5-1185 Birchmount Rd
Dorset Park, Toronto, Ontario M1P 2C1
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Size
- 1,000–1,199sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $591at the range’s middle
- Tax a year
- $2,1572025 tax year
- Parking
- 21 built-in
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 5-1185 Birchmount Rd
5-1185 Birchmount Rd is a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom condo townhouse in Dorset Park, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $649,900 (MLS® E13875804).
LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION! Welcome to a rare opportunity in an intimate 12-unit townhouse community in the heart of Scarborough. This beautifully updated home offers the space and comfort of a house with the convenience of condo living. Enjoy a renovated kitchen and bathrooms, a finished basement for added living space, parking and a practical layout designed for everyday family life. The monthly maintenance fee includes water, building insurance, parking and exterior maintenance and repairs, giving you greater peace of mind without the usual upkeep of a freehold home. TTC is right at your doorstep, with groceries, restaurants and everyday essentials nearby. Minutes to Kennedy Station and Warden Station, Eglington Crosstown LRT, Highway 401, Scarborough Town Centre, parks, schools and Centennial College. This move-in-ready home in a well-connected neighbourhood is perfect for first-time buyers, growing families or downsizers who want space without sacrificing convenience.
Insights
Condition Score
Good76/1002 documented update signals
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall43/100−$645/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 119 condos with 3 bedrooms for lease in Toronto 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
- $2,157 / 2025
- MLS® number
- E13875804
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Condo Townhouse
- Days on market
- Size
- 1000-1199 sqft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 1 Built-In, 2 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Condo Townhouse
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- Dorset Park
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 1000-1199 sqft
- Construction
- Alum Siding
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 4pc 2nd, 1 × 2pc Main
- Basement Type
- Finished
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Garage Type
- Built-In
- Garage
- 1
- Additional Parking
- 1
- Total Parking
- 2
Utilities
- Cooling
- Wall Unit
- Heating Type
- Baseboard
Additional
- Foundation
- Concrete Block
- Roof
- Flat
- Fireplace
- No
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
- Condo maint.
- $600
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Room 1 | 4.65 × 8.09 m | Combined W/Dining, W/O To Terrace, 2 Way Fireplace | Main |
| Dining | 4.65 × 8.09 m | Combined W/Living, Laminate | Main |
| Kitchen | 2.28 × 4.84 m | Quartz Counter, Window, Backsplash | Main |
| Primary | 3.74 × 3.92 m | North View, Laminate | 2nd |
| 2nd Br | 2.3 × 4.9 m | North View, Laminate | 2nd |
| Room 6 | 2.31 × 3.73 m | Laminate | 2nd |
| Laundry | 2.92 × 4.31 m | Laminate | Lower |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 5-1185 Birchmount 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 | $649,900 | N/A | For Sale | E13875804 |
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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
- $129,980
- Total mortgage amount
- $519,920
- Total interest payment
- $369,580
- Total purchase cost
- $1,019,480
- Mortgage payment
- $2,965/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
37%Monthly carrying cost
$3,745- Rent $3,100
- Shortfall $645
Rental income opens at $3,100, the median asking rent of 119 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
- $9,473
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $9,473
- Total land transfer tax
- $18,946
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $10,471
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 $649,900
- $4,998
- Ontario total
- $9,473
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $9,473.
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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Closing prices and sold comps are available to registered visitors who accept MLS® VOW terms on this site.
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 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 m11 test or monitoring holes also recorded.250 m
- Groundwater recorded about 2.6 m below ground nearbyThe middle water level in the well records within 500 m (96 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 activity3
- Outside the Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine and Niagara Escarpment plan areasAt the address
- 10 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- Mapped parcel: about 20,730 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 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 Progressive Anodizers Inc. — PROGRESSIVE, 570 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 60 m awayFixed wireless 50/10 Mbps or faster. LTE mobile coverage listed. ISED’s National Broadband Data at the nearest household point (60 m from the listing); 50/10 Mbps is its top category and includes faster plans. Confirm with a provider for this address.60 m
- Across the surrounding area: fibre to the home, cable, DSL internet listedFibre to the home: Beanfield Metroconnect, Bell, Rogers. Cable: Rogers. DSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: Dash Networks, 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
RA (au99.0) (x751)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 au99.0
Lot area: at least u99.0 m² per dwelling unit.
2 x751
Site-specific exception 751: this site has rules of its own, written in the by-law.
3 Where this is written
Chapter 15, section 15.10 of By-law 569-2013 · Exception 900.7.10(751)
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
1 building permit cleared at this address in the City’s file.
Fire DamageClosed
Proposal for structural fire damage repair.
Issued February 20, 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. 5 open development applications within 800 m of this home.
30 MCGREGOR RDSite planUnder Review
INACTIVE One storey daycare addition to existing school.
410 m away2157-2183 LAWRENCE AVE ESite planUnder Review
Proposal for a mixed-use development comprised of a 34-storey building (Tower A) fronting the intersection of Lawrence Avenue East and Birchmount Road and an 11-storey building (Tower B) along the easterly portion of the Lawrence Avenue East frontage, atop a shared 6-storey podium.
520 m away2180 LAWRENCE AVE ESite planUnder Review
INACTIVE Proposal for a mixed-use development consisting of a 21 storey building (at the northeast corner of Lawrence Ave E and Birchmount Rd.), a 5 to 7 storey mid-rise building (along Birchmount Rd.), 3 blocks of stacked townhouses (internal to the site) and a new public park (along Dulverton Rd.) as well as Privately Owned Public Space (along Lawrence Ave E.)
630 m away2130 LAWRENCE AVE EOfficial plan or zoning amendmentUnder Review
Proposal for redevelop the Subject Lands with two residential high-rise buildings withheights of 36 and 40 storeys and a 15 storey mixed-use mid-rise building with a total net FSI of 7.96. Proposed total floor area 88,265.1 sq. m. (950,078 sq.ft.), consisting of 86,387.2 sq. m. (929,865 sq. ft.) of residential space and 1,877.8 sq. m. (20,213 sq. ft.) of retail space. This provides 1,303 apartment units, 3,470.4 sq. m indoor amenity space and 1,748.7 sq. m outdoor amenity space, and 1,078 parking spaces, 992 bicycle parking spaces.
670 m away2102 LAWRENCE AVE ESite planUnder Review
The construction of a 12 and 6-storey residential building (attached as one building). The existing historic chapel is to be retained in full in order to provide for residential amenity space, and the existing cemetery is to be retained as-is.
780 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 Dorset Park right now
- For sale now
- 9
- Median asking price
- $699K
- New in 7 days
- 1
- Price cuts
- 0%
Middle half: $650K to $699K
6 in 28 days
0 listings
This home is asking 7% below the median.
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The street
Map and tour
Transit nearby
| Station | Lines | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Birchmount Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 1.5 km |
| Ionview Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 1.5 km |
| Golden Mile Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 1.7 km |
| Kennedy Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-DanforthTTC light rail: Line 5 EglintonGO Transit train: Stouffville | 1.9 km |
| Hakimi Lebovic Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 1.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Crerar Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 400 m | 45%Grade 6 average |
| St Lawrence Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 750 m | 77%Grade 6 average |
| Dorset Park Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–8 | 850 m | 79%Grade 6 average |
| École élémentaire Jeanne-LajoieConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades JK–6 | 3.3 km | 91%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winston Churchill Collegiate InstituteToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 700 m | 22%Grade 9 math |
| St Joan of Arc Catholic AcademyToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 1.9 km | 53%Grade 9 math |
| Wexford Collegiate School for the ArtsToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 2 km | 44%Grade 9 math |
| ÉSC Père-Philippe-LamarcheConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades 9–12 | 3.4 km | 55%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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