43.6628° N · 79.4477° W — Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction, Toronto — MLS® #W14107076
12 Sarnia Ave
$1,230,000
Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction, Toronto, Ontario M6P 3P3
- 2+2
- BedroomsBeds
- 4
- BathroomsBaths
- 1100-1500 sqft1100-1500
- SizeSq ft
- 16 x 90 ft
- Lot sizeLot
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In short · from the listing record
12 Sarnia Ave is a 2+2-bedroom, 4-bathroom duplex in Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $1,230,000 (MLS® W14107076).
What if you could own a Toronto freehold with monthly mortgage costs lower than the average Toronto rent? Welcome to 12 Sarnia Avenue, a fully renovated semi-detached LEGAL DUPLEX in the heart of Junction Triangle, offering a smarter path to homeownership with rental income helping to offset your monthly mortgage payments! Two bright, beautifully updated, self-contained TWO-STOREY suites offer their own kitchens, living spaces, bedrooms, bathrooms, independent heating and cooling systems, and private outdoor spaces-including an upper-level terrace overlooking Campbell Park, perfect for morning coffee or unwinding outdoors. Live in one and let the rental income from the other help pay down your mortgage, accommodate extended family while maintaining privacy and independence, or add an income-producing property to your investment portfolio. Backing directly onto Campbell Park, with legal laneway parking and convenient access to neighbourhood cafes, restaurants, shops, Lansdowne Subway, Bloor GO and the UP Express connecting you to downtown Toronto and Pearson Airport. The upcoming Davenport Diamond Greenway will bring new walking and cycling connections, landscaping and public spaces to the neighbourhood, with planned connections at Sarnia Avenue and Campbell Park. Enjoy a vibrant, walkable neighbourhood while building equity in a freehold property with income potential. Multiple possibilities. One exceptional opportunity to make Toronto homeownership work for you! An absolute MUST SEE! Monthly mortgage cost comparison is based on illustrative financing and rental income assumptions, actual costs may vary. (Select photos have been virtually staged to illustrate potential furniture placement and decor.)
Listing readings
How it measures up
Scores from the listing record and the market around it.
78Good
Condition score
2 documented update signals
Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
21Shortfall
Cash flow quality
−$2,379/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Median of 7 homes with 4 bedrooms for lease in Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction right now. Cost of owning counts the mortgage and property tax.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The data table
Every fact
Everything the board publishes for this home.
- Tax
- $5,609 / 2026
- MLS® number
- W14107076
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Duplex
- Building Age
- 100+
- Time on market
- Size
- 1100-1500 sqft
- Lot Size
- 16 x 90 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- None, 1 Parking
Listing history
Listing activity for 12 Sarnia Ave, Toronto, Ontario
| Date Start | Date End | List Price | Price | Event | Listing ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date StartN/A | N/A | $1,230,000 | N/A | For Sale | W14107076 |
Inside
Room by room
From the listing.
- Den2.84 × 3.17 m
- Living3.25 × 5.0 m
- Kitchen2.74 × 5.18 m
- Foyer1.32 × 2.16 m
- Bathroom0.0 × 0.0 m2 Pc Bath
- Br3.15 × 3.68 mDouble Closet
- Rec3.05 × 4.17 m
- Bathroom2.62 × 3.15 m5 Pc Bath, Combined W/Laundry
- Other2.74 × 1.7 m
- Family4.09 × 5.38 m
- Kitchen2.74 × 7.21 mW/O To Balcony
- Bathroom0.0 × 0.0 m2 Pc Bath
- Other3.25 × 3.35 mBalcony
- Primary3.48 × 4.27 mDouble Closet, 5 Pc Ensuite
- Bathroom2.67 × 2.74 m5 Pc Ensuite, Combined W/Laundry
Property
- Property Type
- Duplex
- Style
- 3-Storey
- Community
- Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction
- Municipality
- Toronto
Building
- Size
- 1100-1500 sqft
- Building Age
- 100+
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 2+2
- Bathrooms
- 4
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 4pc, 1 × 4pc, 1 × 2pc, 1 × 2pc
- Basement Type
- Finished with Walk-Out
- Kitchens
- 2
Parking
- Driveway
- Lane
- Garage Type
- None
- Additional Parking
- 1
- Total Parking
- 1
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 16 ft
- Depth
- 90 ft
- Lot Size
- 16 x 90 ft
Where it sits
The street and the area
Asking prices on the map.
Map and tour
Transit nearby
| Station | Lines | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lansdowne Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 550 m |
| Bloor GO | GO Transit train: KitchenerUP Express train | 700 m |
| Dundas West Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 800 m |
| Dufferin Station | TTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth | 1 km |
| Caledonia Station | TTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton | 3.6 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.
Around it
Duplex in Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction
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Multiplexes for sale in Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction right now
- For sale now
- 5
- Median asking price
- $1.47M
- New in 7 days
- 0
- Price cuts
- 40%
Middle half: $1.23M to $2.4M
2 in 28 days
2 listings
This home is asking 16% below the median.
See all homes in Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-JunctionAsking prices and counts of the MLS® listings on this site as of today. Asking figures only, never sold or leased prices.
Site report
What the record says
What the City and the conservation authority have on file for this address.
- Heritage and ravineNone foundNot found on the Heritage Register
- Heritage and ravineNone foundNot in a mapped Heritage Conservation District
- Heritage and ravineNone foundNot in the mapped ravine protection area
- ZoningR (d0.6) (x751)Residential zone (R) · Chapter 10, section 10.10 of By-law 569-2013 · Exception 900.2.10(751)
- Permits3 clearedBuilding Permit Related(MS) Issued September 6, 2017 · Building Permit Related(PS) Issued August 24, 2017 · Second Suite (New) Issued August 23, 2017
- Signals nearby6 to note258 WALLACE AVE, Official plan or zoning amendment, 90 m away · 224 WALLACE AVE, Official plan or zoning amendment, 100 m away · 80 WARD ST, Official plan or zoning amendment, 150 m away · 90 WARD ST, Official plan or zoning amendment, 200 m away · 321 SYMINGTON AVE, Official plan or zoning amendment, 480 m away · 323 SYMINGTON AVE, Official plan or zoning amendment, 480 m away
- ca regulatedNone in rangeNot in Toronto and Region Conservation Authority’s mapped regulated area
- provincial plansNone in rangeOutside the Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine and Niagara Escarpment plan areas
- wetlandNone in rangeNo mapped wetland within 120 m
- aggregateNone in rangeNo licensed pit or quarry within 2 km
- wellsNone in rangeNo recorded oil, gas or salt well within 250 m
- railOn recordNearest rail line: 40 m
- trailOn recordA trail on the Ontario trail network within 1 km
- permitsOn record62 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years
- devappsOn record4 open development applications within 250 m An application is a proposal: it may change, be refused or never be built.
- airportOn recordNearest airport: 5.2 km
- parcelOn recordMapped parcel: about 1,590 sq ft Measured from the municipal parcel map, which can differ from the survey and from the lot size in the listing.
- water wellsNone in rangeNo water-supply well recorded within 250 m 27 test or monitoring holes also recorded.
- npriOn record2 facilities within 1 km report pollutant releases to Environment Canada The nearest is Nitta Gelatin Canada, Inc. — Nitta Gelatin, 300 m away. Facilities report to the National Pollutant Release Inventory above set thresholds; reporting a release is not a finding of harm.
- fcsiNone in rangeNo federal contaminated site within 1 km The federal inventory covers federal land only; it says nothing about provincial or private sites.
- electricityOn recordElectricity is distributed here by Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited
- internet speedOn recordWired internet 50/10 Mbps or faster is listed at a household 30 m away Fixed 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.
- broadbandOn recordAcross the surrounding area: fibre to the home, cable, DSL internet listed Fibre 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.
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.
Each record is the map at the home’s location, not an inspection. Confirm anything that matters with the municipality, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority or the record’s publisher.
City of Toronto Open Data and zoning map, read at this address. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. 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. 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.
Lot
- Lot area
- 1,440 sq ft134 m²
- Street frontage
- 16 ft4.9 m
- Depth
- 90 ft27.4 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 GeoWarehouse.
Land transfer tax on this home
- Ontario land transfer tax
- $21,075
- Toronto municipal land transfer tax
- $21,075
- Total land transfer tax
- $42,150
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
- −$8,475
- Total for first-time buyers
- $33,675
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 $1,230,000
- $16,600
- Ontario total
- $21,075
Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $21,075.
An estimate at the asking price, for a home with one or two single-family residences. Your lawyer confirms the exact amount.
Schools
Nearest schools
Straight-line distances. Check catchments with the board.
ElementaryEQAO average 2024–25
- Perth Avenue Junior Public SchoolToronto DSBPublic · grades JK–6 · French Immersion84%Grade 6 average400 m
- St Luigi Catholic SchoolToronto CDSBCatholic · grades JK–836%Grade 3 average400 m
- St Sebastian Catholic SchoolToronto CDSBCatholic · grades JK–890%Grade 6 average650 m
- École élémentaire Charles-SauriolConseil scolaire ViamondeFrench-language public · grades JK–895%Grade 6 average850 m
SecondaryGrade 9 math 2024–25
- Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary SchoolToronto CDSBCatholic · grades 9–12 · French Immersion41%Grade 9 math800 m
- Caring and Safe School 4Toronto DSBPublic · grades 9–12—950 m
- Bloor Collegiate InstituteToronto DSBPublic · grades 9–1269%Grade 9 math1 km
- École secondaire Toronto OuestConseil scolaire ViamondeFrench-language public · grades 9–1282%Grade 9 math1.2 km
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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What it costs to own
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A month, all in
$6,079
- Mortgage$5,612
- Property tax$467
A planning figure, not a quote.
Land transfer tax
$42,150
$33,675 for first-time buyers; Toronto adds its own tax.
Rent, similar homes
$3,700
a month, median asking rent of 7 similar homes in Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction.
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