m | 3 Pc Bath, Separate Shower, Stone Floor | Lower |
| Living | 3.12 × 5.61 m | Combined W/Dining, hardwood floor | Main |
| Utility | 1.68 × 2.34 m | Concrete Floor | Lower |
| Kitchen | 3.12 × 3.91 m | Breakfast Area, W/O To Yard, Stone Counter | Lower |
| Kitchen | 3.4 × 4.34 m | Stone Counter, Breakfast Bar, Stainless Steel Appl | Main |
| Bathroom | 0.0 × 0.0 m | 4 Pc Bath, Soaker | 2nd |
| 4th Br | 4.8 × 5.05 m | Window, hardwood floor | 3rd |
| Primary | 4.44 × 4.8 m | W/O To Balcony, Bay Window, Large Closet | 2nd |
| Other | 1.6 × 2.03 m | — | Lower |
| Kitchen | 2.67 × 4.06 m | W/O To Terrace | 3rd |
| 2nd Br | 3.1 × 3.94 m | Wood Floor, Window, Closet | 2nd |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 281 Lisgar St, 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 | $1,899,000 | N/A | For Sale | C13782826 |
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The numbers
Mortgage Calculator
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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
- $379,800
- Total mortgage amount
- $1,519,200
- Total interest payment
- $1,080,000
- Total purchase cost
- $2,979,000
- Mortgage payment
- $8,664/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
57%Monthly carrying cost
$9,174- Rent $5,200
- Shortfall $3,974
Rental income opens at $5,200, the median asking rent of 11 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
- $34,455
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $34,455
- Total land transfer tax
- $68,910
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $60,435
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 $1,899,000
- $29,980
- Ontario total
- $34,455
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $34,455.
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
- Street frontage
- 22.33 ft6.8 m
- Depth
- 85 ft25.9 m
The record marks this lot irregular, so its area is not the frontage multiplied by the depth. It is not given here. Confirm with a survey before you buy.
Source: the MLS® listing record, measured by GeoWarehouse.
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 m27 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
- 87 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- Nearest airport: 2.9 km2.9 km
- Mapped parcel: about 1,340 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 home2
- Nearest rail line: 670 m670 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 Mondelez Canada Inc — Gladstone, 420 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, CIK Telecom, Dotto One, FibreStream, Rally, Rogers. Cable: Rogers. DSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: Rogers, 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 (d1.0) (x804)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 d1.0
Density: floor area is capped at 1.0 times the lot area.
2 x804
Site-specific exception 804: this site has rules of its own, written in the by-law.
3 Where this is written
Chapter 10, section 10.10 of By-law 569-2013 · Exception 900.2.10(804)
4 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.
Multiple ProjectsClosed
Permit Revision (22 186169 BLD 00 SR)- New Walkout and Deck
Issued February 9, 2023
Building Permit Related(PS)Closed
Plumbing - Basement Underpinning (38.5m), Load-Bearing Wall Removal, Plumbing, and Drain Permit
Issued August 22, 2022
Building Permit Related (DR)Closed
Drain - Basement Underpinning (38.5m), Load-Bearing Wall Removal, Plumbing, and Drain Permit
Issued August 22, 2022
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.
1478 DUNDAS ST WSite planUnder Review
The proposed SPA application will facilitate the development of an 8-storey mixed usebuilding containing 57 residential dwelling units totalling 3,966 square metres ofresidential gross floor area and 372 square metres of commercial gross floor area,resulting in a density of 5.29 times the area of the lot. 18 stacked parking spaces for residential use areproposed along with 57 bicycle parking spaces.
410 m away108 HARRISON STSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for renovations to the existing building at 108 Harrison Street to serve as a municipal shelter.
450 m away1494 DUNDAS ST WSite planUnder Review
The proposed SPA application will facilitate the development of an 8-storey mixed usebuilding containing 57 residential dwelling units totalling 3,966 square metres ofresidential gross floor area and 372 square metres of commercial gross floor area,resulting in a density of 5.29 times the area of the lot. 18 stacked parking spaces for residential use areproposed along with 57 bicycle parking spaces.
460 m away646 DUFFERIN STSite planUnder Review
The proposed SPA application will facilitate the development of an 8-storey apartmentbuilding containing 135 residential dwelling units, 40 parking spaces within one levelof underground parking, and 137 bicycle parking spaces. The total gross floor area is9,322 square metres, resulting in a total net density of 4.35 FSI.
470 m away646 DUFFERIN STCondominiumUnder Review
*** Draft Plan of Condominium for 124 units.
470 m away1117-1125 DUNDAS ST WSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for a 10 storey residential building with 74 dwelling units, 23 of which will be affordable housing and a one-storey ancillary building at the rear of the site.
480 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 Little Portugal right now
- For sale now
- 6
- Median asking price
- $1.18M
- New in 7 days
- 2
- Price cuts
- 17%
Middle half: $1.15M to $1.57M
2 in 28 days
1 listing
This home is asking 61% above the median, higher than three quarters of them.
See all homes in Little PortugalAsking 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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Transit nearby
| Station | Lines | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dufferin Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1.5 km |
| Ossington Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1.5 km |
| Exhibition GO | GO Transit train: Lakeshore West | 1.6 km |
| Lansdowne Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1.7 km |
| Christie Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1.8 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; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Grove Community SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–6 | 350 m | — |
| Alexander Muir/Gladstone Ave Junior and Senior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–8 | 400 m | 70%Grade 6 average |
| St Ambrose Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 450 m | 82%Grade 6 average |
| École élémentaire Pierre-Elliott-TrudeauConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades JK–6 | 1.1 km | 94%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Msgr Fraser College (Southwest)Toronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 550 m | — |
| Central Toronto AcademyToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.1 km | 47%Grade 9 math |
| St Mary Catholic AcademyToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 1.1 km | 45%Grade 9 math |
| ÉSC Saint-Frère-AndréConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades 9–12 | 1.2 km | 69%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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