78 The Kingsway
Kingsway South, Toronto, Ontario M8X 2T5
- Bedrooms
- 6
- Bathrooms
- 4
- Size
- 3,000–3,500sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $984at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 51.33 x 150 ft
- Tax a year
- $13,7922025 tax year
- Parking
- 62 built-in
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 78 The Kingsway
78 The Kingsway is a 6-bedroom, 4-bathroom detached house in Kingsway South, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $3,199,000 (MLS® W14092526).
This beautiful six-bedroom 2 1/2 storey Olde Kingsway grand dame is ready to welcome its next forever family and be filled with love and laughter. It's one of our finest. Prominently set on a private 51' x 150' lot in the heart & best part of The Kingsway, it boasts an easy walk to Bloor shops, the Grenview entrance to Royal York subway, Vintages LCBO, dining, pubs, cafes, cinema, LKS Junior Middle School, parks, the community pool, skating, and lots more. With 3,100+ sq. ft. above grade space, the home features a traditional layout with generous rooms that provide comfortable separation for family living. A classic centre-hall plan sets a warm first impression, with an old-fashioned staircase, French doors, and just the right amount of wood panelling. The separate, spacious living and dining rooms offer timeless appeal and excellent entertaining space. The second floor features a spacious yet intimate family room with an inviting, cozy atmosphere--an ideal retreat for children while adults entertain downstairs. A convenient back staircase provides easy access to the renovated kitchen without interrupting the main living areas. Kids will love it! This level also includes the primary bedroom with renovated ensuite bath, two additional spacious bedrooms, and a renovated family bath. The third floor offers three more bedrooms and a bath, creating a private space teens will love to call their own. Comes with new wiring & double garage. Join us in the Kingsway, one of Toronto's best-kept secrets, known for its family atmosphere, charm, beautiful tree-lined streets & convenient location, only 20 minutes to financial/entertainment districts & airports & home to some of Toronto's best golf. It's also a pleasant stroll to the historic Old Mill Inn & Spa, with walking and cycling paths along the Humber River, leading to the lakeshore and beyond.
Insights
Condition Score
Good73/1001 documented update signal
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall5/100−$8,744/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 49 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
- $13,792 / 2025
- MLS® number
- W14092526
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Days on market
- Size
- 3000-3500 sqft
- Lot Size
- 51.33 x 150 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 2 Built-In, 6 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- 2 1/2 Storey
- Community
- Kingsway South
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 3000-3500 sqft
- Construction
- Stucco/Plaster
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 6
- Bathrooms
- 4
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 2pc Main, 2 × 4pc 2nd, 1 × 3pc 3rd
- Basement Type
- Finished
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Garage Type
- Built-In
- Garage
- 2
- Additional Parking
- 4
- Total Parking
- 6
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Water
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 51.33 ft
- Depth
- 150 ft
- Lot Size
- 51.33 x 150 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Stone
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Pool
- None
- Den
- Yes
- Family room
- Yes
- Extras
- All Kitchen Appliances: LG Stainless Steel Fridge, GE Range with Cooktop, GE Built-in microwave, GE Stainless Steel Dishwasher, LG Washer & Dryer, All Window Coverings (Except where otherwise noted), All Electric Light Fixtures (All New Electric Wiring Throughout)
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living | 4.13 × 7.18 m | Fireplace, hardwood floor, Crown Moulding | Main |
| Dining | 4.4 × 5.21 m | Wall Sconce Lighting, hardwood floor, Crown Moulding | Main |
| Kitchen | 3.16 × 5.48 m | Renovated, Stainless Steel Appl, Pot Lights | Main |
| Primary | 4.14 × 4.88 m | 4 Pc Ensuite, W/I Closet, Crown Moulding | 2nd |
| 2nd Br | 4.04 × 5.2 m | hardwood floor, Window, Crown Moulding | 2nd |
| 3rd Br | 4.05 × 4.5 m | hardwood floor, Window, Crown Moulding | 2nd |
| Family | 4.5 × 6.37 m | Broadloom, O/Looks Backyard, Large Window | 2nd |
| 4th Br | 4.17 × 4.65 m | hardwood floor, Large Closet, Window | 3rd |
| 5th Br | 3.58 × 4.05 m | hardwood floor, Closet, Window | 3rd |
| Br | 3.15 × 3.26 m | hardwood floor, Closet, Window | 3rd |
| Rec | 4.21 × 6.64 m | Pot Lights, Laminate, Above Grade Window | Bsmt |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 78 The Kingsway, 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 | $3,199,000 | N/A | For Sale | W14092526 |
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The numbers
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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
- $639,800
- Total mortgage amount
- $2,559,200
- Total interest payment
- $1,819,300
- Total purchase cost
- $5,018,300
- Mortgage payment
- $14,595/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
68%Monthly carrying cost
$15,744- Rent $7,000
- Shortfall $8,744
Rental income opens at $7,000, the median asking rent of 49 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
- $66,450
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $68,440
- Total land transfer tax
- $134,890
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $126,415
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 $3,199,000
- $29,975
- Ontario total
- $66,450
Toronto’s municipal tax has its own higher brackets at this price, so it adds $68,440.
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 land
Lot
- Street frontage
- 51.33 ft15.6 m
- Depth
- 150 ft45.7 m
The record marks this lot irregular, so its area is not the frontage multiplied by the depth. It is not given here. Confirm with a survey before you buy.
Source: the MLS® listing record, measured by MPAC.
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 (f15.0; a555; d0.45) (x35)By-law
569-2013Municipality
Toronto1 f15.0
Frontage: at least 15.0 m.
2 a555
Lot area: at least 555 m² per dwelling unit.
3 d0.45
Density: floor area is capped at 0.45 times the lot area.
4 x35
Site-specific exception 35: this site has rules of its own, written in the by-law.
5 Where this is written
Chapter 10, section 10.20 of By-law 569-2013 · Exception 900.3.10(35)
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.
2915 BLOOR ST WOfficial plan or zoning amendmentOMB Appeal
Proposes to construct a new 29-storey mixed-use building, containing 423 dwelling units, including 7 rental replacement units, and a total of 26,114 sq. m of gross floor area (GFA), including 1,024 sq. m of non-residential GFA, resulting in a Floor Space Index (FSI) of approximately 8.2.
460 m away2917 BLOOR ST WOfficial plan or zoning amendmentOMB Appeal
Proposes to construct a new 29-storey mixed-use building, containing 423 dwelling units, including 7 rental replacement units, and a total of 26,114 sq. m of gross floor area (GFA), including 1,024 sq. m of non-residential GFA, resulting in a Floor Space Index (FSI) of approximately 8.2.
460 m away2939 BLOOR ST WOfficial plan or zoning amendmentOMB Appeal
Proposes to construct a new 29-storey mixed-use building, containing 423 dwelling units, including 7 rental replacement units, and a total of 26,114 sq. m of gross floor area (GFA), including 1,024 sq. m of non-residential GFA, resulting in a Floor Space Index (FSI) of approximately 8.2.
470 m away2915-2917 BLOOR ST WOfficial plan or zoning amendmentOMB Appeal
Proposes to construct a new 29-storey mixed-use building, containing 423 dwelling units, including 7 rental replacement units, and a total of 26,114 sq. m of gross floor area (GFA), including 1,024 sq. m of non-residential GFA, resulting in a Floor Space Index (FSI) of approximately 8.2.
470 m away2941-2943 BLOOR ST WOfficial plan or zoning amendmentOMB Appeal
Proposes to construct a new 29-storey mixed-use building, containing 423 dwelling units, including 7 rental replacement units, and a total of 26,114 sq. m of gross floor area (GFA), including 1,024 sq. m of non-residential GFA, resulting in a Floor Space Index (FSI) of approximately 8.2.
470 m away2943 BLOOR ST WOfficial plan or zoning amendmentOMB Appeal
Proposes to construct a new 29-storey mixed-use building, containing 423 dwelling units, including 7 rental replacement units, and a total of 26,114 sq. m of gross floor area (GFA), including 1,024 sq. m of non-residential GFA, resulting in a Floor Space Index (FSI) of approximately 8.2.
470 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 Kingsway South right now
- For sale now
- 19
- Median asking price
- $2.69M
- New in 7 days
- 3
- Price cuts
- 11%
Middle half: $2.2M to $3.4M
10 in 28 days
2 listings
This home is asking 19% above the median.
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The street
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Transit nearby
| Station | Lines | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Royal York Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 500 m |
| Old Mill Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1 km |
| Islington Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1.6 km |
| Kipling Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-DanforthGO Transit train: Milton | 2.8 km |
| Mount Dennis Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 EglintonGO Transit train: KitchenerUP Express train | 4.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lambton Kingsway Junior Middle SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–8 | 700 m | 89%Grade 6 average |
| Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 1 km | 89%Grade 6 average |
| Sunnylea Junior SchoolToronto DSB | Public · grades JK–5 | 1.1 km | 96%Grade 3 average |
| ÉÉC Sainte-Marguerite-d'YouvilleConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades JK–8 | 1.8 km | 87%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etobicoke Collegiate InstituteToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.2 km | 73%Grade 9 math |
| Runnymede Collegiate InstituteToronto DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 1.9 km | 15%Grade 9 math |
| Bishop Allen Academy Catholic Secondary SchoolToronto CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 2 km | 81%Grade 9 math |
| École secondaire Toronto OuestConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 5.4 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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