- Bedrooms
- 4
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Size
- 1,500–2,000sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $629at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 26.18 x 191.32 ft
- Tax a year
- $4,8112026 tax year
- Built
- 100+
- Parking
- 41 detached
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 85 Dawes Rd
85 Dawes Rd is a 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom detached house in East End-Danforth, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $1,100,000 (MLS® E13664294).
Welcome to 85 Dawes Road, a well-loved 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom family home situated on an exceptional 26 x 190 ft lot in Toronto's evolving east end. Offered for the first time in many years, this property presents a rare opportunity to own a substantial parcel of land while enjoying the character and potential of an established residence and garden. The home offers generous living space and a functional layout, providing an excellent foundation for renovation, modernization, or expansion. For those with a longer-term vision, the extraordinary depth of the lot opens the door to a variety of future possibilities, subject to all necessary approvals. Whether you're looking to create your dream home, undertake a thoughtful renovation, invest in a growing neighbourhood, or explore redevelopment opportunities, this property offers the scale and flexibility to bring your plans to life. Ideally located close to transit, schools, parks, shopping, and major commuter routes, 85 Dawes Road benefits from both everyday convenience and the continued growth and investment transforming the surrounding area. Lots of this size and depth are increasingly difficult to find, making this a unique opportunity for end-users, investors, and builders alike.
Insights
Condition Score
Good68/1006 condition-related facts documented
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall35/100−$1,370/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 195 detached homes with 4 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
- $4,811 / 2026
- MLS® number
- E13664294
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Building Age
- 100+
- Days on market
- Size
- 1500-2000 sqft
- Lot Size
- 26.18 x 191.32 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 1 Detached, 4 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- East End-Danforth
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 1500-2000 sqft
- Building Age
- 100+
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 3pc Bsmt, 1 × 2pc Main, 1 × 4pc 2nd
- Basement Type
- Separate Entrance
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- Mutual
- Garage Type
- Detached
- Garage
- 1
- Additional Parking
- 3
- Total Parking
- 4
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Window Unit
- Heating Type
- Radiant
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 26.18 ft
- Depth
- 191.32 ft
- Lot Size
- 26.18 x 191.32 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Concrete, Concrete Block
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Fireplace
- No
- Pool
- None
- Den
- Yes
- Family room
- Yes
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living | 4.3 × 3.8 m | — | Main |
| Dining | 4.0 × 3.1 m | — | Main |
| Kitchen | 3.1 × 2.5 m | — | Main |
| Primary | 3.7 × 2.7 m | — | 2nd |
| 2nd Br | 3.7 × 2.7 m | — | 2nd |
| 3rd Br | 3.1 × 2.8 m | — | 2nd |
| 4th Br | 3.1 × 2.8 m | — | 2nd |
| Bathroom | 2.2 × 1.7 m | — | 2nd |
| Kitchen | 2.5 × 2.7 m | — | Lower |
| Rec | 8.3 × 2.6 m | — | Lower |
| Laundry | 1.6 × 2.8 m | — | Lower |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 85 Dawes 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 | $1,100,000 | N/A | For Sale | E13664294 |
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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
- $220,000
- Total mortgage amount
- $880,000
- Total interest payment
- $625,700
- Total purchase cost
- $1,725,700
- Mortgage payment
- $5,019/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
42%Monthly carrying cost
$5,420- Rent $4,050
- Shortfall $1,370
Rental income opens at $4,050, the median asking rent of 195 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
- $18,475
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $18,475
- Total land transfer tax
- $36,950
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $28,475
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 $1,100,000
- $14,000
- Ontario total
- $18,475
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $18,475.
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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Market estimates use sold comparables and are available after you sign in and accept MLS® VOW terms.
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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Closing prices and sold comps are available to registered visitors who accept MLS® VOW terms on this site.
The land
Lot
- Street frontage
- 26.18 ft8 m
- Depth
- 191.32 ft58.3 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 m12 test or monitoring holes also recorded.250 m
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority · Province of Ontario open data
Planning and building activity5
- Outside the Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine and Niagara Escarpment plan areasAt the address
- 33 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- 3 open development applications within 250 mAn application is a proposal: it may change, be refused or never be built.250 m
- Nearest airport: 9.9 km9.9 km
- Mapped parcel: about 5,130 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 · Municipal development applications · toronto.parcels
Around the home2
- Nearest rail line: 410 m410 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 Tradition Fine Foods Ltd., 2.2 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. 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
R (d0.6)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 d0.6
Density: floor area is capped at 0.6 times the lot area.
2 Where this is written
Chapter 10, section 10.10 of By-law 569-2013
3 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.
2734 DANFORTH AVESite planUnder Review
Proposed mass timber building with an 8-storey portion located at the rear of the site, adjacent the laneway, connected with a 4-storey portion on the Danforth Avenue frontage, and a 2-storey heritage commemoration building. The development will provide a total of 64 rental units
230 m away2720 DANFORTH AVESite planUnder Review
Proposed mass timber building with an 8-storey portion located at the rear of the site, adjacent the laneway, connected with a 4-storey portion on the Danforth Avenue frontage, and a 2-storey heritage commemoration building. The development will provide a total of 64 rental units
240 m away2726 DANFORTH AVESite planUnder Review
Proposed mass timber building with an 8-storey portion located at the rear of the site, adjacent the laneway, connected with a 4-storey portion on the Danforth Avenue frontage, and a 2-storey heritage commemoration building. The development will provide a total of 64 rental units
240 m away25 DAWES RDCondominiumUnder Review
*** Draft Plan of Condominium for 659 Units.
270 m away2721 DANFORTH AVEPlan of subdivisionAppeal Received
Draft Plan of Subdivision for 4 development blocks.
290 m away2721 DANFORTH AVEOfficial plan or zoning amendmentAppeal Received
Official plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for two mixed-use towers having heights of 35 and 55-storeys. The proposed non-residential gross floor area is 390 square metres, and the proposed residential gross floor area is 74,940 square metres. A total of 1139 residential dwelling units are proposed.
290 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 East End-Danforth right now
- For sale now
- 17
- Median asking price
- $1.39M
- New in 7 days
- 4
- Price cuts
- 18%
Middle half: $1.1M to $1.8M
11 in 28 days
3 listings
This home is asking 21% below the median.
See all homes in East End-DanforthAsking 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
Map and tour
Transit nearby
| Station | Lines | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Main Street Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 450 m |
| Danforth GO | GO Transit train: Lakeshore East | 600 m |
| Victoria Park Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 700 m |
| Woodbine Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1.4 km |
| O'Connor Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 3.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Nicholas Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 150 m | 74%Grade 6 average |
| William J McCordic SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–8 | 200 m | — |
| Secord Elementary SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–5 · French Immersion | 400 m | 61%Grade 3 average |
| ÉÉC Georges-Étienne-CartierConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades JK–6 | 2.3 km | 84%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malvern Collegiate InstituteToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 1 km | 78%Grade 9 math |
| Notre Dame Catholic High SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 1.2 km | 67%Grade 9 math |
| Neil McNeil High SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 1.7 km | 69%Grade 9 math |
| École secondaire Michelle-O'BonsawinConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 3 km | 79%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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