257 Delaware Ave
Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction, Toronto, Ontario M6H 2T7
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Size
- 1,500–2,000sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $729at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 25 x 129 ft
- Tax a year
- $6,6532026 tax year
- Parking
- 31 detached
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 257 Delaware Ave
257 Delaware Ave is a 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom semi-detached house in Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $1,275,000 (MLS® W13878710).
**Rare 25 x 129 ft lot with LANEWAY and FRONT DRIVEWAY just steps away to Delaware Ave entrance to Ossington Station**Spacious 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home at Dovercourt and Bloor including a 3 piece bath on main level - a rare find!!Approximately 2445 sq ft total living area inc lower level with separate entrance - ideal for large family with potential income opportunities**High ceilings in LOWER level - app 865 sq ft with walk-up**Potential for laneway house while maintaining ample parking**Walking distance to numerous amenities inc various retail, parks, schools and subway**
Insights
Condition Score
Good68/1006 condition-related facts documented
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall18/100−$2,671/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
- $6,653 / 2026
- MLS® number
- W13878710
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Semi-Detached
- Days on market
- Size
- 1500-2000 sqft
- Lot Size
- 25 x 129 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 1 Detached, 3 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Semi-Detached
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 1500-2000 sqft
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 3pc Ground, 1 × 4pc 2nd, 1 × 4pc Bsmt
- Basement Type
- Separate Entrance
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- Lane, Mutual
- Garage Type
- Detached
- Garage
- 1
- Additional Parking
- 2
- Total Parking
- 3
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 25 ft
- Depth
- 129 ft
- Lot Size
- 25 x 129 ft
Additional
- Roof
- Shingles
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Pool
- None
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
- Extras
- Stainless Steel Fridge, Gas Stove, Washer, Gas Stove in Basement, Freezer in Basement, All electric light fixtures, & all window coverings
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foyer | 1.75 × 3.35 m | Ceramic Floor, West View | Ground |
| Living | 3.81 × 4.06 m | hardwood floor, Combined W/Dining, West View | Ground |
| Dining | 2.74 × 3.73 m | hardwood floor, Combined W/Living, Window | Ground |
| Kitchen | 4.06 × 4.09 m | Ceramic Floor, Eat-In Kitchen, Walk-Out | Ground |
| Mudroom | 1.83 × 1.83 m | Walk-Out | Ground |
| Br | 2.44 × 4.01 m | Linoleum, Stainless Steel Sink, Window | 2nd |
| Br | 2.97 × 3.96 m | hardwood floor, Closet, Window | 2nd |
| Primary | 2.74 × 4.37 m | hardwood floor, Closet, Window | 2nd |
| Br | 2.9 × 3.23 m | hardwood floor, Closet, Window | 2nd |
| Laundry | 3.35 × 3.96 m | Concrete Floor, Double Sink, 4 Pc Bath | Bsmt |
| Rec | 4.45 × 4.62 m | Concrete Floor, Walk-Up, Window | Bsmt |
| Kitchen | 2.06 × 5.49 m | Concrete Floor, Stainless Steel Sink, Window | Bsmt |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 257 Delaware 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 | $1,275,000 | N/A | Pc | W13878710 |
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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
- $255,000
- Total mortgage amount
- $1,020,000
- Total interest payment
- $725,100
- Total purchase cost
- $2,000,100
- Mortgage payment
- $5,817/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
57%Monthly carrying cost
$6,371- Rent $3,700
- Shortfall $2,671
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
- $21,975
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $21,975
- Total land transfer tax
- $43,950
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $35,475
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 $1,275,000
- $17,500
- Ontario total
- $21,975
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $21,975.
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
- 3,225 sq ft300 m²
- Street frontage
- 25 ft7.6 m
- Depth
- 129 ft39.3 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 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 m12 test or monitoring holes also recorded.250 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
- 92 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- Nearest airport: 4.3 km4.3 km
- Mapped parcel: about 3,270 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: 820 m820 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 Mondelez Canada Inc — Gladstone, 1.4 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 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, 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 (d0.6)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 d0.6
Density: floor area is capped at 0.6 times the lot area.
2 Where this is written
Chapter 10, section 10.10 of By-law 569-2013
3 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
2 building permits cleared at this address in the City’s file.
Back Water Valve (Sewer only)Closed
Backwater valve permit for the semi-detached dwelling.
Issued August 13, 2018
Party Wall Admin PermitsClosed
Party wall admin permit for application #17 172186
Issued June 9, 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.
1045 DUFFERIN STSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for a 3-storey switchgear building for Toronto Hydro.
630 m away980 DUFFERIN STPlan of subdivisionUnder Review
Draft Plan of Subdivision (10 lots) to facilitate a mixed-use redevelopment of the site: 147,512 square metres of res. GFA (2,219 dwelling units); 15,780 square metres of retail/commercial uses; 4,900 square metres of office uses; 2,815 square metres of existing floor area within the Kent Senior Public School, which will be renovated as a community hub.
750 m away980 DUFFERIN STSite planUnder Review
INACTIVE To facilitate a mixed-use redevelopment of the site:149,055 square metres of res. GFA (2018 dwelling units); 15,656 square metres of retail/commercial uses; 2,887 square metres of office uses; 2,868 square metres of existing floor area within the Kent Senior Public School.
750 m away1141 BLOOR ST WSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Administrative Amendment to 22 129524 STE 09 SA.
760 m away1141 BLOOR ST WSite planUnder Review
INACTIVE To facilitate a mixed-use redevelopment of the site:149,055 square metres of res. GFA (2018 dwelling units); 15,656 square metres of retail/commercial uses; 2,887 square metres of office uses; 2,868 square metres of existing floor area within the Kent Senior Public School.
760 m away1141 BLOOR ST WPlan of subdivisionUnder Review
Draft Plan of Subdivision (10 lots) to facilitate a mixed-use redevelopment of the site: 147,512 square metres of res. GFA (2,219 dwelling units); 15,780 square metres of retail/commercial uses; 4,900 square metres of office uses; 2,815 square metres of existing floor area within the Kent Senior Public School, which will be renovated as a community hub.
760 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 Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction right now
- For sale now
- 22
- Median asking price
- $1.27M
- New in 7 days
- 2
- Price cuts
- 27%
Middle half: $1.12M to $1.39M
12 in 28 days
6 listings
This home is asking at 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ossington Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 200 m |
| Dufferin Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 650 m |
| Christie Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 800 m |
| Bloor GO | GO Transit train: KitchenerUP Express train | 1.9 km |
| Oakwood Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Anthony Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 500 m | 72%Grade 6 average |
| ÉÉC du Sacré-Coeur-TorontoConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades JK–6 | 550 m | 60%Grade 6 average |
| Dovercourt Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–8 | 750 m | 59%Grade 6 average |
| Essex Junior and Senior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–8 | 750 m | 61%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Catholic AcademyToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 700 m | 45%Grade 9 math |
| Central Toronto AcademyToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 800 m | 47%Grade 9 math |
| Bloor Collegiate InstituteToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 850 m | 69%Grade 9 math |
| École secondaire Toronto OuestConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 1.5 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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