27 Boswell Ave
Annex, Toronto, Ontario M5R 1M5
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 4
- Size
- 2,000–2,500sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $2,220at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 25 x 95.91 ft
- Tax a year
- $21,0092025 tax year
- Built
- 51-99
- Parking
- 31 built-in
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 27 Boswell Ave
27 Boswell Ave is a 3-bedroom, 4-bathroom semi-detached house in Annex, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $4,995,000 (MLS® C13784186).
Breathtaking, fully renovated 3-bedroom, 4-bathroom showstopper on one of the best blocks in Yorkville/East Annex. Featuring garage parking and a private drive accommodating up to 3 vehicles, exceptionally rare for the neighbourhood, this property has been taken back to the studs with nothing left untouched in this contemporary renovation, which beautifully blends modern style and timeless elegance. Walk into your architecturally designed front entryway with heated floors and into a gorgeously open concept main floor plan that includes a jaw-dropping chef's kitchen with high-end appliances, including an 8-burner LaCanche gas stove, oversized island with seating, an elegant dining room and a sunken living room with a gas fireplace overlooking the south-facing rear upper terrace, gardens and lower patio. Upstairs, you'll enjoy a true primary retreat complete with a large walk-in closet and spa-inspired ensuite bath with a gorgeous, glass-enclosed steam shower with bench seating, Toto toilet, double vanity and heated floors. Two additional upstairs bedrooms are both exceptionally well-proportioned and include an additional 3-piece bath. The at-grade lower level of the property is not to be missed and offers exceptionally designed additional living space, including an enormous recreation space with another wood-burning fireplace and a fully retractable door system that opens up to the rear gardens, a built-in wet bar, a full bath, and plenty of built-in storage, including the laundry/utility room. This home is truly one to behold, with countless upgrades throughout, including white oak herringbone hardwood floors throughout and laminated security glass film at all entry points. Enjoy everything this wonderful neighbourhood has to offer with every amenity imaginable at your doorstep, including some of Toronto's finest shopping, restaurants and entertainment, plus easy access to transit and major thoroughfares.
Insights
Condition Score
Good73/1001 documented update signal
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall5/100−$18,340/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 10 semi-detached homes with 3 bedrooms for lease in Annex right now. Cost of owning counts the mortgage and property tax.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- Tax
- $21,009 / 2025
- MLS® number
- C13784186
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Semi-Detached
- Building Age
- 51-99
- Days on market
- Size
- 2000-2500 sqft
- Lot Size
- 25 x 95.91 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 1 Built-In, 3 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Semi-Detached
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- Annex
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 2000-2500 sqft
- Building Age
- 51-99
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 4
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 2pc Main, 1 × 4pc Upper, 1 × 3pc Upper, 1 × 3pc Lower
- Basement Type
- Finished with Walk-Out
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- Private
- Garage Type
- Built-In
- 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
- 95.91 ft
- Lot Size
- 25 x 95.91 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Concrete Block
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Pool
- None
- Den
- Yes
- Family room
- Yes
- Extras
- As per Schedule B.
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 3.2 × 4.65 m | 6 Pc Ensuite, Closet Organizers, B/I Vanity | Upper |
| Living | 4.42 × 5.66 m | Sunken Room, W/O To Terrace, Gas Fireplace | Main |
| Kitchen | 5.38 × 6.48 m | Eat-In Kitchen, B/I Appliances, Casement Windows | Main |
| 2nd Br | 3.15 × 3.91 m | Double Closet, hardwood floor, Casement Windows | Upper |
| Laundry | 1.7 × 2.72 m | Glass Block Window, Porcelain Floor, Access To Garage | Lower |
| Utility | 2.54 × 4.14 m | — | Lower |
| 3rd Br | 3.0 × 3.81 m | Casement Windows, 3 Pc Bath, Skylight | Upper |
| Dining | 2.72 × 3.81 m | Open Concept, Pot Lights, hardwood floor | Main |
| Foyer | 2.13 × 2.46 m | Vaulted Ceiling, Double Closet, Stone Floor | Main |
| Family | 4.65 × 5.41 m | Combined W/Office, W/O To Patio, Fireplace | Lower |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 27 Boswell 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 | $4,995,000 | N/A | For Sale | C13784186 |
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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
- $999,000
- Total mortgage amount
- $3,996,000
- Total interest payment
- $2,840,700
- Total purchase cost
- $7,835,700
- Mortgage payment
- $22,789/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
84%Monthly carrying cost
$24,540- Rent $6,200
- Shortfall $18,340
Rental income opens at $6,200, the median asking rent of 10 comparable homes for lease in Annex. 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
- $111,350
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $141,250
- Total land transfer tax
- $252,600
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $244,125
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 $4,995,000
- $74,875
- Ontario total
- $111,350
Toronto’s municipal tax has its own higher brackets at this price, so it adds $141,250.
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
- 2,398 sq ft223 m²
- Street frontage
- 25 ft7.6 m
- Depth
- 95.91 ft29.2 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 m27 test or monitoring holes also recorded.250 m
- Groundwater recorded about 3 m below ground nearbyThe middle water level in the well records within 500 m (295 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
- 91 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- Nearest airport: 4.2 km4.2 km
- Mapped parcel: about 2,430 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: 600 m600 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, 1.3 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 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, 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
- On the Heritage Register — Part V, by-law 520-94
- In the East Annex Heritage Conservation District, by-law 520-94
- Not in the mapped ravine protection area
What this means: Changes outside the house, and tree removal, may need the City’s review on top of the usual permits. Ask the City 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) (x471)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 d1.0
Density: floor area is capped at 1.0 times the lot area.
2 x471
Site-specific exception 471: 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(471)
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 - Interior alteration to existing single family semi detached brick dwelling. Replace rear deck w/ minor alterations to existing exterior openings.
Issued March 31, 2022
Building Permit Related(PS)Closed
Plumbing - Interior alteration to existing single family semi detached brick dwelling. Replace rear deck w/ minor alterations to existing exterior openings.
Issued December 9, 2021
Multiple ProjectsInspection
Interior alteration to existing single family semi detached brick dwelling. Replace rear deck w/ minor alterations to existing exterior openings.
Issued December 9, 2021
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.
148 AVENUE RDSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for a 38-storey mixed-use building containing 110 dwelling units and 411.8 square metres of non-residential gross floor area.
280 m away150 AVENUE RDSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for a 38-storey mixed-use building containing 110 dwelling units and 411.8 square metres of non-residential gross floor area.
290 m away234 DAVENPORT RDSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for a 38-storey mixed-use building containing 110 dwelling units and 411.8 square metres of non-residential gross floor area.
290 m away222 DAVENPORT RDSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for a 38-storey mixed-use building containing 110 dwelling units and 411.8 square metres of non-residential gross floor area.
290 m away224 DAVENPORT RDSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for a 38-storey mixed-use building containing 110 dwelling units and 411.8 square metres of non-residential gross floor area.
300 m away152 AVENUE RDSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for a 38-storey mixed-use building containing 110 dwelling units and 411.8 square metres of non-residential gross floor area.
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 Annex right now
- For sale now
- 18
- Median asking price
- $3.44M
- New in 7 days
- 4
- Price cuts
- 17%
Middle half: $1.82M to $4.42M
5 in 28 days
3 listings
This home is asking 45% above the median, higher than three quarters of them.
See all homes in AnnexAsking 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 George Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University, Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 400 m |
| Bay Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 600 m |
| Museum Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University | 700 m |
| Union Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-UniversityGO Transit train: Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, StouffvilleUP Express train | 3.3 km |
| Eglinton Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-UniversityTTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 3.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Ketchum Junior and Senior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–8 | 400 m | 89%Grade 6 average |
| Huron Street Junior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–6 | 500 m | 74%Grade 6 average |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 1.9 km | 66%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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's College SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 1.1 km | 66%Grade 9 math |
| Central Technical SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.4 km | 34%Grade 9 math |
| Loretto College SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 1.4 km | 40%Grade 9 math |
| Collège français secondaireConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 1.9 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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