- Bedrooms
- 4+1
- Bathrooms
- 5
- Size
- 3,500–5,000sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $635at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 42 x 150 ft
- Tax a year
- $11,9812025 tax year
- Parking
- 51 attached
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 8 Nora Rd
8 Nora Rd is a 4+1-bedroom, 5-bathroom detached house in Islington-City Centre West, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $2,699,000 (MLS® W13870350).
Architectural Showpiece for Sale in Etobicoke Move-In Ready Luxury View the award-winning backyard: executiveagency.ca/8NoraRoad. A rare opportunity to own an extraordinary custom home on a quiet, tree-lined street in the heart of Etobicoke. Offering approx.4,600 sq. ft. of impeccably designed living space, this contemporary masterpiece is defined by timeless elegance, high-end craftsmanship, and thoughtful details throughout. The main level features a sun-drenched open-concept layout with oversized picture windows, a chefs kitchen with premium appliances and a large island, formal dining, a striking natural stone gas fireplace, powder room, main floor den, and a welcoming foyer designed for elevated living and effortless entertaining. Upstairs, a skylit hallway leads to a serene primary suite with a walk-in closet, spa like ensuite with heated floors, and a private balcony overlooking the backyard. Each additional bedroom offers its own ensuite bath and walk-in closet, with one also enjoying private balcony access. Upper-level laundry and linen storage add everyday ease. The finished lower level is a true extension of the home, with heated floors throughout, a spacious family/recreation area, an additional bedroom and full bath ideal for guests or a nanny suite plus a second laundry room. Outside, enjoy a professionally landscaped backyard oasis with a salt water pool, cabana, dining zone, and multiple lounge areas perfect for summer entertaining. Located steps to Islington Village, Kipling Station, top-rated schools, and only minutes to downtown and Pearson Airport. A statement home that delivers on luxury, lifestyle, and location. Book your private showing today.
Insights
Condition Score
Good68/1006 condition-related facts documented
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall13/100−$6,312/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 5 detached homes with 5 bedrooms for lease in Islington-City Centre 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
- $11,981 / 2025
- MLS® number
- W13870350
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Days on market
- Size
- 3500-5000 sqft
- Lot Size
- 42 x 150 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 1 Attached, 5 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- Islington-City Centre West
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 3500-5000 sqft
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 4+1
- Bathrooms
- 5
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 5pc Upper, 1 × 4pc Upper, 1 × 3pc Upper, 1 × 2pc Main, 1 × 3pc Bsmt
- Basement Type
- Full
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- Private
- Garage Type
- Attached
- Garage
- 1
- Additional Parking
- 4
- Total Parking
- 5
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 42 ft
- Depth
- 150 ft
- Lot Size
- 42 x 150 ft
Additional
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Pool
- Inground
- Den
- Yes
- Family room
- Yes
- Extras
- All built-in premium appliances including fridge, stove, oven, microwave, and dishwasher. Two full-size refrigerators and two full size washer & dryer sets. All light fixtures, custom window coverings, a monitored security system.
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living | 5.0 × 5.4 m | Fireplace, B/I Bookcase, Combined W/Kitchen | Main |
| Dining | 3.15 × 5.5 m | Floating Stairs, hardwood floor, Combined W/Living | Main |
| Kitchen | 5.45 × 4.6 m | B/I Appliances, Centre Island, W/O To Porch | Main |
| Den | 3.65 × 3.06 m | hardwood floor, Large Window, South View | Main |
| Primary | 5.0 × 4.87 m | Balcony, W/I Closet, 5 Pc Ensuite | 2nd |
| 2nd Br | 4.0 × 4.12 m | Balcony, Double Closet, 4 Pc Ensuite | 2nd |
| 3rd Br | 4.0 × 3.95 m | hardwood floor, Double Closet, 4 Pc Ensuite | 2nd |
| 4th Br | 3.9 × 3.85 m | Large Window, W/I Closet, 3 Pc Ensuite | 2nd |
| Laundry | 2.13 × 0.91 m | B/I Appliances, B/I Vanity, B/I Closet | 2nd |
| Common Rm | 13.7 × 6.5 m | hardwood floor, B/I Bookcase | Bsmt |
| Laundry | 1.95 × 2.2 m | B/I Appliances, B/I Vanity, B/I Closet | Bsmt |
| Cold/Cant | 1.6 × 1.6 m | Enclosed | Bsmt |
| 5th Br | 4.87 × 2.1 m | Window, hardwood floor | Sub-Bsmt |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 8 Nora 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 | $2,699,000 | N/A | For Sale | W13870350 |
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The numbers
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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
- $539,800
- Total mortgage amount
- $2,159,200
- Total interest payment
- $1,535,000
- Total purchase cost
- $4,234,000
- Mortgage payment
- $12,314/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
61%Monthly carrying cost
$13,312- Rent $7,000
- Shortfall $6,312
Rental income opens at $7,000, the median asking rent of 5 comparable homes for lease in Islington-City Centre 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
- $53,950
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $53,950
- Total land transfer tax
- $107,900
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $99,425
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 $2,699,000
- $17,475
- Ontario total
- $53,950
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $53,950.
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
- 6,300 sq ft585 m²
- Street frontage
- 42 ft12.8 m
- Depth
- 150 ft45.7 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, measured by MPAC.
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
- 32 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- Nearest airport: 5.2 km5.2 km
- Mapped parcel: about 6,410 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: 690 m690 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
- No facility within 1 km reports pollutant releases to Environment CanadaThe nearest is City of Toronto — Bering Yard, 1.1 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 30 m awayFixed wireless 50/10 Mbps or faster. LTE mobile coverage listed. ISED’s National Broadband Data at the nearest household point (30 m from the listing); 50/10 Mbps is its top category and includes faster plans. Confirm with a provider for this address.30 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, 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 (f13.5; a510; d0.45) (x37)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 f13.5
Frontage: at least 13.5 m.
2 a510
Lot area: at least 510 m² per dwelling unit.
3 d0.45
Density: floor area is capped at 0.45 times the lot area.
4 x37
Site-specific exception 37: this site has rules of its own, written in the by-law.
5 Where this is written
Chapter 10, section 10.20 of By-law 569-2013 · Exception 900.3.10(37)
6 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
7 building permits cleared at this address in the City’s file.
Accessory Building(s)Closed
Build a rear accessory building
Issued October 25, 2019
Pool Fence EnclosureClosed
Proposed pool fence enclosure.
Issued October 3, 2019
Building Permit Related(PS)Closed
Plumbing - Proposal for complete demolition of existing home and construction of a new 3000 sf detached 2-storey house.
Issued January 19, 2016
New BuildingClosed
Proposal for complete demolition of existing home and construction of a new 3000 sf detached 2-storey house.
Issued January 19, 2016
Building Permit Related(MS)Closed
HVAC - Proposal for complete demolition of existing home and construction of a new 3000 sf detached 2-storey house.
Issued January 19, 2016
DemolitionClosed
Proposal to demolish existing home and build new house.
Issued January 19, 2016
Building Permit Related (DR)Closed
Drain - Proposal for complete demolition of existing home and construction of a new 3000 sf detached 2-storey house.
Issued January 19, 2016
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.
1008 KIPLING AVESite planUnder Review
The proposed development comprises a 7-storey (23.55 metre), 46-unit apartment building, containing 2 studio units (4%), 21 one-bedroom units (46%), and 23 two-bedroom units (50%). A single-storey residential accessory building is proposed in the rear that contains 4 additional studio units.
270 m away1006 KIPLING AVESite planUnder Review
The proposed development comprises a 7-storey (23.55 metre), 46-unit apartment building, containing 2 studio units (4%), 21 one-bedroom units (46%), and 23 two-bedroom units (50%). A single-storey residential accessory building is proposed in the rear that contains 4 additional studio units.
280 m away12 CORDOVA AVECondominiumUnder Review
*** Proposed 27 storey building containing 325 residential units and 179 parking spaces in a below-grade parking structure.
620 m away16 CORDOVA AVECondominiumUnder Review
*** Proposed 27 storey building containing 325 residential units and 179 parking spaces in a below-grade parking structure.
640 m away20 CORDOVA AVECondominiumUnder Review
*** Proposed 27 storey building containing 325 residential units and 179 parking spaces in a below-grade parking structure.
650 m away4894 DUNDAS ST WOfficial plan or zoning amendmentOMB Appeal
Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment for a 25-storey mixed-use building that includes 398 dwelling units and 4,817 square metres of institutional space with a conservation strategy for the relocation of the Musson House within the property parcel.Settlement Proposal to permit a 25-storey residential tower with at-grade retail use. This is a combined Official Plan Amendment and Rezoning Application.
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 Islington-City Centre West right now
- For sale now
- 64
- Median asking price
- $1.59M
- New in 7 days
- 6
- Price cuts
- 20%
Middle half: $1.27M to $2.28M
22 in 28 days
13 listings
This home is asking 70% above the median, higher than three quarters of them.
See all homes in Islington-City Centre WestAsking 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Islington Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 950 m |
| Kipling Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-DanforthGO Transit train: Milton | 1.1 km |
| Royal York Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 2 km |
| Old Mill Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 3.3 km |
| Renforth Station | MiWay bus rapid transit: Transitway | 4.8 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; MiWay schedule data (GTFS) from the City of Mississauga under the City of Mississauga Terms of Use, 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. MiWay's schedule data is publicly available from the City of Mississauga under its Terms of Use.
Schools nearby
| Elementary | Type | Distance | EQAO average 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Peace Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 400 m | 76%Grade 6 average |
| Islington Junior Middle SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 650 m | 69%Grade 6 average |
| Wedgewood Junior SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–5 | 850 m | 79%Grade 3 average |
| ÉÉC Sainte-Marguerite-d'YouvilleConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades JK–8 | 2.7 km | 87%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etobicoke Collegiate InstituteToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.1 km | 73%Grade 9 math |
| Burnhamthorpe Collegiate InstituteToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 2.1 km | — |
| Bishop Allen Academy Catholic Secondary SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 2.8 km | 81%Grade 9 math |
| École secondaire Toronto OuestConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 7.7 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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