487 Hounslow Ave
Willowdale West, Toronto, Ontario M2R 1J1
- Bedrooms
- 3+2
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Size
- 1,100–1,500sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $1,075at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 50.07 x 131.93 ft
- Tax a year
- $7,5272026 tax year
- Parking
- 31 attached
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 487 Hounslow Ave
487 Hounslow Ave is a 3+2-bedroom, 2-bathroom detached house in Willowdale West, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $1,398,000 (MLS® C13880104).
Nestled on the highly sought-after Hounslow Avenue, south of Finch, in a desirable neighbourhood surrounded by impressive newer custom-built residences, this charming detached bungalow presents an exceptional opportunity for homeowners, investors, and those looking to create their dream home in a prime North York location.The main level offers a warm and inviting atmosphere with timeless character, featuring three generously proportioned bedrooms and comfortable living spaces ready to be enjoyed as is or thoughtfully reimagined to suit modern tastes.A standout feature is the newly finished lower level, thoughtfully designed with two bedrooms, a modern bathroom, a kitchen, and a spacious open-concept living and dining area, offering remarkable flexibility for extended family or multigenerational living.Situated in an established neighbourhood experiencing an exciting transformation with luxurious custom homes, this property offers tremendous potential for future enhancement. Conveniently located within close proximity to TTC transit, major transportation routes, shopping, schools, parks, and everyday amenities.
Insights
Condition Score
Fair61/100Listing notes possible renovation needs
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall24/100−$2,505/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 5 detached homes with 5 bedrooms for lease in Willowdale West right now. Cost of owning counts the mortgage and property tax.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- Tax
- $7,527 / 2026
- MLS® number
- C13880104
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Days on market
- Size
- 1100-1500 sqft
- Lot Size
- 50.07 x 131.93 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 1 Attached, 3 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- Bungalow
- Community
- Willowdale West
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 1100-1500 sqft
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 3+2
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 4pc Ground, 1 × 3pc Bsmt
- Basement Type
- Apartment
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- Available, Private
- Garage Type
- Attached
- Garage
- 1
- Additional Parking
- 2
- Total Parking
- 3
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 50.07 ft
- Depth
- 131.93 ft
- Lot Size
- 50.07 x 131.93 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Concrete
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Fireplace
- No
- Pool
- None
- Den
- Yes
- Family room
- Yes
- Extras
- fridge, built-in dishwasher, stove, washer & dryer, Basement Fridge and stove. all existing light fixtures, all existing window coverings.
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family | 3.05 × 3.35 m | hardwood floor, Open Concept, Combined W/Dining | Flat |
| Dining | 4.27 × 3.66 m | hardwood floor, Open Concept, Combined W/Family | Flat |
| Kitchen | 2.44 × 3.35 m | Vinyl Floor, W/O To Patio | Flat |
| Br | 2.59 × 2.9 m | hardwood floor, Closet, Window | Flat |
| 2nd Br | 4.11 × 2.9 m | hardwood floor, Closet, Window | Flat |
| 3rd Br | 3.96 × 3.05 m | Closet, Window, hardwood floor | Flat |
| Living | 3.96 × 3.05 m | Laminate, Window, Pot Lights | Bsmt |
| Dining | 3.96 × 3.05 m | Laminate, Window, Pot Lights | Bsmt |
| Br | 3.35 × 6.1 m | Laminate, Window, Pot Lights | Bsmt |
| 2nd Br | 3.2 × 2.59 m | Laminate, Window, Pot Lights | Bsmt |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 487 Hounslow 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 | $1,398,000 | N/A | For Sale | C13880104 |
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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
- $279,600
- Total mortgage amount
- $1,118,400
- Total interest payment
- $795,000
- Total purchase cost
- $2,193,000
- Mortgage payment
- $6,378/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
51%Monthly carrying cost
$7,005- Rent $4,500
- Shortfall $2,505
Rental income opens at $4,500, the median asking rent of 5 comparable homes for lease in Willowdale West. 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
- $24,435
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $24,435
- Total land transfer tax
- $48,870
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $40,395
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 $1,398,000
- $19,960
- Ontario total
- $24,435
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $24,435.
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
- 6,606 sq ft614 m²
- Street frontage
- 50.07 ft15.3 m
- Depth
- 131.93 ft40.2 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 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 m3 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
- 12 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- Nearest airport: 3.0 km3 km
- Mapped parcel: about 6,600 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 CanadaThe nearest is City of Toronto — Finch Yard, 2.5 km away. Only 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 70 m awayFixed wireless 50/10 Mbps or faster. LTE mobile coverage listed. ISED’s National Broadband Data at the nearest household point (70 m from the listing); 50/10 Mbps is its top category and includes faster plans. Confirm with a provider for this address.70 m
- 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. 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.
4700 BATHURST STSite planUnder Review
The site plan application proposes a nine-storey midrise residential condominium building with a total gross floor area of 10,466.44 square metres containing 142 residential units. Also refer to Zoning By-law Amendment application file no. 20 187617 NNY 06 OZ.
460 m away4700 BATHURST STOfficial plan or zoning amendmentUnder Review
Zoning By Law Amendment application to permit a 12-storey residential building containing 210 dwelling units and 63 parking spaces in underground level.
460 m away4949 BATHURST STOfficial plan or zoning amendmentOMB Appeal
Zoning By-law Amendment for a 39-storey mixed-use building, containing 491 Dwelling units and commercial uses on the first and second floors.Appealed to the OLT in 2025, settled in 2026.
560 m away43 FINCHURST DRSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for 7 blocks (A-F) of 3 connected buildings at 4 storeys each. There will be 122 units in the buildings will range from 1-4 bedrooms. The development has an FSI of 1.92 and a gross floor area of 11,645.69m2.
610 m away43 FINCHURST DROfficial plan or zoning amendmentUnder Review
Zoning By-law Amendment for 7 blocks (A-F) of 3 connected buildings at 4 storeys each. There will be 122 units in the buildings will range from 1-4 bedrooms. The development has an FSI of 1.92 and a gross floor area of 11,645.69m2.
610 m away237 FINCH AVE WOfficial plan or zoning amendmentUnder Review
Zoning By-law Amendment for 7 blocks (A-F) of 3 connected buildings at 4 storeys each. There will be 122 units in the buildings will range from 1-4 bedrooms. The development has an FSI of 1.92 and a gross floor area of 11,645.69m2.
620 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 West right now
- For sale now
- 35
- Median asking price
- $1.85M
- New in 7 days
- 5
- Price cuts
- 9%
Middle half: $1.4M to $2.94M
13 in 28 days
3 listings
This home is asking 24% below the median, lower than three quarters of them.
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Transit nearby
| Station | Lines | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| North York Centre Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 2.1 km |
| Finch Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-UniversityYRT bus rapid transit: Viva Blue | 2.3 km |
| Sheppard-Yonge Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University, Line 4 Sheppard | 2.4 km |
| Downsview Park Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-UniversityGO Transit train: Barrie | 3.7 km |
| Finch West Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-UniversityTTC light rail: Line 6 Finch West | 4.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkview Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–5 · French Immersion | 400 m | 52%Grade 3 average |
| Churchill Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–5 | 1 km | 83%Grade 3 average |
| St Antoine Daniel Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 1.1 km | 64%Grade 6 average |
| École élémentaire Paul-DemersConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades JK–6 | 5.7 km | 95%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northview Heights Secondary SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 750 m | 57%Grade 9 math |
| ÉSC Monseigneur-de-CharbonnelConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades 9–12 | 2.2 km | 63%Grade 9 math |
| Drewry Secondary SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 2.4 km | — |
| Cardinal Carter Academy for the ArtsToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 2.5 km | 87%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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