39 Burton Rd
Forest Hill South, Toronto, Ontario M5P 1V1
- Bedrooms
- 4+1
- Bathrooms
- 7
- Size
- 5,000 +sq ft
- Lot
- 100 x 170.5 ft
- Tax a year
- $32,9442025 tax year
- Parking
- 92 built-in
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 39 Burton Rd
39 Burton Rd is a 4+1-bedroom, 7-bathroom detached house in Forest Hill South, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $10,180,000 (MLS® C13603996).
39 Burton Road is a landmark residence, gracefully positioned within one of the most exclusive and prestigious enclaves in Forest Hill. Set on a rare 100x170.5 FT lot, this extraordinary estate offers appx 5,982 SF above grade plus partially renovated lower level, presenting a remarkable opportunity for both luxury living and scarcity investment. The expansive 17,000 SF grounds are nestled with a dense canopy of mature trees and exquisitely landscaped gardens that provide a private and sensational oasis. Approved severance allows two premium lots, effectively transforming one prominent residence into two and maximizing land value on one of the finest streets. The current mansion was built for an exceptional luxurious lifestyle that balances sumptuous entertaining and personal relaxation. Indulgence recreational amenities highlight an indoor saltwater pool, a circular hot tub, and a sauna that opens to a serene alfresco retreat for maximum comfort and wellness. Originally a Georgian, the mansion was reimagined by acclaimed architect Stanley Shenkman and interior designer Robert Dirstein into an epic modernist statement, defined by bold geometry, sweeping curves, and flat rooflines. Recognized for its distinctive aesthetic, once-famous black-changing-to-white exterior, the residence became a design icon after the radical redesign. Today, the home reflects a celebrated eclecticism and modernism, starring a teak paneled foyer, retro mid-century details, wall-to-wall windows and extensive use of skylights that bathed interiors with natural light. This excellent location is also known for its extreme proximity to walkable social hubs, places of worship, and top-tier schools such as UCC, BSS, Holy Rosary, St Michael's, Robbins, Bialik, Leo Baeck, Forest Hill CI and more. Rich in architectural significance and cultural character, the legendary residence is a rarity offering in a highly coveted row renowned for its affluent scale, influential prestige, and enduring grandeur.
Insights
Condition Score
Good73/1001 documented update signal
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall5/100−$44,188/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 126 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
- $32,944 / 2025
- MLS® number
- C13603996
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Days on market
- Size
- 5000 + sqft
- Lot Size
- 100 x 170.5 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 2 Built-In, 9 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- Forest Hill South
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 5000 + sqft
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 4+1
- Bathrooms
- 7
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 2pc Main, 2 × 4pc Main, 1 × 6pc 2nd, 2 × 3pc 2nd, 1 × 4pc Bsmt
- Basement Type
- Finished
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- Circular
- Garage Type
- Built-In
- Garage
- 2
- Additional Parking
- 7
- Total Parking
- 9
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 100 ft
- Depth
- 170.5 ft
- Lot Size
- 100 x 170.5 ft
Additional
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Pool
- Indoor
- Den
- Yes
- Family room
- Yes
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living | 5.1 × 8.11 m | hardwood floor, Fireplace, W/O To Terrace | Main |
| Breakfast | 3.86 × 3.91 m | Tile Floor, Picture Window, Open Concept | Main |
| Dining | 5.05 × 4.47 m | Broadloom, Pot Lights, Mirrored Walls | Main |
| 3rd Br | 5.05 × 4.47 m | hardwood floor, Picture Window, W/I Closet | 2nd |
| Primary | 8.07 × 5.0 m | Ensuite Bath, W/I Closet, Sauna | 2nd |
| Kitchen | 4.54 × 6.45 m | Centre Island, Breakfast Bar, Track Lights | Main |
| Office | 4.82 × 3.93 m | hardwood floor, Fireplace, Picture Window | Main |
| 2nd Br | 3.83 × 5.43 m | Ensuite Bath, Picture Window, B/I Shelves | 2nd |
| Rec | 8.68 × 4.9 m | Fireplace, Pot Lights, Open Concept | Lower |
| 4th Br | 4.26 × 4.44 m | Broadloom, Pot Lights, Picture Window | 2nd |
| Family | 8.22 × 5.0 m | hardwood floor, Picture Window, B/I Shelves | Main |
| Br | 5.38 × 3.65 m | Ensuite Bath, Closet, B/I Shelves | Lower |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 39 Burton Rd, 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 | $10,180,000 | N/A | For Sale | C13603996 |
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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
- $2,036,000
- Total mortgage amount
- $8,144,000
- Total interest payment
- $5,788,900
- Total purchase cost
- $15,968,900
- Mortgage payment
- $46,443/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
96%Monthly carrying cost
$49,188- Rent $5,000
- Shortfall $44,188
Rental income opens at $5,000, the median asking rent of 126 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
- $240,975
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $428,175
- Total land transfer tax
- $669,150
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $660,675
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 $10,180,000
- $204,500
- Ontario total
- $240,975
Toronto’s municipal tax has its own higher brackets at this price, so it adds $428,175.
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
- 100 ft30.5 m
- Depth
- 170.5 ft52 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.
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 activity4
- Outside the Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine and Niagara Escarpment plan areasAt the address
- 27 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- Nearest airport: 5.3 km5.3 km
- Mapped parcel: about 17,110 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 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, Dotto One, FibreStream, Rogers. Cable: Rogers. DSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: Bell, 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
RD (f18.0; d0.5) (x1422)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 f18.0
Frontage: at least 18.0 m.
2 d0.5
Density: floor area is capped at 0.5 times the lot area.
3 x1422
Site-specific exception 1422: 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(1422)
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.
1601 BATHURST STSite planAppeal Received
Site Plan Approval Application to facilitate the construction of an 8-storey rental apartment building containing 79 new residential units. 1601 Bathurst consists of an existing 4-storey apartment building to be demolished.
360 m away1603 BATHURST STSite planAppeal Received
Site Plan Approval Application to facilitate the construction of an 8-storey rental apartment building containing 79 new residential units. 1601 Bathurst consists of an existing 4-storey apartment building to be demolished.
360 m away1 THELMA AVESite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for a 7-storey residential building, with 16 dwelling units, 49 vehicle parking spaces, and 10 bicylce parking spaces.
640 m away3 THELMA AVESite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for a 7-storey residential building, with 16 dwelling units, 49 vehicle parking spaces, and 10 bicylce parking spaces.
650 m away5 THELMA AVESite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for a 7-storey residential building, with 16 dwelling units, 49 vehicle parking spaces, and 10 bicylce parking spaces.
650 m away7 THELMA AVESite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for a 7-storey residential building, with 16 dwelling units, 49 vehicle parking spaces, and 10 bicylce parking spaces.
650 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 Forest Hill South right now
- For sale now
- 47
- Median asking price
- $5.66M
- New in 7 days
- 4
- Price cuts
- 9%
Middle half: $4M to $10.1M
20 in 28 days
4 listings
This home is asking 80% above the median, higher than three quarters of them.
See all homes in Forest Hill SouthAsking 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 |
|---|---|---|
| St Clair West Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 1 km |
| Forest Hill Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 1.1 km |
| Chaplin Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 1.2 km |
| Cedarvale Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-UniversityTTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 1.6 km |
| Bloor GO | GO Transit train: KitchenerUP Express train | 4.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hill Junior and Senior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 550 m | 93%Grade 6 average |
| Holy Rosary Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 950 m | 82%Grade 6 average |
| Humewood Community SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 0.9 km | 79%Grade 6 average |
| ÉÉC du Sacré-Coeur-TorontoConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades JK–6 | 2.8 km | 60%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hill Collegiate InstituteToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.2 km | 60%Grade 9 math |
| Marshall McLuhan Catholic Secondary SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 1.9 km | 59%Grade 9 math |
| Oakwood Collegiate InstituteToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 2.1 km | 44%Grade 9 math |
| École secondaire Toronto OuestConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 4.7 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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