- Bedrooms
- 5+1
- Bathrooms
- 6
- Size
- 5,000 +sq ft
- Lot
- 75 x 180 ft
- Tax a year
- $28,1222026 tax year
- Parking
- 83 detached
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 244 Russell Hill Rd
244 Russell Hill Rd is a 5+1-bedroom, 6-bathroom detached house in Casa Loma, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $7,195,000 (MLS® C13816980).
An exceptional family residence on a spectacular 75 x 180 ft. west facing lot in prestigious South Hill. Offering 7,222 sq. ft. of thoughtfully designed living space, this impressive home features generous principal rooms, a chef's kitchen with Caesarstone countertops, breakfast bar and top of the line appliances, seamlessly integrated with the family room and opening onto an expansive, beautifully landscaped garden with pool. Six bedrooms and six bathrooms include a luxurious principal suite with dressing room, two ensuite bathrooms and a walkout to a private terrace. The third floor offers two spacious bedrooms, a bathroom, study and dedicated children's lounge. The lower level is complete with a gym, media room, mudroom and ample storage. A three car detached garage, private driveway with parking for five additional vehicles and an extraordinary garden setting complete this remarkable offering. A wonderful opportunity to enjoy the space, comfort and lifestyle of an exceptional family home in a truly special setting.
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−$28,468/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 51 detached homes with 6 bedrooms for lease in Toronto right now. Cost of owning counts the mortgage and property tax.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- Tax
- $28,122 / 2026
- MLS® number
- C13816980
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Days on market
- Size
- 5000 + sqft
- Lot Size
- 75 x 180 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 3 Detached, 8 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- 3-Storey
- Community
- Casa Loma
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 5000 + sqft
- Construction
- Stone
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 5+1
- Bathrooms
- 6
- Bathroom Details
- 2 × 3pc, 1 × 2pc, 3 × 5pc
- Basement Type
- Finished
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- Private
- Garage Type
- Detached
- Garage
- 3
- Additional Parking
- 5
- Total Parking
- 8
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 75 ft
- Depth
- 180 ft
- Lot Size
- 75 x 180 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Brick, Concrete Block
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Pool
- Inground
- Den
- Yes
- Family room
- Yes
- Extras
- All kitchen appliances including: Gas Monogram cooktop. Thermador wall ovens. Panelled BOSCH dishwasher. Panelled Sub-Zero refrigerator. All pantry applainces: CAVAVIN glass front wine fridge. Panelled SubZero. Lower level Appliance: Traulsen fridge, LG washing machine. All bedroom wardrobes (where present). All mounted televisions. Solar pool heater (as-is).
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living | 4.14 × 5.61 m | hardwood floor, Crown Moulding, Leaded Glass | Main |
| Dining | 4.75 × 4.88 m | Crown Moulding, hardwood floor, Wainscoting | Main |
| Kitchen | 5.41 × 6.55 m | Renovated, W/O To Terrace, Marble Counter | Main |
| Den | 4.27 × 4.65 m | Fireplace, Crown Moulding, B/I Bookcase | Main |
| Family | 5.18 × 5.41 m | Fireplace, Combined W/Kitchen, W/O To Terrace | Main |
| Primary | 4.37 × 5.0 m | Fireplace, His/Hers Closets, 5 Pc Ensuite | 2nd |
| 2nd Br | 4.39 × 4.45 m | 3 Pc Ensuite, B/I Closet, hardwood floor | 2nd |
| 3rd Br | 3.28 × 4.01 m | hardwood floor, W/O To Terrace | 2nd |
| Media/Ent | 3.71 × 4.32 m | hardwood floor, Closet, Open Concept | 3rd |
| 4th Br | 5.0 × 5.66 m | hardwood floor, Closet, East View | 3rd |
| 5th Br | 3.96 × 4.88 m | hardwood floor, Double Doors, Combined W/Office | 3rd |
| Exercise | 4.06 × 7.39 m | Window, Double Sink, Laminate | Lower |
| Rec | 5.23 × 7.24 m | Double Closet, Window, Broadloom | Lower |
| Br | 3.51 × 5.26 m | Window, Broadloom | Lower |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 244 Russell Hill 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 | $7,195,000 | N/A | For Sale | C13816980 |
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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
- $1,439,000
- Total mortgage amount
- $5,756,000
- Total interest payment
- $4,091,500
- Total purchase cost
- $11,286,500
- Mortgage payment
- $32,825/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
89%Monthly carrying cost
$35,168- Rent $6,700
- Shortfall $28,468
Rental income opens at $6,700, the median asking rent of 51 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
- $166,350
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $262,200
- Total land transfer tax
- $428,550
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $420,075
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 $7,195,000
- $129,875
- Ontario total
- $166,350
Toronto’s municipal tax has its own higher brackets at this price, so it adds $262,200.
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
- 13,500 sq ft1,254 m²
- Street frontage
- 75 ft22.9 m
- Depth
- 180 ft54.9 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.
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 8 m below ground nearbyThe middle water level in the well records within 500 m (45 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 activity4
- Outside the Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine and Niagara Escarpment plan areasAt the address
- 36 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km5.6 km
- Mapped parcel: about 13,590 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 · toronto.parcels
Around the home2
- Nearest rail line: 890 m890 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 The Governing Council of the University of Toronto — St George Campus, 2.7 km away. Only 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 this locationFixed wireless 50/10 Mbps or faster. LTE mobile coverage listed. ISED’s National Broadband Data at the nearest household point (10 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, 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 (f12.0; d0.6) (x1424)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 f12.0
Frontage: at least 12.0 m.
2 d0.6
Density: floor area is capped at 0.6 times the lot area.
3 x1424
Site-specific exception 1424: 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(1424)
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
1 building permit cleared at this address in the City’s file.
UnknownClosed
Make interior alterations to portion of 2nd floor
Issued April 27, 1999
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.
273 POPLAR PLAINS RDSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for a 13-storey residential building having a gross floor area of 27,328.6 square metres. A total of 164 dwelling units are proposed.
410 m away195 ST CLAIR AVE WSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for a 13-storey residential building having a gross floor area of 27,328.6 square metres. A total of 164 dwelling units are proposed.
410 m away429 WALMER RDSite planUnder Review
May 2023 resubmission: The application has been revised as follows: A 73.5 metre (19-storey inclusive of mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building is proposed with 17,930 square metres of gross floor area of which 200 square metres is non-residential. 98 residential units and 139 parking spaces are proposed.See the related Rezoning application: 22 192578 STE 12 OZ The rezoning application proposes a 19-storey mixed-use building, including 87 residential units with commercial space at grade. The proposed building has an overall height of 68.4 metres (75.9 metres including mechanical penthouse), with a total gross floor area of 18,450 square metres.
430 m away187 ST CLAIR AVE WSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for a 13-storey residential building having a gross floor area of 27,328.6 square metres. A total of 164 dwelling units are proposed.
440 m away185 ST CLAIR AVE WSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for a 13-storey residential building having a gross floor area of 27,328.6 square metres. A total of 164 dwelling units are proposed.
460 m away271 RUSSELL HILL RDSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Amendment to 08 150183 STE 22 SA
460 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 Casa Loma right now
- For sale now
- 22
- Median asking price
- $5.32M
- New in 7 days
- 2
- Price cuts
- 9%
Middle half: $3.5M to $6.29M
5 in 28 days
2 listings
This home is asking 35% above the median, higher than three quarters of them.
See all homes in Casa LomaAsking 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 | 650 m |
| Dupont Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 1.1 km |
| St Clair Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 1.3 km |
| Chaplin Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 2.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Rosary Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 500 m | 82%Grade 6 average |
| Brown Junior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–6 · French Immersion | 500 m | 91%Grade 6 average |
| Hillcrest Community SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–6 | 850 m | 83%Grade 6 average |
| ÉÉC du Sacré-Coeur-TorontoConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades JK–6 | 2.3 km | 60%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loretto College SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 2.1 km | 40%Grade 9 math |
| Central Technical SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 2.3 km | 34%Grade 9 math |
| Oakwood Collegiate InstituteToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 2.4 km | 44%Grade 9 math |
| Collège français secondaireConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 3.4 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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