- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Size
- 700–1,100sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $861at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 18 x 122 ft
- Tax a year
- $4,0652025 tax year
- Parking
- 32 detached
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 279 McRoberts Ave
279 McRoberts Ave is a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom detached house in Caledonia-Fairbank, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $775,000 (MLS® W14080336).
Welcome to 279 McRoberts Avenue, an incredible opportunity in the heart of Toronto's family-friendly Caledonia-Fairbank neighbourhood! Whether you're a first-time buyer, investor, or someone looking to create their dream home, this property offers a blank canvas with endless potential to make it your own. Bring your vision, creativity, and personal touch to transform this home into something truly special. Situated in an established residential neighbourhood, you'll enjoy the convenience of being close to schools, parks, shopping, restaurants, and everyday amenities. Just minutes from the vibrant St. Clair West and Eglinton West corridors, with convenient access to public transit, including the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, making commuting across the city a breeze. Enjoy the charm of a welcoming community while remaining connected to everything Toronto has to offer. An excellent opportunity to get into the Toronto real estate market, add value through renovations, and create a home perfectly suited to your lifestyle. Don't miss your chance to unlock the potential of this property in a neighbourhood with so much to offer!
Insights
Condition Score
Good68/1006 condition-related facts documented
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall33/100−$1,050/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 404 detached homes with 3 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
- $4,065 / 2025
- MLS® number
- W14080336
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Days on market
- Size
- 700-1100 sqft
- Lot Size
- 18 x 122 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 2 Detached, 3 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- Bungalow
- Community
- Caledonia-Fairbank
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 700-1100 sqft
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 4pc Ground, 1 × 3pc Bsmt
- Basement Type
- Apartment
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Garage Type
- Detached
- Garage
- 2
- Additional Parking
- 1
- Total Parking
- 3
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Baseboard
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 18 ft
- Depth
- 122 ft
- Lot Size
- 18 x 122 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Concrete
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Fireplace
- No
- Pool
- None
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
- Extras
- All Existing Appliances, Stoves, Refrigerators, All Existing Light Fixtures, All of which in "As is" Condition
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchen | 3.41 × 4.21 m | Eat-In Kitchen, Vinyl Floor, Side Door | Main |
| Primary | 3.65 × 4.21 m | hardwood floor, Closet | Main |
| 2nd Br | 3.23 × 3.65 m | Hardwood Floor | Main |
| 3rd Br | 3.23 × 3.65 m | Hardwood Floor | Main |
| Rec | 3.74 × 4.35 m | Broadloom | Bsmt |
| Laundry | 3.46 × 3.6 m | Walk-Up, Separate Rm | Bsmt |
| Kitchen | 3.74 × 4.35 m | Family Size Kitchen | Bsmt |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 279 McRoberts 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 | $775,000 | N/A | For Sale | W14080336 |
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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
- $155,000
- Total mortgage amount
- $620,000
- Total interest payment
- $440,800
- Total purchase cost
- $1,215,800
- Mortgage payment
- $3,536/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
44%Monthly carrying cost
$3,875- Rent $2,825
- Shortfall $1,050
Rental income opens at $2,825, the median asking rent of 404 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
- $11,975
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $11,975
- Total land transfer tax
- $23,950
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $15,475
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 $775,000
- $7,500
- Ontario total
- $11,975
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $11,975.
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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Market estimates use sold comparables and are available after you sign in and accept MLS® VOW terms.
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
Comparable sales require sign in
Closing prices and sold comps are available to registered visitors who accept MLS® VOW terms on this site.
The land
Lot
- Lot area
- 2,196 sq ft204 m²
- Street frontage
- 18 ft5.5 m
- Depth
- 122 ft37.2 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, 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 m8 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
- 34 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km5.6 km
- Mapped parcel: about 2,200 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: 340 m340 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 John E. Goudey Mfg Limited, 1.8 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, 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
RM (f12.0; u4; d0.8) (x252)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 f12.0
Frontage: at least 12.0 m.
2 u4
Unit count: at most 4 dwelling units.
3 d0.8
Density: floor area is capped at 0.8 times the lot area.
4 x252
Site-specific exception 252: this site has rules of its own, written in the by-law.
5 Where this is written
Chapter 10, section 10.80 of By-law 569-2013 · Exception 900.6.10(252)
6 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
No building permits on file at this address.
Signals around this home
Changing nearby. 6 open development applications within 800 m of this home.
36 CALEDONIA RDCondominiumUnder Review
*** Draft Plan of Condominium for 753 dwelling units.
690 m away36 CALEDONIA RDSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval Application to redevelop the site with two mixed-use towers having heights of 15 and 17-storeys (plus mechanical). The proposal includes a total gross floor area of 48,925.5 square metres, 47,743.3 square metres is devoted to residential uses and 1,200 square metres for non-residential floor area.
690 m away34 CALEDONIA RDSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval Application to redevelop the site with two mixed-use towers having heights of 15 and 17-storeys (plus mechanical). The proposal includes a total gross floor area of 48,925.5 square metres, 47,743.3 square metres is devoted to residential uses and 1,200 square metres for non-residential floor area.
710 m away34 CALEDONIA RDCondominiumUnder Review
*** Draft Plan of Condominium for 753 dwelling units.
710 m away32 CALEDONIA RDSite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval Application to redevelop the site with two mixed-use towers having heights of 15 and 17-storeys (plus mechanical). The proposal includes a total gross floor area of 48,925.5 square metres, 47,743.3 square metres is devoted to residential uses and 1,200 square metres for non-residential floor area.
740 m away32 CALEDONIA RDCondominiumUnder Review
*** Draft Plan of Condominium for 753 dwelling units.
740 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 Caledonia-Fairbank right now
- For sale now
- 18
- Median asking price
- $924K
- New in 7 days
- 1
- Price cuts
- 22%
Middle half: $812K to $1.06M
10 in 28 days
4 listings
This home is asking 16% below the median, lower than three quarters of them.
See all homes in Caledonia-FairbankAsking 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
Map and tour
Transit nearby
| Station | Lines | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Caledonia Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 1.3 km |
| Fairbank Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 1.5 km |
| Keelesdale Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 1.8 km |
| Cedarvale Station | TTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-UniversityTTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 2.5 km |
| Mount Dennis Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 EglintonGO Transit train: KitchenerUP Express train | 2.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| F H Miller Junior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–6 | 300 m | 80%Grade 6 average |
| St Nicholas of Bari Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 400 m | 59%Grade 6 average |
| General Mercer Junior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–6 | 750 m | 60%Grade 6 average |
| École élémentaire Charles-SauriolConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades JK–8 | 1.6 km | 95%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| York Memorial Collegiate InstituteToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.4 km | 35%Grade 9 math |
| Oakwood Collegiate InstituteToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 1.6 km | 44%Grade 9 math |
| St Oscar Romero Catholic Secondary SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 2.1 km | 44%Grade 9 math |
| École secondaire Toronto OuestConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 3.5 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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