- Bedrooms
- 1
- Bathrooms
- 1
- Size
- < 700sq ft
- Lot
- 24.08 x 120 ft
- Tax a year
- $7,4052025 tax year
- Parking
- 22 detached
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 153 Strachan Ave
153 Strachan Ave is a 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom semi-detached house in Niagara, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $1,975,000 (MLS® C14122556).
Unicorn development site -- 18m (59) height limit -- Up to 8,500 buildable square feet -- Up to 5 storeys plus raised lower level -- That's SIX 1,300SF levels and a laneway house -- A Spectacular site with three (3) options -- 1. A 6,500SF bespoke home of your custom design and 5 levels each with 12-foot ceilings and 24-foot ceilings in living room -- 2. A 6 level multi-family or investment home with 2 storey owner's home plus 4 floors for family or rentals -- 3. A Six-plex with six full floor 1,300SF luxury suites commanding premium rents -- Any of these options also include a laneway suite with covered parking for 4 cars -- One set of building permits have already been approved and revisions submitted -- Can start construction quickly -- Construction management, sub-contractors and trades are in place so construction can be completed with a year -- Features include: wide 24 x 120 lot with wide lane access, laneway house over 4 car parking and private access to main house, superior steel and concrete construction, custom glass elevator, grand scale and ceiling heights, unmatched views & exceptional architecture -- Located in downtown's best Trinity-Bellwoods, Ossington, King/Queen West, Financial District, Lake location and next door to to some of downtowns most expensive townhomes.
Insights
Condition Score
Good68/1006 condition-related facts documented
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall5/100−$7,128/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 51 homes with 1 bedroom for lease in Niagara right now. Cost of owning counts the mortgage and property tax.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- Tax
- $7,405 / 2025
- MLS® number
- C14122556
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Semi-Detached
- Days on market
- Size
- < 700 sqft
- Lot Size
- 24.08 x 120 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 2 Detached, 2 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Semi-Detached
- Style
- Bungalow
- Community
- Niagara
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- < 700 sqft
- Construction
- Other
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Bathrooms
- 1
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 4pc
- Basement Type
- Other
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- Lane
- Garage Type
- Detached
- Garage
- 2
- Additional Parking
- 0
- Total Parking
- 2
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- None
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 24.08 ft
- Depth
- 120 ft
- Lot Size
- 24.08 x 120 ft
Additional
- Roof
- Other
- Fireplace
- No
- Pool
- None
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
Rooms
Room details unavailable
The listing source did not provide room-level measurements or features.
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 153 Strachan 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 | $1,975,000 | N/A | For Sale | C14122556 |
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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
- $395,000
- Total mortgage amount
- $1,580,000
- Total interest payment
- $1,123,300
- Total purchase cost
- $3,098,300
- Mortgage payment
- $9,011/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
83%Monthly carrying cost
$9,628- Rent $2,500
- Shortfall $7,128
Rental income opens at $2,500, the median asking rent of 51 comparable homes for lease in Niagara. 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
- $35,975
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $35,975
- Total land transfer tax
- $71,950
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $63,475
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 $1,975,000
- $31,500
- Ontario total
- $35,975
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $35,975.
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
- 2,890 sq ft268 m²
- Street frontage
- 24.08 ft7.3 m
- Depth
- 120 ft36.6 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
- 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 m49 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
- 93 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- 5 open development applications within 250 mAn application is a proposal: it may change, be refused or never be built.250 m
- Nearest airport: 1.8 km1.8 km
- Mapped parcel: about 3,370 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: 410 m410 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
- No facility within 1 km reports pollutant releases to Environment CanadaThe nearest is City of Toronto — 1116 King Street West, 1.2 km away. Only facilities above the inventory’s reporting thresholds are listed.1 km
- 1 federal contaminated site 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 this locationFixed wireless 50/10 Mbps or faster. LTE mobile coverage listed. ISED’s National Broadband Data at the nearest household point (20 m from the listing); 50/10 Mbps is its top category and includes faster plans. Confirm with a provider for this address.At the address
- 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
R (d1.0) (x868)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 d1.0
Density: floor area is capped at 1.0 times the lot area.
2 x868
Site-specific exception 868: 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(868)
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
8 building permits cleared at this address in the City’s file.
DemolitionRevocation Pending
Demolition permit of existing one storey house to make way for New 4 storey semi-detached house (building permit has already been submitted)
Issued October 17, 2025
Building Permit Related(MS)Revocation Pending
HVAC - To construct a new four-storey PART 3 semi-detached duplex dwelling with front and rear ground floor porch, basement walkout in the front, as well as rear fourth floor rooftop deck. Also refer to Laneway Suite 25 182854 BLD 00 SR.
Issued October 17, 2025
New BuildingRevocation Pending
To construct a new four-storey PART 3 semi-detached duplex dwelling with front and rear ground floor porch, basement walkout in the front, as well as rear fourth floor rooftop deck. Also refer to Laneway Suite 25 182854 BLD 00 SR.
Issued October 17, 2025
Building Permit Related(MS)Revocation Pending
HVAC - Proposal to construct a new laneway suite.
Issued August 28, 2025
Building Permit Related(PS)Revocation Pending
Plumbing - Proposal to construct a new laneway suite.
Issued August 28, 2025
New Laneway / Rear Yard SuiteRevocation Pending
Proposal to construct a new laneway suite.
Issued August 28, 2025
Building Permit Related (DR)Revocation Pending
Drain - Proposal to construct a new laneway suite.
Issued August 28, 2025
Building Permit Related(PS)Under Review
Plumbing - To construct a new four-storey PART 3 semi-detached duplex dwelling with front and rear ground floor porch, basement walkout in the front, as well as rear fourth floor rooftop deck. Also refer to Laneway Suite 25 182854 BLD 00 SR.
Applied June 27, 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.
127 STRACHAN AVESite planUnder Review
Site plan approval application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 13 storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 138 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 21,122 square metres. The Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment application has been OLT approved, pending final order until the applicant has fulfilled the required conditions.
90 m away115 STRACHAN AVESite planUnder Review
Site plan approval application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 13 storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 138 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 21,122 square metres. The Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment application has been OLT approved, pending final order until the applicant has fulfilled the required conditions.
110 m away111 STRACHAN AVESite planUnder Review
Site plan approval application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 13 storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 138 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 21,122 square metres. The Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment application has been OLT approved, pending final order until the applicant has fulfilled the required conditions.
150 m away109 STRACHAN AVESite planUnder Review
Site plan approval application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 13 storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 138 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 21,122 square metres. The Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment application has been OLT approved, pending final order until the applicant has fulfilled the required conditions.
150 m away952 KING ST WSite planUnder Review
The proposed development consists of a 16-storey mixed-use building, which will have a total height of 50.6 metres to the top of the roof and 56.6 metres to the top of the mechanical penthouse. The building will be comprised of approximately 578 square metres of ground floor retail space, and will contain 213 residential units, including grade-related townhouse units along the Strachan Avenue frontage. The proposed gross floor area will be approximately 14,441 square metres, resulting in a density of 9.33 FSI. A Zoning By-law Amendment application (22 201229 STE 10 OZ) is being concurrently reviewed with this site plan application.
200 m away230 NIAGARA STSite planAppeal Received
To permit a 3-storey non-residential building having a non-residential gross floor area of 1,458 square metres.
300 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
Semi-detached homes for sale in Niagara right now
- For sale now
- 7
- Median asking price
- $1.4M
- New in 7 days
- 0
- Price cuts
- 0%
Middle half: $1.04M to $1.51M
4 in 28 days
0 listings
This home is asking 41% above the median, higher than three quarters of them.
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The street
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Transit nearby
| Station | Lines | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Exhibition GO | GO Transit train: Lakeshore West | 1.1 km |
| Osgoode Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 2.2 km |
| St Andrew Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 2.2 km |
| St Patrick Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 2.3 km |
| Christie Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 2.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Street Junior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–6 | 350 m | 95%Grade 6 average |
| Givins/Shaw Junior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–6 | 500 m | 86%Grade 6 average |
| St Mary Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 650 m | 75%Grade 6 average |
| École élémentaire Pierre-Elliott-TrudeauConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades JK–6 | 900 m | 94%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Msgr Fraser College (Southwest)Toronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 750 m | — |
| City SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.5 km | — |
| Central Toronto AcademyToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.7 km | 47%Grade 9 math |
| ÉSC Saint-Frère-AndréConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades 9–12 | 2.5 km | 69%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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