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43.6871° N · 79.4082° W — Casa Loma, Toronto — MLS® #C13685530

287 RUSSELL HILL Rd

$9,488,888

Casa Loma, Toronto, Ontario M4V 2T5

4+2
BedroomsBeds
7
BathroomsBaths
3500-5000 sqft3500-5000
SizeSq ft
75 x 175 ft
Lot sizeLot

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In short · from the listing record

287 RUSSELL HILL Rd is a 4+2-bedroom, 7-bathroom detached house in Casa Loma, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $9,488,888 (MLS® C13685530).

A Rare Forest Hill Landmark - Rich in History, Character & Possibility Set on an exceptional 75 x 175 ft lot in prestigious Forest Hill, this distinctive pink stone residence, built in 1913, is a rare offering of architectural character, scale and privacy. Originally a private residence, it later served as Cantab College, a boys' school during the Depression, before being acquired by the current owners in 1985 and lovingly restored from the ground up.The home offers an elegant balance of period character and modern family living. A welcoming vestibule opens to a gracious central hall, leading to a library, formal dining room with fireplace and expansive living room with bay window and fireplace. The heart of the home is an integrated kitchen, eating and family living area with a dramatic two-way fireplace, opening directly to the large patio, landscaped gardens and private swimming pool.The upper levels provide generous bedroom accommodation, including a principal bedroom with fireplace and ensuite, additional ensuite bedrooms and a substantial third-floor bedroom/sitting room with three-piece ensuite and cedar closet.The lower level features approximately seven-foot ceilings and exceptional flexibility, with a gym, private movie theatre with fireplace, bathroom, rooms historically used for live-in help, wine cellar and extensive storage. The space can readily accommodate offices, hobbies, wellness or additional living areas.A detached two-car garage and pool cabana with washroom complete the property. Minutes from Upper Canada College and B.S.S., with Forest Hill's renowned schools, parks and amenities nearby.A truly special residence offering history, character, privacy, exceptional outdoor living and the rare potential of a 75 x 175 ft lot.

Listing readings

How it measures up

Scores from the listing record and the market around it.

  • 68Good

    Condition score

    6 condition-related facts documented

    Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.

  • 5Shortfall

    Cash flow quality

    −$38,903/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)

    Median of 51 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 data table

Every fact

Everything the board publishes for this home.

Tax
$27,760 / 2025
MLS® number
C13685530
Board
TRREB MLS®
Property Type
Detached
Time on market
Size
3500-5000 sqft
Lot Size
75 x 175 ft
Listed on
Parking
2 Detached, 7 Parking

Listing history

Listing activity for 287 RUSSELL HILL Rd, Toronto, Ontario

Date StartDate EndList PricePriceEventListing ID
Date StartN/AN/A$9,488,888N/AFor SaleC13685530

Inside

Room by room

From the listing.

Main5 rooms
  • Living5.39 × 6.85 m2 Way Fireplace, W/O To Deck, hardwood floor
  • Dining3.81 × 5.91 mPocket Doors, Fireplace, hardwood floor
  • Kitchen4.87 × 8.86 mB/I Appliances, Combined W/Br, W/O To Deck
  • Family4.87 × 7.93 mBay Window, Fireplace, hardwood floor
  • Powder Rm1.09 × 2.43 m2 Pc Bath, hardwood floor
Lower2 rooms
  • Br3.56 × 4.11 m3 Pc Bath, Walk-Up
  • Rec2.07 × 2.68 m2 Pc Bath, Walk-Up
2nd3 rooms
  • Primary2.74 × 4.57 m5 Pc Ensuite, W/I Closet, Window
  • 2nd Br4.57 × 5.18 m3 Pc Ensuite, W/I Closet, Window
  • 3rd Br3.65 × 4.87 m3 Pc Ensuite, W/I Closet, Window
3rd1 room
  • 4th Br6.24 × 8.99 m3 Pc Ensuite, Combined W/Sitting, Window

Property

Property Type
Detached
Style
3-Storey
Community
Casa Loma
Municipality
Toronto

Building

Size
3500-5000 sqft
Construction
Stone

Inside

Bedrooms
4+2
Bathrooms
7
Bathroom Details
1 × 3pc 3rd, 2 × 3pc 2nd, 1 × 5pc 2nd, 1 × 2pc Main, 2 × 3pc Bsmt
Basement Type
Finished with Walk-Out
Kitchens
1

Parking

Garage Type
Detached
Garage
2
Additional Parking
5
Total Parking
7

Utilities

Water
Municipal
Cooling
Central Air
Heating Type
Radiant

Land

Sewer
Sewers
Frontage
75 ft
Depth
175 ft
Lot Size
75 x 175 ft

Where it sits

The street and the area

Asking prices on the map.

Map and tour

Transit nearby

StationLinesDistance
St Clair West StationTTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University700 m
St Clair StationTTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University1.3 km
Dupont StationTTC subway: Line 1 Yonge-University1.4 km
Chaplin StationTTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton1.9 km
Bloor GOGO Transit train: KitchenerUP Express train4.8 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

Detached in Casa Loma

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Detached homes for sale in Casa Loma right now

For sale now
22
Median asking price
$5.32M

Middle half: $3.5M to $6.29M

New in 7 days
2

5 in 28 days

Price cuts
9%

2 listings

This home is asking 78% above the median, higher than three quarters of them.

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Asking 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
  • ZoningRD (f18.0; d0.35) (x961)Residential Detached zone (RD) · Chapter 10, section 10.20 of By-law 569-2013 · Exception 900.3.10(961)
  • PermitsNone on fileNo building permits on file at this address.
  • Signals nearby6 to note271 RUSSELL HILL RD, Site plan, 100 m away · 429 WALMER RD, Site plan, 390 m away · 19 THELMA AVE, Site plan, 390 m away · 17 THELMA AVE, Site plan, 400 m away · 15 THELMA AVE, Site plan, 400 m away · 195 ST CLAIR AVE W, Site plan, 400 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
  • trailOn recordA trail on the Ontario trail network within 1 km
  • permitsOn record29 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years
  • devappsOn record1 open development application within 250 m An application is a proposal: it may change, be refused or never be built.
  • airportOn recordNearest airport: 6.0 km
  • parcelOn recordMapped parcel: about 12,680 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 9 test or monitoring holes also recorded.
  • npriNone in rangeNo facility within 1 km reports pollutant releases to Environment Canada Only facilities above the inventory’s reporting thresholds are listed.
  • 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 70 m away Fixed wireless 50/10 Mbps or faster. LTE mobile coverage listed. ISED’s National Broadband Data at the nearest household point (70 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, Dotto One, FibreStream, Rogers. Cable: Rogers. DSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: Bell, 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
13,125 sq ft1,219 m²
Street frontage
75 ft22.9 m
Depth
175 ft53.3 m
75 × 175 ftRUSSELL HILL RD

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.

Land transfer tax on this home

Ontario land transfer tax
$223,697
Toronto municipal land transfer tax
$388,364
Total land transfer tax
$612,061
First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
−$8,475
Total for first-time buyers
$603,586
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 $9,488,888
$187,222
Ontario total
$223,697

Toronto’s municipal tax has its own higher brackets at this price, so it adds $388,364.

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

  • Holy Rosary Catholic SchoolToronto CDSBCatholic · grades JK–8 · French Immersion82%Grade 6 average500 m
  • Brown Junior Public SchoolToronto DSBPublic · grades JK–6 · French Immersion91%Grade 6 average600 m
  • Forest Hill Junior and Senior Public SchoolToronto DSBPublic · grades JK–8 · French Immersion93%Grade 6 average1 km
  • ÉÉC du Sacré-Coeur-TorontoConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenirFrench-language Catholic · grades JK–660%Grade 6 average2.6 km

SecondaryGrade 9 math 2024–25

  • Forest Hill Collegiate InstituteToronto DSBPublic · grades 9–1260%Grade 9 math2.1 km
  • Marshall McLuhan Catholic Secondary SchoolToronto CDSBCatholic · grades 9–1259%Grade 9 math2.3 km
  • Oakwood Collegiate InstituteToronto DSBPublic · grades 9–12 · French Immersion44%Grade 9 math2.5 km
  • Collège français secondaireConseil scolaire ViamondeFrench-language public · grades 9–1286%Grade 9 math3.7 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

Worked out for this home. Change any number.

Price$9,488,888

A month, all in

$45,603

  • Mortgage$43,290
  • Property tax$2,313

A planning figure, not a quote.

Land transfer tax

$612,061

$603,586 for first-time buyers; Toronto adds its own tax.

Rent, similar homes

$6,700

a month, median asking rent of 51 similar homes in Toronto.

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