- Bedrooms
- 4
- Bathrooms
- 4
- Size
- 2,500–3,000sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $1,454at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 48.96 x 260.11 ft
- Tax a year
- $13,2872026 tax year
- Parking
- 62 attached
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 21 Ridgewood Rd
21 Ridgewood Rd is a 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom detached house in Forest Hill South, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $3,999,000 (MLS® C14128120).
An exceptional opportunity to move in and enjoy, renovate to your taste, or build your custom dream home in a premier ravine setting. Welcome to 21 Ridgewood Road, a rare offering on one of Forest Hill South's most coveted tree-lined streets. This gracious two-storey residence sits on a deep, private lot that backs onto a lush wooded ravine, delivering the tranquility of a country retreat in the heart of the city. Lovingly maintained by long-time owners, the home blends timeless mid-century character with generous proportions and abundant natural light. A covered front porch with flagstone walkway opens to a bright centre-hall foyer with an elegant wood staircase and wrought-iron railing. The expansive open-concept family and dining room is the heart of the home, framed by crown mouldings and floor-to-ceiling windows and French doors that walk out to the stone patio and sweeping backyard views, ideal for both everyday living and large-scale entertaining. The kitchen features warm wood cabinetry with frosted-glass uppers, stainless steel range, and a sunny bay-window breakfast area. A powder room and dressing area complete the main level. Upstairs, hardwood floors lead to a richly wood-panelled office/den with built-in shelving and treetop views, a spacious primary retreat with sitting area and dressing vanity, overlooking the garden. A well-proportioned second bedroom and third bedroom with built-in desk and storage, served by full bathrooms. The finished lower level offers a wood-panelled recreation room with a curved wet bar and lit glass display shelving, a home gym area, and a two-piece washroom, perfect for family gatherings or guests. Outside, the beautifully landscaped grounds feature a sun-drenched lawn, raised stone terraces and mature trees, all backing onto a wooded ravine for exceptional privacy. Attached double-car garage and private driveway. Steps to top-rated public and private schools, parks, shops, and dining.
Insights
Condition Score
Good68/1006 condition-related facts documented
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall9/100−$9,852/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 5 homes with 4 bedrooms for lease in Forest Hill South right now. Cost of owning counts the mortgage and property tax.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- Tax
- $13,287 / 2026
- MLS® number
- C14128120
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Days on market
- Size
- 2500-3000 sqft
- Lot Size
- 48.96 x 260.11 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 2 Attached, 6 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- Forest Hill South
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 2500-3000 sqft
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Bathrooms
- 4
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 4pc 2nd, 1 × 3pc 2nd, 1 × 2pc Main, 1 × 2pc Bsmt
- Basement Type
- Finished
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Garage Type
- Attached
- Garage
- 2
- Additional Parking
- 4
- Total Parking
- 6
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 48.96 ft
- Depth
- 260.11 ft
- Lot Size
- 48.96 x 260.11 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Concrete
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Pool
- None
- Den
- Yes
- Family room
- Yes
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family | 4.62 × 11.38 m | Picture Window, O/Looks Ravine, Open Concept | Main |
| Dining | 4.62 × 11.38 m | Combined W/Family, W/O To Greenbelt, Large Window | Main |
| Kitchen | 3.5 × 4.1 m | Tile Floor, Pot Lights | Main |
| Breakfast | 3.5 × 4.1 m | Bay Window, Combined W/Kitchen | Main |
| Powder Rm | 2.58 × 3.58 m | Tile Floor, 2 Pc Bath | Main |
| Primary | 4.66 × 6.38 m | hardwood floor, His/Hers Closets, 3 Pc Ensuite | 2nd |
| 2nd Br | 3.92 × 4.68 m | Parquet Floor, Large Window, Closet | 2nd |
| 3rd Br | 3.5 × 4.1 m | Broadloom, B/I Desk, B/I Shelves | 2nd |
| Office | 4.5 × 4.68 m | Broadloom, Panelled, Large Window | 2nd |
| Great Rm | 4.58 × 7.58 m | Tile Floor, Panelled, Wet Bar | Bsmt |
| Laundry | 3.52 × 3.86 m | Tile Floor | Bsmt |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 21 Ridgewood 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 | $3,999,000 | N/A | For Sale | C14128120 |
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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
- $799,800
- Total mortgage amount
- $3,199,200
- Total interest payment
- $2,274,300
- Total purchase cost
- $6,273,300
- Mortgage payment
- $18,245/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
63%Monthly carrying cost
$19,352- Rent $9,500
- Shortfall $9,852
Rental income opens at $9,500, the median asking rent of 5 comparable homes for lease in Forest Hill South. 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
- $86,450
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $96,440
- Total land transfer tax
- $182,890
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $174,415
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 $3,999,000
- $49,975
- Ontario total
- $86,450
Toronto’s municipal tax has its own higher brackets at this price, so it adds $96,440.
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
Lot
- Lot area
- 12,735 sq ft1,183 m²
- Street frontage
- 48.96 ft14.9 m
- Depth
- 260.11 ft79.3 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
- Inside Toronto and Region Conservation Authority’s mapped regulated areaHere the area is drawn from crest of slope, river meander belt, wetland mapping. Work on the property, such as an addition or grading, may need a permit from Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. It does not mean the house floods.At the address
- No mapped wetland within 120 m120 m
- No water-supply well recorded within 250 m4 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
- 13 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- 1 open development application within 250 mAn application is a proposal: it may change, be refused or never be built.250 m
- Nearest airport: 5.3 km5.3 km
- Mapped parcel: about 12,770 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 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 CanadaOnly 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, 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
RD (f18.0; d0.35) (x1422)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 f18.0
Frontage: at least 18.0 m.
2 d0.35
Density: floor area is capped at 0.35 times the lot area.
3 x1422
Site-specific exception 1422: 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(1422)
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.
1601 BATHURST STSite planAppeal Received
Site Plan Approval Application to facilitate the construction of an 8-storey rental apartment building containing 79 new residential units. 1601 Bathurst consists of an existing 4-storey apartment building to be demolished.
230 m away1603 BATHURST STSite planAppeal Received
Site Plan Approval Application to facilitate the construction of an 8-storey rental apartment building containing 79 new residential units. 1601 Bathurst consists of an existing 4-storey apartment building to be demolished.
270 m away101 RAGLAN AVESite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval application to facilitate the development of the site for a 26-storey residential building. The proposed residential gross floor area is 19124 square metres, and 225 residential dwelling units are proposed.
580 m away99 RAGLAN AVESite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval application to facilitate the development of the site for a 26-storey residential building. The proposed residential gross floor area is 19124 square metres, and 225 residential dwelling units are proposed.
580 m away97 RAGLAN AVESite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval application to facilitate the development of the site for a 26-storey residential building. The proposed residential gross floor area is 19124 square metres, and 225 residential dwelling units are proposed.
580 m away95 RAGLAN AVESite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval application to facilitate the development of the site for a 26-storey residential building. The proposed residential gross floor area is 19124 square metres, and 225 residential dwelling units are proposed.
590 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 Forest Hill South right now
- For sale now
- 47
- Median asking price
- $5.66M
- New in 7 days
- 4
- Price cuts
- 9%
Middle half: $4M to $10.1M
20 in 28 days
4 listings
This home is asking 29% below the median.
See all homes in Forest Hill SouthAsking 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
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Transit nearby
| Station | Lines | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| St Clair West Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 900 m |
| Forest Hill Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 1.1 km |
| Chaplin Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 1.3 km |
| Cedarvale Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-UniversityTTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 1.5 km |
| Bloor GO | GO Transit train: KitchenerUP Express train | 4.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hill Junior and Senior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 750 m | 93%Grade 6 average |
| Humewood Community SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 750 m | 79%Grade 6 average |
| Holy Rosary Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 900 m | 82%Grade 6 average |
| ÉÉC du Sacré-Coeur-TorontoConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades JK–6 | 2.7 km | 60%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hill Collegiate InstituteToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.3 km | 60%Grade 9 math |
| Oakwood Collegiate InstituteToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 1.9 km | 44%Grade 9 math |
| Marshall McLuhan Catholic Secondary SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 2 km | 59%Grade 9 math |
| École secondaire Toronto OuestConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 4.5 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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