Fourplex · For sale

21 Rose Avenue, Toronto

$2,898,000

Listing brokerage: SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA · MLS® C13791150

Property report for this address · zoning, second units, flood, schools (public records)

Listing brokerage: SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA
Type: Fourplex
Deal: For sale
Category: Residential · Multi-unit homes
Bedrooms: 8
Bathrooms: 4
Size: 5000 + sq ft
Lot: 50.27 x 130.56 ft
Area: Cabbagetown-South St. James Town
MLS® number: C13791150

Description

Circa 1880 Victorian Grande Dame on a rarely available 50 ft x 130 ft double lot with heritage features retained and restored, including slate roof, woodburning fireplaces, stained glass windows, pocket doors, ornate millwork, and plaster mouldings. Previously, the multi-generational home of a prominent Toronto family, this property has been owner occupied for the last 40 years with income from rental of the partial 2nd floor, 3rd floor, and separate coach house apartments. Accessed through two ground floor walkouts is an immaculate garden with mature trees, floral borders, raised vegetable beds, seating areas, and a classic water feature with stone border and antique fountain. The private drive currently has parking for two cars.*****This property is a legal fourplex and is ideally suited to a buyer looking to create a private family compound, mansion flats, or someone who will reside in the main house with income from the 3rd floor and separate 1-1/2 storey brick coach house.*****For a buyer looking to create mansion flats, the main house could be three spacious 2 bedroom plus den apartments plus the 1 bedroom separate coach house. Book a private showing appointment to view the scale and character features of this special property and see how you would bring forth its full potential.

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What government open data says about 21 Rose Avenue, Toronto. Looked up by address only; nothing here comes from the listing.

No record
Floodplain and conservation authority regulation
Not in a regulated area in the mapping we have
Mapping checked: TRCA, LSRCA, CVC, CLOCA, HCA. Other conservation authorities don't publish licensed open data; confirm with the one for this area.
No record
Oak Ridges Moraine
Outside the plan area
No record
Greenbelt
Outside the Greenbelt Plan area
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Heritage status
In a Heritage Conservation District
Heritage Conservation District: Cabbagetown Northwest (Designated district (Part V)).
No record
Contaminated-site records nearby
No federal records within 500 m
This inventory covers federal sites only; it is not a full environmental search.
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Building permits on file for this address
No permits found in the open data we have — this is not proof that no work was done without a permit
The open data covers permits issued since Oct 31, 2024.
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Active development applications within 250 m
4 active applications
Minor variance (Committee of Adjustment) · 546 Parliament St, 77 m away (Hearing Scheduled · A0711/26TEY).
Site plan approval · 240 Wellesley St E, 214 m away (Under Review · 22 139297 STE 13 SA).
Draft plan of subdivision · 240 Wellesley St E, 214 m away (Under Review · 24 220078 STE 13 SB).
Official plan and/or zoning by-law amendment · 509 Parliament St (and 1 more address), 218 m away (OMB Appeal · 23 124360 STE 13 OZ).
Municipal file: Site plan approval · 240 Wellesley St E ↗ · Municipal file: Draft plan of subdivision · 240 Wellesley St E ↗ · Municipal file: Official plan and/or zoning by-law amendment · 509 Parliament St (and 1 more address) ↗
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Upcoming projects within 1 km
5 projects
Proposed: rental building, up to 47 storeys (units not published) at 240 Wellesley St E, 214 m away.
Proposed: 10-storey, 60-unit mixed-use building at 509 Parliament St (and 1 more address), 218 m away.
Proposed: 35-storey apartment building (units not published) at 405 Sherbourne St, 330 m away.
Approved: 39-storey, 378-unit apartment building at 383 Sherbourne St, 358 m away.
Proposed: 39-storey, 456-unit condominium at 410 Sherbourne St, 379 m away.
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Water and sewer servicing
City of Toronto: Municipal water and sewer (no allocation published)
Toronto Water treats and distributes drinking water and collects and treats wastewater across the city. No servicing allocation system is published.
Source: City of Toronto, Toronto Water (Nov 1, 2026).
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Schools for this address
Check with the school boards' own locators
Boundaries change; the boards' tools are the authority.
TDSB school locator (Toronto District School Board) ↗ · TCDSB school locator (Toronto Catholic District School Board) ↗

Questions to ask before you offer

From what the records above show. Your agent and lawyer can help with each.

Ask the municipality which exterior changes need a heritage permit in this district. The address is in the Cabbagetown Northwest Heritage Conservation District (Designated district (Part V)).
If the home has a finished basement, an addition, a second unit or other renovations, ask the seller for the permits and final inspection records, or check with the municipality's building department. No building permits for this address in the open data we have (issued since 2024-10-31). That is not proof that work was done without a permit.
Ask how construction, traffic or new buildings from the nearby applications might affect the property; the municipality's file shows each proposal and its status. 4 active development applications within 250 m.
Ask about the timing of nearby projects if construction noise, traffic or views matter to you. 5 upcoming residential projects within 1 km in public records.

Full Property Report for this address · zoning, lot, transit, parks and more (public records)

Sources: Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Federal Contaminated Sites Inventory (Oct 31, 2026); City of Toronto, Building Permits – Active Permits (Oct 30, 2026); City of Toronto, Building Permits – Cleared Permits (Oct 30, 2026); City of Mississauga, Building Permits (issued since 2018) (Oct 1, 2026); City of Brampton, Building Permits (GeoHub) (Oct 31, 2026); City of Toronto, Development Applications (City Planning, Application Information Centre) (Nov 1, 2026); City of Toronto, Committee of Adjustment Applications (Active Applications) (Oct 31, 2026); City of Brampton, GeoHub, Planning_Land_Use_Development: OPA ZBA Subdivision, Draft Plan of Condo, Site Plan Approval, Minor Variance, Consent to Sever (Nov 1, 2026); York Region, Active Development Application Boundaries (York Region's review of applications in its nine municipalities) (Oct 27, 2026); Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, TRCA Regulated Area (Regulation Limit 2025, O. Reg. 41/24) (Apr 29, 2026); school boards' own locators (links only).

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Looking up flood, heritage, permits and planning records…

21 Rose Avenue, Toronto

Description

Before you offer: public records for this address

Floodplain and conservation authority regulation

Oak Ridges Moraine

Greenbelt

Heritage status

Contaminated-site records nearby

Building permits on file for this address

Active development applications within 250 m

Upcoming projects within 1 km

Water and sewer servicing

Schools for this address

Questions to ask before you offer

Before you offer: public records for this address

Before you offer: public records for this address

Floodplain and conservation authority regulation

Oak Ridges Moraine

Greenbelt

Heritage status

Contaminated-site records nearby

Building permits on file for this address

Active development applications within 250 m

Upcoming projects within 1 km

Water and sewer servicing

Schools for this address

Questions to ask before you offer