491 Jones Ave
Blake-Jones, Toronto, Ontario M4J 3G8
- Bedrooms
- 4+2
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Size
- 1,500–2,000sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $502at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 15.7 x 100 ft
- Tax a year
- $4,4272026 tax year
- Parking
- 11 carport
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 491 Jones Ave
491 Jones Ave is a 4+2-bedroom, 3-bathroom freehold townhouse in Blake-Jones, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $878,000 (MLS® E13686414).
Fantastic Danforth opportunity! Spacious and well-maintained 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom home offering parking, generous living space, and excellent potential for additional income. Ideally located within walking distance to Donlands Station, the Danforth, shops, cafés, restaurants, pubs, parks, schools, groceries, and neighbourhood amenities.The main and second floors feature beautiful hardwood flooring, while the kitchen and basement offer ceramic tile. The updated eat-in kitchen boasts granite countertops, breakfast bar, ceramic backsplash, and stainless-steel appliances, making it ideal for everyday living and entertaining.The main-floor fourth bedroom offers excellent flexibility as a home office, den, or guest room, with a walkout to the backyard. A convenient 2-piece powder room completes the main level.Upstairs are three spacious bedrooms, including a primary bedroom with charming bay window. The second bedroom features a built-in wall unit, while the third bedroom offers a walkout to a private deck with stairs to the backyard.The basement adds valuable flexibility with a separate entrance, two potential bedrooms, 3-piece bathroom, and laundry, offering excellent potential for extended family, additional living space, or rental income.Recent improvements include a brand-new flat roof installed mid-September 2026, new eaves, and updated upper back decking.A rare combination of space, location, flexibility, and income potential in a highly sought-after east-end neighbourhood. Move-in ready and close to everything-don't miss this one!
Insights
Condition Score
Good73/1001 documented update signal
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Strong97/100+$1,625/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 60 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
- $4,427 / 2026
- MLS® number
- E13686414
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Att/Row/Twnhouse
- Days on market
- Size
- 1500-2000 sqft
- Lot Size
- 15.7 x 100 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 1 Carport, 1 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Att/Row/Twnhouse
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- Blake-Jones
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 1500-2000 sqft
- Construction
- Vinyl Siding
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 4+2
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 2pc Main, 1 × 4pc 2nd, 1 × 3pc Lower
- Basement Type
- Separate Entrance
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- Lane
- Garage Type
- Carport
- Garage
- 1
- Additional Parking
- 0
- Total Parking
- 1
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 15.7 ft
- Depth
- 100 ft
- Lot Size
- 15.7 x 100 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Block, Concrete
- Roof
- Asphalt Rolled, Asphalt Shingle, Membrane
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Pool
- None
- Den
- Yes
- Family room
- Yes
- Extras
- Stainless Steel Fridge, Stove, Exhaust Hood, Dishwasher, Microwave. Lower level Stainless Steel Fridge, White Microwave. Stacking Washer Dryer. Front hall bench and main bedroom shelving as well as middle bedroom wall closet
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living | 4.74 × 3.17 m | hardwood floor, Open Concept, Combined W/Dining | Main |
| Dining | 4.16 × 4.39 m | hardwood floor, Fireplace, 2 Pc Bath | Main |
| Kitchen | 3.05 × 4.56 m | Tile Floor, Breakfast Bar, Breakfast Area | Main |
| 4th Br | 3.61 × 3.33 m | hardwood floor, Walk-Out | Main |
| Primary | 3.81 × 4.22 m | hardwood floor, Large Closet, Bay Window | 2nd |
| 2nd Br | 3.53 × 3.51 m | hardwood floor, His/Hers Closets, Window | 2nd |
| 3rd Br | 3.04 × 3.75 m | hardwood floor, Closet, Walk-Out | 2nd |
| Kitchen | 1.4 × 1.8 m | Laminate, Stainless Steel Sink | Lower |
| Common Rm | 4.6 × 4.03 m | Laminate, 3 Pc Bath | Lower |
| Room 10 | 2.54 × 3.98 m | Laminate | Lower |
| Room 11 | 3.31 × 2.82 m | Laminate | Lower |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 491 Jones 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 | $878,000 | N/A | Pc | E13686414 |
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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
- $175,600
- Total mortgage amount
- $702,400
- Total interest payment
- $499,400
- Total purchase cost
- $1,377,400
- Mortgage payment
- $4,006/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
—Monthly carrying cost
$4,375- Carrying cost $4,375
- Surplus $1,625
Rental income opens at $6,000, the median asking rent of 60 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
- $14,035
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $14,035
- Total land transfer tax
- $28,070
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $19,595
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 $878,000
- $9,560
- Ontario total
- $14,035
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $14,035.
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
- 1,570 sq ft146 m²
- Street frontage
- 15.7 ft4.8 m
- Depth
- 100 ft30.5 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 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 m1 test or monitoring hole also recorded.250 m
- Groundwater recorded about 3.3 m below ground nearbyThe middle water level in the well records within 500 m (127 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
- 70 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years250 m
- Nearest airport: 6.4 km6.4 km
- Mapped parcel: about 1,590 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: 540 m540 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 — 843 Eastern Avenue, 2.0 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, CIK Telecom, Dotto One, FibreStream, Rally, 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
R (d0.6) (x736)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 d0.6
Density: floor area is capped at 0.6 times the lot area.
2 x736
Site-specific exception 736: 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(736)
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
No building permits on file at this address.
Signals around this home
Changing nearby. 6 open development applications within 800 m of this home.
975 DANFORTH AVESite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for proposed 10-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 3,985.89 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 3,273 square metres. 57 rental residential dwelling units are proposed.
370 m away975 DANFORTH AVEOfficial plan or zoning amendmentOMB Appeal
Rezoning for proposed 10-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 423.63 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 4,076 square metres. 57 rental residential dwelling units are proposed.
370 m away1030 DANFORTH AVESite planUnder Review
INACTIVE The proposal is a site plan approval for an 8-storey mixed-use building, containing 53 residential dwelling units, and 2 non-residential units. Three levels of underground parking are proposed. The proposal will be comprised of 4,343.60 square metres of residential gross floor area and 325.60 square metres of non-residential gross floor area.
480 m away680 DANFORTH AVESite planUnder Review
Site Plan Approval for the Pape Station as part of the Ontario Line Subway
520 m away658-668 DANFORTH AVEOfficial plan or zoning amendmentAppeal Received
The proposal is to construct a new 49-storey mixed-use building with three levels of underground parking. The ground level includes a shared residential and office lobby as well as retail and commercial uses fronting onto Danforth Avenue and a portion of Pape Avenue. Office uses are proposed from the third to fifth floors and the residential use is proposed from the sixth to 49th floors. Above the 49th floor is the mechanical penthouse and an indoor and outdoor amenity space. Additional indoor amenity spaces are located on the sixth and seventh floors and an additional outdoor amenity space is proposed on the sixth floor with access to the indoor amenity space. The proposal includes a total of 496 dwelling units, 29,756 sq. m (320,291 sq. ft.) of residential gross floor area (GFA) and 4,743 sq. m (51,053 sq. ft.) of non-residential GFA.
550 m away658-668 DANFORTH AVESite planUnder Review
The proposal is to construct a new 49-storey mixed-use building with three levels of underground parking. The ground level includes a shared residential and office lobby as well as retail and commercial uses fronting onto Danforth Avenue and a portion of Pape Avenue. Office uses are proposed from the third to fifth floors and the residential use is proposed from the sixth to 49th floors. Above the 49th floor is the mechanical penthouse and an indoor and outdoor amenity space. Additional indoor amenity spaces are located on the sixth and seventh floors and an additional outdoor amenity space is proposed on the sixth floor with access to the indoor amenity space. The proposal includes a total of 496 dwelling units, 29,756 sq. m (320,291 sq. ft.) of residential gross floor area (GFA) and 4,743 sq. m (51,053 sq. ft.) of non-residential GFA. The total proposed GFA is 9,997.4 sq. m, resulting in a FSI of 20.63.
550 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
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The street
Transit nearby
| Station | Lines | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Donlands Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 450 m |
| Pape Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 600 m |
| Greenwood Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 950 m |
| Danforth GO | GO Transit train: Lakeshore East | 3.3 km |
| Sunnybrook Park Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 4.6 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapapamahchakwew - Wandering Spirit Scho Junior SeniorToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–8 | 250 m | 36%Grade 6 average |
| ÉÉC du Bon-BergerConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades JK–6 | 500 m | — |
| Blake Street Junior Public SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–6 · French Immersion | 550 m | 76%Grade 6 average |
| Holy Name Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 650 m | 84%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapapamahchakwew - Wandering Spirit SchoToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 250 m | — |
| Subway Academy IToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 300 m | — |
| École secondaire Michelle-O'BonsawinConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 800 m | 79%Grade 9 math |
| St Patrick Catholic Secondary SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 850 m | 66%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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