3203-25 The Esplanade
Waterfront Communities C8, Toronto, Ontario M5E 1W5
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Size
- 1,000–1,199sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $854at the range’s middle
- Tax a year
- $4,2972026 tax year
- Parking
- 0underground
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 3203-25 The Esplanade
3203-25 The Esplanade is a 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom condo in Waterfront Communities C8, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $939,000 (MLS® C14027632).
Welcome to 3203 - 25 The Esplanade, a beautifully renovated high-floor residence in the heart of downtown Toronto's coveted St. Lawrence Market neighbourhood. This bright suite has been thoughtfully updated throughout with new pipelines, combining a highly functional layout with modern finishes and an unbeatable central location.The renovated kitchen features a contemporary new design, all-new cabinetry, an oversized countertop, updated lighting, and new appliances-including refrigerator, and free standing range with oven. The original refrigerator location has been relocated to open and enlarge the entrance sightline, creating a more spacious and welcoming first impression. Both full bathroom and the powder room have been upgraded with new shower stall, bathtub, vanity counters, and all-new plumbing fixtures. Additional improvements include new flooring, smooth flat ceilings in place of the original popcorn finish, new light fixtures, and new window blinds in two bedrooms. The open-concept living and dining space offers flexibility for everyday living and entertaining, while the 32nd-floor position provides desirable city and water views and abundant natural light. Residents enjoy exceptional building amenities, including a 24-hour concierge, fitness centre, sauna, whirlpool, party room, billiards room, rooftop terraces, and the SkyPark deck with BBQs and seating.Just steps to St. Lawrence Market, Union Station, the Financial District, King Street, the Distillery District, waterfront trails, restaurants, and transit, this turnkey suite is ideal for professionals, first-time buyers, downsizers, and investors seeking a move-in-ready downtown home.A rare opportunity to own a fully updated residence in one of Toronto's most established and convenient downtown communities. Book your showing today.
Insights
Condition Score
Good81/1004 documented update signals
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall11/100−$2,738/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 82 condos with 2 bedrooms for lease in Waterfront Communities C8 right now. Cost of owning counts the mortgage, property tax and the condo fee.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- Tax
- $4,297 / 2026
- MLS® number
- C14027632
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Condo Apt
- Days on market
- Size
- 1000-1199 sqft
- Listed on
- Parking
- Underground, 0 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Condo Apt
- Style
- Apartment
- Community
- Waterfront Communities C8
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 1000-1199 sqft
- Construction
- Concrete
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 2pc Flat, 1 × 5pc Flat
- Basement Type
- None
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Garage Type
- Underground
- Additional Parking
- 0
- Total Parking
- 0
Utilities
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Additional
- Fireplace
- No
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
- Extras
- All appliances, elf and window blinds.
- Condo maint.
- $996
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Br | 3.3 × 4.2 m | W/I Closet, 5 Pc Ensuite, Large Window | Flat |
| 2nd Br | 2.9 × 4.0 m | B/I Closet, 5 Pc Bath, Large Window | Flat |
| Living | 6.2 × 5.0 m | Combined W/Dining, Overlook Water, Large Window | Flat |
| Dining | 6.2 × 5.0 m | Combined W/Living, 2 Pc Bath, Laminate | Flat |
| Kitchen | 2.6 × 3.0 m | 2 Pc Bath, Granite Counter, B/I Dishwasher | Flat |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 3203-25 The Esplanade, 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 | $939,000 | N/A | For Sale | C14027632 |
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The numbers
Mortgage Calculator
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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
- $187,800
- Total mortgage amount
- $751,200
- Total interest payment
- $534,000
- Total purchase cost
- $1,473,000
- Mortgage payment
- $4,284/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
71%Monthly carrying cost
$5,638- Rent $2,900
- Shortfall $2,738
Rental income opens at $2,900, the median asking rent of 82 comparable homes for lease in Waterfront Communities C8. 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
- $15,255
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $15,255
- Total land transfer tax
- $30,510
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $22,035
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 $939,000
- $10,780
- Ontario total
- $15,255
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $15,255.
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 Kassaundra Dobson, Broker of Record for a full comparative market analysis.
Comparable sales
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The land
Land and environment
Public records about this location. Not part of the MLS® listing and not provided by the listing brokerage.
Water and conservation5
- 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 m63 test or monitoring holes also recorded.250 m
- Groundwater recorded about 2.4 m below ground nearbyThe middle water level in the well records within 500 m (370 records). It changes with the season and from spot to spot.500 m
- Bedrock about 6.1 m down nearbyThe middle depth to bedrock in the well records within 500 m.500 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
- 152 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- 6 open development applications within 250 mAn application is a proposal: it may change, be refused or never be built.250 m
- Nearest airport: 1.9 km1.9 km
- Mapped parcel: about 39,470 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: 60 m60 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
- 2 facilities within 1 km report pollutant releases to Environment CanadaThe nearest is Redpath Sugar Ltd — Toronto Refinery, 530 m away. Facilities report to the National Pollutant Release Inventory above set thresholds; reporting a release is not a finding of harm.1 km
- 2 federal contaminated sites within 1 kmAll of them are closed. The federal inventory covers federal land only, not 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, CIK Telecom, Dotto One, FibreStream, Rally, Rogers. Cable: Rogers. DSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: Rogers, 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
CR 4.0 (c4.0; r2.5) SS1 (x2366)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 4.0
Density: total floor area is capped at 4.0 times the lot area.
2 c4.0
Commercial floor area is capped at 4.0 times the lot area.
3 r2.5
Residential floor area is capped at 2.5 times the lot area.
4 x2366
Site-specific exception 2366: this site has rules of its own, written in the by-law.
5 SS1
Standards set 1: the setback, height and coverage rules the by-law applies to this zone.
6 Where this is written
Chapter 40, section 40.10 of By-law 569-2013 · Exception 900.11.10(2366)
7 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
62 building permits cleared at this address in the City’s file.
Interior AlterationsNot Started
Proposal for interior alterations to an existing residentil suite - UNIT 2212
Applied October 28, 2026
Garage Repair/ReconstructionPermit Issued
Parking Garage Repairs at 25, 35 & 45 The Esplanade.
Issued July 16, 2026
Garage Repair/ReconstructionPermit Issued
Proposal for rewaterproofing the parking garage roof slab and replacing the overburden. Major work items include:Overburden and waterproofing removal and disposal including decorative arches, cast in place planters; Completing localized concrete repairs, if required; Installing new waterproofing; and Installing new overburden materials.
Issued March 11, 2026
Interior AlterationsInspection
Proposed interior alterations to include wall alterations and new kitchen
Issued February 11, 2026
Interior AlterationsClosed
Proposal to change the partition walls in the bedroom and reducing the size of a closet.
Issued November 26, 2025
Interior AlterationsCancelled
Proposed demo and rebuild of existing non-loadbearing walls in a condo unit:Removal of bedroom wall and install new drywalls, door and closet, hall closet wall, cosmetic wall in kitche and installation of new drywalls and door.
Completed October 2, 2025
Other(BA)Permit Issued
Proposal to create a temporary opening in the roof to allow entry and then resealed to allow for the emergency generator to be replaced.
Issued August 19, 2025
Fire AlarmPermit Issued
Proposed Replacement of Fire Alarm Control Panel and Remote Annunciator Panel.
Issued July 22, 2025
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.
1 FRONT ST WSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Control applicaiton to permit two towers on top of the existing heritage designated Dominion Public Building. A total gross floor area (GFA) of 89,058 square metres is proposed, consisting of 408 residential units, 253 hotel rooms, 5,082 square metres of retail and 36,022 square metres of office.
220 m away53 FREELAND STSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval application to facilitate the development of Block 4 of the former LCBO lands, part of the comprehensively planned Lower Yonge Precinct. Blocks 1 and 2 of the LCBO lands are already under development, and Block 3 has been conveyed as a City Park. The proposal is comprised of 3 towers having heights of 70, 78, and 85 storeys atop individual mixed-use podiums. The north building includes a 990 m² daycare and space for a 5,613 m² elementary public school, both to be located in the existing heritage building on site. A total of 1,753 m² of non-residential floor area is proposed as well as 171,950 m² of residential GFA, resulting in 2,570 residential units including 178 affordable housing units.
230 m away20 FRONT ST WSite planOMB Appeal
Site Plan application for a 40-storey mixed-use building that would integrate the existing designated heritage building into the base of the tower and would contain approximately 625 square metres of retail space on the ground floor and 480 rental dwelling units above (including 16 affordable units).
230 m away141 BAY STSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Control applicaiton to permit two towers on top of the existing heritage designated Dominion Public Building. A total gross floor area (GFA) of 89,058 square metres is proposed, consisting of 408 residential units, 253 hotel rooms, 5,082 square metres of retail and 36,022 square metres of office.
230 m away55 LAKE SHORE BLVD ESite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval application to facilitate the development of Block 4 of the former LCBO lands, part of the comprehensively planned Lower Yonge Precinct. Blocks 1 and 2 of the LCBO lands are already under development, and Block 3 has been conveyed as a City Park. The proposal is comprised of 3 towers having heights of 70, 78, and 85 storeys atop individual mixed-use podiums. The north building includes a 990 m² daycare and space for a 5,613 m² elementary public school, both to be located in the existing heritage building on site. A total of 1,753 m² of non-residential floor area is proposed as well as 171,950 m² of residential GFA, resulting in 2,570 residential units including 178 affordable housing units.
240 m away22 FRONT ST WSite planOMB Appeal
Site Plan application for a 40-storey mixed-use building that would integrate the existing designated heritage building into the base of the tower and would contain approximately 625 square metres of retail space on the ground floor and 480 rental dwelling units above (including 16 affordable units).
250 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
Condos for sale in Waterfront Communities C8 right now
- For sale now
- 190
- Median asking price
- $589K
- New in 7 days
- 24
- Price cuts
- 19%
Middle half: $500K to $800K
77 in 28 days
37 listings
This home is asking 59% above the median, higher than three quarters of them.
See all homes in Waterfront Communities C8Asking 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Union Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-UniversityGO Transit train: Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, StouffvilleUP Express train | 400 m |
| King Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 400 m |
| Queen Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 800 m |
| St Andrew Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 800 m |
| Osgoode Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 1.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 450 m | 65%Grade 6 average |
| Market Lane Junior and Senior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–8 | 950 m | 78%Grade 6 average |
| St Michael's Choir (Jr) SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 1–8 · French Immersion | 1 km | 99%Grade 6 average |
| École élémentaire Gabrielle-RoyConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades JK–6 | 1.2 km | 96%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's Choir (Sr) SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 1 km | 96%Grade 9 math |
| Inglenook Community SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.5 km | — |
| Collège français secondaireConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 1.8 km | 86%Grade 9 math |
| Heydon Park Secondary SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.8 km | 8%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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