- Bedrooms
- 4+1
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Size
- 1,500–2,000sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $906at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 25 x 100 ft
- Tax a year
- $8,3792026 tax year
- Built
- 100+
- Parking
- 0none
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 356 Howland Ave
356 Howland Ave is a 4+1-bedroom, 3-bathroom detached house in Casa Loma, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $1,585,000 (MLS® C13765214).
Rare opportunity on one of the Annex's most desirable, family-friendly streets - a quiet single-block stretch of Howland Avenue - this classic red-brick home blends timeless character with exceptional urban convenience at the base of historic Davenport Escarpment. Step past the lush, shaded front porch into an inviting sanctuary offering impressive space, flexible functionality, and endless potential as a single-family retreat. The expansive open-concept main floor features a seamless living and dining area highlighted by a stunning stained glass transom, alongside an updated kitchen with a cozy sitting area that steps down to a recently landscaped, deep, and serene backyard tailored for weekend gatherings and quiet relaxation. The second level hosts a spacious primary bedroom with a private balcony, plus a versatile second bedroom or study featuring its own private outdoor deck. Up on the top floor, you will find two additional large, light-filled bedrooms, a two-piece bathroom, and a convenient upper-level laundry room. Adding incredible versatility, the functional lower level offers a separate entrance, making it ideal for a rec room and a fifth bedroom or guest suite. Located in the heart of Toronto's iconic Annex neighborhood, this character-filled sanctuary offers rare urban tranquility just steps to top-rated schools, parks, transit, and fine dining. Quiet family living with to-tier urban convenience.
Insights
Condition Score
Good73/1001 documented update signal
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall23/100−$2,930/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 127 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
- $8,379 / 2026
- MLS® number
- C13765214
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Building Age
- 100+
- Days on market
- Size
- 1500-2000 sqft
- Lot Size
- 25 x 100 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- None, 0 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- 3-Storey
- Community
- Casa Loma
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 1500-2000 sqft
- Building Age
- 100+
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 4+1
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 4pc 2nd, 1 × 2pc Lower, 1 × 2pc 3rd
- Basement Type
- Finished
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- None
- Garage Type
- None
- Additional Parking
- 0
- Total Parking
- 0
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 25 ft
- Depth
- 100 ft
- Lot Size
- 25 x 100 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Concrete
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Pool
- None
- Den
- Yes
- Family room
- Yes
- Extras
- All window coverings where installed, all electric light fixtures, refrigerator, dishwasher, hood, stove, washer and dryer.
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living | 3.58 × 3.66 m | hardwood floor, Large Window, O/Looks Dining | Ground |
| Dining | 3.13 × 5.05 m | hardwood floor, O/Looks Living | Ground |
| Kitchen | 4.49 × 3.58 m | hardwood floor, O/Looks Family, Pass Through | Ground |
| Family | 5.02 × 3.58 m | hardwood floor, O/Looks Backyard, W/O To Garden | Ground |
| Primary | 6.51 × 4.55 m | hardwood floor, Double Closet, W/O To Balcony | 2nd |
| 2nd Br | 3.28 × 3.57 m | hardwood floor, W/O To Balcony | 2nd |
| 3rd Br | 3.58 × 5.05 m | hardwood floor, Closet | 3rd |
| 4th Br | 3.84 × 3.56 m | hardwood floor, W/I Closet | 3rd |
| Rec | 6.1 × 3.58 m | Broadloom | Bsmt |
| Br | 3.41 × 3.98 m | Broadloom | Bsmt |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 356 Howland 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 | $1,585,000 | N/A | Pc | C13765214 |
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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
- $317,000
- Total mortgage amount
- $1,268,000
- Total interest payment
- $901,600
- Total purchase cost
- $2,486,600
- Mortgage payment
- $7,232/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
52%Monthly carrying cost
$7,930- Rent $5,000
- Shortfall $2,930
Rental income opens at $5,000, the median asking rent of 127 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
- $28,175
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $28,175
- Total land transfer tax
- $56,350
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $47,875
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 $1,585,000
- $23,700
- Ontario total
- $28,175
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $28,175.
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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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 Kassaundra Dobson, Broker of Record 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
- Lot area
- 2,500 sq ft232 m²
- Street frontage
- 25 ft7.6 m
- Depth
- 100 ft30.5 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 conservation4
- 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 m34 test or monitoring holes also recorded.250 m
- Groundwater recorded about 8.7 m below ground nearbyThe middle water level in the well records within 500 m (196 records). It changes with the season and from spot to spot.500 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
- 22 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- Nearest airport: 4.9 km4.9 km
- Mapped parcel: about 2,840 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: 190 m190 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 The Governing Council of the University of Toronto — St George Campus, 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 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
R (d1.0) (x338)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 d1.0
Density: floor area is capped at 1.0 times the lot area.
2 x338
Site-specific exception 338: 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(338)
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
No building permits on file at this address.
Signals around this home
Changing nearby. 4 open development applications within 800 m of this home.
388 DUPONT STSite planUnder Review
Proposal revised:A 16-storey mixed-use building with a wrapped MPH/Amenity at Level 16. Proposal contains 257 dwelling units and 811 square metres of at-grade retail space along the Dupont Street frontage. The proposal also includes 72 vehicular parking spaces and 142 bicycle parking spaces.
290 m away555 DAVENPORT RDSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for an 8-storey residential building having a gross floor area of 10,906 square metres, and containing 134 residential dwelling units.
290 m away374 DUPONT STSite planUnder Review
Proposal revised:A 16-storey mixed-use building with a wrapped MPH/Amenity at Level 16. Proposal contains 257 dwelling units and 811 square metres of at-grade retail space along the Dupont Street frontage. The proposal also includes 72 vehicular parking spaces and 142 bicycle parking spaces.
300 m away500 MACPHERSON AVESite planUnder Review
Site plan approval application for an 8-storey residential building having a gross floor area of 11572 square metres, and containing 135 residential dwelling units.
310 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 Casa Loma right now
- For sale now
- 22
- Median asking price
- $5.32M
- New in 7 days
- 2
- Price cuts
- 9%
Middle half: $3.5M to $6.29M
5 in 28 days
2 listings
This home is asking 70% below the median, lower than three quarters of them.
See all homes in Casa LomaAsking 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dupont Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 550 m |
| St Clair West Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 900 m |
| Bathurst Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1.1 km |
| Forest Hill Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 2.9 km |
| Bloor GO | GO Transit train: KitchenerUP Express train | 3.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Community SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–6 | 400 m | 83%Grade 6 average |
| Palmerston Avenue Junior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–6 · French Immersion | 800 m | 81%Grade 6 average |
| Holy Rosary Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 1 km | 82%Grade 6 average |
| ÉÉC du Sacré-Coeur-TorontoConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades JK–6 | 1.3 km | 60%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loretto College SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 1.3 km | 40%Grade 9 math |
| Central Technical SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.5 km | 34%Grade 9 math |
| Harbord Collegiate InstituteToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 1.6 km | 77%Grade 9 math |
| Collège français secondaireConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 3.3 km | 86%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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