621-297 College St
Kensington-Chinatown, Toronto, Ontario M5T 0C2
- Bedrooms
- 2+1
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Size
- 900–999sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $885at the range’s middle
- Tax a year
- $5,2942026 tax year
- Built
- 6-10
- Parking
- 11 underground
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 621-297 College St
621-297 College St is a 2+1-bedroom, 2-bathroom condo in Kensington-Chinatown, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $839,900 (MLS® C14136368).
Discover elevated urban living at The College, where contemporary design meets the vibrant energy of downtown Toronto. This beautifully appointed corner residence offers 956 sq. ft. of thoughtfully designed living space, featuring 2 bedrooms plus a versatile den, 2 bathrooms, two private balconies, and desirable western and northern exposures. Complete with an approved sliding door, the den offers exceptional flexibility as a home office, nursery, or potential third bedroom. Expansive windows welcome abundant natural sunlight and showcase west-facing views along College Street. The open-concept living and dining areas flow effortlessly into a stylish kitchen featuring quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, and a dedicated pantry for additional storage. The spacious primary suite offers a peaceful retreat, complete with beautiful northern protected views, a private balcony, an ensuite bathroom, and a walk-in closet featuring built-in organizers. Independently controlled climate settings provide an added level of personalized comfort. Freshly painted throughout and meticulously prepared for its next owner, this move-in-ready residence offers the opportunity to settle in without the hassle of renovations or immediate improvements. Ideally situated at College and Spadina, you're steps from Kensington Market, Chinatown, and Little Italy, with the University of Toronto, celebrated restaurants, charming cafés, boutique shopping, and convenient transit all within easy reach. Complete with one owned parking space and two owned lockers, this exceptional residence offers a rare combination of generous living space, thoughtful functionality, and sophisticated downtown living.
Insights
Condition Score
Fair66/1004 condition-related facts documented
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall35/100−$1,302/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 8 condos with 3 bedrooms for lease in Kensington-Chinatown 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
- $5,294 / 2026
- MLS® number
- C14136368
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Condo Apt
- Building Age
- 6-10
- Days on market
- Size
- 900-999 sqft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 1 Underground, 1 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Condo Apt
- Style
- Apartment
- Community
- Kensington-Chinatown
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 900-999 sqft
- Building Age
- 6-10
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 2+1
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 4pc Main, 1 × 3pc Main
- Basement Type
- None
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Garage Type
- Underground
- Garage
- 1
- Additional Parking
- 0
- Total Parking
- 1
Utilities
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Heat Pump
Additional
- Fireplace
- No
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
- Extras
- 2 Storage Lockers, 1 Parking Space, Closet Built Ins
- Condo maint.
- $979
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living | 3.96 × 6.4 m | — | Main |
| Dining | 3.96 × 6.4 m | — | Main |
| Kitchen | 3.96 × 6.4 m | — | Main |
| Primary | 2.74 × 3.96 m | — | Main |
| 2nd Br | 2.44 × 2.74 m | — | Main |
| Den | 1.83 × 2.44 m | — | Main |
| Other | — | Balcony | — |
| Other | — | Balcony | — |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 621-297 College St, 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 | $839,900 | N/A | For Sale | C14136368 |
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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
- $167,980
- Total mortgage amount
- $671,920
- Total interest payment
- $477,680
- Total purchase cost
- $1,317,580
- Mortgage payment
- $3,832/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
47%Monthly carrying cost
$5,252- Rent $3,950
- Shortfall $1,302
Rental income opens at $3,950, the median asking rent of 8 comparable homes for lease in Kensington-Chinatown. 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
- $13,273
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $13,273
- Total land transfer tax
- $26,546
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $18,071
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 $839,900
- $8,798
- Ontario total
- $13,273
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $13,273.
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 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 m23 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
- 86 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: 2.6 km2.6 km
- Mapped parcel: about 6,420 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
- 1 facility within 1 km reports pollutant releases to Environment CanadaThe nearest is The Governing Council of the University of Toronto — St George Campus, 590 m away. Facilities report to the National Pollutant Release Inventory above set thresholds; reporting a release is not a finding of harm.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 50 m awayFixed wireless 50/10 Mbps or faster. LTE mobile coverage listed. ISED’s National Broadband Data at the nearest household point (50 m from the listing); 50/10 Mbps is its top category and includes faster plans. Confirm with a provider for this address.50 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
By-law
See Former City of Toronto By-Law No. 438-86What this means:the City’s 2013 zoning by-law does not cover this land, so the former municipality’s by-law still sets what may be built. Confirm the rules with the City before you plan.
City of Toronto zoning map, read at this address. Open the City’s zoning map. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto.
Permit history
21 building permits cleared at this address in the City’s file.
Garage Repair/ReconstructionPermit Issued
Waterproofing replacement, localized concrete repairs, and drain and drain pipe replacement within the parking garage and loading dock.
Issued September 2, 2026
Interior AlterationsInspection
MINOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO AN AREA APPROXIMATELY 2 m2 IN AN EXISTING SINGLE DWELLING SUITE IN EXISTING CONDOMIMIUM BUILDING. (MAILING ADDRESS UNIT 610) (Unit is on the 4th floor & sometimes referred to as Unit 409)
Issued July 27, 2023
Interior AlterationsRevision Issued
Revision - layout, proposed mobile shopt withn existing T & T supermarket.Construct interior alterations to T&T Supermarket - Mobile Shop
Issued August 11, 2022
Building Permit Related(MS)Closed
HVAC - Construct interior alterations to T&T Supermarket - Mobile Shop
Issued April 12, 2022
Interior AlterationsClosed
Proposed kiosk "Bubble Tea" on ground floor of T&T Supermarket
Issued August 31, 2021
Building Permit Related(PS)Closed
Plumbing - Proposed kiosk "Bubble Tea" on ground floor of T&T Supermarket
Issued August 31, 2021
Interior AlterationsClosed
Revision 01 - Construct new cashier room complete with lighting, power and HVAC.[Interior alterations for a new supermarket - T & T Supermarket Store on main level]
Issued June 7, 2021
Sign Building Permit RelatedClosed
In conjunction with a multi-storey building on the premises, proposal to erect and display two illuminated wall signs, displaying static copy at the 1st floor on the north and west elevations.***T&T SUPERMARKET***
Issued June 4, 2021
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.
309 AUGUSTA AVEOfficial plan or zoning amendmentUnder Review
Proposed six storey hotel with restaurant components containing 2194sqm of non-residential gross floor area. No parking is proposed.
110 m away502 SPADINA AVESite planUnder Review
Proposed nine-storey mixed-use building with a residential gross floor area of 8,213 square metres, including 109 affordable rental units, and a non-residential gross floor area of 3,185 square metres.
160 m away508 SPADINA AVESite planUnder Review
Proposed nine-storey mixed-use building with a residential gross floor area of 8,213 square metres, including 109 affordable rental units, and a non-residential gross floor area of 3,185 square metres.
180 m away199 COLLEGE STSite planUnder Review
Related App 22 150580 STE 11 OZSite Plan application for proposal for a 31-storey mixed-use building containing 492 purpose-built rental units. The proposed non-residential gross floor area is 1,379 square metres, and the proposed residential gross floor area is 19,924 square metres.
520 m away197 COLLEGE STSite planUnder Review
Related App 22 150580 STE 11 OZSite Plan application for proposal for a 31-storey mixed-use building containing 492 purpose-built rental units. The proposed non-residential gross floor area is 1,379 square metres, and the proposed residential gross floor area is 19,924 square metres.
530 m away195 COLLEGE STSite planUnder Review
Related App 22 150580 STE 11 OZSite Plan application for proposal for a 31-storey mixed-use building containing 492 purpose-built rental units. The proposed non-residential gross floor area is 1,379 square metres, and the proposed residential gross floor area is 19,924 square metres.
530 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 Kensington-Chinatown right now
- For sale now
- 84
- Median asking price
- $657K
- New in 7 days
- 11
- Price cuts
- 24%
Middle half: $519K to $856K
33 in 28 days
20 listings
This home is asking 28% above the median.
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The street
Transit nearby
| Station | Lines | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 900 m |
| St Patrick Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 1.1 km |
| Spadina Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University, Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1.1 km |
| Museum Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 1.2 km |
| Union Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-UniversityGO Transit train: Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, StouffvilleUP Express train | 2.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Lansdowne Junior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–6 · French Immersion | 200 m | 88%Grade 6 average |
| da Vinci SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–6 | 250 m | 67%Grade 3 average |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 1.1 km | 80%Grade 6 average |
| École élémentaire Pierre-Elliott-TrudeauConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades JK–6 | 1.2 km | 94%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subway Academy IIToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 500 m | — |
| Heydon Park Secondary SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 600 m | 8%Grade 9 math |
| Loretto College SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 1.1 km | 40%Grade 9 math |
| Collège français secondaireConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 2 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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