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43.6635° N · 79.4239° W — Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction, Toronto — MLS® #W13658396

778 Shaw St

$1,599,900

Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction, Toronto, Ontario M6G 3M1

5+1
BedroomsBeds
3
BathroomsBaths
1500-2000 sqft1500-2000
SizeSq ft
21.92 x 84 ft
Lot sizeLot

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In short · from the listing record

778 Shaw St is a 5+1-bedroom, 3-bathroom semi-detached house in Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction, Toronto, listed for sale at an asking price of $1,599,900 (MLS® W13658396).

A Rare Opportunity Steps From Christie Pits Park! Welcome to 778 Shaw St, a spacious 3-storey semi-detached home in one of Toronto's most sought-after neighbourhoods. Situated just steps from the iconic Christie Pits Park, this 5-bedroom, 3-bathroom home offers an incredible opportunity for homeowners, investors, builders, or anyone looking to create their dream home in an unbeatable location.Featuring a versatile 3-storey layout, the home offers generous living space and endless possibilities. The lower level includes a separate basement apartment complete with its own kitchen, bathroom, and entrance - an excellent opportunity for additional rental income, a mortgage helper, or extended family living. Outside, enjoy a private backyard, a rare and valuable feature in this vibrant downtown neighbourhood.Whether you choose to renovate and make it your own or take advantage of the exceptional potential to build your dream home, the possibilities are truly exciting. Located steps to Christie Pits Park, transit, schools, shops, restaurants, cafés, and everything Bloor Street and the surrounding neighbourhoods have to offer. Don't miss this opportunity to create something truly special at an incredible location.

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.

  • 36Shortfall

    Cash flow quality

    −$1,863/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)

    Median of 62 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
$6,757 / 2026
MLS® number
W13658396
Board
TRREB MLS®
Property Type
Semi-Detached
Time on market
Size
1500-2000 sqft
Lot Size
21.92 x 84 ft
Listed on
Parking
None, 0 Parking

Listing history

Listing activity for 778 Shaw St, Toronto, Ontario

Date StartDate EndList PricePriceEventListing ID
Date StartN/AN/A$1,599,900N/APcW13658396

Inside

Room by room

From the listing.

Main4 rooms
  • Foyer5.6 × 2.62 m
  • Living6.31 × 3.15 m
  • Dining4.91 × 2.76 m
  • Kitchen4.13 × 3.01 m
2nd4 rooms
  • Br3.12 × 2.7 m
  • 2nd Br3.7 × 2.97 m
  • 3rd Br3.03 × 2.7 m
  • 4th Br4.6 × 2.97 m
3rd3 rooms
  • Kitchen3.38 × 2.96 m
  • 5th Br3.39 × 3.62 m
  • Primary4.59 × 4.52 m

Property

Property Type
Semi-Detached
Style
3-Storey
Community
Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction
Municipality
Toronto

Building

Size
1500-2000 sqft
Construction
Brick

Inside

Bedrooms
5+1
Bathrooms
3
Bathroom Details
1 × 4pc 2nd, 1 × 4pc Bsmt, 1 × 3pc 3rd
Basement Type
Apartment
Kitchens
1

Parking

Garage Type
None
Additional Parking
0
Total Parking
0

Utilities

Water
Municipal
Cooling
Other
Heating Type
Baseboard

Land

Sewer
Sewers
Frontage
21.92 ft
Depth
84 ft
Lot Size
21.92 x 84 ft

Where it sits

The street and the area

Asking prices on the map.

Map and tour

Transit nearby

StationLinesDistance
Ossington StationTTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth250 m
Christie StationTTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth450 m
Dufferin StationTTC subway: Line 2 Bloor-Danforth1 km
Bloor GOGO Transit train: KitchenerUP Express train2.2 km
Oakwood StationTTC light rail: Line 5 Eglinton4.1 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

Semi-Detached in Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction

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Semi-detached homes for sale in Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction right now

For sale now
23
Median asking price
$1.27M

Middle half: $1.05M to $1.39M

New in 7 days
3

12 in 28 days

Price cuts
26%

6 listings

This home is asking 25% 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
  • ZoningR (d0.6)Residential zone (R) · Chapter 10, section 10.10 of By-law 569-2013
  • PermitsNone on fileNo building permits on file at this address.
  • Signals nearbyNone openNo open development applications within 800 m of this home.
  • 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: 910 m
  • trailOn recordA trail on the Ontario trail network within 1 km
  • permitsOn record64 building permits issued within 250 m in the last 2 years
  • airportOn recordNearest airport: 4.1 km
  • parcelOn recordMapped parcel: about 1,830 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 12 test or monitoring holes also recorded.
  • npriNone in rangeNo facility within 1 km reports pollutant releases to Environment Canada The nearest is Mondelez Canada Inc — Gladstone, 1.5 km away. 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 this location Fixed wireless 50/10 Mbps or faster. LTE mobile coverage listed. ISED’s National Broadband Data at the nearest household point (0 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, CIK Telecom, Dotto One, FibreStream, Rally, Rogers. Cable: Rogers. DSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: Rogers, 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
1,841 sq ft171 m²
Street frontage
21.92 ft6.7 m
Depth
84 ft25.6 m
21.92 × 84 ftSHAW ST

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 transfer tax on this home

Ontario land transfer tax
$28,473
Toronto municipal land transfer tax
$28,473
Total land transfer tax
$56,946
First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000 + Toronto up to $4,475)
−$8,475
Total for first-time buyers
$48,471
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 $1,599,900
$23,998
Ontario total
$28,473

Toronto’s municipal tax uses the same brackets at this price, so it adds another $28,473.

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

  • ÉÉC du Sacré-Coeur-TorontoConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenirFrench-language Catholic · grades JK–660%Grade 6 average450 m
  • Essex Junior and Senior Public SchoolToronto DSBPublic · grades JK–861%Grade 6 average550 m
  • Montrose Junior Public SchoolToronto DSBPublic · grades JK–690%Grade 6 average700 m
  • St Anthony Catholic SchoolToronto CDSBCatholic · grades JK–872%Grade 6 average900 m

SecondaryGrade 9 math 2024–25

  • Central Toronto AcademyToronto DSBPublic · grades 9–1247%Grade 9 math650 m
  • Harbord Collegiate InstituteToronto DSBPublic · grades 9–12 · French Immersion77%Grade 9 math800 m
  • St Mary Catholic AcademyToronto CDSBCatholic · grades 9–1245%Grade 9 math900 m
  • École secondaire Toronto OuestConseil scolaire ViamondeFrench-language public · grades 9–1282%Grade 9 math1.8 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$1,599,900

A month, all in

$7,863

  • Mortgage$7,300
  • Property tax$563

A planning figure, not a quote.

Land transfer tax

$56,946

$48,471 for first-time buyers; Toronto adds its own tax.

Rent, similar homes

$6,000

a month, median asking rent of 62 similar homes in Toronto.

Community

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