12 Sarnia Ave
Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction, Toronto, Ontario M6P 3P3
- Bedrooms
- 2+2
- Bathrooms
- 4
- Size
- 1,100–1,500sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $946at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 16 x 90 ft
- Tax a year
- $5,6092026 tax year
- Built
- 100+
- Parking
- 1none
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 12 Sarnia Ave
12 Sarnia Ave is a 2+2-bedroom, 4-bathroom duplex in Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $1,230,000 (MLS® W14107076).
What if you could own a Toronto freehold with monthly mortgage costs lower than the average Toronto rent? Welcome to 12 Sarnia Avenue, a fully renovated semi-detached LEGAL DUPLEX in the heart of Junction Triangle, offering a smarter path to homeownership with rental income helping to offset your monthly mortgage payments! Two bright, beautifully updated, self-contained TWO-STOREY suites offer their own kitchens, living spaces, bedrooms, bathrooms, independent heating and cooling systems, and private outdoor spaces-including an upper-level terrace overlooking Campbell Park, perfect for morning coffee or unwinding outdoors. Live in one and let the rental income from the other help pay down your mortgage, accommodate extended family while maintaining privacy and independence, or add an income-producing property to your investment portfolio. Backing directly onto Campbell Park, with legal laneway parking and convenient access to neighbourhood cafes, restaurants, shops, Lansdowne Subway, Bloor GO and the UP Express connecting you to downtown Toronto and Pearson Airport. The upcoming Davenport Diamond Greenway will bring new walking and cycling connections, landscaping and public spaces to the neighbourhood, with planned connections at Sarnia Avenue and Campbell Park. Enjoy a vibrant, walkable neighbourhood while building equity in a freehold property with income potential. Multiple possibilities. One exceptional opportunity to make Toronto homeownership work for you! An absolute MUST SEE! Monthly mortgage cost comparison is based on illustrative financing and rental income assumptions, actual costs may vary. (Select photos have been virtually staged to illustrate potential furniture placement and decor.)
Insights
Condition Score
Good78/1002 documented update signals
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall21/100−$2,379/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 7 homes with 4 bedrooms for lease in Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction right now. Cost of owning counts the mortgage and property tax.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- Tax
- $5,609 / 2026
- MLS® number
- W14107076
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Duplex
- Building Age
- 100+
- Days on market
- Size
- 1100-1500 sqft
- Lot Size
- 16 x 90 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- None, 1 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Duplex
- Style
- 3-Storey
- Community
- Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 1100-1500 sqft
- Building Age
- 100+
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 2+2
- Bathrooms
- 4
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 4pc, 1 × 4pc, 1 × 2pc, 1 × 2pc
- Basement Type
- Finished with Walk-Out
- Kitchens
- 2
Parking
- Driveway
- Lane
- Garage Type
- None
- Additional Parking
- 1
- Total Parking
- 1
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 16 ft
- Depth
- 90 ft
- Lot Size
- 16 x 90 ft
Additional
- Roof
- Flat, Other
- Fireplace
- No
- Pool
- None
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
- Extras
- All appliances, all ELFs.
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Den | 2.84 × 3.17 m | — | Main |
| Living | 3.25 × 5.0 m | — | Main |
| Kitchen | 2.74 × 5.18 m | — | Main |
| Foyer | 1.32 × 2.16 m | — | Main |
| Bathroom | 0.0 × 0.0 m | 2 Pc Bath | Main |
| Br | 3.15 × 3.68 m | Double Closet | Bsmt |
| Rec | 3.05 × 4.17 m | — | Bsmt |
| Bathroom | 2.62 × 3.15 m | 5 Pc Bath, Combined W/Laundry | Bsmt |
| Other | 2.74 × 1.7 m | — | Bsmt |
| Family | 4.09 × 5.38 m | — | 2nd |
| Kitchen | 2.74 × 7.21 m | W/O To Balcony | 2nd |
| Bathroom | 0.0 × 0.0 m | 2 Pc Bath | 2nd |
| Other | 3.25 × 3.35 m | Balcony | 2nd |
| Primary | 3.48 × 4.27 m | Double Closet, 5 Pc Ensuite | 3rd |
| Bathroom | 2.67 × 2.74 m | 5 Pc Ensuite, Combined W/Laundry | 3rd |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 12 Sarnia 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 | $1,230,000 | N/A | For Sale | W14107076 |
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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
- $246,000
- Total mortgage amount
- $984,000
- Total interest payment
- $699,600
- Total purchase cost
- $1,929,600
- Mortgage payment
- $5,612/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
54%Monthly carrying cost
$6,079- Rent $3,700
- Shortfall $2,379
Rental income opens at $3,700, the median asking rent of 7 comparable homes for lease in Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction. 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
- $21,075
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $21,075
- Total land transfer tax
- $42,150
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $33,675
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 $1,230,000
- $16,600
- Ontario total
- $21,075
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $21,075.
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
- 1,440 sq ft134 m²
- Street frontage
- 16 ft4.9 m
- Depth
- 90 ft27.4 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 GeoWarehouse.
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 m27 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
- 62 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- 4 open development applications within 250 mAn application is a proposal: it may change, be refused or never be built.250 m
- Nearest airport: 5.2 km5.2 km
- Mapped parcel: about 1,590 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: 40 m40 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 Nitta Gelatin Canada, Inc. — Nitta Gelatin, 300 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 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, FibreStream, Rogers. Cable: Rogers. DSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: 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 (d0.6) (x751)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 d0.6
Density: floor area is capped at 0.6 times the lot area.
2 x751
Site-specific exception 751: 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(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
3 building permits cleared at this address in the City’s file.
Building Permit Related(MS)Closed
HVAC - Proposed alterations to existing basement area (72m2) first and second floor (121.14m2) to accommodate new secondary dwelling unit in existing three storey single family semi detached dwelling.
Issued September 6, 2017
Building Permit Related(PS)Closed
Plumbing - Proposed alterations to existing basement area (72m2) first and second floor (121.14m2) to accommodate new secondary dwelling unit in existing three storey single family semi detached dwelling.
Issued August 24, 2017
Second Suite (New)Closed
Proposed alterations to existing basement area (72m2) first and second floor (121.14m2) to accommodate new secondary dwelling unit in existing three storey single family semi detached dwelling.
Issued August 23, 2017
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.
258 WALLACE AVEOfficial plan or zoning amendmentUnder Review
Standalone Official Plan Amendment application to redesignate the subject site from Core Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas.
90 m away224 WALLACE AVEOfficial plan or zoning amendmentUnder Review
Standalone Official Plan Amendment application to redesignate the subject site from Core Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas.
100 m away80 WARD STOfficial plan or zoning amendmentUnder Review
Standalone Official Plan Amendment application to redesignate the subject site from Core Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas.
150 m away90 WARD STOfficial plan or zoning amendmentUnder Review
Standalone Official Plan Amendment application to redesignate the subject site from Core Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas.
200 m away321 SYMINGTON AVEOfficial plan or zoning amendmentOMB Appeal
Zoning By-law Amendment Application for two towers of 39- and 36-storeys, including a 6-storey podium with commercial at grade. The proposal will have approximately 52,599 square metres of gross floor area, comprised of approximately 1,006 square metres of non-residential space at and approximately 51,593 square metres of residential gross floor area, with 873 residential units.The lands comprised of 350 Campbell Avenue are designated Core Employment Areas in the Toronto Official Plan which is awaiting ministerial approval to permit residential parking through OPA 653 (SASP 839).
480 m away323 SYMINGTON AVEOfficial plan or zoning amendmentOMB Appeal
Zoning By-law Amendment Application for two towers of 39- and 36-storeys, including a 6-storey podium with commercial at grade. The proposal will have approximately 52,599 square metres of gross floor area, comprised of approximately 1,006 square metres of non-residential space at and approximately 51,593 square metres of residential gross floor area, with 873 residential units.The lands comprised of 350 Campbell Avenue are designated Core Employment Areas in the Toronto Official Plan which is awaiting ministerial approval to permit residential parking through OPA 653 (SASP 839).
480 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
Multiplexes for sale in Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction right now
- For sale now
- 5
- Median asking price
- $1.47M
- New in 7 days
- 0
- Price cuts
- 40%
Middle half: $1.23M to $2.4M
2 in 28 days
2 listings
This home is asking 16% below the median.
See all homes in Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-JunctionAsking 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lansdowne Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 550 m |
| Bloor GO | GO Transit train: KitchenerUP Express train | 700 m |
| Dundas West Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 800 m |
| Dufferin Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1 km |
| Caledonia Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perth Avenue Junior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–6 · French Immersion | 400 m | 84%Grade 6 average |
| St Luigi Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 400 m | 36%Grade 3 average |
| St Sebastian Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 650 m | 90%Grade 6 average |
| École élémentaire Charles-SauriolConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades JK–8 | 850 m | 95%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 800 m | 41%Grade 9 math |
| Caring and Safe School 4Toronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 950 m | — |
| Bloor Collegiate InstituteToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1 km | 69%Grade 9 math |
| École secondaire Toronto OuestConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 1.2 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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